Types

Virtual Society Addiction - Online Gambling


Through online transaction, a gambler can satisfy the same needs with online gambling without gambling physically
The vice of gambling has never been so accessible to anybody owning a credit card before. Armed with an Internet connection and a personal computer, one could easily visit any of the virtual casinos peppered throughout the Net while seated at home. Online gambling revenue is expected to double by 2010 from $5.1 billion in 2006 to $11.4 billion. Given the privacy that the Internet offers, it encourages an addict to gamble online without any constraints or dissuasion from family members or loved ones as the gamblers could easily cover up their tracks on the Net, or gamble online at the workplace out of the sight of any potential concerned dissuaders.

 

 

Types

-Pornography Addiction

-Gaming Addiction

-Virtual Society Addiction

-Internet Social Interaction

 

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