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New research by the University of Tasmania has found that problem gambling can affect the health and welfare of family members.Gambling’s flow-on effect (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
To the Rev. William Boyd Bingham III, it makes no sense that lawmakers would even consider allowing casinos to open, exposing residents of the Appalachian region and elsewhere to the possibility of gambling addiction. “We’ve already got our share of problems with drugs, and for the sake of our children we can’t tolerate another addiction,” said Bingham, pastor of Binghamtown Baptist Church in …Hundreds gather at Capitol to oppose casinos (Lexington Herald-Leader)
The five valley casinos can be a 24-hour source of fun. Unfortunately, for some gamblers that diversion can become a problem.When gambling becomes an addiction, seek help (The Desert Sun)
2,300 Oregonians sought treatment last year for pathological gamblingRaising awareness on problem gambling in Oregon (KVAL Eugene)
NEW PORT RICHEY — David Olson lost his law license for losing more than $200,000 in client money — money his gambling addiction led him to steal from clients and spend on lottery tickets. Now he has lost his freedom…Pasco judge sends ex-lawyer to prison (St. Petersburg Times)
The five valley casinos can be a 24-hour source of fun.When gambling becomes an addiction, seek help (The Desert Sun)
Chris and Pax Prentiss, father and son co-founders and co-directors of Passages Addiction Cure Center in Malibu, California, have released a thirty-minute infomercial, which reaches into the homes of millions of Americans with a message of hope and guidance regarding drug and alcohol dependency.Passages Malibu Releases Addiction Cure Infomercial (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
FRANKFORT - To the Rev. William Boyd Bingham III, it makes no sense that lawmakers would even consider allowing casinos to open, exposing residents of the Appalachian region and elsewhere to the possibility of gambling addiction.Foes gather on casino bill (The Cincinnati Enquirer)
For some it’s a form of recreation, but for others, it’s a habit they just can’t break. “I’ve heard more than once that I was headed for the mall or a store and ended up at the casino and I’m not even sure how that happened,” said addiction counselor Jewel Cooper.Talk of New Casino Licenses Raises Gambling Concerns (KWWL Iowa)
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FRANKFORT, Ky. — Carol Devine believes casino gambling will bring many social ills — addiction, bankruptcy and destroyed families. Devine says it’s mainly Kentucky women who will be left to clean up.Anti-gambling women’s group planning rally at Ky. Capitol (Charleston Daily Mail)
Former poker machine addicts are banding together to get pokies banned from pubs and clubs. Brenda McQuillan from Nelson and Robyn Hayward from Christchurch, both 46, told a gambling conference in Auckland yesterday that they became “obsessed” by pub pokies until they got help.Ban pub machines,ex-addicts urge (The New Zealand Herald)
The federal government needs hard facts about the poker machine industry before it tackles problems associated with gambling addiction, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says.Rudd wants hard facts on pokies (The West Australian)
Washington, February 20 : A University of Queensland pharmacy graduate is gearing up to conduct human trials to determine the effectiveness of a new drug in treating depression as well as in curbing addictions to smoking, drinking, and gambling.Human trials on anti-addiction drug to begin next month (New Kerala)
A Tube worker is jailed for stealing lorry loads of old railway lines and selling it to pay for his gambling addiction.Gambler jailed for tracks theft (BBC News)
A gambling addict who lost more than ??2 million has staked his future on a High Court ruling after suing bookmakers for allowing him to lay bets.Gambling addict sues bookies over ??2m losses (Daily Telegraph)
South Australian Senator-elect Nick Xenophon has criticised a decision to allow people to bet with the TAB via pay TV.TV bets will cause problem gambling: Xenophon (ABC via Yahoo!7 News)
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A teenage student of previous good character became addicted to gambling and stole more than ??2,000 from his grandmother, a court heard. (12/02/2008 16:43:34)Gambling addiction leads a teenager to steal from his gran (Hastings Today)
How does anyone lose a couple of million quid at the bookies? What are the odds of an ordinary person being allowed to run up such debts? Very high, to judge from the story of Graham Calvert, 28, a greyhound trainer from Sunderland. He is suing bookmakers William Hill in the High Court tomorrow for continuing to take his bets even when he asked the company to ban him.Gambling: How to lose ??2m: your 10-step guide (Independent)
Housewives desperate to hit it big at Valley casinos. But at what price? Are they gambling away their savings, their careers or their marriage? 5 investigates.Women Gamblers Roll The Dice (CBS 5 Phoenix)
A gambling addict is suing a British betting chain after he lost millions of dollars on bets, despite asking to have his account closed, his lawyers said Wednesday.Gambling Addict Sues Betting Chain (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
It seemed like a good bet: During this short session of the General Assembly, Indiana lawmakers would be too busy with vitally important business to consider another scheme to expand gambling.The hard facts on ‘easy’ money (South Bend Tribune)
The title of this harrowing book refers to what happens when you gamble so much and are so far under water that all that is left are hats and eyeglasses on the surface.Author writes of her addiction to online poker (Poughkeepsie Journal)
While a group in Ohio tries to get a gambling proposition on the state ballot, Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear is proposing casino gambling for that state, saying it could accommodate up to 12 casinos.Bordering Kentucky’s governor talking casino gambling (BizJournals)
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A gambling addict is suing a British betting chain after he lost millions of dollars on bets, despite asking to have his account closed, his lawyers said Wednesday.Gambling Addict Sues Betting Chain (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
A DESPERATE and homeless mother was today jailed for stealing from her employer to feed her children and a gambling addiction.Jailed for stealing from boss (The Courier Mail)
Meet Troy Romero, Jane Falgout, and Allan Picard; three people who share one thing in common: a crippling gambling addiction. Experts say the addiction they share is that of a different breed.Gambling Addiction: An Inside Look At Treatment (KSLA-TV Shreveport)
A COMPULSIVE gambler last night explained why he is suing a betting chain for losses of ??2.1m, saying he asked to be barred from their shops.Gambling addict is suing betting chain (The Journal)
Matthew Etherington may have needed rehab for gambling addiction, but the West Ham winger has fond memories of bashing the bookies. With winnings on that scale (payout: ??166,250), imagine how much he may have lost before checking into the Sporting Chance clinic last yearEtherington’s Derby delight: West Ham winger has fond memories of bashing the bookies (Daily Mail)