DO WE CAVE IN  AND MAYBE RELAPSE DO WE ASK FOR HELP DO WE STUFF IT INSIDE   OR HIDE IT FROM EVERYONE DO WE LET IT EFFECT OUR RECOVERY DO WE TALK ABOUT IT IN THE G A ROOM DO WE TALK TO OUR SPONSOR DO WE TALK TO OUR SPOUCE / FAMILY DO WE [...]

The bookmaker said———- “I have 200 gamblers who bet with me every day when the N. F.L games start i have over 800 gamblers bet with me its the best time of the year for me” Football is the most bet on sport in America. I remember when Skip Ballis, then of the Dallas Morning [...]

Many people, who work in the gaming industry, are vulnerable to problems with their own gambling behaviors. Some are naturally attracted to the action, because they already have a gambling problem. Some develop a problem after being exposed to the environment. Studies have shown that employees in gaming establishments (racetracks, casinos, lottery vendors, etc.) have [...]

Art Schlichter was indicted -”I understand i did it for years in my own gambling addiction” Arnie Wexler Art Schlichter, the former Ohio State quarterback was indicted today on 13 felony counts in connection with the ticket-selling scheme that swindled people out of more than $1 million. Tuesday, February 15, 2011 02:52 AM By Mike [...]

Compulsive gamblers sometimes show a profit from a single session but in the end they cannot keep it. They will lose it all and more because of their addiction. A win is never big enough so they keep playing and dream that this time they will get the “Big Win” they crave. When it does [...]

Compulsive gambling is a progressive disease, much like an addiction to alcohol or drugs. In many cases, the gambling addiction is hidden until the gambler becomes unable to function without gambling, and he or she begins to exclude all other activities from their lives. Inability to stop gambling often results in financial devastation, broken homes, [...]

It was a rainy  Friday afternoon in 1983. The late Dr. Robert L. Custer , whom was the “father” of treatment for compulsive gambling, asked me to drive him to Long Island, N. Y , to visit one of his patients. This patient had entered an in-patient treatment center for compulsive gambling. As we drove [...]

Original Post: http://amarillo.com/news/news-columnist/2011-02-04/beilue-more-losers-winners-after-super-sunday By JON MARK BEILUE Arnie Wexler was settling in to watch the Super Bowl about 25 years ago when he got a call from a desperate gambler who needed help because of losses from the game. Help? The game – New York Giants versus Denver Broncos – was barely into the first [...]