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Online Distance Learning ForumThursday, March 16, 2006Online Gambling - Can't the Internet? be put to better use?
I recently wrote and researched an article on bingo and online bingo. I enjoyed the research because, like many people, I enjoy the thrill of gambling. But it was also some of the quickest $40 I have ever spent - thirty dollars going to play bingo with friends, and ten dollars playing online bingo. Now I’ve written my article, I won’t be going back to the site.
Internet gambling is big big business. Poker, which was has always been popular with young students in the US, is now getting a fierce grip on the Internet gambling market. The immediacy of communication on the Internet, the ease of use - the things that make online degrees such a great idea, seem to be making gambling too easy for those with an addictive nature. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/crossing_continents/4806660.stm Any pass-time can become a potential addiction. Online poker is no different. At least we can see the counterbalance of this on the Internet, where more and more people are using online study to forge a psychology career. Those who are interested in counseling or have some background in psychology can specialize in areas such as addictions. Psychology careers and voluntary working in counseling can make a big difference in addressing the growing problem of gambling addiction. Those who choose to work in school psychology can use this forum to alert kids to the dangers of gambling - just one more issue that needs to be taught alongside the perils of drugs. I would hope that online degrees in counseling and psychology will continue to grow in popularity, alongside psychology careers, because Internet gambling certainly shows no signs of slowing down.
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Let's face it. Online gambling or poker has been seriouly taking toll on the younger generation.
Even you yourself was choking out 30-40 bucks into the game. Is it really that worthy? I'm not surprised with certain individuals who have lost thousands of dollars alone on the Internet gambling. The question remains the same. Will there be any control over anyone operating online gambling? Does cyber law really come into picture? Sunny http://www.tips.com.my/articles/best-online-education.php
I think it would be very hard to regulate online gambling. It's just so easy and convenient to do from home - just like online degrees but with very different results!
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I must admit, the money I spent on online gambling was for research, but it is all too easy to go back for more. I liked your article on online learning - very informative and full of sense. Have you got any experience of taking an online degree yourself? I have found an online degree in English language based in the UK (as am I). I would really like to do it, but it is harder to justify spending the money on English language. IIt just isn't as likely to recoup costs as, for example, an online degree in marketing. I am pleased to see the rise in popularity of online degrees in marketing, business and nursing. I really believe they have a place in the future. Online gambling does too, unfortunately. Let's hope that it can be got under control asap. << Home Archives
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