Compulsive Gambling, Problem Gambling, Gambling Addiction

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"Whether it's in a casino or online, poker and other games of chance are becoming increasingly popular. It's not just men who are addicted, a growing number of women are becoming compulsive gamblers, too. Early Show correspondent Hattie Kauffman takes a closer look at the troubling trend," news anchor.
"The reality is the longer you gamble compulsively, which is what I was doing, the more you become a compulsive liar," Melanie Morgan, former gambling addict.
"In the 1980s Melanie Morgan was a successful television anchor until her gambling addiction cost her, her job and nearly destroyed her marriage," Hattie Kauffman, CBS national correspondent.
"I would lie about where I was going, what I was doing, who I was with, how much money I was spending," Melanie Morgan.
"Even her pregnancy did not stop Melanie from gambling," Hattie Kauffman.
"Of course I was in a terrible environment, smoke-filled rooms, hardly taking care of myself. I was gambling until an hour before I gave birth," Melanie Morgan.
"After her son was born, she often left the infant with an assortment of babysitters," Kauffman.
"I remember packing up the baby one day and driving around to each of the card rooms where I thought she might be and finally locating her and taking the baby in its carrier and putting the baby in the middle of the poker table and saying, 'You got a choice. You want to play cards or you want to be a Mom?'" Jack Morgan, Melanie's husband.
"I knew at that point I was in desperate trouble and I knew I was sick, sick, and needed help. And I still didn't want to stop," Melanie Morgan.
"You might think the opportunity to gamble non-stop would be limited to a trip to Las Vegas or Atlantic City, but the temptation is everywhere. Visit here in Phoenix and you'll be greeted with the Arizona Casino guide, listing 22 casinos, dog racing, horse racing, bingo and more," Kauffman.
"I won $10,000 playing bingo. It just hooks you right in," former compulsive gambler.
"Slot machines," another compulsive gambler.
"Mine wasn't slots, it was draw poker," another compulsive gambler.
"I sat down with three women in recovery from compulsive gambling: Shannon, Freda, and Vicki,"
"Do you have any idea how much you've lost to gambling?" Kauffman.
"I've lost $300,000. It was all of my retirement money," Vicki.
"I have thought it was around $35,000 but my husband has stated that it's around $50,000," Shannon.
"It was around $115,000 to $200,000," Freda.
"But Freda lost a lot more than that. She lost a year of her life when she went to prison after stealing cash to gamble," Kauffman.
"The sick compulsive gambler will do whatever they have to do to gamble," Freda.
"It makes me think about a drug addict who steals to get the drugs," Kauffman.
"It's an addiction. It is an addiction," Freda.
"Psychologist Paul Good says that it used to be women used to gamble to escape their every day life, but now more are being lured simply by the action," Kauffman.
"A sense of excitement, of being on the edge. You are literally holding your fate in your own hands at a poker table. For a women, that could be a powerful riveting experience," Paul Good, psychologist.
"Is it a high? Is it a euphoria?" Kauffman.
"Oh yes. Oh yes it is. It's like a drug," Freda.
"Especially when you hear the bells ringing," background voice.
"According to the National Council on Problem Gambling, in the 1980s just a handful of women sought treatment for gambling addiction. Today, almost half of those seeking help for gambling addiction are female," Kauffman.
"You are going to see gambling take its place alongside alcoholism and drug abuse as being one of the most significant addictions of our time," Paul Good, Psychologist.
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Interesting. I'm ... ( 5 months ago by PragueVlogg)
Interesting. I'm glad I don't have that addiction.
they have a ... ( 4 months ago by zomett)
they have a gambling problem if they are losing players.
"I just lost ... ( 4 months ago by prokopton)
"I just lost $10,000. I have a gambling problem."
"You don't have a gambling problem. You're just a bad gambler."
That's a joke. Eventually, anyone who gambles will lose. It's just a matter of how much and how long. I've been there. Done that.
They're only NOW ... ( 4 months ago by LHZZ12MM)
They're only NOW reporting this!!?? OMG, they are SOOOOO behind the curve! This is by no means a new problem...sadly still, people that watched this saw it as a "new" problem, because there is SOOOO much ignorance about this insidious addiction.
Well I used to be ... ( 3 months ago by BIKabballa)
Well I used to be in Atlantic City once a week on average, until AC implemented their 'smoking ban', and decided to treat me like a third class citizen, so I walked away from the gambling tables there forever. So I suppose there is an upside to their nico-nazi policies. It's been since April 2006 since I've made a bet.
weak minded fools. ... ( 3 months ago by stealth19)
weak minded fools. these people have no control. no bankroll management. that melanie girl is a scumbag obviously. this makes me sick.
This really is a ... ( 2 months ago by whithaw)
This really is a problem, and those people who poke fun of this addiction are ignorant. I know this addiction. It is powerful, and difficult to stop the behavior. The casinos and other gamblers prey on these people in the most unethical ways possible. It is so wrong. I would never wish this pain on anybody.
Gambling addiction ... ( 2 months ago by problempoker)
Gambling addiction is a huge problem in this country. We help people by blocking their access to online gambling websites.
meh i havint lost ... ( 2 months ago by martinxlive)
meh i havint lost THAT much actually i'm still up in my winnings but i dont gamble that much
god haTES LAS VEGAS ( 1 month ago by starbabe58)
god haTES LAS VEGAS
I myself am a ... ( 1 month ago by asong1588)
I myself am a gambler. Never been to a casino, but I play online poker. Yes, this addiction is very powerful. I've given up on skateboarding and baseball which I was very good at b/c of this addiction. It is the first thing I do when I wake up. Go online, and buy myself into a cash game or a tournament. Thank God I'm only 20. But I'll be 21 soon. Hopefully the casino won't be a problem to me.
Hey, just wondering ... ( 1 month ago by asong1588)
Hey, just wondering, how much have you lost?
I have a gambling ... ( 1 month ago by SUVMadd)
I have a gambling problem: I never win!
Every city is ... ( 5 days ago by amtrac71)
Every city is turning into a Pottersville,(its a wonderful life)
Soon there will be casinos of prostatuion,along with a eightballof cokewith for $1500 fling .
Shit drop the fucking bomb,its all going to fuck shit anyway.


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