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Open All Night: Online Poker And Problem Gambling

Station Casinos launched the country's first legal, pay-to-play online poker site on April 30. Right now, the site can only be used by people in Nevada. Other companies are preparing to introduce poker websites, and that has some people worried about the affect on problem gamblers. We'll talk about whether online gambling is any more addictive than the real-world kind, and what websites can do to help users play responsibly.

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Sarah Nelson, Associate Director for Research, Division on Addiction at the Cambridge Health Alliance

Carol O'Hare, Executive Director, Nevada Council on Problem Gambling

Scott C., recovering gambling addict

Seth Palansky, Spokesman, Caesars Interactive Entertainment

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