Long gone are the days of playing Bridge, women are opting for internet gambling, the new hot craze. Haven't you noticed all the napkins, dishes, purses, et al with a 'gambling motif' recently?
And with Las Vegas' plans for new shopping districts and casino projects, and the World Series of Poker with a $7.5 million pot, and some toy stores offering 'game tables' for kids to play after school...gambling is going mainstream at an unprecedented rate.
It's gambling on the Internet with it's high-speed connections which allow online players quicker and easier playing...and the chance to win. And according to CBN's Scott Presson, women gamble for different reasons than men:
"Debbie said, 'It was almost like having a lover, like having a boyfriend. As a matter of fact, my husband, when he started realizing there was some kind of a problem, he actually thought it was a boyfriend. He could not believe that it was gambling.'
Figures show that more than half of online casino players are now women, a statistic that has even taken the online gambling community by surprise. And the anonymity of the Internet makes it even more attractive to women.
Barrett Duke is vice president for Public Policy and Research for the Southern Baptist Convention and a board member of the National Coalition against Legalized Gambling. He said, "Women gamble to escape. Men tend to gamble for the excitement of it, for the challenge. They want to see who they can beat…and women tend to gamble generally as an escape mechanism."
Casino Watch reports that gambling brings an increase in bankruptcies, divorces, child abuse, and domestic violence, costing pathological gamblers $13,586 each per year.
They also report on Elderly Addiction and the details of Casino marketing to senior citizens, including cheap buffets, coupons and drug discounts.
It's not a pretty, or healthy picture.
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