Students appear to be a social layer that is mostly susceptible to online gambling attractions. This is the easiest, most accessible means via which it becomes possible to place bets on roulette, poker and blackjack without leaving the house boundaries. It is no wonder that a Harvard student with an excellent understanding of statistics will ultimately be lured to try his luck in online casinos, especially when he is short of money and has very little opportunities to earn some. With substantial profits from online gambling who needs a campus job?

Last year, the internet gambling industry grossed $4 billion and addiction is one of the key setbacks that youth should be aware of. In general, youngsters feel more at ease dealing with computers. More like a confidentiality friend, personal computer has an overprotecting effect on the insecure students, sheltering them from the outer world, while simultaneously allowing them to tip toe the forbidden adult fruit. In privacy of your own home or dorm room you can get away with almost anything and unlike drinking there are no traces of alcohol on their breath.

Other less cheering side effects stem from the potential money loss which is unfortunately also a part of this game. It may become rather difficult for a student to run a risky life of a gambler even if it's only a virtual life combining it with the demanding life of a student. When you've just lost a couple of thousand dollars, it's hard to keep focused on the rest of your life.

Some students who in the past reported to play 10 to 15 hours a week are now trying to spend more time with their friends improving their grades that have gone slightly astray. One thing becomes clear that unless you have a bankroll of $1,500 to lose, you shouldn't get involved in it. But Goodkin who took a class at Harvard on the modeling of statistical situations, proclaims that in general Harvard students have the upper hand in online poker and finally the courses on mathematical probability that seemed like coming from the outer space have suddenly come in handy.

There may not be a straightforward correlation between math people and gamblers, but it seems to be that Harvard students have a slight advantage over the rest of the gambling population due to their better strategic thinking.

What is the truth remains to be a secret and you'll just have to figure it out for yourself. Note, that any overdo you do will only do you harm.