Gambling on our cognitive biases

[image error]The Economist has an excellent special report on gambling that covers everything from what makes slot machines attractive to the psychology of poker.

If you read the lead article there are links to the whole series in a sidebar embedded in the text. However, those particularly interested in the psychology of gambling may want to check out some specific pieces.

A short article looks at how compulsive gambling has become medicalised as it has been changed from a moral failing to a psychiatric...