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■ Gambling Becomes Everyday Life - Casino Enthusiasts Ordinary office workers, bank employees, construction workers, and the self-employed head to Jeongseon Casino every week. This casino-related internet cafe boasts over 10,000 members. Created to share information about casino games, the cafe has recently seen a rise in members struggling with gambling addiction. The results of a "Gambling Addiction Self-Diagnosis" survey conducted among cafe members clearly demonstrate the potential dangers of gambling addiction. Members who carpooled to the casino to save time and money lost up to 20 million won in one night. These members share the irresistible allure of casino gambling, while also warning of the dangers of gambling addiction. ■ The Spectacular Transformation of a Former Mining Village: 10 Years Later - Casino Homeless It's been 10 years since the first domestically-only casino opened in Jeongseon, Gangwon Province. What consequences have these choices brought about in the revitalization of this former mining village? With thousands of people flocking to the casinos day and night, 20 hours a day, day and night, hoping to win big, the number of gambling addicts is rapidly increasing. So-called "casino homeless" individuals, who have squandered their fortunes and are living in saunas, confess that they find it easier to live day to day around casinos than to face the social stigma and finger-pointing of gambling addicts. ■ "Soul AIDS," Gambling Addiction: A Fearsome Disease Gambling addiction is a social disease, often called "Soul AIDS," and is also a medical condition known as an impulse control disorder, difficult to overcome through willpower alone. Problem gamblers experience rapid physical changes due to the increased desire to gamble while experiencing casino virtual reality. In particular, the frontal lobe and midbrain, key brain regions, exhibit different behaviors than normal, and they may exhibit functional abnormalities such as insensitivity to certain situations. ■ 2010 Daebak Republic - Off-track Betting Centers The negative effects of the gambling industry, which has infiltrated our lives, diverging from healthy leisure activities. From Wednesday to Sunday, we explore the crowds of motorboat racing, bicycle racing, and horse racing tracks, as well as the off-track betting (screen horse racing) sites that generate gambling addiction. We also examine the recent controversy surrounding the licensing of off-track betting sites in Suncheon. ■ Safe Gambling Environment: Australia's Responsible Gambling Policy Australia, with its gambling culture so developed that 80% of adults gamble and a dedicated Minister for Gambling Affairs, places strict and cautious standards on the opening of new casinos. Meanwhile, casino users can enjoy gambling in a safe environment that prevents excessive addiction. Furthermore, the country is committed to problem-solving and treatment, operating intensive treatment services for gambling addicts. We explore Australia's responsible gambling policy and its prevention and treatment system for gambling addiction. ■ Quitting Gambling - Gambling Support Group Gambling addiction is often considered incurable. Some people consider it a serious illness with a high risk of relapse, and they fight it fiercely throughout their lives. Gamblers, whose relationships have been destroyed by gambling, are slowly breaking free from the swamp of gambling addiction through Gamblers' Association meetings. They share their daily lives and, together with their families, are slowly emerging from the swamp of their addiction. ■ Anonymous Gamblers, For the Countless Cheolsoos of This Land Kim Ho-jin, who transformed from a staunch gambling addict to a professional counselor. Another Cheolsoo, who began studying counseling late in life, emphasizes the importance of prevention over all else, as gambling addiction is difficult to treat. For the Cheolsoos who wander around casinos dreaming of a big win and the countless others who stumble into gambling, despite the steady expansion of the gambling industry over the past decade, it is urgent to establish and implement realistic policies for the prevention and treatment of gambling addiction, which is still in its infancy. ※ This video is from [Wednesday Project - Cheolsoo's Last Gamble], which aired on December 8, 2010. #Gambling #Addiction #Casino