Gambling Research Articles

Effect of Mahjong on children's intelligence quotient.

This study investigated the effect of Mahjong, which is a table game played by three or four players and involves intellectual activity, on the intelligence quotient (IQ) of children. The participants were children between the age of 6 and 15 years, and their IQ was assessed immediately after enrolling in children's Mahjong classes and 1 year after the enrollment using the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children Fourth Edition (WISC-IV). Twenty children were included in the analysis. Their mean age at the time of the initial evaluation was 9 years and 6 months. In addition, we conducted a 1-year post-examination. The change in the IQ of this group was compared to that of a historical control group with a similar age range and test–retest interval. The mean overall full-scale IQ of the 20 children during the initial and post-1-year examinations was 106.05 and 113.75, respectively, and showed a statistically significant increase (p < 0.01). Based on the subscale index, the verbal comprehension index (VCI) and processing speed index (PSI) scores both showed a statistically significant increase from 100.6 to 106.75 and from 108.05 to 119.05 (p < 0.01), respectively. The PSI of the children included in the analysis showed a statistically significant increase compared to the historical control group. This study suggests that children who participate in Mahjong classes during their childhood have increased PSI scores of WISC-IV.

Fenomena Judi Online Higgs Domino Dikalangan Mahasiswa Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19 di Kota Tanjungpinang

Gambling is a societal disease that affects all levels of society, including students in Tanjungpinang City. In the midst of a pandemic, all systems of people's lives have changed from offline to online, including in this research the gambling that hit students in Tanjungpinang City. This study aims to find out what causes the Higgs Domino online gambling game to occur in the midst of a pandemic in the Tanjungpinang City Student environment. The method used in this research is qualitative method. The data obtained through the results of semi-structured in-depth interviews based on interview guidelines and the development of questions, observations, participation and documentation. In research to determine informants using the Purposive Sampling Technique or first determine the criteria of the informants. Based on the results of the analysis, researchers found the phenomenon of the widespread use or game of online gambling games Higgs Domino among students in the city of Tanjungpinang caused by social environmental factors, this is evidenced by the results of interviews which can be concluded that Higgs Domino players first learned about this game from friends, and the existence of Intense communication and interaction between players, starting from sharing information about how to access this game or download it, how to play, how to buy and sell chips. As stated by the Differential Association theory, Edwin H. Shutterland, Sutherland argued that criminal behavior is a behavior that can be understood and also studied in the social environment of society.

Positive fortune telling enhances men's financial risk taking.

Fortune telling is a widespread phenomenon, yet little is known about the extent to which people are affected by it—including those who consider themselves non-believers. The present research has investigated the power of a positive fortune telling outcome (vs. neutral vs. negative) on people’s financial risk taking. In two online experiments (n1 = 252; n2 = 441), we consistently found that positive fortune telling enhanced financial risk taking particularly among men. Additionally, we used a real online gambling game in a lab setting (n3 = 193) and found that positive fortune telling enhanced the likelihood that college students gambled for money. Furthermore, a meta-analysis of these three studies demonstrated that the effect of positive fortune telling versus neutral fortune telling was significant for men, but virtually absent for women. Thus, positive fortune telling can yield increased financial risk taking in men, but not (or less so) in women.

