More Young People Need Help for Gambling Addiction

More young people need help for gambling addiction – Smartphones and online betting are playing a big part in the rise of young people developing gambling problems, according to gambling advice service GamCare.

Court-appointed guardian used wards' funds to stoke gambling addictions …

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A Clark County Family Court-appointed private guardian is accused of stealing nearly $ 200,000 in cash and jewelry from four of her wards to help stoke gambling addictions, court and police documents show. Patience Marie Bristol, 38, was charged …
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Addiction: From genes to drugs

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However, unlike many others, she recognized how far she had fallen, and she sought help. She got better. Not everyone does. Addiction is a … Tobacco, food, sex, pathological gambling and pornography all can be addictive. When people get into …
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Problem Gambling Doubled in BC since 2002

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While Kendall notes that the provincial government deserves recognition for implementing various problem-gambling prevention and treatment programs, the report also recommends increasing the percentage of gaming revenue allocated to prevention and …
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