His parents would later claim he had a serious gambling addiction, and a recent spate of big losses predicated the fatal outburst.<\/p>\n
Red-flag behaviors for men often included clear and visible signs of distress, asking for loans, and attempting to conceal their presence in gambling venues from family and friends.<\/p>\n
Female casino patrons with problem gambling conditions are less likely to ask for loans, but will exhibit a noticeable decline in personal grooming, Thomas said.<\/p>\n
Her team’s\u00a0research suggested that it may be easier to detect variations in behavior for female problem gamblers than for males, which is of interest to friends, family members, public health officials, and even casinos that are looking out for their patrons’ well-being.<\/p>\n
“It also means that staff may need to spend more time watching potential male problem gamblers before they can be confident that they are displaying behavior that is different from other male gamblers,” Thomas said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Overall, researchers say this new knowledge will have benefits for problem gambling treatment and prevention. It can also be helpful for training casino employees, who more and more these days are being tasked with making sure casino customers don\u2019t let their gambling addiction get the best of them, and bring out their worst.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Both men and women are susceptible to problem gambling. But when addiction hits\u00a0and the gambler is headed toward rock bottom, the two sexes differ in how they handle the distress. That\u2019s according to a new study published in the Journal of Gambling Studies by researchers at the University of Adelaide, the Australian Gambling Research Centre […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":51705,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,10,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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