Archive for November, 2008.

Fairy tale of the goldfish

November 17, 2008

How many jokes are made up after a well-known fairy tale of the Goldfish? As it turns out, it is possible to find about a hundred versions if not more. Referring again and again to the classical story of acquiring all the blessings from nowhere, apparently, making no efforts as if with a wave of a magic wand, the world continues to invent similar stories in real life - in the life of players.

Remember, how the happy owner of the Goldfish could not stop and finally was left with nothing? Similarly the bright lights of numerous casinos and slot machines fascinate and attract the increasing number of people like crazy. No, we are not going to frighten you and blame the fatal passion for gambling. This is rather the information for consideration. It has been found out by scientists, that despite the mass popularity of gambling as a kind of entertainment or leisure time, the number of so-called “problem gamblers”, people addicted to gambling, is about 3,7 %. It should be noted that this percentage does not depend on geographical situation of a region and the degree of its involvement into the gambling industry. Read the rest of this entry »