Gambling Addiction Help, Treatment

Gambling Addiction Help, Treatment – www.gamblinghelper.com Pathological gamblers are addicted to action, not money. Many pathological gamblers will gamble to lose in the desperation phase of their addiction, because it is the action they seek, not the money. For a gambler, being in action is similar to being high on cocaine for the person addicted to cocaine. Both describe their “drug of choice” as seductive and ultimately destructive. http

Russian Gambling Addicts May Now Be Ruled Incompetent By New Law

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Legislators in Russia have adopted amendments for a new law that will rule those suffering from gambling addiction as incompetent, allowing the government to restrict an individual's rights. If a gambler is found to be incompetent, relatives may seek …
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0k dog track theft lost on the pokies

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The court heard Flowers made full admissions, telling police she had taken the money to feed her gambling addiction. Her barrister, Peter Nolan, acknowledged the dog track was not a suitable place of employment for a gambling addict and said his client …
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Record lottery ticket sales means million jackpot for state government

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A tiny fraction goes to a fund to fight gambling addiction. Bigger jackpots in the Powerball and Mega Millions games fueled lottery sales in the 2012 fiscal year, Taylor said. That included a world record jackpot of $ 656 million that was shared by …
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