Yu &amp; Me Books | Manhattan

Yu & Me Books | Manhattan Olivia McCourry (bio) Click for larger view View full resolution LUCY YU, OWNER OF YU & ME BOOKS. PHOTO CREDIT: OLIVIA MCCOURRY. WALKING THROUGH THE streets during winter in New York City can be beautiful but also a challenge. You’re either trudging through snow or the temperature can be below freezing for multiple days. For anyone living or visiting the city, it’s vital that you find a cozy haven to which to escape. When I first visited Yu & Me Books, it was the beginning of December, and this bookstore became that escape. Located in Chinatown in lower Manhattan, it is one of a few bookstores within the area but is the first Asian American woman-owned bookstore in the city. The walk from the Canal Street station was cold, and you could still see the remnants of snow that fell just a few days before. The buildings tower over you, looking gray and brown in the cold air, but once I got closer to Chinatown, a red banner stood out amidst the concrete. The bookstore sits between local businesses and dim sum restaurants and faces Columbus Park, where residents of the neighborhood bring their kids, play board games, and relax. Once I reached the entrance, I pulled on the door yet it wouldn’t budge. I pulled again, thinking the bookstore was closed and I would have to walk back in the cold. With one more pull it finally opened with the help from someone inside. “It’s kind of heavy,” they said as I walked in. The person who helped me was just a visitor, who sat back down at a board game table at the front of the store with three friends. The bookstore is one large room with almost every wall covered in books. On one side of the square there is a counter where the owner, Lucy Yu, sits accented by lamps and fairy lights. One wall also has artwork, including an “Employee of the Month” picture of her basset hound named Odie. In the back there is a small sit-down room with a table and two chairs where two friends were chatting over coffee during my visit. There are also multiple chairs around the small room for those looking for a spot to read. Yu & Me is a new addition to the neighborhood, with its doors opening for the first time late last year, but it’s always been a dream for Yu, who grew up going to bookstores in Los Angeles, she told me. The bookstore provides a homey getaway from the cold and loud sounds of the city. The hustle and bustle of the colorful Chinatown streets disappears once you begin looking through the shelves of books. The offerings include literary fiction, fantasy, YA, nonfiction, and more with an emphasis on Asian cultural representation and immigrant stories. I ended up picking up a copy of Poet Warrior, by Joy Harjo. One visit to the Yu & Me Books, and you can tell Yu loves books and providing them for people. Even though it might seem like a small little enclave in the middle of a sprawling city, the atmosphere and cultural recognition give the sense that this little bookstore is somehow timeless. As I pulled myself away from the bookshelves and walked up to the counter, I could tell this place was different from the many other independent bookstores that try to make it in New York City. [End Page 80] Olivia McCourry Olivia McCourry is a journalist from Norman, Oklahoma. She has interned for both World Literature Today and Oklahoma Today and recently graduated with a master of science degree from Columbia University. Copyright © 2022 World Literature Today

Adolescents Who Play and Spend Money in Simulated Gambling Games Are at Heightened Risk of Gambling Problems.

Simulated gambling, such as playing a virtual slot machine for points rather than money, is increasingly part of the online gaming experience for youth. This study aimed to examine (1) if youth participation in simulated gambling games is associated with participation in monetary gambling; (2) if youth participation in simulated gambling games is associated with increased risk of problematic gambling when controlling for breadth of monetary gambling (i.e., number of gambling forms); and (3) if monetary expenditure and time spent playing simulated gambling games increase the risk of problematic gambling. Two samples of Australians aged 12–17 years were recruited—826 respondents through an online panel aggregator (mean age 14.1 years) and 843 respondents through advertising (mean age 14.6 years). Aim 1 was addressed using chi-square and correlation analyses. Linear multiple regression analyses were conducted to address Aims 2 and 3. The findings in both samples supported the study’s hypotheses—that (1) youth who play simulated gambling games are more likely to participate in monetary gambling, and that (2) participation and (3) time and money expenditure on simulated gambling are positively and independently associated with risk of problematic gambling when controlling for the number of monetary gambling forms, impulsivity, age and gender. To better protect young people, simulated gambling should, at minimum, emulate the consumer protection measures required for online gambling.

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The Effect of New Media Addiction: The Online Game Higgs Domino Island (Scatter) on Communications Students of 2018 Class of State Islamic University of North Sumatera (UINSU)

The purpose of this article is to comprehend the impact of domino pencar island higgs in student of communication in class of 2018 of State Islamic University of North Sumatera (UINSU). At the moment, communication technology is entering a new medium through which social media can be advanced and easily accessible. This descriptive study makes use of qualitative data collection methods such as interviews, observation, and documentation. According to the findings of the study, three psychological symptoms predominate among college students: compulsive withdrawal symptoms, symptoms tolerance, and symptoms anxiety. These symptoms support the third argument that the new media has increased the failure rate of gambling sites. Filterisasi has blocked the government and will continue to limit social gambling and cognition students. Furthermore, damaged and a physical disturbance, as well as a psychological disorder, make students difficult.

Differences Between Illegal and Legal Gamblers in Israel: Gambling Behavior, Motivation, and Substance Use.

Little is known about people who gamble in illegal settings, and the extent of differences in gambling behavior between legal and illegal gamblers is unclear. The present study examined the characteristics of illegal gamblers and whether they engage in more frequent and severe gambling behaviors, and demonstrate greater motivation for gambling and substance use than legal gamblers. A cross-sectional online survey recruited 1251 people who gambled in the preceding year, of whom 13% (N = 161) participated in illegal gambling. Significant differences were found in gambling behaviors between illegal and legal gamblers in all outcomes examined. People who participated in illegal gambling reported more frequent participation in almost all types of legal gambling, more types of "multi-bets," more severe and high-risk gambling behaviors, higher motivations to gamble, and higher frequencies of substance use than those who engaged in legal gambling. Logistic regressions revealed that the stronger associations with illegal gambling were among problem gamblers (OR = 17.80; CI 9.21-34.4; p < 0.000), among the age group of 29-41years (OR = 6.16; CI 3.15-12.3; p < 0.000), among moderate-risk gamblers (OR = 5.54; CI 3.42-3.42; p < 0.000) and among secular individuals (OR = 4.11; CI 1.73-9.77; p ≤ 0.001). A comprehensive gambling policy is needed in Israel to address illegal gambling. The policy should attend to harm reduction, treatment, prevention, and enforcement. Additionally, more studies are needed to examine gambling behavior and other risk behaviors of illegal gamblers.

