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Do online casino owners care about problem gamblers?

Allot of online casino operators and casino guide site owners unfortunately don’t care about problem gamblers and love it when people get hooked on their sites losing all their money.  At jackpotavenue.com we want gambling to be fun and if we come across any gamblers where it has become a problem, problem gamblers, we will try and get them help ASAP.  Unfortunately, we as casino guide sites are not given the information of our players apart from how much they are winning or losing and its up to the casinos to notify players if they think they have a problem.  As we can’t talk to the players directly we do the best we possibly can, we donate a percentage annually of the casino player revenue we receive to Gamcare helping people with problem gambling.  We operate a site like this to help people enjoy gambling and give people information to make their gaming experience more enjoyable we don’t want to ruin peoples lives and get rich from ruining peoples lives.

If you suffer from online gambling addiction or think your gambling is getting out of hand then please call this number and speak to professionals who can help you ASAP (213) 386-8789

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5 signs of gambling addiction

Around 80 percent of adults gamble at least once a year and it is harmless to these individuals, yet 1 percent of the population have problems with gambling.  Enjoyment goes for these gamblers and addiction kicks in leading them into big trouble.  If you think you are suffering from gambling addiction then please contact Gamblers anonymous.

Below are some of the warning signs of gambling addiction-

  1. Preoccupation- gambling is taking over all your time.  You are spending less time with your family, less time with your friends and getting less sleep as you are up trying to recoup your losses at the casino.
  2. Escalation- like drug users problem gamblers feel a high from gambling and increase how much they gamble and the size of their wagers to get this feeling.  This leads to debts as they spend all their money and take out loans from banks and from friends.
  3. Problem stopping- problem gamblers try to stop their gambling and have many failed attempts.
  4. Escaping- problem gamblers often gamble to escape another problems, they find that gambling lets them escape from another deep rooted issue in their mind.
  5. Lying- problem gamblers will lie to family and friends to cover up their addiction and will only mention when they win to their families not their huge losses.  Problem gamblers will borrow money from friends saying it is for other reasons than to fuel an addiciton.
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NHS treats problem gamblers

According to a recent survey by the Gambling Commission, there are now estimated to be some 250,000 Britons, including many from younger age groups, who are ‘problem gamblers’. For such people, gambling is a form of addiction and as such not only has a negative impact on them and their finances, but their families as well.

This has led to a unique treatment being offered through the NHS for the first time, with the opening of the National Problem Gambling Clinic in London’s West End.

The treatment will be tested for a year and will include sessions with debt management counsellors as well as psychologists and psychiatrists.  Addict’s families will also be offered support and counselling to help deal with the multi-faceted impact of the problem.

The clinic’s lead consultant psychiatrist, Dr Henrietta Bowden-Jones, will oversee the treatment which will include methods such as cognitive behavioural therapy and motivational interviewing, in addition to dealing with financial and employment problems and their side-effects such as depression.

In addition to the more traditional forms of gambling such as horse-racing, slot machines etc, the Commission found that online gambling was steadily growing in popularity, with 6% of problem gamblers using websites to bet.

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London starts pilot scheme to offer free treatment to casino gamblers

Problem gamblers are to be offered free treatment by the british government, due to a growing rise in problem gamblers.  10 million pounds is to be provided from the gaming industry a year and a new soho problem gambling clinic is to be opened up.  This should lead to more being opened in the close future they say, but at the same time 16 new large gambling sites are being opened up.

This should be great help to problem gamblers and we are strongly behind it.  More needs to be done to educate people on the affects of gambling on the brain and how to tell if they have a gambling problem.  Education has certainly increased in the last couple of years but needs to be enforced more strongly.

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