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Gambling Resource Center
by Jerry "Jet"
Whittaker
May 27, 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.
What is
a resource center actually?
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.
Creating a gambling through gambling resource
Each
person has choices to create about gambling, 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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