National Gambling Impact Study

by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker
Oct 8, 2006
 

Gambling Impact:

Gambling is considered as the highly addictive activity and Americans are facing lots of problem due gambling addiction. Though gambling is familiar as a leisure activity but it slowly induces the Americans and they become addicted with it. Gambling has very bad impact on gamblers. It effects on his family and work place as well. Family members frequently experience the trauma of divorce, child abuse and neglect, and domestic violence due to gambling addiction problem.

Gambling Impact Study:

There are immense need of study or research of gambling impact. United States has done a study by its National Gambling Impact Study Commission in 1999 which was the first comprehensive assessment of gambling's effects on the United States in 23 years. This report helps us to understand the negative effects of gambling.

The final report of National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) states that gambling addiction in the United States increases with expansion of gambling activity. The gambling activity has higher rate addiction problem of in comparison with any other form of addiction. The report shows that between 15 and 20 million Americans are displaying some signs of a gambling addiction.

Specific Impact of Gambling:

NGISC find out some specific impact of gambling from their study and research. These impacts are:

Suicide:

Suicide is a major problem for gambling addiction. Addicted gamblers often try to commit suicide. A survey on nearly 400 Gamblers Anonymous members done by NGISC shows that two-thirds had contemplated suicide, 47 percent had a definite plan to kill themselves, and 77 percent stated that they have wanted to die

Divorce:

Divorce is the next considerable problem which arises due to gambling addiction. In a survey of nearly 400 Gamblers Anonymous members, 28 percent reported being either separated or divorced as a direct result of their gambling problems. No of divorce case increases in USA after introduction of casino gambling.

Homelessness:

Individual having gambling problem has higher rate of homelessness than any other form addiction, according to NGISC report. In Chicago 33 percent gambler become homelessness due to gambling problem.

Child Abuse and Neglect:

The National Gambling Impact Study Commission reported: “Children of compulsive gamblers are often prone to suffer abuse, as well as neglect, as a result of parental problem or pathological gambling”. During the study there are so many child death case found in US due to parent’s gambling activities

Domestic Violence:

Domestic violence is found as another common impact of problem gambling during the study. According to the National Research Council between one quarter and one half of spouses of compulsive gamblers have been abused in US.

So, these are the impact find out by the National Gambling Impact Study. Therefore to remove theses problems govt. should take some precaution or effective steps.

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