Overcoming Gambling Addiction – This straight-talking, empowering video offers essential information on how problem gambling develops, its damaging impact on individuals and families, and how it can successfully be treated. Through candid first-hand accounts from four recovering gamblers, along with illuminating commentary from mental health experts, the program shows gamblers, their families, and therapists: how an alluring diversion becomes a shameful secret as problem gambling takes hold; common myths and misperceptions about gambling–and why ‘winning big’ is so unlikely; the benefits of individual and group therapy and self-help approaches; and ways to overcome setbacks in recovery and make meaningful, lasting changes.

Charges: Custer-area gambling addict stole 0000 from elderly blind woman

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Prosecutors alleged Sterk transferred up to $ 16,000 of the woman's money each month into her own account to feed a gambling addiction. At first, Sterk denied the charges. She told a detective that a lot of money had been transferred at the victim's …
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A silent addiction rife within sport

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That's how the Gaelic Players' Association chief executive, Dessie Farrell, this week described a growing culture of gambling addiction among some GAA players. When the GPA began offering players free counselling services, more than two years ago, …
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