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Hooked on Gambling
Hooked on Gambling

STATISTICS: Gambling Across the Nation
MAP: Legal Gambling in the U.S.


Gambling begets millions of ignored addicts
Legal gambling has mushroomed in America in the past quarter-century, creating a class of neglected problem gamblers.

Addicted gambler recovers “one day at a time”

Small town hits it big


The invisible social cost of problem gambling
Addictive gambling has triggered higher rates of money crimes, bankruptcy, divorce, suicide and homelessness across the country, causing an estimated $5 billion annually in additional social consequences.

Gambling commission dealt dead man’s hand

A litter idea

Odd ending turns one run short

Four stages of addictive gambling


Prevention, treatment money in short supply
Federal government does nothing, and state governments and gambling industry do little to fund prevention and treatment programs for problem gamblers.

20 questions to determine addiction

Mind probed to solve gambling puzzle


Hooked on Gambling

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