Exiting the Gambling Addiction

The focus of this book is on sports gambling which is the fastest growing form of gambling in Australia. It is directed towards the following groups of people: (a) those who may have a gambling addiction; (b) those who have been affected by gambling; (c) layers, coaches, and support staff, particularly those involved in elite sports, including those who may have a gambling problem; (d) player managers; (e) sports administrators (both at a peak body and at a club level); (f) anybody...
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The focus of this book is on sports gambling which is the fastest growing form of gambling in Australia. It is directed towards the following groups of people: (a) those who may have a gambling addiction; (b) those who have been affected by gambling; (c) layers, coaches, and support staff, particularly those involved in elite sports, including those who may have a gambling problem; (d) player managers; (e) sports administrators (both at a peak body and at a club level); (f) anybody else who wants to know more about gambling and sports gambling in particular. Gambling is a difficult addiction to break - it is sometimes referred to as "an addiction without a drug"! This book offers a new understanding of addictions, and how they are caused by the linkage between feelings and behaviour, including the emotional feeling being the underlying cause of the addiction. It is arguably one of the most comprehensive books written about gambling, with an emphasis on sports gambling (including horse racing). It provides an insight into the motivations and urges of gamblers and their mind set. Numerous case studies are provided later in this book to illustrate this point extending from elite sportsmen, to executives and business people, through to the everyday man or women. Whilst gambling in its various forms is a part of the Australian way of life, its undue influence has increased significantly in recent times with the bombardment of advertisements from sports Betting Agencies in various forms of media. This is arguably a scourge on our society and a National disgrace in terms of the lack of regulation. Betting Agencies will not like this book because it reveals the darker side of gambling, including its devastating affects and how it wreaks havoc on gamblers and their families' lives. One in five suicides is linked to a gambling addiction - an astounding statistic. Always there is a story behind the gambler and how gambling preys on the vulnerable in terms of their suscepti