Forget about the guidelines of how Gamblers Anonymous was started or how well it works, hear it from someone that has actually attended these meetings before. What you think you know or believe this group to be may be different than what actually happens. Don’t get me wrong there are a few things that can ...
When the guys gather for poker or the gals make a ladies night out at a nearby casino, it’s all in fun but for countless Americans, gambling becomes an obsession rather than a diversion. Whether the glittering rows of slot machines beckon or there is an urge to play the ponies or scratch lottery tickets, ...
The Twelve steps were originally written by Bill Wilson and Dr. Bob in April 1939 as suggestions for a program of recovery from alcoholism. It was written within the Alcoholics Anonymous text book but more commonly called the Big Book to show how they recovered from alcoholism, and to pass it on to other struggling ...
Playwright Oscar Wilde once wrote, “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.” So it is with gambling. Just 25 years ago, gambling was legal in only three states. Today, every state except Utah and Hawaii rely on gambling income to generate revenue to help avoid raising taxes. State-sanctioned gambling and particularly state-run lotteries are ...