In a previous article I wrote about a woman who took her life due to her wagering addiction. Family members decided to tell people it was due to personal problems she was having altering to living in the united states. She had moved there in June of 1998. Everyone accepted the explanation with out commenting. This is lgohoki very typical behavior which leads to bad statistical information being presented by local governments.

Wagering addiction is a silent killer that strikes innocent people when they least expect it. It only creates a world of anguish with a self damaging behavior. Compulsive gamblers are able to beat their addiction if they have the proper resources.

If governments can not get the true statistics they will never be required to deal with this addiction. They will continue to raise needed taxes from the wagering establishments. What the government never realized or refused to say is that if their state’s business industry begun to thrive the taxes levied against them would be equal to or greater then the amount of revenue generated from the wagering establishments and the state’s lotto.

The government attempts the easiest way out vs . finding the time to put a good plan into motion. It’s political suicide to handle this addiction head on.

I find it ironic that a new governor will take the time to tell its people that over the next four years we are going to boost our economy and reduce lack of employment. There are so many promises made that are not kept that people have lost respect for their political leaders. Those who have been negatively affected by wagering know the truth and need to come forward in order to help others who are living similar lives.

I would like to see one political leader increase and admit their state has a wagering problem. On the web see that doing something such as this may cause them to lose their next election. Unfortunately there is no quick fix. Another reason political leaders are afraid to come forward is due to the wagering establishments are run by very powerful people.

When you here rumours that the governor is spending the weekend with the chief of one of the local casinos and a week later the casinos request for expansion is approved. You have to start questioning the motives. How is the state needing this expansion? Do political people only drive to those who pay the piper? Is this rumor true or false? Does it matter? Do i care? Does anyone care? Over the internet people do care but are not ready to get involved. This type of thinking becomes evident after you have a Governor of Connecticut jailed, mayors in multiple towns jailed and other minor infractions by political candidates. All do to pure greed.

Once people decide they have had enough and only then can adjust occur. Once this change happens, recording of wagering addiction statistics information will improve and governments will be required to face reality. Then you will see change and the ones will quickly heal.

Mr. Howard Keith has an extensive background in dealing with compulsive gamblers, loved ones and friends of gamblers and teenage gamblers. Mr. Keith believes there are many alternatives that can help in the recovery of a wagering addiction vs . a twelve step program. A large percentage of his emails were from compulsive gamblers looking for an alternative to Gamblers Nameless and twelve step programs. Gamblers Nameless also helps a significant number of people each year but there is a large percentage that they are unable to reach.