Are State Lotteries Encouraging Gambling Addiction?
A recent series in the Oregonian looks at state sponsored gambling and aggressive marketing, and asks whether the lottery is actually encouraging problem gambling. Bill Cohen guests. PODCAST
Compulsive Gambling
Compulsive gambling is another form of addiction, not unlike drug abuse. Compounding the problem is the fact that it is legal, in fact a source of significant revenue for 48 states in the US. Bill Cohen joins Darryl Inaba in discussing problem gambling and the status of treatment.
The "Gambler’s Fallacy"
…80% of gambling treatment replicates A & D treatment, but 20% is unique to gamblers… beliefs such as "I can beat the odds," "This machine owes me," and "Its my money: I can do with it what I want" reflect this