
Gambling Addiction & Recovery Support Group
Compulsive gambling is an urge or addiction to gamble despite harmful negative consequences or a desire to stop. A preferred term among many professionals is problem gambling, as few people described by the term experience true compulsions in the clinical sense of the word. Problem gambling often is defined by whether harm is experienced by the gambler or others rather...
I also want to tell you that I'm in a government program for gamblers that began only after Internet gambling became popular. The statistics are staggering. Internet gambling has forced the government to acknowledge this disease. You are among millions of us who fell victim to the call. For me, it all started with ONE casino CD-Rom that I got accidentally in the mail 2 years ago. $10K later, I am convinced it is evil.
Trust me, Gamblock. Spend your money on a nice dinner or a movie. Enjoy your weekend without playing. You'll be so much happier come Monday.