South Korea Bans Online Gaming

South Korea bans online gaming
[rewrite]“Games are as harmful as alcohol, drugs and gambling, that's the prejudice.” Game companies … According to their research, two per cent of South Koreans aged 10-19, required special treatment for excessive use of online gaming and addiction. “My …[/rewrite]
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As Maryland's casino market expands, a gambling foe wants the focus on addiction
[rewrite]Franklin was a national expert on compulsive gambling with a long history here: She began working with Maryland's problem gamblers in 1979, when Johns Hopkins created the country's first state-financed residential treatment program. She has not yet …[/rewrite]
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News Summary: Game addiction law divides SKorea
[rewrite]THE BILL: Legislation under consideration in technology-imbued South Korea would group popular online games such as "StarCraft" with gambling, drugs and alcohol as an anti-social addiction that the government should do more to stamp out. THE FIGHT: …[/rewrite]
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Prison term reduced for ex-Glory player
[rewrite]A former Perth Glory soccer player who committed a $ 1.7 million tax fraud to feed his chronic gambling addiction and fund his lavish lifestyle has had a year shaved off his prison sentence. Aaron Cole was resentenced in the District Court yesterday …[/rewrite]
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