At one point in time our society believed
that gambling addiction only affected the
gambler. However new information now
available and those directly affected
realized that gambling detrimental to the
economic, political, social and physical
well being of individuals, the community and
the nation.
Gambling
addiction negatively affects everyone. The following situations are
from real situations that have occurred.
A
compulsive gambler borrows money from friends and family not having
the ability to pay back these loans. In one case I remember the
family who loaned the money had to cut back their spending once they
realized the loan was not going to be repaid.
A
compulsive gambler uses their credit cards to get cash in order to
gamble not having the ability to pay back these loans. The credit
card company receives notice that one of their card holders is now
filing bankruptcy.
A
compulsive gambler no longer has the ability to spend money on local
businesses and or charitable organizations. In turn the local
businesses revenues decrease.
A
compulsive gambler no longer spends the quality time with their
family members.
A
compulsive gambler’s work production decreases while co-workers pick
up the slack.
A
compulsive gambler resorts to embezzlement as a means to continue
feeding their habit.
A
compulsive gambler was sentenced to jail time for illegal acts.
This situation is a no win for everyone involved. The gambler can
not pay back their debt while in jail.
A
compulsive gambler commits suicide.
A
compulsive gambler spouse files for divorce.
All of the above examples demonstrate that gambling addiction is
detrimental to the economic, political, social and physical well
being of individuals, the community and the nation.
Now that there is a problem, it’s time to find a solution and at the
same time help those with a gambling addiction to move forward.
There are websites that can help the compulsive gambler but there
are no websites that can put the cash back into our society so we
can move forward.
