| Internet gambling and Native American
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| | Institute of Mental Health concluded 4.2
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| casinos bring more opportunities for
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| | million Americans are addicted to
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| gamblers to take a guilty pleasure to a
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| | gambling, 60 percent of whom have yearly
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| serious problem status for many teens and
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| | incomes under $25,000.Gamblers Anonymous
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| adults.Internet gambling is popular among
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| | suggests answering the following twenty
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| several age groups, however, teenagers
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| | questions.1. Did you ever lose time from
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| have shown a special interest in the
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| | work or school due to gambling?2. Has
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| sites. "Statistics prove that teen-age
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| | gambling ever made your home life
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| Internet gambling is the fastest growing
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| | unhappy?3. Did gambling affect your
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| addiction of the day, akin to drug and
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| | reputation?4. Have you ever felt remorse
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| alcohol abuse in the 1930s," said David
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| | after gambling?5. Did you ever gamble to
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| Robertson, former chairman of the
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| | get money with which to pay debts or
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| National Coalition Against Legalized
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| | otherwise solve financial difficulties?6.
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| Gambling, on the Web site "It's
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| | Did gambling cause a decrease in your
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| pernicious, it's evil, it's certainly one
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| | ambition or efficiency?7. After losing
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| that feeds on those who are the weakest
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| | did you feel you must return as soon as
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| members of society -- and that's the
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| | possible and win back your losses?8.
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| young and the poor.""Internet gambling
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| | After a win did you have a strong urge to
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| has increased from one site to 1,400 in
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| | return and win more?9. Did you often
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| the past six years," said Kevin O'Neill,
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| | gamble until your last dollar was
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| deputy director of the Council on
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| | gone?10. Did you ever borrow to finance
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| Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc.,
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| | your gambling?11. Have you ever sold
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| on the council's Web site. "Easy
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| | anything to finance gambling?12. Were you
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| availability and opportunity to make bets
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| | reluctant to use "gambling money" for
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| are the key essentials for young people
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| | normal expenditures?13. Did gambling make
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| to move into problem and compulsive
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| | you careless of the welfare of yourself
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| gambling.""Sports betting is a major
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| | or your family?14. Did you ever gamble
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| problem, and it is getting worse," said
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| | longer than you had planned?15. Have you
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| Ed Looney, executive director of the
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| | ever gambled to escape worry or
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| Council on Compulsive Gambling of New
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| | trouble?16. Have you ever committed, or
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| Jersey Inc., on the council's Web site,
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| | considered committing, an illegal act to
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| "Betting pools available in high
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| | finance gambling?17. Did gambling cause
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| schools, colleges and offices throughout
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| | you to have difficulty in sleeping?18. Do
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| America will nearly match the amount of
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| | arguments, disappointments or
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| money generated on Super Bowl
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| | frustrations create within you an urge to
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| Sunday.""Seemingly innocent office pools
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| | gamble?19. Did you ever have an urge to
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| many times are catalysts for some people
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| | celebrate any good fortune by a few hours
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| to get involved in sports betting,"
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| | of gambling?20. Have you ever considered
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| Looney said. "Many of these pools are
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| | self destruction or suicide as a result
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| illegal."A study by the National
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| | of your gambling?
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