This aspect in and of itself is vastly important since to date I know of no centralized location where people from around the world can become part of such a shared centralized network. The more everyone shares information and the more the gaming industry, state governments, financial community, educational institutions and problem gambling professionals support each others' efforts to promote prevention, education and treatment, the more effective the results will be. The time has come where all involved stakeholders must join the effort for objective integration and synergy. The recent shooting deaths by a day trader in Atlanta Georgia at a financial brokerage firm and the prior killing of his wife and two children is a case in point that illustrates why it is urgent that we work together. Day trading is attracting more and more participants.
Many traders are novices who are really gambling rather than investing.
Sometimes the results can be devastating, evidence the recent killing spree in Atlanta. No one knows exactly what caused the perpetrator to snap. No doubt there were many issues involved. However, one fact that the investigation shows is that the killer had taken substantial recent stock market losses. Because we all know life is a continuous learning process, we learn from such a tragic mistake and make adjustments accordingly.