Poker/ gambling/ addiction 2012 – Gambling addiction.

Compulsive gambling funds off pace of newest casinos

Filed under: gambling addiction

He had been gambling for years, he said, but did not become a problem gambler until he became hooked on riverboat casinos in nearby Indiana. “I think the casinos thrive off the compulsive gambler,” said Leksan, now a car salesman in northern California.
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Blackburn club secretary stole £6k to fund gambling addiction

Filed under: gambling addiction

A CLUB secretary who stole more than £6,500 had a gambling addiction, a court has heard. Terence Pickering had been in a position of trust at the Railway Sports and Social Club in Blackburn. Preston Crown Court heard that a number of thefts were said …
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