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Compulsive Gambling Articles

What If Someone I Know Is a Compulsive Gambler?

Take this short quiz developed by Gamblers Anonymous to find out if you may be living with a compulsive gambler: Do you find yourself haunted by bill collectors? Is the person in question often away from home ... Read more... »

Treatments for Compulsive Gambling

If you have a gambling problem, call the Gambling State Hotline or Gamblers Anonymous Hotline and enlist the support of others who have the same problem. This is paramount. Many compulsive gamblers go through terrifying experiences ... Read more... »

Symptoms of Compulsive Gambling

The following signs and symptoms indicate compulsive gambling: increasing the frequency and the amount of money gambled spending the majority of free time thinking about gambling spending an excessive amount of time gambling at the expense ... Read more... »

Frequently Asked Questions about Compulsive Gambling

I only go on gambling binges periodically. Do I have a problem? Yes, if your binges exhibit out-of-control behavior. Many compulsive gamblers report that although their gambling urge is sporadic, the intervals between binges are ... Read more... »

An Introduction to Compulsive Gambling

Although gambling does not produce the cognitive or physical impairment associated with alcohol or drug abuse, an obsession with gambling can be just as devastating. Compulsive gambling can destroy social, personal and occupational or educational ... Read more... »

Excess on occasion is exhilirating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
-- William Somerset Maugham