Visual Function of Myopic Students Wearing Contact Lens and Spectacles

Myopia people use contact lenses and spectacles as a visual aid. Measuring the suitability of the measure of visual impairment from contact lenses and spectacles is not enough to be assessed from visual acuity and visual field measurements alone, but also needed subjective patient-based visual function assessments, namely the VF-14 questionnaire. A total of 40 students were involved in this study. All of the participants were given the VF-14 questionnaire twice: for visual function using contact lenses; and visual function using spectacles. The mean VF-14 score among contact lenses and spectacles wearer were 90.63±2.96 and 93.04±2.45respectively. There were significant differences visual function between contact lens and spectacles wearer (p = 0.00) especially in reading small print activity; reading signs; watching TV; playing table games; cooking; driving during the day; and recognizing people at distance. Thus, it can be concluded that participants with low and moderate myopia, both contact lens and spectacle users, had visual function with mild and minimal disturbances. The visual function of spectacles is better for distant viewing activities and detailed work, while contact lenses are better for viewing activities at medium distances.

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"GUESSING NUMBERS" GAMBLING IN SURABAYA IN THE 1950-1980S

Gambling games in Indonesia have been going on for a long time, even before the Dutch colonial presence in Indonesia gambling games had become part of the activities of the Javanese people in the 11th century. In its development, the types of gambling games are increasingly diverse, such as the money lottery, goods lottery, Hwa-Hwee and Lotto in Surabaya. The role of the government was also a driving force for the rise of gambling games in Surabaya in the 1950-1980s because of the legalization of gambling. The real purpose of legalization is to get taxes from gambling games and be able to overcome social problems in Surabaya. Although in this case not all gambling games are strictly monitored by the local government, it means that there are also illegal gambling games. The purpose of this study was to determine the activities and developments of gambling in Surabaya in the 1950s to the 1980s and what the impact of gambling activities was in Surabaya. To find out how the development and impact of gambling in Surabaya, researchers use an economic and social approach by presenting historical data from newspapers, magazines, archives, and other scientific works.

Decision-Making Profiles and Their Associations with Cognitive Performance in Mild Cognitive Impairment.

It is crucial for older adults, especially those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), to make profitable decisions routinely. However, the results regarding decision-making (DM) remain inconsistent. The present study assessed DM profiles under uncertainty conditions in individuals with MCI and their associations with multi-domain cognitive performance. Fifty-three patients with MCI and forty-two age-, gender-, and education level-matched healthy controls (HCs) were administered a comprehensive neuropsychological battery test. The Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) and Game of Dice Task (GDT) were used to assess DM competence in conditions involving ambiguity and risk, respectively. In addition, Spearman's correlations were used to examine relationships between GDT and multi-domain cognitive performance. The final capital (FC) and frequency of utilization of negative feedback (FUNF) and positive feedback (FUPF) in the GDT were lower in MCI patients than in HCs. In addition, the number of shifts between safe and risky alternatives was significantly different across groups. However, IGT performance was comparable across groups. In the MCI patients, risky DM performance was associated with language, whereas in HCs was correlated with memory and executive functions. Besides, in MCI, performance on IGT was significantly correlated with social cognition. Individuals with mild cognitive impairment have difficulty utilizing feedback to make optimal decisions under risky situations. The association between decision-making performance and cognitive function is divergent regarding situational uncertainty and individuals' cognitive status. In mild cognitive impairment and normal aging, decision-making under ambiguity needs further investigation.

Gender and deception: Evidence from survey data among adolescent gamblers

AbstractWe examine gender differences in adolescent gamblers' deception behavior towards their parents. The analysis is based on a unique cross‐sectional survey conducted in 2014 in Italy including high school students aged 13 to 22 years old. We consider a subset of adolescents who actively played gambling games in 2013 (5,435 observations). We find that females are less likely to deceive than males, but they do so to a greater extent, i.e., they are more likely to use full—rather than partial—deception than males. This result is robust to controlling over an extended set of personal and parental characteristics, including the frequencies of play of different gambling games, monetary expenditure, age, school performance, place of residence, living with parents, parents' education and occupational status. Further analyses reveal that gender differences are particularly pronounced for good school performance, at 15 and 18 years or older, in areas where gambling is not as widespread, and for certain types of games such as on‐site entertainment machines and luck games. Our findings reveal that females are not univocally more honest than males, and stress the importance of considering gender differences in deception for effective gambling prevention policies.

