The inability to stop gambling despite harmful negative consequences for finances, job and personal life.
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Oliver had to be getting desperate to cover his compulsive gambling-andhis debts.
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Martin Paterson knows just how dangerous compulsive gambling can be.
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It classifies compulsive gambling as an addiction, the first behavior to be so categorized.
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Someone who is in recovery for another addiction is especially vulnerable to compulsive gambling, experts say.
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There is no specific psychiatric expertise available to deal with compulsive gambling in Ireland, writes Paul Cullen.
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Recent imaging studies have shed light on the mechanism underlying pathological gambling.
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Conclusions: Familial factors have an important influence on risk for pathological gambling behavior.
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Treatments for pathological gambling are also described, including both psychosocial and pharmacological approaches.
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To examine vulnerability to pathological gambling, we estimated the familial contributions (i.e.
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This change may represent an opportunity to expand research on gambling and treatment of pathological gambling.
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It also suggests extending problem gambling education, or funding more problem gambling services.
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The majority of respondents had never received information about problem gambling.
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Ultimate Gaming CEO Tobin Prior said his company offers safeguards against problem gambling.
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Students in employment had substantially higher frequency of gambling and greater problem gambling.
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Specific gambling formats mediated the relationship between involvement and problem gambling.
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And they're questioning whether it's promoting a form of harmful gambling addiction.
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Critics say they fuel gambling addiction, an accusation disputed by the bookmakers.
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They portrayed gambling addiction as both an anomaly and an individual weakness.
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Instead, she thinks he should go into rehab for his gambling addiction.
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Wendy Bendel's partner killed himself after struggling with a 20-year gambling addiction.
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He cited gambling addiction as a particular problem that has continued to rise.
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The admissionscome amid widespread concern about gambling addiction and its impact on society.
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Here are some ways to detect and help treat a gambling addiction: 1.
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Problem Gambling says it'll act as a gateway to gambling addiction.
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But critics have cited risks of increased gambling addiction and more organized crime.
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This, remember, is a policy designed to reduce harm caused by gambling addiction.
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It has been delayed repeatedly amid opposition from lawmakers worried about gambling addiction.
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Alexis Conran from The Real Hustle examines gambling addiction for a BBC documentary.
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Two years ago, Ryan killed himself after struggling with a secret gambling addiction.
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However, while less headline grabbing than drugs, gambling addiction is a major social problem.
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The recent gathering, though, examined possible similarities between gambling addiction and addiction to cigarettes.