tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-99022882011-11-03T00:44:16.425-05:00Seventy years ago it was illegal to gamble anywhere in the United States. Our parents grew up thinking that gambling was morally wrong. Today, all but three states permit gaming, and it's getting bigger all the time. For the first time in history, gambling is available close to home. People can walk to and from work and gamble. State governments actually encourage their citizens to gamble because it seems like an easy way to collect tax free moneyChuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-39841945996898768632010-01-09T02:13:00.000-06:002010-01-09T02:13:16.186-06:00<a href="http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20100107_Rendell_to_sign_table-games_bill.html">Rendell to sign table-games bill | Philadelphia Inquirer | 01/07/2010</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-3984194599689876863?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-82794573170162142532009-12-25T22:37:00.000-06:002009-12-25T22:37:31.409-06:00<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/21/AR2009122103478_pf.html">Md. county council pushes casino plan ahead for Arundel Mills</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-8279457317016214253?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-30228428030465724872009-07-21T15:11:00.000-05:002009-07-21T15:11:33.238-05:00<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&amp;sid=awctSPq3YdAc">U.S. States Push More Gambling to Help Replace Declining Taxes - Bloomberg.com</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-3022842803046572487?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-39888316054983062602009-03-07T14:40:00.000-06:002009-03-07T14:40:07.306-06:00<a href="http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/03/07/glitzy_video_slots_seen_as_particular_addiction_risk/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed1">Critics see video slots as a particularly addictive form of gambling - The Boston Globe</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-3988831605498306260?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-57748798660932597662009-02-11T13:36:00.001-06:002009-02-11T13:40:55.870-06:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-5774879866093259766?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-37027427296825476982009-01-05T13:05:00.000-06:002009-01-05T13:05:46.975-06:00<a href="http://bubbi-thedells.blogspot.com/2009/01/wisconsin-gambling-hotline.html">"The Dells": Wisconsin Gambling Hotline</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-3702742729682547698?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-54838834698451844252009-01-05T12:58:00.000-06:002009-01-05T12:58:32.217-06:00<a href="http://66.147.242.92/%7Egamblio3/category/slot-machine-addiction/">Slot Machine Addiction | Gambling Addiction Help</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-5483883469845184425?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-80575345568072624812008-10-26T17:24:00.000-05:002008-10-26T17:24:02.805-05:00<a href="http://gwbweb.wustl.edu/newsroom/PressRelease/Pages/120605.aspx">Researchers assess gambling rates and risks</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-8057534556807262481?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-78848933436889722732007-11-28T23:19:00.000-06:002007-11-28T23:19:39.522-06:00<a href="http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/addictions/gambling/498.html">Gambling: When Is It a Problem? -- familydoctor.org</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-7884893343688972273?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-15804118625138960242007-11-24T10:10:00.000-06:002007-11-24T10:10:43.570-06:00<a href="http://www.lifewithoutgambling.blogspot.com/">John's Life Without Gambling</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-1580411862513896024?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-71324061325662916792007-11-24T09:46:00.000-06:002007-11-24T09:48:55.541-06:00Another Wisconsin Compulsive Gambler<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-7132406132566291679?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-5535993147578584272007-10-14T22:01:00.001-05:002008-03-28T20:43:05.456-05:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bWsh77JnB3E/RxLZIR_OA9I/AAAAAAAAAAY/xgxmcq8DraA/s1600-h/IMG_1994a.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5121394462564418514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_bWsh77JnB3E/RxLZIR_OA9I/AAAAAAAAAAY/xgxmcq8DraA/s400/IMG_1994a.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-553599314757858427?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1156391640413028952006-08-23T22:54:00.000-05:002006-11-14T01:21:06.976-06:00<a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=401984&amp;in_page_id=1770">Gambling 'as addictive as taking drugs' | the Daily Mail</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-115639164041302895?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1145598402765189082006-04-21T00:46:00.000-05:002006-11-14T01:21:06.833-06:00<a href="http://www.istoppedgambling.com/addictions.htm">I Stopped Gambling Articles - Addictions To Gambling on The Rise</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-114559840276518908?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1142793035733945722006-03-19T12:30:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:05.523-06:00<a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060319/hl_nm/parkinsons_gambling_dc">Parkinson's drug link to gambling probed-newspaper - Yahoo! News</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-114279303573394572?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1140699230172166502006-02-23T06:53:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:05.352-06:00<a href="http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/02/22casinosuit.html">Man sues drug company, casinos after losing $14 million</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-114069923017216650?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1139022029359457112006-02-03T21:00:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:05.122-06:00<a href="http://www.columbia-stmarys.org/19580.cfm">Compulsive Gambling: A Dicey Condition - Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-113902202935945711?