Robotic Table and Serious Games for Integrative Rehabilitation in the Early Poststroke Phase: Two Case Reports.

BackgroundBrightArm Compact is a new rehabilitation system for the upper extremities. It provides bimanual training with gradated gravity loading and mediates interactions with cognitively challenging serious games.ObjectiveThe aim of this study is to design and test a robotic rehabilitation table–based virtual rehabilitation system for functional impact of the integrative training in the early poststroke phase.MethodsA new robotic rehabilitation table, controllers, and adaptive games were developed. The 2 participants underwent 12 experimental sessions in addition to the standard of care. Standardized measures of upper extremity function (primary outcome), depression, and cognition were administered before and after the intervention. Nonstandardized measures included game variables and subjective evaluations.ResultsThe 2 case study participants attained high total arm repetitions per session (504 and 957) and achieved high grasp and finger-extension counts. Training intensity contributed to marked improvements in affected shoulder strength (225% and 100% increase), grasp strength (27% and 16% increase), and pinch strength (31% and 15% increase). The shoulder flexion range increased by 17% and 18% and elbow supination range by 75% and 58%. Improvements in motor function were at or above minimal clinically important difference for the Fugl-Meyer Assessment (11 and 10 points), Chedoke Arm and Hand Activity Inventory (11 and 14 points), and Upper Extremity Functional Index (19 and 23 points). Cognitive and emotive outcomes were mixed. Subjective rating by participants and training therapists were positive (average 4, SD 0.22, on a 5-point Likert scale).ConclusionsThe design of the robotic rehabilitation table was tested on 2 participants in the early poststroke phase, and results are encouraging for upper extremity functional gains and technology acceptance.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT04252170; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04252170

Nudge versus sludge in gambling warning labels: How the effectiveness of a consumer protection measure can be undermined

Legal gambling is a large industry in many countries. One way some governments try to protect people from losing more than they can afford is by requiring warning labels on gambling machines and their online equivalents. Prominent labels that make the odds of winning clear serve as nudges: They promote a beneficial behavior (such as deciding that the risk of losing money is too high) without interfering with choice (such as by restricting the availability of gambling). However, if gambling operators use labels that are difficult to understand, find, or read, those messages instead hamper decision-making and thus become sludge. In this article, we report on new research into whether gambling labels in the world's largest regulated online gambling market (the United Kingdom) are more consistent with nudge or sludge. We found that gambling operators overwhelmingly used sludge strategies when posting required gambling warning labels: For instance, they framed the message using a confusing format, applied a small font size to the text, and placed the warning on obscure help screens. We therefore propose that public policy officials throughout the world establish requirements for the wording and presentation of gambling warning labels to ensure that gamblers are well-informed about the odds they face.

Games and Oracular Practices Around the Hearth: The “Table of Offerings” from the so-called Temple 4 at Kition-Kathari (Cyprus)

Abstract In the sanctuary of Kition-Kathari (Cyprus), a building with benches, identified as a temple (“Temple 4”), is characterized in its centre by a hearth pit next to a trapezoidal stone construction, constituting “Altar E”. The platform’s surface comprises a series of little cup-holes. Once labelled “table of offerings”, it has recently been interpreted as a gaming table. Besides clay gaming stones, this area has yielded knucklebones as well as several deposits of incised scapulae linked with divination practices. This Cypriot context gives us the opportunity to explore and also to put in light the influences and interactions between different regions of the Eastern Mediterranean at the turn of the 1st millennium BC.

Board Games Equipment from Archaeological Contexts in Archaic Attica

AbstractThis paper addresses the question of the presence of gaming equipment (painted gaming tables and dice) in Attic tombs of the 7th and 6th century BC. It is argued that this type of funerary goods, whether functional at once, or not, have acquired a specific social and ideological meaning related to the notion of leisure, specifically destined to the upper classes. They first appear in the early 7th century, when such equipment must have been a rarity in mainland Greece, and their use was revived during the first third of the 6th century BC, a period of polarization between the aristocracy and the rest of the Athenian population.

