Global Gaming Business Magazine – A new study from the Harvard Medical School’s Division of Addiction found that online gaming does not promote gambling addiction, and that the vast majority of those gambling on the internet are casual gamblers who effectively set limits for themselves. Harvard researchers worked with online casino operator bwin.party to study gambling habits of millions of online players over a two-year period, and supplemented the research with a six-month study done by the University of Hamburg. The Hamburg research studied only internet poker; Harvard looked at all online casino games. According to the Harvard report, 95…

The finding of a recent study by Gambling Research Australia shows no online gambling addiction link, and that there is no proof to back claims that online gambling addiction is brought about by simply playing internet casino games like blackjack or slot machines. The study included 15,000 phone interviews, 500 online surveys and 50 one-on-one interviews taken in person. The interviews were taken from gamblers and 31 of the 50 spoken to had previously sought help for a gambling problem. The study, released just weeks ago, highlighted a number of interesting revelations and figures. A large percentage of gamblers believe…