Gambling News by House of Odds

A report released by the British government's Gambling Commission today reveals that problem gambling has not increased over the last eight years, despite widespread speculation to the contrary.Study reveals online gambling led to *fewer* gambling problems (Lottery Post)

The number of Britons who regularly gamble online has risen 600 percent in the past five years to 3.5 million, a Gambling Commission report found. Around seven percent -- or 250,000 -- of those who bet on the Internet are considered problem gamblers, Th.3.5 million in Britain gamble online (EARTHtimes.org)

Michael Franzese, a former mobster who used athletes? gambling debts to entrap them, addressed young N.B.A. players about the dangers of gambling on Thursday.A Lesson in Gambling From One Who Knows (New York Times)

The study takes place in the UK, where they measured the different types of gambling that people engage in and determined the number of problem gamblers out there.No Evidence That Online Gambling Creates More Problem Gamblers (Addict 3D)

The number of Britons who regularly gamble online has risen 600 percent in the past five years to 3.5 million, a Gambling Commission report found.3.5 million in Britain gamble online (UPI)

A headmaster addicted to Internet gambling killed himself after running up 100,000 debts. John Reilly's 250,000 home had already been repossessed when he hanged himself from a tree in a parkHeadmaster hanged himself after racking up online gambling debts (Daily Mail)