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