Gambling can be fun for many people, playing a game of chance including card games, slot machine, lotteries, horse racing, etc. Pathological gambling is considered a disorder of impulse control that devastates not only the gambler but everyone with whom he or she has a significant relationship. A few signs that are present of a person considered a pathological or compulsive gambler are a preoccupation of gambling, unsuccessful efforts to control or stop gambling, and …showed first 75 words of 392 total…

…showed last 75 words of 392 total…although this program can be longer that 28 days. Gamblers are grouped together with other addicts because of similar problems. Pathological gambling is on a rise in the United States and more problems are foreseen due to the continuous legalization of gambling. More research is needed to understand the full scope and the causal factors of this disorder. When causes are finally understood, prevention programs can be utilized and help the number of gambling problems decrease.