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Designed to deceive: How gambling distorts reality and hooks your brain

  • Written by Mike Robinson, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Wesleyan University
The longer they keep you plugged in to a game, the better it is for the house.AP Photo/Seth Wenig

To call gambling a “game of chance” evokes fun, random luck and a sense of collective engagement. These playful connotations may be part of why almost 80 percent of American adults gamble at some point in their lifetime. When I ask my...

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