“I don’t know how to live any longer, as I am struggling to live life. Gambling has basically taken away my whole life as it has taken away my integrity, my mind, my soul, my time, my spirit, my energy, my everything.” This is a quote of a person who is addicted to gambling. Every day he feels the urge to, in some way, shape, or form, bet money on something. Over a short period of time, he has lost everything. He now has suicidal thoughts that he has almost turned into actions many times. Gambling has ruined this person’s life. (“Gambling Therapy”) The act of taking a risky action in hope of a desired result is, by definition, gambling. There are many different types of gambling such as online wagering, gambling in casinos, betting on different
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This also is the cause of destruction is many people’s lives. Gambling encourages criminal problems to come up in society. If you support our side, tell other people about the problem. Tell them about how both illegal and legal gambling is not beneficial, how gambling is helping to ruin our society. This is exactly what the National Coalition against Legalized Gambling is doing. They “inform citizens about the detrimental effects of legalized gambling on their economic, political, social and physical well being of individuals, the community and the nation.” Another organization against gambling, the Gambling Reform & Society Perception is also working to end legalized gambling. They think “a Problem Gambler must take 100% responsibility for their actions and their addiction. However, the gambling industry and our government are not taking ANY responsibility for the rise in problem gambling.” They “intend to make the industry safer for society to enjoy a flutter and avoid the perils of problem gambling and raise awareness of this insidious addiction.” So next time you are driving by a casino, instead of thinking about how much you might have a slim chance of eventually winning, think about everything that could be lost, from you, your friends and family, and everyone
This also is the cause of destruction is many people’s lives. Gambling encourages criminal problems to come up in society. If you support our side, tell other people about the problem. Tell them about how both illegal and legal gambling is not beneficial, how gambling is helping to ruin our society. This is exactly what the National Coalition against Legalized Gambling is doing. They “inform citizens about the detrimental effects of legalized gambling on their economic, political, social and physical well being of individuals, the community and the nation.” Another organization against gambling, the Gambling Reform & Society Perception is also working to end legalized gambling. They think “a Problem Gambler must take 100% responsibility for their actions and their addiction. However, the gambling industry and our government are not taking ANY responsibility for the rise in problem gambling.” They “intend to make the industry safer for society to enjoy a flutter and avoid the perils of problem gambling and raise awareness of this insidious addiction.” So next time you are driving by a casino, instead of thinking about how much you might have a slim chance of eventually winning, think about everything that could be lost, from you, your friends and family, and everyone