Gambling Addiction

Gambling is a subject that much like smoking has been glamourised through the years but is denounced by many religions as a very bad habit. However just like smoking i wanted to look into more of the idea of it being addictive. Unlike smoking though we still see many advertisements for such things as online poker and casinos and in this country in recent years there has been a growth in casinos and although the idea was scrapped there was plans to build a super casino in Manchester a year ago. According to American statistics there are 15 million gambling addicts in the USA and people who are on much lower incomes gamble three times as much as those on high incomes. Far from showing the glamourous world of gambling that we see in places like Las Vegas. Another rather negative view as come from the American Psychology Assiociation who say Internet gambling shows signs of being just as addictive as drugs and alcohol therefore instead of being a pastime it becomes an addiction in which people who are worse off are more likely to get into that state.

Here is a link with more statistics on gambling in America

http://www.overcominggambling.com/facts.html