Gambling

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By Sean Morgan
 Definition
 to play at any game of chance for
money or other stakes.
 to wager or risk.

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 History
 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
 History continued…
 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
 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

1 - Disagree
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 Ages 19-39 Ages 40 and up
o 1- Strongly Agree o 1 - Strongly Agree
o 2- Agree o 3 - Agree
o 1- Disagree o 1 - Disagree
o 1- Strongly 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
 Ages 19-39  Ages 40 and up
o 1 - Excellent o 3 - Excellent
o 3 - Fair o 2 - Fair

o 1 - Poor

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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

o 3 - Sometimes

o 1 - Not at all
Ages 19-39 Ages 40 and up
o 3 - Sometimes o 1 - All the time
o 2 - Not at all o 4 - Sometimes

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 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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