Posts Tagged ‘addiction’

Compulsive gambling

Posted by Nicolae on September 15th, 2008 under Gambling addiction, Society
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Compulsive gambling is an urge or addiction to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. A preferred term among many professionals is problem gambling, as few people described by the term experience true compulsions in the clinical sense of the word. Problem gambling often is defined by whether [...]

Slot machines

Posted by Nicolae on June 29th, 2008 under Slot machine Guide, Slots
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A slot machine (American English), poker machine (Australian English), or fruit machine (British English) is a certain type of casino game. Traditional slot machines are coin-operated machines with three or more reels, which spin when a lever on the side of the machine is pulled. The machines include a currency detector [...]

Bank manager, suicide for gambling

Posted by Nicolae on January 11th, 2008 under Casinos, Gambling addiction, Romania
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Robert Catalin Pascu, the manager of a Bancpost bank agency in Bucharest, Romania, tried to suicide a on January 4th, because he lost about $120,000 at several casinos (about $60,000 at the Marriott Hotel casino). He tried first to hang up but after he failed, he plunged from the [...]