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Gambling Resource Center
by Jerry "Jet"
Whittaker
May 18, 2006
Gambling has speedily become an acceptable and regular
part of our society. Winning lottery numbers are haggard
live on television. Odds on sports events, consequences
of horse and dog races and advertising for casinos are
carried daily in our newspapers. Billboards, TV and
radio ads all communicate the accessibility of gambling.
Yes, there is even an occasional ad or poster announcing
a hotline number to call for assist with a gambling
problem. Gambling has become a daily element of our
lives. Gambling joins boating, walking, fishing,
exercising, reading, traveling and presence movies,
plays, concerts and sporting events as a favorite
recreational activity. But many of these activities
engage some level of risk. Safe boating needs use of a
life jacket. Safe traveling needs use of seat belts.
Even reading for pleasure needs good lighting to reduce
eye strain.
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For most people, gambling is a communal or recreational
activity, something that is fun and entertaining. But
for others, gambling leads to problems and, for some, it
becomes uncontrollable and is no longer a choice.
Compulsive gambling is not a bad habit but somewhat a
life-threatening disorder. Compulsive gambling is
unhelpful to families, friendships and careers. Basic
requirements like money for food and rent are neglected.
Recreational gambling needs an understanding of the
characteristics of low-risk gambling, as well as the
signs of a gambling problem. People who choose to gamble
also require anticipating risks and taking action to
reduce or eliminate the risks as much as possible.
Conclusion
Each person has choices to create about
gambling
center, firstly, about whether or not to
gamble and, secondly, how to reduce the risk of a
gambling problem if he or she chooses to gamble. All
people, at any age, are accountable for the consequences
of their decisions. Some people choose not to gamble in
any form for a diversity of reasons, some non-gamblers
are morally opposed to gambling, some think it’s simply
foolish, and others may have a family history of
gambling problems, chemical dependency or other
addictions and just don’t want to take the risk. Many
people have not inspected their beliefs about gambling.
They simply have not thought gravely about the benefits
and risks of gambling or discussed it with anyone for a
variety of reasons.
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