This question most gamblers ask themselves when they begin to realize gambling has affected their lives.
Most gamblers intent is not to lose all their money, but rather to win big and buy all those materialist items they have always dreamed of. Gamblers are not selfish people; in fact they enjoy buying things for their [...]
At one point in time our society believed that gambling addiction only affected the gambler. However new information now available and those directly affected realized that gambling detrimental to the economic, political, social and physical well being of individuals, the community and the nation.
Gambling addiction negatively affects everyone. The following situations are from [...]
Self help manuals and chat rooms help compulsive gamblers to face their addiction head on. Through this process they are able to realize for the first time in their life that they have been trapped in a world of self destruction.
Self help manuals help the compulsive gambler to see things in a new perspective. [...]
Problem or compulsive gambling as some call it, has always been an issue among the adult population. The availability of Internet gambling and online betting sites has served to exacerbate the problem. But even of more concern, is that teenage gambling, once a minor problem for parents, is today a growing phenomena. Unfortunately, it is [...]
Websites designed to help people overcome their gambling addictions have recently been contacted by television associate producers and reporters in an effort to obtain information about individuals who have been affected by compulsive gambling addictions. In most cases, they are looking for people to come forward and share how their lives have been impacted [...]