"I'll bet you ten dollars that Minnesota beats Dallas this weekend." "No way, not unless you give me 10 points." "Fine, I'll give you Dallas plus ten points." "You're on!" This is a very common thing heard between friends prior to a big game. Sure, it may seem harmless at the time, but after the game someone is going o be out ten dollars, and it I guaranteed that they won't be very happy. This can sometimes cause a problem in the relationship between the two friends. It may end up that one of them feels cheated after the game, or one does not pay, but thee are many

This excerpt sums what exactly gambling is capable of. There are many people who go to casinos, or place bets of football games because it is a form of entertainment for them. It can be fun and it can be entertaining, if it is done in the right context. First, it must be done in moderation. One who places many bets for huge chunks of money every week, has a problem. One who goes to the casino once every two or three months with extra money they happen to have, or one who makes a friendly wager over a basketball game, which might not even include any type of currency, would be okay. It is the people who receive a major high from risking a lot of money on a card game, and who enjoy it so much that they do it often that need help. It is the compulsive gamblers that are the ones who really need help.

Blaszczynksi, A. & Farrell, E. (1998). A case series of 44 completed gambling related suicides. Journal of Gambling Studies, 14, 93-110.

A compulsive gambler is one who can never turn down a wager, not matter how high it is, nor how much risk is involved, would be considered a compulsive gambler. One who lives their lives in a way in which they rely on gambling as a form of making money, would be considered a compulsive gambler. (Larkin and Griffiths, 1998, p. 77)

obscene amount of money, people tend to continue to place bets until they have either won their money back, or lost it all. Usually it's the latter, which makes gambling a dead end street, with no hope of ever turning around. Once one is sucked in, it is nearly impossible to get out. (Peterson, 1974, p. 161)

Gambling is something that has been around for quite some time. It comes in many different forms, so sometimes it is very hard to notice. For example, if a person walks across the street at a crosswalk, where the light is green and the sign says walk, they are still taking the chance that a car will not run the red light and hit them. So, in essence they are taking a gamble that the person in the car will obey the traffic law of stopping at a red light. In this sense, people gamble every day of their lives.

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