College Students Hooked on Online Gambling
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Without specific evidences, there is no denying the fact that more gamblers are college-students. With just a click of a mouse on their computer they can easily access the online casino sites without anyone knowing.
Even though much of the evidence cited is still anecdotal, majority of online gamblers seem to be from a younger generation, with college-age students in particular susceptible.
According to Laurajane Fitzsimons, assistant director of counseling at University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth, online gambling addictions are widespread and sometimes well ingrained on college campuses.
“They want to be seen as grown-up and they can handle their own finances,” she said, adding that she once treated a student with $35,000 in gambling debts. “This is a way to win it big instead of working hard. A lot of our students are very bright students who get into trouble with gambling. They think they can beat the system.”
Since most students already spend hours at a time sitting in front of a computer screen, problem gambling can be hard to identify, Fitzsimons said. She said many students who have gambling problems are often diagnosed with depression and other mood disorders.
But the most tell-tale sign of a gambling problem may be a person’s finances – whether he or she has had to sell valuables or find other ways to make up for their losses.
Internet gambling is a modern manifestation of man’s timeless attraction to playing cards. Previously, people would have had to fly or drive to casinos, generally restricted to a few locations.
Now, gamblers can access “online casinos” 24 hours a day, from work or their homes. Even college students have easy access to many online casino websites.
08 January, 2007
