Notícias
Spray nasal destinado a combater o vício do jogo é testado na Finlândia.
Researchers to test fast-working spray containing naloxone, a treatment usually given to opiate addicts that blocks production of dopamine. Could gambling addiction be treated with a nasal spray? A group of Finnish researchers are launching ...
Partido Trabalhista planeia fazer com que as empresas de apostas paguem impostos para tratar o vício em jogos de fortuna ou azar
More than 2 million people in the UK are problem gamblers or at risk of addiction, says the industry regulator. Deputy leader Tom Watson accuses companies of targeting poor communities and vulnerable people Labour will force ...
Betting and media firms offer to fund addiction awareness ad campaign
Offer to government is revealed as ministers prepare to publish review covering regulation of gambling adverts Betting firms and broadcasters have made an offer to the government to fund an £8m addiction awareness campaign, in ...
Betting firms could be fined over ads ‘targeting vulnerable people’
The Advertising Standards Authority upheld complaints against Ladbrokes, 888, SkyBet and Casumo. Advertising disguised as news claimed gambler cleared debts and funded medical treatment using online casino games. Four betting firms could face fines over ...
Problem gambling is soaring. Labour is right to pledge radical reform
‘The pledge this week to ban betting firms from sponsoring football shirts appears to be the first such “radical change” proposed by Labour.’ The promise to ban football shirt sponsorship is a good start to ...
Number of problem gamblers in the UK rises to more than 400,000.
GAMBLING COMMISSION REPORT FINDS MORE THAN 2 MILLION PEOPLE ARE ADDICTED TO GAMBLING OR AT RISK OF DEVELOPING A PROBLEM. ‘The temptation is always there’: readers on the rise of problem gamblers in the UK ...
To my wife and family, I apologise: how I lost £130,000 spread betting
Teacher Chris Stringman started his secret gambling habit to boost his ego. But it became an obsession and soon he needed a way out. Sitting on the toilet, Chris Stringman stared intently at the rows ...
Proposta para alterar a Lei do Jogo na Estremadura para evitar a adição dos menores.
A proposta incide em estratégias para a formação da juventude no que respeita a jogos de azar e as tecnologias de forma consciente e responsável. Procura-se assegurar que as famílias e os educadores estejam capacitados ...
FPCEUP: O jogo compulsivo é o que leva mais pessoas às consultas
A Faculdade de Psicologia e Ciências da Educação da UP tem um serviço de consulta psicológica especializado nos comportamentos aditivos e nas dependências. O jogo está entre os principais problemas dos utentes. O Serviço de ...
Holandês indemnizado por se ter viciado no jogo ao tomar medicamento.
14.01.2013 – Um tribunal holandês decidiu que um homem de 69 anos deve receber 452 mil euros de indemnização por se ter tornado viciado no jogo depois de tomar um medicamento para a doença de ...
