Gambling: More Evil than Good in Ken Zangara’s Life

Just when the recession was affecting every household in the United States, there were some people who thought of turning to gambling to augment their income.  In fact, they have started gambling in the hopes of increasing the inflow of cash as well as paying off their debts.  But this big move turned out to be their worst nightmares.  Instead of helping them make both ends meet financially, it created a much bigger gap, forcing them to file for bankruptcy.  One such man who fell for the lure of gambling is Ken Zangara. Read more

Postman Jailed for Gambling Habits Gone Very Bad

This is another typical story of a man who was attracted by the false promises of gambling, and his attraction led to a destructive gambling habit that pushed him to break the trust placed upon him by the people he serves.

Meet Peter Callaghan

Peter Callaghan, a 34-year-old father from Bradford, works as a postman for the Royal Mail for about 13 years, and Callaghan has always been considered as a hardworking and responsible man before he took to gambling. Read more

The One-Arm Bandits

If you think that card games are the only culprits when it comes to gambling addiction problems, then you should think twice because the one-arm bandits are just as responsible as the card games when it comes to luring and hooking many gamblers.

The Biggest Source of Trouble

The officials in Charleston, West Virginia admit that the slots machines scattered all over the area are the main culprit of its citizens’ gambling problems.  Read more

What Parents Can Do with Children Who Gamble

One of the major problems that the availability of online casinos poses is that they are easily accessible to almost anybody, that minors, even children, can gain access of them with just a click of the mouse.  Indeed, children who are gambling online are now becoming one of the problems that many parents face.  Short of punishing them for gambling online, there are some steps that parents can do to help their children who gamble. Read more

College Students Fall Prey to Gambling Addiction

Yes, the Internet has made it possible for millions of people to gamble online, making a lot of online gamblers millionaires in an instant and also making multi-millionaire online casinos billionaires over the years.  The winning poker players who have millions in their pockets have made online casinos all the more popular that this trend has now reached colleges and universities.

Although it can be said that winning in online casinos have helped college students cope with their financial problems, it can also be said that many college students have now fallen prey to online gambling, and that some of them are now suffering from gambling addiction.  But why are college students more susceptible to this problem?  And what can be done to help them? Read more

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