I still gamble about three times a week. Online gambling rakes in millions of dollars every year. In 1999, almost 150 Web sites offered some form of Internet wagering. For people like Ryan, who lives in Reno, placing bets on the Internet is a sport. I don't think I'm addicted to the gambling I do online.
People are quick to point out other people's downfalls here in America.
Just because you spend five minutes at your computer, doesn't mean that my gambling for two hours makes me an addict. Jupiter Communications, a New York-based research firm, reports more than 116 million Americans will be online by 2002. The Center for On-Line Addication estimates five million Internet users are already hooked. There are a number of specific types of Internet addiction. One is compulsive online gambling.