YALE CONFIRMS WHAT
BetCom HAS KNOWN ALL ALONG
Gambling equals Good Heath
It appears that some from the academic world now agree with what those in Las
Vegas, Atlantic City and the offshore gaming industry have known for years:
gambling is something that is good for the soul.
In a recent study conducted by Yale University and published in the American
Journal of Psychiatry, Rani Desai, associate professor of psychiatry at the
School of Medicine, concludes that there appears to be an association between
recreational gambling and good health among elderly persons.
"This definitely confirms what we've known all along in regards to our own
customer base," says Robert Evans, President of
BetCom. "Win or lose, our
clients always have a positive attitude, especially when a client can turn
$1,500 into $450,000 in sports betting, and hundreds of others turn $50 into
tens of thousands in our casino.
"We know for sure that many of our clients are extremely happy, and as the
study said, healthier," adds Evans. "Plus with our particular business model,
our clients can only wager with money that they can afford to lose - if that
happens to be the case."
Evans says their clients are smart enough to set aside only a certain amount
of money for gambling, and they make the most out of the experience. He adds
that this experience is not so much focussed on winning or losing, but rather
on the entertainment value.
In the study, Desai and her co-authors go on to state that although the
underlying reasons remain hypothetical, proposed explanations for this
increase in mental health are attributed to the increased activity,
socialization and cognitive stimulation while engaged in gambling. "Such a
mechanism would be consistent with the literature on healthy aging, which
indicates that more socially and cognitively active elders are, in general,
healthier," Desai adds.
The Gambling Impact and Behavior Study by Desai and her colleagues compared
the health status of recreational gamblers who had gambled in the past year,
with persons who had not gambled. Their health, which was self-reported, was
measured according to a number of to alcohol use, abuse and dependence;
substance abuse and dependence; depression; mental health treatment;
subjective general health; incarceration and bankruptcy.
Evans says that this is good news for a number of groups, including Las Vegas,
which is experiencing unprecedented growth, Atlantic City, which is now
considering adding sports betting to their casinos, offshore-based internet
gaming sites, and possibly even the US health care system. "We could see a
decrease in medical expenditures to our elderly if the US government would
wake up and see that gambling, when operated professionally and with the
clients welfare in mind, can have a positive impact in ways even we never
thought of," adds Evans.
More about
BetCom is a leading online sportsbook
and casino, based in San Jose Costa Rica and has been in business since 1997.
Betcom is known as an industry leader in providing a multitude of sports,
news, financial, entertainment and political wagers such as the 2004
Presidential race, State-by-State electoral vote winners, the J.Lo - Marc
Anthony's marriage, and reality shows such as The Apprentice and Survivor. Its
popular online casino offers BlackJack, Poker, Roulette, slots, craps and
other fun casino games.
BetCom HAS KNOWN ALL ALONG
Gambling equals Good Heath
It appears that some from the academic world now agree with what those in Las
Vegas, Atlantic City and the offshore gaming industry have known for years:
gambling is something that is good for the soul.
In a recent study conducted by Yale University and published in the American
Journal of Psychiatry, Rani Desai, associate professor of psychiatry at the
School of Medicine, concludes that there appears to be an association between
recreational gambling and good health among elderly persons.
"This definitely confirms what we've known all along in regards to our own
customer base," says Robert Evans, President of
BetCom. "Win or lose, our
clients always have a positive attitude, especially when a client can turn
$1,500 into $450,000 in sports betting, and hundreds of others turn $50 into
tens of thousands in our casino.
"We know for sure that many of our clients are extremely happy, and as the
study said, healthier," adds Evans. "Plus with our particular business model,
our clients can only wager with money that they can afford to lose - if that
happens to be the case."
Evans says their clients are smart enough to set aside only a certain amount
of money for gambling, and they make the most out of the experience. He adds
that this experience is not so much focussed on winning or losing, but rather
on the entertainment value.
In the study, Desai and her co-authors go on to state that although the
underlying reasons remain hypothetical, proposed explanations for this
increase in mental health are attributed to the increased activity,
socialization and cognitive stimulation while engaged in gambling. "Such a
mechanism would be consistent with the literature on healthy aging, which
indicates that more socially and cognitively active elders are, in general,
healthier," Desai adds.
The Gambling Impact and Behavior Study by Desai and her colleagues compared
the health status of recreational gamblers who had gambled in the past year,
with persons who had not gambled. Their health, which was self-reported, was
measured according to a number of to alcohol use, abuse and dependence;
substance abuse and dependence; depression; mental health treatment;
subjective general health; incarceration and bankruptcy.
Evans says that this is good news for a number of groups, including Las Vegas,
which is experiencing unprecedented growth, Atlantic City, which is now
considering adding sports betting to their casinos, offshore-based internet
gaming sites, and possibly even the US health care system. "We could see a
decrease in medical expenditures to our elderly if the US government would
wake up and see that gambling, when operated professionally and with the
clients welfare in mind, can have a positive impact in ways even we never
thought of," adds Evans.
More about
BetCom is a leading online sportsbook
and casino, based in San Jose Costa Rica and has been in business since 1997.
Betcom is known as an industry leader in providing a multitude of sports,
news, financial, entertainment and political wagers such as the 2004
Presidential race, State-by-State electoral vote winners, the J.Lo - Marc
Anthony's marriage, and reality shows such as The Apprentice and Survivor. Its
popular online casino offers BlackJack, Poker, Roulette, slots, craps and
other fun casino games.
