Technology and pleasure… The use of technology can tire out the brain’s pleasure center… Dopamine is the neurotransmitter released in response to pleasure or excitement. When we absorb constant alerts and stimulation from texts, video images and video games, the brain’s pleasure center gets hyper-stimulated […] See more
By Raymond Viger We know that in this province, all games of chance and money end up, one way or another, coming under the auspices of Loto-Québec. Here, then, is a bit of history tracing their roots: Bingo We have to go all the way […] See more
By Raymond Viger Lotteries and races have played a role in all our lives. Card games and bets between friends have been carried out since the dawn of civilization. But gambling in all its facets is much younger in Québec. In 1829, the construction of […] See more
By Colin McGregor Best-selling author Sarah Ban Breathnach wrote: The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers. But above all, the world needs dreamers who do. Here, then, is a book from the pen of one of those active dreamers, in French The […] See more
By Colin McGregor The reflections of Raymond Viger, who has devoted 35 years of his life to counselling amrginalized youth, are now finally available in English. « Marginal and Proud Of It, » translated by Colin McGregor, is currently up on the editionstnt.com website. Editionstnt.com is the […] See more
I am the wife of a compulsive gambler. The first rule for helping a gambler who is near and dear to us is to never finance their gambling debts. The gambler has to face the music. As told to Raymond Viger That’s the only way […] See more
I was a crisis intervenor, a social worker, at the beginning of the 1990s. By Raymond Viger It was just before the Casino de Montréal opened. Once it opened, my colleague and I were swamped. There were lots of interventions to be made with compulsive […] See more
Even though it’s been a while since I’ve torn my shirt, as the saying goes in French, over this issue, how Québec manages its provincial lottery system is one of the things our government should not be proud of. By Raymond Viger Media articles have […] See more
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