Oregon cuts funding for pathological gambling treatment
March 28th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer Recent reports have shown that Oregon will be slashing the funding for the treatment of pathological gambling within the state. The ailing budget has prompted this...
View ArticleGambler Sentenced Over Counterfeit Chips
May 29th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer On Thursday, a man from Missouri was sentenced to a lengthy probation term of five years after pleading guilty to counterfeiting chips and using them to gamble or...
View ArticleProblem Gambler Imprisoned For Lottery Theft
June 2nd, 2010 – by Glen Farmer Though under 10% of the American population is afflicted with pathological gambling, major cases do occasionally have such an impact that stories of the issue are widely...
View ArticleCompulsive Gambler Loses Even When He Wins
July 27th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer A pathological gambler in Canada has recently become a victim of his own addiction. This player hit a jackpot worth over $40,000 dollars just to have it refused. Mike...
View ArticleProblem Gamblers Receive Additional Help In California
August 14th, 2010 – by Glen Farmer The treatment of problem gambling is important to all jurisdictions allowing gaming, and the state of California has recently announced a technology based state of...
View ArticleFlorida Study Shows Online Gambling Addiction Rising In College Students
October 21st, 2010 – by Glen Farmer The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling has long explored compulsive gambling amongst college students, but the most recent report has shown that Florida college...
View ArticlePennsylvania Introduces Website To Help Problem Gamblers
January 4th, 2011 – by Glen Farmer Pennsylvania’s regime of expanding gambling has always aided in the battling of social ills, particularly pathological gambling. In order to continue the fight...
View ArticleGambling Addiction Growing In Oklahoma
January 30th, 2011 – by Glen Farmer Oklahoma’s News On 6 has recently reported that gambling addiction is on the rise in the state of Oklahoma. According to the A Chance To Change foundation, which...
View ArticleWilliams Wellness Issues Warning Over Gambling Addiction, Super Bowl
February 3rd, 2011 – by Glen Farmer It is widely known that the Super bowl is the largest event for sports gambling in the United States, but what is not widely known is the fact that Super Bowl Sunday...
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