Of increasing concern to those who publish news articles on casino affiliate sites is the practice of copyright infringement. Everyone in the industry is generally writing stories based on the same news, with similar sources and identical press releases, resulting often in articles that bear strong resemblance by authors innocent of any unethical conduct.

Yet more and more, certain Internet gambling sitenews seem to contain idiomatic turns of phrases identical to a previous author's, on the same subjects, covering the same angle. When writing about a subject such as a new online casino, discovering a competitor chose to cover the same event is unsurprising. But to see the same story written with same mentions of the same games with the same particular effects of those games covered, and absolutely no information included not in the original story, leads to thoughts of plagiarism.

Many Internet gaming sources have been complaining behind the scenes that there are a small number of sites who are copying work written by others, with barely a word rearranged. One prominent site mentioned frequently as a perpetrator of this behavior is Online Casino News. This site is owned and operated by Lyceum Media, an organization which distributes online gambling industry press releases and sponsors industry events.

An examination of the stories published on this site show a high number of articles that can be traced to original material on other casino news sites, including idiomatic usages and specifications identical to the original.

Other obvious examples involve reporting of legal news and land casino affairs, involving sites that were copied but were not USAOC, so the links are not provided without consent. Still, anyone reading the list of stories at Online Casino News can easily find a multitude of similar situations.

In light of recent squabbles in the online casino affiliate industry, perhaps the best suggestion is for everyone to respect and honor their competitors. Money can be made in the business for hard-working, industrious parties. There is no need for laziness such as this, nor for hidden conflicts of interest that may jeopardize the fate of the entire industry, which clearly relies heavily upon public trust. Let those who have done wrong correct their behavior, and let it be a thing of the past, please.

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By Pete Gunnel - Published January 13th, 2009
http://www.usaonlinecasinos.us/articles/54/1/201/Online-Casino-Affiliates-Face-Rising-Plagiarism.html

Still, some argue that ten million Chinese children are already Internet addicts, and that over two million South Korean children are also affected and in need of treatment.

Psychiatrists are debating whether Internet Addiction Disorder deserves classification in the soon-to-be-revised revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the Bible of psychiatry. Dr. Maressa Orzack of Harvard Medical School and Dr. Jerald Block are fighting to include Internet addiction alongside other previously rejected psychological addictions such as pornography, gambling, and sex.

The other faction wishes to retain older definitions that only recognize substance abuse as addictions, such as alcoholism and drug dependency. Both sides seem to agree that Internet addiction, like problem gambling, may be a symptom of a deeper disorder.

Dr. Block wrote in the American Journal of Psychiatry that "...research has shown that up to 96 per cent of study subjects showing Internet Addiction symptoms also exhibited other diagnosable mental health disorders.” This also describes compulsive gamblers, whose illness has been found in numerous studies to be a manifestation of deeper mental disorders.

Those resisting the classification in the DSM say that symptoms such as Internet addiction or gambling game addictions cannot be listed as diseases, when they are merely symptoms of disease. For instance, if a person had the flu and was suffering from fever, the disease would be the flu, not fever.

Still, some argue that ten million Chinese children are already Internet addicts, and that over two million South Korean children are also affected and in need of treatment. Would it be reasonable to ban the Internet because of this problem? Or would a reasonable man suggest treatment for the individuals who cannot control themselves, leaving normal people the freedom to enjoy online experiences?

Dr. Orzack suggests as much as ten percent of the population has a form of the addiction, while problem gamblers are estimated at two to three percent of the patrons at online casinos.

Some experts wish to link both, along with a host of other addictive behaviors, as "impulse control disorder." At least this would be a step toward recognizing that neither online gambling nor the Internet causes addictions, but merely allows a manifestation of symptoms.

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Published on January 5, 2009 by Tom Weston
http://www.onlinecasinoadvisory.com/casino-news/online/internet-more-addicting-than-gambling-42450.htm