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Gambling Addiction
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Gambling Addiction
A disorder of impulse control in which a person makes wagers of various types—in casinos, at horse races, to book-makers—which compromises, disrupts, or damages personal, family, or vocational pursuits
Management Gamblers’ Anonymous, a 12-step program modeled after Alcoholics’ Anonymous; no phramacologic intervention has proven successful
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Although gambling is so accessible in Las Vegas, there is no conclusive evidence that the percentage of employees suffering addictive gambling behavior is any higher than in other places, she said.
BOTTOMING OUT: GAMBLING ADDICTION IN LAS VEGAS by Richard N. Velotta / Las Vegas Sun
Addictive gambling could be described as serving the god of chance.
God's generosity pays off better than gambling by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
Until then, we must strive to protect our children from potential harm and recognize the links between games of chance and addictive gambling.
Games, Gambling, and Children: Applying the Precautionary Principle ... by Adnan A MD, MPH, PhD Hyder and Nicholas H Juul / Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing
 
 
 
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