April 6, 2006
CNN.Com Compulsive Gambling
Gambling odds, as the saying goes, are stacked in
favor of the house. But that doesn't stop people
from trying to beat the odds.
Approximately 85 percent of American adults
report having gambled at some point in their lives,
and about 60 percent say they've gambled at least
once in the past year. Gambling results in hundreds
of billions of dollars in annual wagers — and, for
some people, a big problem with compulsive gambling,
an addiction.
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April 1, 2006
ABC News Gambling
Addiction Spreading to Women
Ten
years ago, Donna Zaharevitz was a successful sales
executive and an active public figure in the
Hartford, Conn., suburb of Windsor Locks. She and
her husband had been married for 36 years, with four
children and several grandchildren. She describes
them as "the Beaver Cleaver family."
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Jan. 1, 2006
ABC News Online Gambling: A Growing Addiction
Mark Erickson always
craved a piece of the action — so the accountant
from Phoenix started betting on sports over the
Internet.
But soon, it spiraled
out of control.
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April 27, 2005 BBC
News Meet the 9-5 gamblers
Despite
the stereotypes of smoke-filled betting shops
and glitzy Mayfair casinos, gambling is not what
it once was.
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