Gambling Presentation

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By Sean Morgan

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Definition 

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to play at any game of chance for money or other stakes. to wager or risk.

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History  

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Gambling has been around for hundreds of years There has been three waves of gambling throughout history: 1. Colonial Period 2. End of the Civil War 3. Great Depression Gambling has still been going strong since the Great Depression There are forms of legal and illegal gambling in almost every country

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Gambling was once outlawed in most states at about the same time as when prohibition took place Atlantic City and Las Vegas are the two biggest gambling cities in the United States

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Teenagers and Gambling  

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Many teenagers are active gamblers The most preferred methods of gambling by teenagers are by playing cards and gambling online Other teenagers like to gamble on sporting events like college football and professional football

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Teenager Gambling Charts

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Survey Question #1 

Teenagers gamble over once a month. Ages 18 and under: 1 - Strongly Agree 3 - Agree QuickTimeª and a decompressor are needed to see this picture.

1 - Disagree

Ages 19-39 o o o o

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Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree

Ages 40 and up o o o

1 - Strongly Agree 3 - Agree 1 - Disagree

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Summary of #1 Mostly everybody from all three age groups seemed to agree that teenagers gamble over once a month.

Survey Question #2 

Teenagers have a chance of developing a serious gambling problem if they are gambling at a younger age Ages 18 and under o

2 -Excellent o 3 - Fair

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Ages 19-39 o

1 - Excellent o 3 - Fair o 1 - Poor

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Ages 40 and up o

3 - Excellent o 2 - Fair

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Summary of #2 Mostly everybody thought that teenagers can develop a serious gambling problem if they start gambling at a younger age.

Survey Question #3 

Teenagers gamble if their parents gamble Ages 18 and under o

1 - All the time

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3 - Sometimes o

1 - Not at all

Ages 19-39 o

Ages 40 and up

3 - Sometimes o 2 - Not at all

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1 - All the time 4 - Sometimes

Summary of #3 There were mixed feelings on if teenagers gambled if their parents gambled, but most of the people from the three age groups agreed that this happens sometimes.

Opinion 

I think that there is a problem with teenagers and gambling. More teenagers have gambling problems than people realize, and something should be done to solve this problem.

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