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British footballers taking out payday loans to gamble
LONDON, England — A sports rehabilitation clinic that works with addicted gamblers says football players take loans to fund gambling addiction, the BBC reported. The Sporting Chance clinic said the players are taking out payday loans, the report … Read more on Casino City Times

Hon John Banks—Prime Minister's Statements and Views
Metiria Turei: Will the Minister meet with the victims of problem gambling and explain to them why he feels comfortable using the vote of a disgraced MP to pass a law that will increase the harm that problem gambling causes to our communities … Read more on Scoop.co.nz (press release)

Gambling addiction – seek treatment before it takes over your life!
Gambling addiction Tushar Singhal (name changed) lost Rs 4 crore ($ 647,000) to gambling. He was addicted to online gaming zones where the outcome of a contest resulted in the exchange of money between the loser and winner. The parents of this south … Read more on India.Com Health

How to identify a gambling addiction
You can also attend recovery programs that offer group sessions or individual treatment. There are nonprofit organizations that specialize in helping people with their gambling problem. Gamblers Anonymous and the National Council on Problem Gambling … Read more on PR Newswire (press release)

Question by singlechick26: if u accuse someone of something and they explode into an instantaneous violent rage, R they ..?
GUILTY OR INNOCENT”??

Best answer:

Answer by gamingenius
Or simply angry that you are assuming they did something?

People react differently to confrontation. Some people hate it and react by becoming defensive (regardless of whether or not they are guilty or innocent). You can make a stereotype about it because not everyone is the same.

Answer by nickipettis
neither is a dependable answer.

all you know is that they get very angry

Question by m.i.s.s.: What causes an addictive personality?
If you’ve never done drugs or alcohol
an addiction to anything that catches my attention in that way….like there’s things that give me a high and it literally feels addicting. like I’ll feel obsessed & in love with it in a good way & it’ll give me anadrenaline rush even though it’s not really an adrenaline-giving type of thing. Like even just thinking about something will trigger the feel-good emotion if I’m about to do something. Like thinking about people or doing my nails or cleaning or whatever.
oh I thought you were asking me what the addiction was…sorry it’s 4am

Wives beg bookies: Give back our husbands' squandered cash
The unprecedented situation has become worse in the past year as cash-strapped families struggle to put food on the table. And with nowhere else to turn, the desperate wives of gambling addicts have started emailing bookmakers' head offices begging for … Read more on Irish Mirror

Pete McMartin: Portrait of a gambling addict (Part 2)
“There was no socio-economic borders here, and that's something I want to stress. There was no 'typical' gambling addict.” After six months of counselling, she began to get her compulsion under control. She last visited a casino in August, 2012. Of … Read more on Vancouver Sun

East Boston rejects casino at Suffolk Downs
Krysten Hunt, 24, summed up the anti-casino position, saying she did not want more potential traffic, pollution, crime, or gambling addiction in her neighborhood. “All that stuff? No, thanks,” she said. “It's fine the way it is.” The ballot box failure … Read more on Boston Globe

Disgraced Santa Clara County politician Shirakawa faces sentencing Friday
Eventually, facing a potential eight-year prison sentence, he admitted that depression and a gambling addiction fueled his crimes. Shirakawa and his lawyer declined to comment this week. But they are expected to argue that community service at the … Read more on San Jose Mercury News