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Feb 9 7 tweets 3 min read
The Internet has certainly enriched our lives by making knowledge and #entertainment more readily available to anyone. Yet, it has exacerbated some trends while alleviating others. It has certainly helped with #education , but on the flip side,
gitlab.com/zuhritantowi/j… it has made riskier hobbies, such as casino gambling, available without necessary maintaining the necessary checks and balances you would find at a brick-and-mortar casino.

That naturally makes us wonder why online gambling is more dangerous
eu-gb.git.cloud.ibm.com/zuhritantowi/r… than traditional gambling today and what we can do to mitigate any potential risks. We will take a closer look at the good and bad and pinpoint what makes Internet casinos so tempting.
reverbnation.com/page_object/pa… The risk of gambling addiction aside, we take a deep dive into valid concerns, trumped-up fears, and consumer protection.

The Dangers of Online Gambling
vingle.net/posts/4171743 Online gambling is virtually available to anyone who has access to the Internet. It’s perhaps one of the biggest entertainment revolutions in entertainment, and it’s a fairly new phenomenon, started around 1993 when the first real money online
zenwriting.net/aefivd8dpk casino launched. Since Internet casinos launched, they have been the main entry point to online gambling for many players.

However, as casinos proliferated, consumer-protection practices have lagged.

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Feb 11
Casinos and #Gaming in the #USA: The Success of Mainstream and Online Casino Games
leetchi.com/c/surgaplay-sl… In the United States, as well as internationally, the COVID-19 pandemic affected the gambling industry in a major way. Casinos, lottery outlets, and gambling venues had to close, and sporting events for which betting systems were in place
surgaplay-slot-online.webflow.io/blog/ketika-on… Because of this, there has been a shift from offline to online gambling activities. The closure of many gambling establishments prompted several operators to move to the digital realm. The expansion of online gambling,
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Feb 10
Aided by #technological advances in the gaming industry, new forms of gambling are continually appearing. Recent developments in the gambling world include such additions as on-line gambling, technologically advanced #slotmachines,
lessons.drawspace.com/post/228582/ca… electronic gambling machines, Video Lottery Terminals (VLTs), interactive television games, and telephone wagering (Griffiths & Wood, 2000). Internet gambling in particular allows players to participate in a number of casino-type games in the privacy
fxstat.com/en/user/profil… of their own homes. Internet gambling falls under the grey area of person-to-person wagering under the Canadian Criminal Code, thus,
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Feb 9
Between 1984 and 1999 there was a significant increase in the proportion of youth who reported gambling within the past year as well as those who reported gambling-related #problems (Jacobs, 2000). Clearly, adolescents represent a particularly high-risk group and are vulnerable
deviantart.com/betajokerslot/… to the development of gambling problems Research has demonstrated that problematic gambling among adolescents has been associated with a number of other mental health outcomes. From a clinical perspective,
vevioz.com/read-blog/2841… youth with gambling problems exhibit higher rates of depressive sympto-mology, increased risk of suicide ideation and attempts, higher anxiety (Gupta & Derevensky, 1998), as well as an increased risk of alcohol and substance abuse disorders
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Feb 5
One of the reasons that people like to gamble is for the thrill of winning, but with #gambling at #onlinecasinos, some people are leery to play because of the fear that online casinos don´t pay out the #winnings earned by their players.
mainaja.odoo.com/blog/artikel-1… You read pretty much everything from large winnings that were quickly paid out to problems with the payout or complete refusal on the casino side. So:

Do Online Casinos really pay?
events.eventzilla.net/e/menipu-mesin… While there are certain circumstances that casinos reserve the right to refuse a payout, which are typically for the protection and security of their players when fraud is suspected, this is one myth about online casino gaming that just isn’t true.
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Feb 3
Gambling #Livestream on Twitch: What are they and why do they matter? Streaming services such as Twitch and YouTube Live are now a significant part of popular entertainment. These sites host millions of “live streamers” and tens of millions of daily viewers.
projects.umwhistory.org/cwh/myomeka/po… Streamers broadcast their lives and activities — often digital gaming — to audiences who interact and chat with them in real-time. Twitch, the dominant streaming platform,
justpaste.it/85c4l also currently houses around 150 channels offering the live broadcasting of real-money slot machine gambling — the most popular of these regularly receive over 100,000 views.
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Feb 2
#GamblingTwitter at an online casino has an even greater sense of isolation, and while it can be argued that those who choose to gamble at home online are loners who lean towards activities that are anti-social, many people who like to play at online casinos
turnkeylinux.org/user/1677361 lead active social lives, are deeply involved with their communities, have spouses, families, and careers that keep them socially active. People who like to gamble online are attracted to the thrill and excitement of the activity,
events.eventzilla.net/e/slot-pulsa-t… and find it’s an enjoyable form of entertainment that’s convenient. Of course, it’s also a nice bonus that they always have the hope of winning a big casino jackpot!
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