Compulsive Gambling and Gambling Addiction

Not many people argue that gambling and playing at casinos is great fun, especially when you have hit a winning streak and feel yourself confident. Some casino games require skill besides luck, so you may think that more you learn these games the more you're going to win, depending on what's your game. Compulsive gambling and gamblind addiction makes you realize that only thing you will ever master is skill of losing your money, besides that bigger skill often means more money lost... in the long run.

Blinking slots, blackjack and baccarat tables mixed with humble atmosphere and attractive female dealers creates a mixture of seductive environment, I admit. And if you are not prepared or don't have the knowledge of the games and the odds, you can get addicted quickly and your addiction may become a compulsive need. It does not mean you are retarded, it's actually quite "human" and coded into us.

Gamblers Anonymous homepage describes compulsive gambling as an illness that is progressive in its nature, which can never be cured, but can be arrested. Before coming to Gamblers Anonymous, many compulsive gamblers thought of themselves as morally weak, or at times just plain 'no good'. The Gamblers Anonymous concept is that compulsive gamblers are really very sick people who can recover if they will follow to the best of their ability a simple program that has proved successful for thousands of other men and women with a gambling or compulsive gambling problem.

Gambling can be compared with addiction to drugs, alcohol, cigarettes or junk-food. It's very often as destructive and dangerous as other addictions, often ruining relationships, careers and even ones life. It's very important to start seeking help ASAP when you think you can't control your gambling habit anymore!

Gamblers Anonymous say that compulsive gambler needs to be willing to accept the fact that he or she is in the grip of a progressive illness and has a desire to get well. Their experience has shown that the Gamblers Anonymous program will always work for any person who has a desire to stop gambling. However, it will never work for the person who will not face squarely the facts about this illness.

Gamblers Anonymous offers the following questions to anyone who may have a gambling problem. These questions are provided to help the individual decide if he or she is a compulsive gambler and wants to stop gambling.

TWENTY QUESTIONS

1. Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
3. Did gambling affect your reputation?
4. Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
5. Did you ever gamble to get money to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
6. Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
7. After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
8. After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
9. Did you often gamble until your last dollar was gone?
10. Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
11. Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
12. Were you reluctant to use "gambling money" for normal expenditures?
13. Did gambling make you careless of the welfare of yourself or your family?
14. Did you ever gamble longer than you had planned?
15. Have you ever gambled to escape worry or trouble?
16. Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
17. Did gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?
18. Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
19. Did you ever have an urge to celebrate any good fortune by a few hours of gambling?
20. Have you ever considered self destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?

Most compulsive gamblers will answer yes to at least seven of these questions.

Ralf Vinogradov is a part-time journalist in a newspaper and an editor and webmaster of gambling related website Best Online Casinos and Online Gambling - GamblingRalf.COM, that introduces wackiest online casino bonuses. He also runs infamous newsletter called "Club Hundredaire".

---

Online Poker

Are you a poker player? Can't get the guys together... Read More

Gambling Equipment 101

The excitement and popularity of the gambling games entices few... Read More

Bingo Basics

Bingo is one of the most simple and general game... Read More

Poker Tournament - Blind Stealing Strategy

Poker tournaments are often not epic confrontations between two premium... Read More

Texas Holdem Poker Legends

Stu Ungar is considered by most to the greatest No... Read More

Earn Money Playing Slots...or not

Yay, what a life would that be - sitting behind... Read More

Play Online Baccarat Game

Baccarat - the game of the rich and famous -... Read More

Soccer Livebetting

Live betting is one of the main sources of income... Read More

Why Gamble on Sports?

Its really not that big of a stretch of the... Read More

Online Poker Satellites - How to Turn as Little as $1 into Millions

What do Dr. Vic Fey, an obstetrician from Clinton, Oklahoma,... Read More

How To Avoid The 3 Destructive Traits Of Traditional Gambling / Lottery Systems

There is over $120,000,000,000 spent on lottery systems along across... Read More

Las Vegas - World Series of Poker (WSOP)

Who Will Be The Top Dog at WSOP?That is the... Read More

The Secrets of Remembering True Odds

Pssst...! Wanna know a secret?How about the secret to remembering... Read More

Beating The NFL: A Guide To Smart Sports Betting.

Well folks, here we are. It's August 13 as I... Read More

Playing Low Limit Shorthanded Holdem Online

When it comes to playing shorthanded games online, one size... Read More

Top 5 Reasons - Should You be Gambling Online?

Why is online gambling the latest craze to hit the... Read More

Our Gambling Vacation To Louisiana

Before I begin to describe how we prepared for and... Read More

Roulette System: Spread the News and Beat the Casino Legally

Discover the truth, the real secret behind successful business without... Read More

Betting Options For Football

It is in one's best interest to know all your... Read More

Introduction to Texas Holdem Strategy ? 3 Concepts

Concept #1 ? Pot OddsLong-term profits in holdem come from... Read More

Las Vegas Whales

What Las Vegas jargon names "whales" is in fact the... Read More

Why TV Poker Can Make You Wealthy!

There's an awful lot of poker on the television these... Read More

Texas Holdem Poker Tournament Strategy - Starting Hands

Welcome to the fifth in my Texas Holdem Poker Strategy... Read More

Fancy Winning A Million Pound Jackpot?

Slot machines have become over the last hundred years, one... Read More

The Silver Club Casino

The Book is run by Leroy's Sports Book and is... Read More

Compulsive Gambler Continues Down Self Destructive Path With Little Hopes To Stop Gambling

Everyday I here of compulsive gamblers who are continuing to... Read More

2 Great Methods To Free Online Poker

What's one of the most common dreams for a an... Read More

How to Win a Million Dollars Without Spending a Lot of Money

I love Major Millions. And realistically speaking, there's not really... Read More

Horse Racing Betting, A Beginners Guide (Part 2)

In part one we went over how to pick contending... Read More

Why All the Excitement Over Poker?

Poker's new upsurge in popularity in is due to televised... Read More

Viva Las Vegas Buffets

Please correct me if I am wrong but aren't Las... Read More

A NO B.S. Explanation of Spread Betting For Newbies

Note: The goal of this article is to give you... Read More

Gaming Winners

Before you plan a trip to Las Vegas or Atlantic... Read More