Dec 4, 2008

Addiction | Compulsive Gambling Is Not A National Concern

Dick Boland asserts in the following viewpoint that compulsive gambling is not a serious problem. According to the author, the notion that compulsive gambling is a “disease” and that gamblers cannot control their behavior is absurd. Boland is a nationally syndicated columnist.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. In the author’s opinion, why is gambling a better bet than buying insurance?

2. What percentage of people who enter Gamblers Anonymous regress, as cited by Boland?

3. What rationalization is used by people who overdo, according to the author?

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