Hello Recovery Friends and Welcome All Visitors,
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My dear friend Arnie Wexler has sent me an interesting comparison to see how far gambling & Gambling addiction has grown over the last 50 years. Now he has been in recovery for almost the same amount of time, so he has really seen the growth and expansion of all types of gambling offerings. I’ll do my best to make it understandable for everyone.
He and I talked the other day about how hard it must be for those trying to recovery from this addiction today because of all the new and added growth of State Lotteries, Indian Casinos, and added services at race tracks too. So lets take a look at Gambling Past and present shall we?
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Gambling Offerings & Recovery Services In & Before 1968:
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GA MEETINGS IN LESS THAN 12 STATES
MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL JUST STARTED
SUPERBOWL, NEW
NO Off Track Betting
CASINOS IN LAS VEGAS ONLY
ONLY 3 STATES HAD LOTTERY OFFERINGS
WORLD SERIES PLAYED IN THE DAYTIME
ALL PRO SPORTS NOT PLAYED AT THE SAME TIME
THE RACE TRACKS WERE CLOSED SOMETIMES
NO LEGAL TELEPHONE BETTING/HAD NO REDIAL
NO PHONES AT THE RACETRACK
NO RIVERBOATS —- TRIPS ON MISS
NO CREDIT AT THE RACETRACKS / OR CHECKS / NO ATM
RARE TO SEE WOMEN GAMBLING
MEADOWLANDS OPEN / ROOSEVELT CLOSED
NO MONDAY OR NIGHT FOOTBALL
NO ATM MACHINES
NO CELL PHONES
NO INTERNET GAMBLING
NO AIRPLANE GAMBLING
NO 800/900 LINES SELLING INFORMATION
NO BUS TRIPS TO INDIAN OR REGULAR CASINOS
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GA MEETINGS IN 50 STATES & AROUND THE WORLD!
80% OF AMERICANS LIVE WITH IN 200 MILES OF GAMBLING
MORE $$$ BET ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL
SUPERBOWL BETTING $95+ MILLION LAS VEGAS
OFF TRACK BETTING SIMALCASTING THRIVING BUSINESS
CASINOS IN 28 STATES
40 STATES OR MORE HAVE A LOTTERY
TRACKS OPEN ALL YEAR ROUND
6 STATES / LEGALIZED TELEPHONE BETTING
PHONES ARE IN RACETRACKS – NOW HAVE CELL PHONES
CREDIT GIVEN AT TRACKS/ CHECKS/ THEY HAVE ATMS
SO MANY PRO COLLEGE GAMES ARE ON TV~ MARCH MADDNESS/BIG $$ BETTING
ATM MACHINES ON CASINO & RACE TRACK FLOORS
INTERNET GAMBLING ALLOWS GAMBLING FROM HOME, DORMS & More!
AIRPLANE GAMBLING
FINALLY 800 / 900 HELP LINES IN PAPERS & ON INTERNET
MORE ACTIVE COMPULSIVE GAMBLING THAN EVER BEFORE
LIVE RACES ON TV
GAMBLING INFO SPOKEN & GIVEN ALL OVER
POWERBALL / BIG GAMES/ INTERNET LOTTERY
NATIONAL LOTTERY
STATE LOTTERY OFFERINGS ARE HUGE LEGAL GOVERNMENT PROFITS
BEEPERS, APPS, CELL PHONES & INTERNET TO GET GAMBLING & RECOVERY INFO
WOMEN GAMBLERS GAMBLE LOTS ~ MUCH MORE THEN MEN
EASIER TO PLACE A BET THEN BUY BEER OR CIGS TODAY
GAMBLERS ANONYMOUS BOOK SAY’S~ “DON’TTEMPT OR TEST YOURSELF, DON’T GO NEAR OR IN A GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENTS — NO MATTER WHAT!”
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MORE AWESOME RECOVERY STUFF!
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THE INTERNET HAS CHANGED RECOVERY!
NOW RECOVERY WEBSITES WITH GOOD INFO, 24/7 CHATLINES & ROOMS, GA MEETINGS NOW
AVAILABLE ON LINE.
BOOKS WRITTEN BY OTHERS IN RECOVERY
1-800 HOTLINES FOR HELP POSTED IN GAMBLING & LOTTERY ESTABLISMENTS!
TREATMENT IN SOME STATES AND PRIVATE TREATMENT & REHABS
BUT INS NOT PAYING 4 IT? THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE!!CASINOS ARE RUNNING R G P AND TRAINING THERE WORKERS TO LOOK FOR SIGNS
OF ADDICTED GAMBLERS. . . . . .
**For more Gambling Addiction Recovery Resources? Please See My Page Here Titled:,
Gambling Addiction Recovery Resources & Other Recovery Stuff. **
God Bless All, and have a Happy Safe 4th of July Weekend!! *Catherine*
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