If you gamble online you probably have a gambling addiction. That is what the latest studies say. The American Psychological Association (APA) found that 74% of people who gamble online are “problematic” or “pathological” gamblers. This is just fuel for the fire of those who want to ban Internet gambling. The problem is how to stop gambling online. Most casinos are based off-shore and in countries with no Internet regulations. The government is looking at solutions for the problem.
Over 200 ministers from around the USA have banded together to protest gambling. The pastors, priests, educators, and ministry leaders sent an open letter to the President and Congress, pleading of help. The letter described legalized gambling as a “moral and cultural cancer” and a “rapidly growing menace,” and urged Bush and the nation’s lawmakers to address the devastating effects of this “blight on [the] nation’s cultural landscape.” The letter can be read in Roll Call Magazine.
Gambling addiction is nothing new, but disturbing trends show that more and more teenagers are gambling on and offline. Studies show that over 70% of American youth between 13 and 17 has gambled at some point in their lives. With easy access to parents credit cards and the fact that online gambling is virtually unregulated makes you wonder how much of the $3.5 Billion dollars gambled online in 2002 was done so by teenagers. Studies show that teenagers who gamble are more likely to smoke, drink and do drugs.
Since roulette was born there have been gamblers studying the numbers and trying to find a mathematical edge. Those gamblers have always come up with a theory but never been able to put it in practice because there is not math when it comes to roulette. It is purely a game of luck and knowing when to quit. The latter is probably the best piece of advice for any roulette gambler. At any point you find yourself up by any decent amount, walk away since your luck will run out and you will lose your winnings.