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John Rosengren

Crime

The Pretender

People in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, thought Lois Reiss was a nice wife and grandmother. If she had a vice, it was playing the slots. Then she committed murder.

John Rosengren The Atavist Magazine Sep 2020 40min Permalink

Business Science

How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts

How modern slot machines develop a nearly unbreakable hold on the brain, leading around one in five pathological gamblers to attempt suicide.

John Rosengren The Atlantic Nov 2016 40min Permalink