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1) http://www.leaderu.com/orgs/probe/docs/gambling.html
l This web page includes the social effects of gambling and compares legalize and illegal gambling. It also evaluates the economic cost of gambling. Data on economic cost is given. The author evaluates this problem by using a Christian point of view.
l Although it bases its findings on the states and Columbia, the author¡¦s analysis is largely applicable to Hong Kong. The web is reliable as people can email to the author of this passage and it provides many names of reference books.
l The evidences are not strong enough by using Bible as an argument.
l Rating: 4/5
2) http://www.gamblingproblem.net/kids_and_teenagers_have_always_g.htm
l This gives accurate and reliable data on survey and has a deep discussion on why teenagers gamble. This web page is reliable as it is a web page of Institute for Problem Gambling and modified lately.
l Rating: 4/5
l This web page first talk about what kinds of people usually gamble, why the state should not legalize gambling, social impact and how family affects gambling. Effects of online gambling are also included. References sources and new regarding soccer betting are included in this web also.
l Rating: 4/5
4) http://www.ncalg.org/library/working%20on%20these/socialenonomiccosts.htm
l This is a National Coalition against Legalizing Gambling (NCALG)¡¦s home page. This homepage includes famous people¡¦s opinions on social problems, economics consequences of gambling, crimes and effects on business after legalizing gambling. Reference sources are listed.
l Rating: 4/5
5) http://www.gamblingwatch.org.nz/files/Manukau%20City%20social%20impact%20report.pdf
l This is about the social impacts of gambling in Manukau City. It includes many details such as the effects on young people, economy and health, housing and crimes. Reference sources are also given.
l Rating: 4/5
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6) http://www.amexp.org/Special%20Reports/MNBlueprint/tf19.pdf
l It is a research paper and it talks about many different kinds of gambling and their effects and suggestions on gambling are also given. This includes financial effects, crimes and youth problems. Reference sources are available.
l Rating: 4/5
7) http://www.familiesnorthwest.org/pdf/citizen/jan00.pdf
l This is a news articles giving a real life example which demonstrates the effects of gambling on children. Suggestions and reference sources are given.
l Rating: 4/5
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8) http://www.uno.edu/~coba/dber/gambling1998/GRC3R.pdf
l Thorough and detailed analysis on the citizen¡¦s attitude towards gambling in Louisiana. This includes the effects of gambling on quality of life and the relationship between out-of-state casino visit and the introduction of casino.
l However, as this page provides no author¡¦s name and the data is all in America, this page is not quite relevant to Hong Kong.
l Rating: 3/5
9) http://www.library.ca.gov/CRB/97/03/crb97003.html#toc
l This web focuses on the U.S.¡¦s gambling situation in 1997 and covers the economic effects on gambling and the reasons why people gamble in America.
l This is quite useful and reliable as sources of references are given. But the data is a bit outdated as the web was published in 1997 and focus only on California.
l Rating: 3/5
10) http://www.ext.nodak.edu/extpubs/yf/famsci/fs557w.htm
l This web briefly describes the economics and social effects of gambling in North Dakota in 1995. The effects are in point form and thus are easy to read. But the data is outdated as they are almost 10 years ago.
l As it is a web page of North Dakota State University, it is highly reliable and it gives the names of many reference books on the effects of gambling.
l Rating: 3/5
11) http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr02-03/english/panels/ha/minutes/ha021126.pdf
l This is a minutes of a Legco meeting in 11/2002 about soccer betting in Hong Kong. This includes different officers¡¦ opinions on the consequences of legalizing soccer betting and the government¡¦s position. Local data is found.
l Rating: 3/5
12) http://www.legco.gov.hk/yr00-01/english/bc/bc56/papers/1524e02.pdf
l This is a Legco document talking about illegal and offshore gambling, financial loss of the Jockey Club due to illegal gambling and the social problems caused. This also includes how other countries deal with this problem.
l Rating: 3/5
13) http://www.hkcss.org.hk/views/soccer_e.doc
l This is a position paper on legalization of soccer betting by the Hong Kong Council of Social Service and it includes why it opposes the government¡¦s decision. Reliable reference sources and web pages are available.
l Rating: 3/5
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14) http://www.msb.edu/prog/crc/pdf/WP63.pdf
l This is a research paper on casino gambling and its effects on personal bankruptcy filing rates. It contains research data, hypothesis, references sources and graphs and figures.
l Rating: 3/5
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15) http://www.education.mcgill.ca/gambling/en/youthlinks.htm
l This includes many people¡¦s misbelieves about gambling and a brief discussion on the effects of gambling. It is reliable as it is a web of Youth Gambling International and it gives its telephone number.
l Rating: 3/5
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16) http://www.hkmenshealth.com/eng/mind/gambling.asp
l This is a homepage of Men¡¦s Health of Hong Kong and it talks about pathological gambling and gives a brief introduction of the causes, effects and prevention methods of gambling.
l Rating: 3/5
17) http://www.responsiblegambling.org/articles/112301_47.pdf
l This is a news article about gambling problems in Canada. It includes health problems and the responsibility of family members in promoting gambling to their children. Email address and telephone numbers are given and it is reliable.
l Rating: 3/5
18) http://www.brfwitness.org/Articles/2001v36n2.htm
l This web gives detailed and deep analysis on the effects of gambling focusing on the effects on the poor, the police forced required, how gambling ruined people¡¦s life and how it promotes profiting. But the web is a religious one and a bit bias against gambling. The data listed in this web is for the states but not applicable to Hong Kong.
l Rating: 3/5
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19) http://www.gambling.vcga.vic.gov.au/domino/web_notes/vcga/VCGAreports.nsf/pages/research_report_3
l This web page shows the effect of gambling on employment sector in Victoria in Canada. This includes many figures and graphs describing the employment trends and the relationship of gambling and employment.
l However, as my topic is ¡§effects of gambling on Hong Kong teenagers¡¨, this links page is not useful to me.
l Rating: 2/5
20) http://www.bbc.co.uk/health/addictions/causes_psy.shtml
l This is a BBC web showing the psychological effects of addiction. This shows how addicted people think, feel and behave. However, this is more applicable to drugs or smoking people.
l Rating: 2/5