Take Kate, for example. All the names in this article have been changed because G.A. is an anonymous organization. This is explained in the Gamblers Anonymous booklet under No. 11 of the unity program. Members of G.A. say gambling is an addiction. Alcohol, drug abuse and gambling are illnesses, added Brian.
Medical experts agree.
In 1980, the American Psychologists Association manual listed gambling as an addiction, according to Arnold Wexler, the executive director of the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey. A compulsive gambler will go to the extremes. Bob is in debt because of gambling losses and is still trying to earn back the trust of his wife. Due to his debts, his wife keeps record of the money. The world of a compulsive gambler is very different from a casual gambler.