Sports Gambling…The Hidden Addiction A CASINO IN YOUR HAND – Sept. 9, 2023 - The State has considered problem gamblers by requiring the sportsbook companies and other forms of advertized gambling to put warnings on ads, usually in very small prin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetSept 19 2023Super Bowlvideo games
Unassuming Croatian’s Strategy Changed the Game Forever SOUNDS LIKE IAN FLEMING –April 5, 2023 - Then there was the win rate. Tosa’s crew didn’t hit the right number on every spin, but they did as often as not, in streaks that defied logic: eight in a row, or 10, or 13. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 18 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingvideo games
Sports Betting Has Risen Tenfold in Three Years TECH PLUS THE POINTS –Feb. 10, 2023 - The Supreme Court ruling struck down a federal law that had banned most commercial sport wagering outside Las Vegas. The subsequent spread of legal gambling was stunningly swift... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 14 2023GaminginternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
Gambling Addictions For Teens on the Rise VIDEO – AND IT’S EVERYWHERE –Jan. 29, 2023 - According to the state’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports, gambling is more accessible today than ever before to anyone, and that includes teenagers. Al... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 7 2023GaminginternetinterventionRecoverySmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlteenagersvideo games
Social Media, Gaming Addiction Linked to Emotions I SECOND AND THIRD THE EMOTION – Dec. 20, 2022 - Although many adolescents can use social media or game without issues, it can become problematic and compulsive for some. For those affected, the addictive behav... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 27 2022GaminginternetMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
Game Developer Made ‘Fortnite’ as ‘addictive as possible’ MANY A NITE – Dec. 14, 2022 - The allegations are part of a lawsuit brought by three Canadian parents against Epic Games, the developer of “Fortnite.” The parents argue the game is addictive and has upen... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 20 2022GaminginternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
Japan Confronts Video Game Addiction AUDIO – TETRIS IT’S NOT – Dec. 28, 2022 - “My only comfort is that he has been keeping his promise to stay offline overnight,” one father said, as another confided that their child had been attending a r... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 20 2022GaminginterventionRecoverySmartphone Addictionteenagersvideo games
Online-Gambling Inquiry Reveals Disturbing Stories VIDEO – GETTING DOWN DOWN UNDER – Dec. 10, 2022 - Ironically, Mark was working for an online betting company for some of that period. By the time his compulsive gambling was discovered, he had accrued significa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 13 2022GaminginternetinterventionRecoverySmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
TikTok’s Viral Challenges Keep Luring Kids to Their Deaths SOCIAL DILEMMA DEATH – Nov. 29, 2022 - The game had a name: the blackout challenge. Kids around the world were choking themselves with household items until they blacked out, filming the adrenaline rush they go... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 6 2022internetinterventionlife expectancyMental HealthSmartphone AddictionteenagersTraumavideo games
Why Apple’s Tone-deaf Gambling Ads Make Me Worry LET’S GET MONEY FROM CHILDREN – Oct. 31, 2022 - This is one reason why I’ve been a bit more comfortable inviting Apple’s products into my home, compared to Google’s, or Amazon’s, or Facebook’s Meta’s, or (to a ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginterventionNov 8 2022Smartphone Addictionvideo games
Apple ‘pauses’ gambling ads after placing them next to kids’ games, addiction recovery apps APPLE’S EVIL GENIUS PLACEMENT – Oct. 27, 2022 - The issue got attention on Twitter early Wednesday when an ad for “Jackpot World” appeared as a suggested app below RecoverMe, an app designed to help users recov... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginterventionMental HealthNov 1 2022Smartphone Addictionvideo games
How Ugly Will Life in the Metaverse Become? HUMANITY’S SWAN SONG? – Oct. 7, 2022 - I choose a world with a four-story comedy club under a starry sky. When I enter, a man in a gray hoodie comes up to me. “Hello,” I say. He stares at me in reply, so... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetlife expectancyMental HealthOct 11 2022Smartphone AddictionTraumavideo games
Joel Soper: Battling His Gambling Addiction THE FINISH LINE – Sept. 28, 2022 - Soper acknowledged his struggles are ongoing and even pointed out that, with football now underway, the urge to bet will only be harder to battle.“It’s been over si... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionInterviewOct 4 2022Recoveryvideo games
Put Down Your Devices and Let Your Mind Wander I THINK THEREFORE I AM THE I AM – Sept. 23, 2022 - The researchers contrasted people’s estimates of how much they would enjoy just sitting and thinking with their actual experiences of doing so in a series of s... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySept 27 2022Smartphone Addictionteenagersvideo games
2 Million Americans Have A Gambling Addiction VIDEO – PLAYING FOR KEEPS – July 14, 2022 - Experts say the rise of sports betting has lead to a spike in gambling addiction in the U.S.more@YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V67SU6RkdSM... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionJuly 19 2022Mental HealthRecoverySuper Bowlvideo games
