Here's a fun little slice of coincidence to brighten up your life: A pair of Australian researchers
recently published a study that tracks the correlation between heavy video game use in teens and pathological gambling tendencies. Not 24 hours before this study -- which concluded that there was some connection between the two activities -- hit the blogosphere, Sega made
an unfortunately-timed announcement: The company had secured an online gambling license from the Alderney Gambling Control Commission, allowing it to run Sega-branded online casino games for
real-life money.
While some may weave these two stories into a tapestry of fear for our young, impressionable youths, we're honestly not that worried. After their first roughing up by professional loan shark
Big the Cat, they'll likely shy away from games of chance altogether.
[Thanks,
Barry.]
{ Oct 15th 2009 at 5:00PM } 
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Neuromancer @ Oct 15th 2009 5:04PM
"Alderney Gambling Control Commission"
Wait are we talking about the real world, or Liberty City?
Rhamsey @ Oct 15th 2009 5:15PM
Coincidence made me chuckle.
Rhamsey @ Oct 15th 2009 5:16PM
Never mind, I don't remember what I was trying to say and hit the add comment button anyway.
hobocop @ Oct 15th 2009 5:21PM
As long as you have one dollar you won't die.
Nigeria: Charmy Bee DF @ Oct 15th 2009 5:27PM
The idea of Sonic themed gambling machines fills me sadness. Not that they would, at least I don't think so, anyway.
This feels like the Sammy influence. Fucking Sammy.
OmegaWarrior @ Oct 15th 2009 5:47PM
D'oh!
ralans17 @ Oct 15th 2009 6:25PM
What's more likely? That heavy video game use promotes gambling later in life? Or that those people more prone to heavy video game playing are also more prone to gambline problems in the first place? I'm going with the latter.
KaBob799 @ Oct 15th 2009 9:18PM
In things like this it's usually option 2 even though people always act like it's option 1.
Spartan [Planeteer | Power of Sunshine & Lollipops] @ Oct 16th 2009 6:34AM
Ironies...
Oh the ironies.
gamblingSEO @ Nov 25th 2009 11:46AM
Sega have already been in the gaming business for years. They have licenced their Sonic character to UK Slots manufacturers for the last 10 years at least fwiw.