by Jerry "Jet" Whittaker

Dec 1, 2006

Gambling has always been the favorite past time of most of the people. People gamble for various purposes, but the main purpose is amusement. The modern inventions of the gambling machines like the slots and the video poker have added to the enjoyment. Most of the people now list gambling as their number one choice. There are places offering these video poker games. There is a great publicity of these gambling devices like the slots and the video poker machines. The past fifteen years the number of such gambling machines has increased near about 740,000 and is still mounting. Near about seventy percent of the revenue income comes form the billion dollar industry, gambling. Gambling at the casinos, all different types of slots contribute to the revenue. People spend on these slots machines more than any other entertainment.

Video poker problem

This video poker machine encourages you to play the multiple value games. These machines keep you entertained and more engaged and create an illusion of you winning at the game while you are actually more likely to loose at the game. If you are home and just, watch television and listen to music to pass the time, once you happen to overhear from some one about the free video poker games. You log in to Internet and start playing for some time and you would find yourself gradually discovering other sites. You would gamble for hours together and thus get addicted.

Gambling addiction

Gambling is a behavior, which causes disruptions in the major area of life like the psychological, physical, and social. Gambling can cause an addiction just like alcohol or drugs. A gambler if tries to chase the profits or the losses that he has made at the game, then gets addicted to gambling. The gambler gets addicted mainly due to three reasons, winning, loosing, and desperation. During the winning phase, the gamblers experience a big win or a series of winnings and thus become greedy continue gambling. Gambling leads them to a feeling of excitement and fun. Thus, leads to gambling addiction. The second phase, the loosing phase is where a gambler tries to win his lost money back at gambling. He tries to chase all the loses that he has made while playing the game, video poker. The third phase is the desperation phase. During this phase, the gambler tries to spend time running away from the emotional conditions. This may also lead to suicidal attempts, arrests, divorce, alcohol or drug abuse, and emotional breakdown. Addiction to these video poker games is very much found amongst all the adductors.

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