Free of Gambling

Your first stop on the road to knowledge.  They say that knowledge is power–I will go a step further and say that good use of knowledge…is wisdom.
So…why are you here?
Might it be because you or your loved one have become trapped in a downward spiral and cannot seem to find the way up or out?  [...]

TWENTY QUESTIONS
 

Did you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
Did gambling affect your reputation?
Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
Did you ever gamble to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
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So you’ve taken the GA 20 questions and you’re still unsure what it all means? 
Gamblers anonymous says that if a person answers yes to 7 of the questions they are considered a compulsive gambler.
 
This is my personal feeling from my years of gambling and the hundreds of compulsive gamblers I have met:
 
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I mean really… what type of people become compulsive gamblers?  You would be surprised.  I have met:

Housewives who have spent all the household funds, including their husband’s 401k and kids’ education fund;
Lawyers who got disbarred;
Doctors who lost their practices;
Countless people who lost their businesses;
Judge who lost his seat;
Teachers, professors, stock brokers, insurance agents, pastors, the list just [...]