Online Casino Gambling News - by Gamblers Lodge

It may come as no surprise to some that portions of taxable gambling revenue are going towards research aimed at helping pathological gamblers. However, it may come as a surprise that Harvard University Medical School, who is largely responsible for conducting the research, has been accused of purposefully tainting its research due to pressure from gambling lobbyists.

The recent allegations have come from online casino and gambling oppositions in general, claiming that proponents for gambling are steadily using the findings from the research to show that widespread gambling does not cause problems, which they are doing so with a strong argument.

For instance, Harvard’s findings claim that only 1.14% of American adults are pathological gamblers, which casino lobbyists used to argue their defense for gambling. However, these same lobbyists neglected to mention broader aspects of the Harvard research, which include findings that 20% of adults were at risk of becoming pathological gamblers and that the number of pathological gamblers has doubled since 1977.

The Harvard Medical Institute’s Director, Howard Shaffer points to the above claims in defense of Harvard’s research. His defense is that the research is not being divulged without bias – And it is not up to Harvard how their research is shared in the community once it is made publicly available.

It should be obvious that Harvard is in no need for funding its research. However, Methodist Reverend Tom Grey claims Harvard is being bought out, perhaps on an individual basis. To him, it’s not just how the research is being divulged – The National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling claims the numbers don’t add up. But until they can prove otherwise, the research, which is reviewed by independent scientists will stand as accurate.