Introduction
Gambling is a huge problem in the United States today. According to a 2005 survey, "Two-thirds of Americans have gambled, and 80% approve of gambling as a means of collecting taxes. Approximately six percent of adults, twelve million individuals, however, meet the criteria of a pathological gambler. Another four to six million American's have less significannot
, yet serious, problems with their gambling (www.gamblingdilemma.org/)." In the book Gambling, by James Haley, we will see how even in the early centuries, gambling became a problem. With this book, the question arises, if gambling was a problem even in the early centuries of the world why is it still not outlawed today?
Make no mistake about it, gambling is in no way beneficial to our society today and has all the properties that lead it to become a compulsive disorder. We learn how it's a compulsive disorder in the book, Best Possible Odds, through John, a recovering compulsive gambler. By sharing......
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