Gambling pt. 1

May 8, 2024 · 49m 25s
Gambling pt. 1
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One behavioral addiction of the "inessential" variety is gambling. This is an issue that has ruined many lives and pumped a lot of money into the city of Las Vegas....

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One behavioral addiction of the "inessential" variety is gambling. This is an issue that has ruined many lives and pumped a lot of money into the city of Las Vegas. Do our brains make us gamble? Does gambling simply expoit a loophole in human psychology? We'll talk about how gambling got started, how it keeps you playing, and treatments that have been used to support people recovering from gambling addiction. 

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Links and References: 
  1. https://listverse.com/2024/04/14/10-things-you-never-knew-about-the-history-of-gambling/
  2. https://pausebeforeyouplay.org/2022/01/a-brief-history-of-gambling/#:~:text=2300%20B.C.%20The%20first%20known,casino%20is%20invented%20in%20Italy.
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pi3kQFYIleQ
  4. https://gizmodo.com/how-casinos-use-design-psychology-to-get-you-to-gamble-1667182023
  5. https://www.mass.gov/info-details/treatment-recommendations-for-gambling-disorders
  6. https://www.appliedbehavioranalysisedu.org/behavioral-addictions/
  7. https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/gambling-disorder/what-is-gambling-disorder#:~:text=Repeated%20unsuccessful%20efforts%20to%20control,%22chasing%22%20one's%20losses.)
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