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1138329039012608482006-01-26T20:30:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:04.953-06:00<a href="http://www.ncalg.org/Gambilng%20Inside%20Story.htm">Gambling Basics</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-113832903901260848?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1138054520249159142006-01-23T16:15:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:04.757-06:00<a href="http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000201/741.html">Pathologic Gambling - February 1, 2000 - American Academy of Family Physicians</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-113805452024915914?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1129689898730554342005-10-18T21:39:00.000-05:002006-11-14T01:21:04.556-06:00Our Purpose <br />To support individuals who have chosen to abstain, or are considering abstinence from any type of addictive behaviors (substances or activities), by teaching how to change self-defeating thinking, emotions, and actions; and to work towards long-term satisfactions and quality of life.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-112968989873055434?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1116901868787397332005-05-23T21:27:00.000-05:002006-11-14T01:21:04.401-06:00Turn your speakers on and give a listen<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-111690186878739733?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1113445656350408312005-04-13T21:27:00.000-05:002006-11-14T01:21:04.213-06:00<a href="http://www.lifewithoutgambling.blogspot.com/">John's Life Without Gambling</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-111344565635040831?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1107109640459872242005-01-30T12:27:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:03.849-06:00<a href="http://www.angelfire.com/biz2/thelmavideo/">ADDICTIVE GAMBLING</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-110710964045987224?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1106578558013131332005-01-24T08:54:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:03.664-06:00<a href='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/160/2851/640/deagle-copy.jpg'><img border='0' style='border:3px solid #000000; margin:2px' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/img/160/2851/320/deagle-copy.jpg'></a><br />GOD BLESS AMERICA<br /><span style='font-size: 8pt;'><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-110657855801313133?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1106575814050847042005-01-24T08:10:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:03.461-06:00<a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/cl/2005/001/5.20.html">What's Wrong With Poker? - Teens</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-110657581405084704?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1106491797910156852005-01-23T08:49:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:03.312-06:00<a href="http://www.math.byu.edu/~jarvis/gambling/gambling-fallacies.html">Gambling Fallacies:</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-110649179791015685?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1106452304950766012005-01-22T21:51:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:02.866-06:00<a href="http://topcondition.com/images/mymindfield/gambling_addiction.htm">Gambling Addiction</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-110645230495076601?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1105749346233318492005-01-14T18:35:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:02.244-06:00<a href="http://www.ncpgambling.org/">National Council on Problem Gambling</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-110574934623331849?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1105748918896243222005-01-14T18:28:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:01.920-06:00<a href="http://www.cghub.homestead.com/">Compulsive Gamblers Hub</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-110574891889624322?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1105748676198580292005-01-14T18:24:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:01.605-06:00<a href="http://www.aafp.org/afp/20000201/741.html">Pathologic Gambling - February 1, 2000 - American Academy of Family Physicians</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-110574867619858029?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1105673000404591202005-01-13T21:23:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:01.463-06:00<a href="http://www.jsonline.com/news/metro/nov04/279713.asp?format=print">JS Online: Financial planner charged with $1 million swindle</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-110567300040459120?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1105589048944373672005-01-12T22:04:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:01.320-06:00<a href="http://www.gov.ns.ca/health/gambling/WhatIsProblemGambling/ProblemGambling/">what is problem gambling?</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-110558904894437367?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1105129954594514302005-01-07T15:32:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:00.790-06:00<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/160/2851/640/angtripledmddxdndress02.jpg"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 3px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px solid; MARGIN: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 3px solid" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/img/160/2851/320/angtripledmddxdndress02.jpg" border="0" /></a> <br />a losing proposition <br /><span style="font-size:+0;"></span> <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-110512995459451430?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9902288.post-1104681646135525872005-01-02T12:00:00.000-06:002006-11-14T01:21:00.279-06:00Some say life, business, farming are all gambles. I say they are all risk taking. The difference between gambling and risk taking is that gambling leaves everything to chance, risk taking should do everything to minimize risk. <br />Gambling is predicated on one fact. For every winner there must be a loser. Taking a risk in business or farming is predicated on the fact that everyone can be a winner. <br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/9902288-110468164613552587?l=problemgambling.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Chuck Ghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04664482840866562751noreply@blogger.com0