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What is a gambling addiction?
Gambling addiction is a mental-health problem that is understood to be one of
many kinds of impulse-control problems a person may suffer from. The types of
gambling that people with this disorder might engage in are as variable as the
games available. Betting on sports, buying lotto tickets, playing poker, slot
machines, or roulette are only a few of the activities in which compulsive
gamblers engage. The venue of choice for individuals with gambling addiction
varies as well. While many prefer gambling in a casino, the rate of online/Internet
gambling addiction continues to increase with increased use of the Internet. Gambling addiction is also called compulsive gambling or pathological
gambling.
Estimates of the number of people who gamble socially qualify for being
diagnosed with a gambling addiction range from 2%-5%, thereby
affecting millions of people in the United States alone. Although more men than
women ...
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