Usually, the public benefits of gambling deteriorate over time. But many American cities still pin their economic hopes on casinos.
The harm that casinos do
That’s the challenge the casino industry puts to its critics. A new report by the Institute for American Values presents the answer.
Las Vegas Sands strikes Coliseum lease agreement for $4B casino resort
Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman and Las Vegas Sands CEO Robert Goldstein on Wednesday announced an agreement that would give the company control of the Coliseum property in Uniondale for the next 99 years —…
Longitudinal patterns of gambling activities and associated risk factors in college students Aims
To investigate which clusters of gambling activities exist within a longitudinal study of college health, how membership in gambling clusters change over time and whether particular clusters of gambling are associated with unhealthy risk behavior.
Gambling addiction among college students is on the rise
The study, which was conducted by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, found that the number of college students who suffer from gambling addiction has increased by nearly 50 percent in the last decade.
Harm Reduction for the Prevention of Youth Gambling Problems: Lessons Learned from Adolescent High-Risk Behavior Prevention Programs
Despite the growing popularity of the harm reduction approach in the field of adolescent alcohol and substance abuse, a harm reduction approach to prevention and treatment of youth problem gambling remains largely unexplored.