How Gambling Addiction Has Affected Younger Generation BETTER MATH SKILLS? – July 4, 2022 - Joe was 13 when he started gambling with friends. In college, he became a bookie. “People would text me their bets. I kept a spreadsheet,” he said. “There were many Mondays... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetJuly 12 2022Mental HealthRecoverySuper Bowlvideo games
Phil Mickelson Lost $40 Million Gambling and Works For Saudi Arabia JUST EARNING A LIVING – June 7, 2022 - Mickelson told Harig that he isn’t formally resigning from the PGA Tour and that he’s “looking forward to playing the U.S. Open” next week. The U.S. Open is organized by ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyGamingJune 14 2022Mental HealthSuper Bowlvideo games
California Parents Could Sue For Social Media Addiction GOOD LUCK – May 24, 2022 - Business groups have warned that if the bill passes, social media companies would most likely cease operations for children in California rather than face the legal risk.The propo... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetinterventionMay 31 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionteenagersvideo games
Theft, Gambling & Infidelity are Unusual Signs of Depression LIKE WHACK-A-MOLE – May 25, 2022 - In 2002, Lejoyeux noted that patients with kleptomania and pyromania had significant numbers of depressive episodes. In fact, there’s a body of research concerning gambling. R... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionGaminginterventionMay 31 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabvideo games
Addiction: It’s Not Just About Drugs Anymore ADDICTED TO EVERYTHING – Mar. 23, 2022 - The parents of a 13-year-old middle school student brought their son to a counselor of my acquaintance. “He spends all of his time after school—night after night—p... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and Addictionfood addictionGaminginternetinterventionMarch 29 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabSmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
Artist Predicted Social Media Addiction 50 Years Ago NOW HE TELLS US! – Mar. 8, 2022 - Audiences are consumers & subjects of mass mediaAs an internationally taught artist, Paik spent a considerable amount of time in various countries, observing t... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneinternetMarch 15 2022Mental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
Gambling Addictions Rise After Legalization of Mobile Sports Betting THE ADDICTION THAT LOVES SUICIDE – Feb. 27, 2022 - Delaney is one of 4.3% of adult residents in New York who are having problems related to their gambling, according to the New York Council on Problem Gambling.... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetMarch 8 2022Mental HealthSmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
Gaming Addiction Is Now a Globally Recognized Illness VIDEO – NO TIME FOR MANICURES – Feb. 24, 2022 - Among gamers and parents and even within the medical community, there’s disagreement about whether gaming addiction is real. Either way, the WHO’s designation cou... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMarch 1 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabvideo games
Dr. K Got Honest About His Addiction SCHROOM SCROLLING – Jan. 27, 2022 - While Dr. K was able to make a change in his own life, he also knows it isn’t something easy to do. He’s spoken about video game addiction and his own ideas about the main ca... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 1 2022GaminginternetinterventionInterviewMental HealthRecoveryRehabvideo games
Woman Shares Her Story of Gambling Addiction VIDEO – DON’T LET IT RIDE – Jan. 26, 2022 - She was stealing from everybody she knew, was fired from her job, and lost so much money it could make your head spin.She reflected on the most she’s ever lost in... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 1 2022GaminginternetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabvideo games
The Rise In Gambling Addiction LAS VEGAS BLUES – Jan. 8, 2022 - “That’s the date I protect,” Remillard said on a recent afternoon from the crepe restaurant he owns that is a short drive from the Las Vegas Strip. He agreed on that Monday to ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCoronavirusGamingJan 18 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabvideo games
Gambling Addiction Concerns Unaddressed WIN SOME, LOSE PLENTY – Jan. 13, 2022 - It wasn’t long ago when sports gambling discussions were limited to Saturday morning sports talk radio shows. My, how times have changed. Turn on your local sports radio... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionJan 18 2022Mental HealthRecoveryRehabSmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
Ohio Legalizes Sports Betting WATCH – NO ONE SCORES – Dec. 28, 2021 - When sports betting was legalized last week in Ohio, 2 percent of all sports betting tax money was also allocated toward problem sports gamblers. That will be abou... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetJan 4 2022Mental HealthSuper Bowlvideo games
Positive Portrayals of Mental Illness in Video Games IT’S NOT A GAME – DEC. 8, 2021 - Some games already appear to be attempting this feat, but it can be hard to distinguish between those which “other” the mentally ill and those that have done genuine research e... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDec 14 2021GaminginternetMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
“Gambling Felt More Natural To Me Than Brushing My Teeth” – Paul Merson IT’S ONLY MONEY & YOUR LIFE – August 11, 2021 - “I get up in the morning, and I say: ‘Today I will not have a bet, I will not drink, I will not take drugs’,” he says, “that’s doable, but living with ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionGaminginterventionInterviewMental HealthOct 19 2021RecoveryRehabvideo games