Gambling: Inside America's Lottery Addiction

Gambling addiction, also known as compulsive gambling, is a type of impulse-control disorder. According to CNN, Americans spend approximately 170 billion dollars on lottery tickets. People will spend their very last on gambling, no matter what the cost is. According to, Inside America’s Lottery Addiction, the author discussed the most prominent types of gambling, which are professional, social and problem. Gamblers who actually gamble but still aren’t happy, often find themselves borrowing money to support their addiction. These problems drives gamblers to gamble more, and find a faster way to receive money to support their addiction. This also drives gamblers to feel like their lives are ruined because they don’t spend their money the way they want (Inside America's Lottery Addiction n.d.). Gambling, is very addictive and causes financial problems that can spiral out of control very fast. Gambling is a pyramid. People gamble, and win at first then lose it all instantly. Gambling is considered good to those who are winning and bad for those who are losing. Gambling, by far is a bad addiction to have. Professional gamblers make their living by gambling and thus consider it a profession. They are skilled in the games they …show more content…
He argued that machine gamblers, don’t gamble for the money, but they recognize the machine as a lover, a friend, or a date. Machine gamblers being so attached to the machines, would cause them to spend all their money. The article also stated “it’s not about money, but the escape into the zone” (MIT News). Gamblers feel a certain kind of high while they’re gambling, which sometimes keeps them at piece (Understanding Gambling Addiction n.d.). We’ve all had the experience of being in the zone if it’s simply us being on our phone or playing a video game compulsively. People wouldn’t even know that they are in the zone, and lose the track of