Gambling - Sports betting

Gambling has had many different meanings depending on the cultural and historical context in which it is used. Currently, in western society, it generally has an economic definition and meaning and typically refers to "wagering money or something of material value on something with an uncertain outcome in hope of winning additional money or material goods". Furthermore: the outcome of the wager is typically evident within a short period of time the primary intent of the bet is t ...

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• Gambling - Legal aspects
• Gambling - Psychological aspects
• Gambling - Help for addictive gamblers
• Gambling - Types of gambling
• Gambling - Casino games
• Gambling - Non-casino gambling games
• Gambling - Fixed-odds gambling
• Gambling - Gambling on horse races
• Gambling - Sports betting
• Gambling - Scratchcards
• Gambling - Other types of betting
• Gambling - Arbitrage betting
• Gambling - Staking systems
• Gambling - List of notable wagers
• Gambling - Associated word usage
• Gambling - By country
• Gambling - Bibliography

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Gambling - Casino games. With proper strategy, a smart player can create a positive mathematical expectation. Poker (Also recognised as a game of skill) Blackjack -- with card counting Video poker -- with proper pay table and/or progressive jackpot Pai Gow Poker and Tiles -- player-dealt Sports betting Horse racing (parimutuel) Slot machines -- only linked, multi-player jackpots whose priz ...

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Gambling, Gambling - Legal aspects, Gambling - Psychological aspects, Gambling - Help for addictive gamblers, Gambling - Types of gambling, Gambling - Casino games, Gambling - Non-casino gambling games, Gambling - Fixed-odds gambling, Gambling - Gambling on horse races, Gambling - Sports betting, Gambling - Scratchcards, Gambling - Other types of betting, Gambling - Arbitrage betting, Gambling - Staking systems, Gambling - List of notable wagers, Gambling - Associated word usage, Gambling - By country, Gambling - Bibliography

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Though many participate in gambling as a form of recreation or even as a means to gain an income, gambling, like any behavior which involves variation in brain chemistry, can become a psychologically addictive and harmful behavior in some people. Reinforcement phenomena may also make gamblers persist in gambling even after repeated losses. Because of the negative connotations of the word "gambling", casinos and race tracks often use the euphemism "gaming" to describ ...

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Gambling, Gambling - Legal aspects, Gambling - Psychological aspects, Gambling - Help for addictive gamblers, Gambling - Types of gambling, Gambling - Casino games, Gambling - Non-casino gambling games, Gambling - Fixed-odds gambling, Gambling - Gambling on horse races, Gambling - Sports betting, Gambling - Scratchcards, Gambling - Other types of betting, Gambling - Arbitrage betting, Gambling - Staking systems, Gambling - List of notable wagers, Gambling - Associated word usage, Gambling - By country, Gambling - Bibliography

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Because religious authorities generally frown on gambling to some extent, and because of various perceived social costs, most legal jurisdictions censure gambling to some extent. Islamic nations officially prohibit gambling; most other countries regulate it. In particular, in the majority of circumstances - and perhaps all cases - the law does not recognise wagers as contracts, and views any consequent losses as debts of honour, unenforceable by legal process. Thus organized crime often takes over the enforcement of large gambli ...

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Gambling, Gambling - Legal aspects, Gambling - Psychological aspects, Gambling - Help for addictive gamblers, Gambling - Types of gambling, Gambling - Casino games, Gambling - Non-casino gambling games, Gambling - Fixed-odds gambling, Gambling - Gambling on horse races, Gambling - Sports betting, Gambling - Scratchcards, Gambling - Other types of betting, Gambling - Arbitrage betting, Gambling - Staking systems, Gambling - List of notable wagers, Gambling - Associated word usage, Gambling - By country, Gambling - Bibliography

Read more here: » Gambling: Encyclopedia II - Gambling - Legal aspects