Casino Increase Produces Problem Gamblers
As the number of casinos in Oklahoma increases, so do the number of people who become pathological or problem gamblers, authorities say.
That slippery slope that leads people to become addicted to gambling can begin with meager winnings. Very seldom do pathological gamblers convert money they win into spending money -- it becomes money to further gamble with, an expert said.
''The pathological gambler doesn't consider it real money," said Wiley D. Hawell, executive director of the Oklahoma Association for Problem and Compulsive Gambling, a non-profit association based in Norman.
Read the entire McClatchey News Service article at www.tulsaworld.com.
That slippery slope that leads people to become addicted to gambling can begin with meager winnings. Very seldom do pathological gamblers convert money they win into spending money -- it becomes money to further gamble with, an expert said.
''The pathological gambler doesn't consider it real money," said Wiley D. Hawell, executive director of the Oklahoma Association for Problem and Compulsive Gambling, a non-profit association based in Norman.
Read the entire McClatchey News Service article at www.tulsaworld.com.
Labels: Compulsive Gamblers, Tribal Casinos
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