«Gambling and Online Casinos Make Us Live Longer?

The study of the recent statistics shows that the number of gamblers is constantly increasing. So are the age-related changes. On the one hand nowadays the typical gambler is much younger, but this should not bother educators, psychologists and doctors, because this process is beyond their control and the allowed minimum age of gamblers hasn’t been clearly defined. On the other hand not only does the allowed maximum age not exist, on the contrary, according to some scientists and researchers, emotions that mature people experience while gambling make a positive influence on their health.

The results of the latest research conducted by Harvard University demonstrate that the mini-stress that gamblers of an older generation experience during the game positively influences their immune system which, in turn, prolongs their lives. Gambling in a casino could be compared to a training session in a gym. It generates adrenaline in the body and strengthens the heart. Quite a unique and unexpected formula of the elixir of youth!

Long-lasting observations of 2800 senior gamblers carried out by scientists proved that the elderly who regularly gamble in casinos are much healthier than their less arduous peers.

The number of online casino goers has been steadily increasing since the day when the news about a Norwegian carpenter who won 4 million euro rocked the world. After betting 30 euro and hitting the jackpot on Mega Fortune Slot in 2010, Oct. 8, this 69-year-old retired man became a millionaire. The event inspired many of his peers who decided to follow his steps.

Ladies are not too far behind. A 74-year-old resident of Los Angeles was celebrating her birthday party in a casino. She was prepared to lose 170 dollars. As a result she won as much as … 22 billion dollars! The old lady was so shocked she even collapsed. She soon recovered and celebrated her ‘double’ luck. It is surprising indeed that some of us start living their lives to the fullest only after 70!