The Crisis of Illegal Gambling Addiction in Korea

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to understand the current status of illegal online gambling, which is rap-idly spreading recently, and to suggest policy measures to prevent gambling addiction of illegal online gambling users. Illegal online gambling is easier to access than the legal gambling industry, so it tends to be converted very quickly. Therefore, there is a need for a way to actively cope with this. Method: The seriousness of illegal gambling has been an important issue until recently. In Korean society, gambling culture is spread and has an acceptable sentiment for gambling. Many people buy lottery tickets hoping to win the lottery. However, gambling based on gambling leads to gambling addiction, which poses a risk of economic loss, family destruction, and crime. Therefore, this study aims to understand the status of the Korean gambling industry and point out the problems of gambling addiction caused by gambling. In addition, I would like to look at countermeasures from various countries against illegal online gambling, which is understood to play a key role in gambling addiction. Through this, we intend to provide suggestions for preventing the spread of illegal online gambling and solving gambling problems. Results: As a result of reviewing the existing KNGCC reports and literature data on illegal gambling, it was found that gambling is increasing throughout Korean society. Koreans are expected to make a lot of money by buying lottery tickets and betting on sports every week. Unfortunately, however, many people are suffering from gambling addiction. Gambling addiction causes a number of social problems. It produces various side effects such as personal health, family dissolution, departure from work, suicide, and crime. However, policy measures focused on legal gambling do not prevent the spread of illegal gambling. Most illegal gambling serviced online has a very high addiction rate and is difficult to crack down on compared to legal gambling. Efforts such as granting KNGCC the right to investigate are required to prevent this, but it is difficult. There is also an expectation that the spread of illegal gambling can be controlled through efforts such as providing legal gambling online. However, such a decision has a difficulty that social consensus should take precedence. Conclusion: For modern people living in the Meta-bus era, the temptation of illegal online gambling is difficult to avoid. It is very difficult to eradicate illegal gambling, which is being serviced online with high accessibility in the gambling industry, which is divided into legal and illegal. In the case of Korea, it is impossible to crack down on illegal gambling sites in the absence of KNGCC s investigative power. In addition, it is also a reality that it is difficult to crack down on illegal gambling sites due to frequent changes. As a result, it is difficult to cope with the rapidly increasing illegal online gambling with policy measures based simply on deterrence policies. Therefore, this study attempted to emphasize the importance of strengthening online services for legal gambling and preventive education and gambling addiction treatment for illegal gambling.

Impact of Virtual Imaging Technology on Film and Television Production Education of College Students Based on Deep Learning and Internet of Things.

More and more schools begin to design simulation technology based on virtual imaging technology (VIT) and virtual reality (VR) in their course contents. In particular, among these technical courses, there is a need to first strengthen the Film and Television Production (FTP) education in higher institutions. This article aims to study the impact of VRT, VR, and Internet of things (IoT) technology on FTP courses and audience psychology in higher institutions under the era of intelligent multimedia. How to use emerging VR technology to promote the psychological wellbeing of students or patients has become a new research direction, the exploration of which has a far-reaching significance for the applications of the related technologies. First, the principle and applications of VR and IoT technology are described. Thereon, the deep learning (DL)-based training model is used to analyze the postproduction (PP) of VR-based Sand Table game, and the function and effect of the designed game model are discussed. Subsequently, VR-based Sand Play Therapy (SPT) is applied to mentally ill patients to obtain its therapeutic effect. The results show that the designed VR-based Sand Table game model can be used to treat mentally ill patients and alleviate their negative psychological states. Meanwhile, the Test Anxiety Scale (TAS) scores prove the significant therapeutic effect of the designed game model on the mental problems of patients. Therefore, VR-based psychological SPT can be applied in the stress relief of students and the treatment of mentally ill patients, as well as alleviate their mental health problems. This research provides a new direction and some theoretical support for the application field of VR technology.

Chinese South African Navigations of the (Post-)Apartheid City in Ufrieda Ho’s Paper Sons and Daughters

Drawing on Michel de Certeau’s conceptualisation of the city space in The Practice of Everyday Life, in conversation with AbdouMaliq Simone’s approach to the African city, this article explores the problem of belonging in Ufrieda Ho’s Paper Sons and Daughters: Growing Up Chinese in South Africa (2011). The text’s navigation of the manifold ascribed and asserted identities of the autobiographical self is made prominent through Ho’s tracing of the traversals of both her father and herself across Johannesburg. In particular, the illegal gambling game of fahfee and its operation become emblematic of the imbrication of Chinese immigrants within the urban space, positioning the figures in the text within the broader historical and literary archive of Johannesburg and thereby asserting a rootedness within the (post-)apartheid city. It highlights the complexity of the relationship between the self and the (post-)apartheid city and the formulations of belonging that arise as a result.&#x0D; Keywords: Ufrieda Ho, Paper Sons and Daughters, East Asian South African literature