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A night at the slots.

A gaming industry expert explains how casinos’ ability to hide the price of a slot spin ensures a reliable stream of revenue from even the savviest of gamblers.

The longer they keep you plugged in to a game, the better it is for the house. AP Photo/Seth Wenig

When you engage in recreational gambling, you’re not simply playing against the odds – you’re battling an enemy trained in the art of deceit and subterfuge who uses human nature against you.

Large proportions of regular internet gamblers use offshore sites. Shutterstock

For online gamblers, there are many attractions to offshore sights, so governments must focus on arming consumers with better knowledge about its risk.

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Cheating at dice games is possible – but it does require some skills.

A study shows lot boxes in video games meet the psychological criteria to be considered a form of gambling. Aaron Drummond

A study investigating the psychological effects of loot boxes in video games shows that such mechanisms are similar to gambling.

The 2018 World Cup inspires new gamblers. Shutterstock

Online gambling collects a huge amount of data. But instead of personalising offers to keep you hooked, real-time data can be used to prevent problematic gambling behaviour.

States, casinos and leagues could all cash in. Will sports media get a cut of the action too? Soifer/Shutterstock.com

With bettors clamoring for an edge, legacy media outlets could add a gambling beat to their daily sports coverage – or risk losing out.

Fixed-odds betting terminals have been called the ‘crack cocaine’ of gambling. massimofusar/Shutterstock

That the government has finally moved to limit the damage is welcome, but there is much still to do.

People line up to place bets in the sports book at the South Point hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Nev. AP Photo/John Locher

With leagues lobbying for their share, a thriving illegal market that needs to be stifled, and bettors chomping at the bit, the headaches are just beginning.

Gambling via mobile devices or mobile games has remained largely unregulated in Australia. Shutterstock

The spread of video games from desktop PCs to the pockets of young people everywhere has brought new hazards – in the form of online social gambling.

The U.K., where sports gambling is legal, provides a good source of data for the likely impact in the U.S. Reuters/Andrew Boyers Livepic

Many states are pondering making gambling on sports legal after the US Supreme Court overturned a federal ban. But is the industry really worth as much as some say it is?

A screen shows a baseball game next to various betting lines at the Westgate Superbook in Las Vegas, Nevada. John Locher/AP Photo

But those hoping for a boon in tax revenues could be sorely mistaken: Sports betting isn’t as lucrative as it’s often portrayed to be.

Young people in Africa are getting addicted to online betting through their mobile phones. Shutterstock

Mobile money transfers have been a great asset. But the rise of online betting could threaten its contribution.

A game of cricket at Lords Cricket Ground as captured by an unknown French artist in 1865.

Of all sports, cricket is said to be the epitome of fair play. That has a lot to do with its long history.

A gambling commodity. Shutterstock

It’s a breed of dog which deserves a better place in society.

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The financial services industry is nothing more than gambling, dressed up in the ‘professional’ clothing of business.

The Australian Hotels Association (South Australia) has campaigned against the SA Best party’s proposed poker machine reforms. Threthny/Flickr

The Australian Hotels Association of South Australia claims poker machine reforms proposed by Nick Xenophon’s SA Best party would wipe out ‘many of the 26,000’ jobs in the hotel industry. Is that right?

The glum business sentiment is in sectors related to consumer spending. www.shutterstock.com

Business leaders some sectors are feeling less positive about the year ahead because consumers are spending less, according to our analysis of the outlook of leaders of Australia’s ASX 200 companies.

Gamblers feel connected to the machine as hospitality keeps them playing for longer. Gary Knight/flicr

Pokies companies want to keep their customers “in the zone”, that’s why they spend so much to keep tabs on them.

The use of the whip on Australian horse racing is still legal, but is it necessary? AAP Image/Mal Fairclough

Banning the whip in Australian horse racing would only deter a minority of race enthusiasts from gambling or watching any events.

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