Comprehension Quiz

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Chapter 24

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Gold, Matea and Ferrell, David "Going for Broke"

Comprehension Quiz

This activity contains 5 questions.

Compulsive gambling has been linked to all of the following except

domestic violenceembezzlementchild abusecancer

How many states in the union, according to Gold and Ferrell, now sanction some form of legalized gambling to raise revenues?

nearly every statea quarter of the statesevery statehalf the states

Since 1990, the number of Gamblers Anonymous groups nationwide has doubled to about

1200110010001300

Studies place the number of compulsive gamblers in the U.S. at about

2.4 million3.4 million1.4 million4.4 million

What share of gambling losses comes from the pockets and purses of chronic losers?

40%-50%30%-40%10%-20%20%-30%

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