Gambling, Teen Style
I suspect many parents would be surprised to learn that ”The students in the audience…are all too familiar with the explosion of apps that make it easy to bet on individual plays, international politics and awards show flubs.”
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by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 30, 2026 | Addiction | 0 |
I suspect many parents would be surprised to learn that ”The students in the audience…are all too familiar with the explosion of apps that make it easy to bet on individual plays, international politics and awards show flubs.”
by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 17, 2025 | Addiction | 0 |
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by C. Scott McMillin | Mar 6, 2025 | Addiction | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 23, 2025 | In the News | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Jan 6, 2025 | Public Policy | 0 |
by C. Scott McMillin | Nov 7, 2024 | Public Health | 0 |
…because gambling is now an industry with vast resources and a huge political presence, we can expect… significant resistance from those quarters.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Sep 12, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
They’re mostly young themselves, as is their target audience, and dedicated to portraying gambling as a far more fun, safe, and profitable activity than it really is.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 13, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
One of the tenets of gambling addiction is chasing losses… You add the warrior mentality to that, and you’ve basically got gambling addiction on steroids.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jun 3, 2024 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
One criminologist I met characterized ASPD as a “job description for a life of crime… especially the sort where you keep getting caught.”
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 22, 2024 | Addiction | 0 |
That’s what I’d be interested in seeing. A rich industry sharing more of its wealth with the people who become its victims.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 1, 2024 | Addiction, Public Policy | 0 |
You’d have to be blind not to see the potential for serious problems, especially when you’re talking about high school and college-age students.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Nov 20, 2023 | Addiction | 0 |
His motivation was the adverse effect it was having on his relationships, especially with his family.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Dec 19, 2022 | Thinking About Addiction | 0 |
Why would an otherwise respectable educational institution get involved with gambling? “Next they’ll be hawking meth pills in the bookstore,” joked a counselor.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Apr 18, 2022 | Addiction | 0 |
Bettors at the race track report feeling a distinct sense of relief after they place a bet – again, regardless of the outcome. “That’s what I was chasing,” admitted one person now in recovery. “That feeling. Except it doesn’t last. So you keep chasing.”
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Mar 17, 2022 | Addiction Clinicians | 0 |
current estimates are that an estimated 1% of Americans suffer from a severe gambling problem. Including some 750,000 who are between ages 14 and 21.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Jan 31, 2022 | Addiction, Public Policy | 0 |
I can see how Smartphones could just make a bad situation worse. Legislation, on the other hand, has a long way to go simply to catch up.
Read Moreby C. Scott McMillin | Feb 9, 2017 | Addiction, Thinking About Addiction | 1 |
Apparently, many voluntary self-excluders later change their minds in favor of a return to old behavior.
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