Emerging evidence shows that the most common adverse impacts of
problem gambling include family and dyadic relationship dysfunction, financial hardship, co-occurring psychopathologies and family conflict (Dowling et al. 2009; Hodgins et al. 2006; Jackson et al. 1999; Kalischuk et al. 2006).
Not exact matches
Any
problem that arises in sports, baseball
included, that has to do with
gambling, will probably be drug - related.
Assemblyman Ken Zebrowski, a Democrat from Rockland County, asked members of the industry a series of questions about possible regulations,
including whether an age limit of 18 or 21 was appropriate (18, a FanDuel lawyer replied), whether information about
problem gambling was made available (yes, through an outside link, Schiller said), whether there are prohibitions on employees of sporting teams who might have inside knowledge playing (no, because their knowledge would be a statistically insignificant advantage, the companies said) and whether players were limited in their number of entries they could make in a given day.
The list of those opposing the amendment
includes the state Conservative Party, religious groups like the Catholic Church and people worried about
problem gambling.
The review
included data from 17 studies on various aspects of
problem gambling published between 2002 and 2015 — ranging from evaluating treatment effectiveness, to GA / / culture characteristics and differences in gender experiences.
A study published in the journal Addiction found that
gambling in any capacity — pathological,
problem, or so - called casual
gambling — related to significantly increased risk of violence,
including domestic abuse.
Problem gambling affects people of all ages,
including children.
Clinical
problem areas range from detoxification,
problem drinking,
problem gambling, substance dependence (
including borderline personality disorder), binge eating, shame and stigma associated with addictions, pornography addiction, and smoking cessation.
This suggests
gambling treatment providers might be able to improve outcomes for the smoker population by expanding treatment to
include treatment for substance use and psychiatric
problems.
Problem associated with
gambling can be wide ranging and
include
Relationships Australia — Western Australia Relationships Australia provides a range of support services to couples, individuals and families
including relationship counselling, mediation, family violence intervention and support for
problem gambling:
Relationships Australia provides relationship support services for individuals, families and communities (
including face - to - face and telephone counselling, family dispute resolution, family violence prevention services, children's contact services and
problem gambling counselling) with service centres across Australia.
The eighties and nineties was a period of growth through successful securing of government funding for new programs
including the family dispute resolution services, specialist family violence services and counselling services for
problem gambling.
Other suggestions
include a training model for
gambling industry employees to identify
problem gamblers, similar to the Responsible Service of Alcohol certificate and a «self - exclusion» program, where
problem gamblers could restrict their access to
gambling venues.
I provide treatment for drug / alcohol
problems, sexual addictions
including internet porn, shopping compulsions, and
gambling problems for the individual and his / her family and friends.
Addictive Disorders —
Includes chemical dependency, eating disorders, impulse control
problems (i.e. sexual addiction, workaholics, internet,
gambling, porn, etc..)
Signs of a
gambling problem include a pre-occupation with
gambling.
Any coping mechanism that is taken to the point where it becomes a
problem (out of control), can become a
problem,
including alcohol, substances,
gambling, food, anger, and sex.
Participants
included 214 adults (154 males, 58 females, 2 unspecified) who sought treatment for their
gambling problems at a specialist
gambling agency in Melbourne, Australia.
In response to the open - ended question about
gambling - related coping strategies, the responses were coded under four major themes reflecting strategies the participants used to cope with family member's
problem gambling: (1) financial control
including taking over the finances; (2) supportive engagement
including talking, rationalising, giving advice; (3) help - seeking
including support for the gambler to attend counselling; and (4) avoidance and denial such as keeping away from the gambler and doing their own thing.
In relation to the open - ended question regarding the family impacts of
problem gambling, three categories of response captured all answers given by the participants (excluding answers: no / little impact; n = 3): (1) financial impact
including lack of money, stealing, and theft; (2) intrapersonal impact
including, stress, anxiety, and depression; (3) interpersonal impact
including breakdown of a marriage or intimate relationship, trust issues, aggression, fights and the time spent
gambling instead of with the family.
Among other questions, the Phase 2 interviews
included an open - ended question concerning the relationship between family member
problem gambling and family violence for participants who reported both: «In what way are the aggressive behaviours and
problem gambling related?»
A number of studies focusing on the intrapersonal impact of
problem gambling indicate that female partners report significant emotional disturbances,
including anger, depression and anxiety (Dickson - Swift et al. 2005; Hodgins et al., 2007; Lorenz & Shuttleworth, 1983; Lorenz & Yaffee, 1988).
Negative family impacts of
problem gambling were consistent with the literature and
included negative financial, interpersonal, and intrapersonal impacts (Dowling et al., 2009; Hodgins et al., 2006; Jackson et al., 1999; Kalischuk et al., 2006; Shaw et al., 2007).