Announcement from the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey.Sports Editors/College Basketball Writers & Columnists TRENTON, N.J.--(BW SportsWire)--March 29, 2000 Final Four 2000: It's All About Money -- Not Principles "The National Collegiate Athletic's Association (NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association ) anti-gambling campaign on college games is tainted taint v. taint·ed, taint·ing, taints v.tr. 1. To affect with or as if with a disease. 2. To affect with decay or putrefaction; spoil. See Synonyms at contaminate. 3. ," states Ed Looney, executive director of the Council on Compulsive Gambling compulsive gambling or pathological gambling, a psychological disorder characterized by a persistent inability to resist the impulse to gamble. of New Jersey Inc. Looney continued, "The NCAA needs to say NO to sponsors such as Pepsi(R), whose 'under the bottle cap' contests encourage young people to try to win prizes based on the Tournament's Final Four teams. These seemingly innocent contests are, for many young people, the stepping stones
The Stepping Stones are three prominent rocks lying 0.5 miles north of Limitrophe Island, off the southwest coast of Anvers Island. to betting on games. "Many compulsive gamblers relate that the first 'big win' was the 'rush' that they continued to chase through the losing and desperation phases of their gambling. To future gamblers these contests, sanctioned by he NCAA, go hand in hand with the theme of the Lottery's 'Dollar and a Dream,' our new national anthem. We are encouraging our children to ante up their piggy banks to buy more Pepsi(R) than they really need, to try to win NCAA Final Four shirts and hats. Gambling experts will tell you that when you risk something of value to try to win something, you are chasing that feeling that for some may lead to an addiction. The adrenaline adrenaline (ədrĕn`əlĭn, –lēn): see epinephrine. rush and high that young persons experience as they twist open the bottle cap to see if they have a chance to win...is a similar high that compulsive gamblers experience when they anticipate the outcome of the game they bet on. "Gambling by high school students is prevalent and on college campuses it is nearly epidemic. The Council's on-site visits to over 50 high schools and colleges last year discovered that young people gamble on cards, lottery tickets, at racetracks and in casinos. The number one problematic gambling for them is sports betting Sports betting is the general activity of predicting sports results by making a wager on the outcome of a sporting event. Perhaps more so than other forms of gambling, the legality and general acceptance of sports betting varies from nation to nation. . Football and college basketball College basketball most often refers to the American basketball competitive governance structure established by the National Collegiate Athletic Association, or NCAA. History
"Internet gambling, which is illegal, is a growing activity for high school and college students," states deputy director Kevin O'Neill Kevin O'Neill may refer to:
"If the NCAA wants to have integrity in their anti-gambling campaign on college campuses, they need to rethink their involvement in these gambling-type contests that may hook young people into gambling and instead concentrate on prevention and education efforts on compulsive gambling awareness. We are all aware of the negative influences that 'Camel Joe' had on our young people. Let's not Let's Not is a science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov. It was first published in Boston University Graduate Journal in December 1954. It was written for no payment as a favour to the journal, and later appeared in the collection Buy Jupiter. repeat this same concept with gambling and our athletes. Sometimes it is better to sacrifice some money to keep our integrity and our principles in place," states Looney. For more information, please contact The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc. Edward Looney, Executive Director (609) 599-3299 ext. 17 Kevin O'Neill, Deputy Director (609) 599-3299 ext. 16 CCGNJ's Office: (609) 599-3299 ext. 10 CCGNJ's Website: www.800gambler.org E-mail: ccgnj@800gambler.org New Jersey Helpline helpline Noun a telephone line set aside for callers to contact an organization for help with a problem helpline n → teléfono de asistencia al público : 1-800-GAMBLER(TM) National Helpline: 1-800-522-4700 |
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