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Gaming and r isk tak ing are deeply embedded in our cu lt u re and h i s tor y. Winn ing i s t h r i l l , whether brought about by s t roke of luck or sk i l l fu l predic t ion.

According to a 2010 Gallup Poll survey, gaming is becoming more and more morally and socially acceptable by Americans. In par t icular, men usually accept it more than women. Approximately 85 percent of US adults have gambled at least once in t he i r l i ve s . Olde r and r e t i r ed adu l t s represent an at tract ive demographic group for gambl ing ventures ment ioned in a 2002 ar t ic le

“Health Correlates of Recreat ional Gambling in Older Adults” by American Psychiatric Association. Lot ter ies and charitable bingo remain the most popular gaming act iv it y in the United States.

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As stated by the American Gambling Associat ion, a lmost half of sur veyed par t icipants played lotteries in 2009. More than one–quarter of those player v isited casinos, 15 percent of them played poker, and only 2 percent gambled online. This publ ic opinion survey was conducted by VP Communicat ion Inc . and nat iona l pol l s t e r Peter D. Har t v ia interv iews with 304 residents of counties with commercial or racetrack casinos.

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46%of players have played the lot tery in 2009

28%of 304 residents have visited casino in 2009

15%of gamer have played poker in 2009

2%of adult s have played online gaming in 2009

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Before ge t t ing involved in gaming ac t iv i t ies , p laye r s need to k now wh ich game mee t s t he i r needs. Predominantly, gaming can be classif ied into two categories: games of skill, such as poker and chess, and games of chance, such as bingo and lot ter y. Both t ypes have benef it s including physical act iv it y, mental challenges and social connection. Accordingly, we encourage the elderly incor porate cha l leng ing games l ike pu z z les , ca rd games, bingo, scrabble or chess into the i r da i ly rout ine.

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To mainta in bra inpower as the bra in ages , the bes t th ing to do is to keep ac t ive . As s tated by the Frank l in Ins t i t ute and the A l zhe imer ’s Associat ion, the human brain withers w ithout st imuli. “As with our muscles , we can st reng then our neural pathways with brain exe rc i se , or we c an l e t th e m w ith e r.  T h e p r in c ip l e i s th e s ame : Use i t or lo s e i t ,” says by Dr, John Ratey in h is book, From a Us e r's Guid e t o th e B ra in .

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Some games, l ike poker, requ ire players to concent ra t e , memor i z e ga m ing g r aph ic s , a nd think of numbers and st rategy. The fol lowing cha r t compa res games and spor t s s ide by s ide for easy re ference. Our ana lys is w i l l he lp you to choose bes t su ited ac t iv it y for your needs .

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