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Gamblers Anonymous: A Day at a Time

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By Anonymous — 1994

This book addresses the issues and fears often faced by people in recovery from gambling addiction, and it includes daily reflections and prayers that offer hope, support, and guidance throughout the year.

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Compulsive Gambling Is an Illness to Which I Lost Nearly Everything. Nearly.

They say that while we are in recovery our addiction is doing pushups in the parking lot. Thirteen years after quitting drinking and because I had been living an unrealistic version of recovery- my addiction was Hulk strong and waiting.

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Jodie Nealley
2015
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The Fall and Rise of a Gambling Addict | Justyn Rees Larcombe | TEDxRoyalTunbridgeWells

This is a shocking story of how a free £5 bet led to a full blown addiction to online gambling. How someone who had it all could loose everything, including his job, his family and his home and then find hope and restoration.

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2017
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James English Talks About His Drug and Gambling Addiction and Why He Made the Changes

James English talks to Elliot Reeves from Inspired Edinburgh, who has kindly let us use the interview he recently done with James to celebrate reaching 25 episodes. James speaks openly about his battles with drink, drugs, gambling and women.

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2018
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Problem Gambling: Why Do Some People Become Addicted?

Taking risks is part of human nature. Whether it is gambling on a slot machine or riding a skateboard, every day we engage in activities offering both a potential risk and a potential reward.

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Ricardo Twumasi, Sukhi Shergill
2020
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Bet on Yourself: The Process of Gambling Addiction Recovery

Gambling addiction is one of the most prevalent behavioral addictions. Between 1-5% of Americans engage in compulsive gambling.

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Zawn Villines
2018
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World Cup Online Betting Is the Highest It’s Ever Been

Sports betting is worth up to £625 billion per year, with 70% of that trade reckoned to come from football. During big sporting competitions, such as the World Cup, even more money is spent gambling than usual.

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Raian Ali, Emily Arden-Close, John McAlaney, Keith Phalp
2018
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Losing Everything to Gambling Addiction

More older Americans are problem gamblers, but are they betting against their health, too?

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Peter Jaret, Bill Hogan
2014
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How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts

Stevens got his first taste of casino gambling while attending a 2006 trade show in Las Vegas. On a subsequent trip, he hit a jackpot on a slot machine and was hooked.

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John Rosengren
2016
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Designed to Deceive: How Gambling Distorts Reality and Hooks Your Brain

To call gambling a “game of chance” evokes fun, random luck and a sense of collective engagement. These playful connotations may be part of why almost 80 percent of American adults gamble at some point in their lifetime.

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Mike Robinson
2018
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Problem Gambling and Gambling Addiction

There are three common types of gambler, the professional gambler, the social gambler, and the problem gambler. Be aware that the problem gambler will often believe themselves to be, or pretend to be, a social or professional gambler.

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Elizabeth Hartney
2002
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