Talk:Problem gambling

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Opening comment
Should it be mentioned that Civil Liability on the patrons' part may be an issue of Compulsive gambling? For example, in Katoomba vs RSL CLub limited in Australia, a gambler claimed that the place he went to breached its duty of care in that they provided easy access to money; albiet the fact he had already lost over $100, 000 on that day. He told the coart that he had stated numerous times to the club not to accept his cheques, however his demand was not complied with.

Treatment
The treatment section is fairly specific to pathological gambling and not problem gambling, which is generally treated through various counselling approaches. Should this be a seperate heading or should it be grouped together? Keithdon 04:20, 25 May 2007 (UTC)

The External Links Section
The external links section on this article is out of control. Do we really need to list that many treatment clinics for problem gambling? And by listing all of the varying treatment centers, we've just turned that part of the article into a list of classified ads. We should pare these down and replace them with a handful of informational sites about problem gambling and not list any treatment clinics. Rray 16:38, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
 * yes, it has been a pretty bad external links section. removing specific treatment centers is a good start, but we might be better off just linking to the Dmoz category. 2005 22:19, 18 October 2007 (UTC)

new link for ref. 1?
Er... haven't checked the quote but I think ref 1 means to point here:

"http://www.gamblingcommission.gov.uk/UploadDocs/publications/Document/Gambling%20Commission%20problem%20gambling%20issues%20paper.pdf."

Has it been updated?

Toby. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.242.149.52 (talk) 23:37, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

Problem gambling and mania
The sentence in problem gambling: "Pathological gambling is now defined as explained by a manic episode:" is inaccurate. DSM IV states that gambling behavior may be seen as part of a manic episode. However, the diagnosis of pathological gambling is made in the absence of a manic episode. Carlc74 (talk) 20:54, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

Addiction or compulsion?
The intro talks about it as an addiction and state that few gamblers experience real compulsive symptoms while further down it seem to indicate that it is a compulsion. It's not consistent. Personally I'm all for the addiction model but that's irrelevant of course. The classic anti OCD drugs such as antipsychotics don't work on gamblers. M99 87.59.77.76 (talk) 06:25, 29 July 2009 (UTC)

New External Link - www.gamblingtherapy.org
I have tried to add an external link to the Gambling Therapy website (www.gamblingtherapy.org). However, it has been removed by another user. I'm not sure why. I havent tried to link to a wikipedia article before so I'm sure Ive breached some kind of wikipedia rule or other. Could someone please explain why its not possible to have Gambling Therapy listed as an external link?

Gambling Therapy is a free online service for those affected by gambling including gamblers and friends and family of gamblers. It is a part of the Gordon Moody Association which is a registered charity in the UK. Support for people with a gambling problem is available in 28 languages and has been up and runninng since 2004. There are currently over 9500 registered members. Registration is not required to read the forums or access the live adviceline.

I'd appreciate some advice as to how I can link this website to the problem gambling wikipedia page or a reason as to why it is inappropriate. Thanks. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 109.154.85.59 (talk) 09:33, 7 April 2011 (UTC)
 * You added the link to the top of an existing list, which is spamming by definition. Additionally, there are literally hundreds of similar organizations.  We can't and don't want to link to every organization out there.  The website you added is not particularly notable.  The article is about "what is" problem gambling, not "how to" combat problem gambling.  That is not part of the mission of an encyclopedia. You can also refer to the external links guideline to get a better understanding of why Wikipedia is not a link directory. 2005 (talk) 21:30, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

The Gambler's Fallacy section needs to go.
The "Gambler's Fallacy" section essentially says, without attribution, that problem gaming is caused by the fact that gamblers are too stupid to understand probability. This the equivalent of a section in alcoholism that states that alcoholics drink because they do not understand that heavy drinking can lead to liver cirrhosis. If this section can't be sourced - and I strongly doubt it can - it needs to go. 24.205.196.167 (talk) 18:14, 17 June 2013 (UTC)


 * I've been bold and deleted it. It doesn't make any claims related to problem gambling - it mentions "a problem gambler susceptible to the gambler's fallacy would believe" - but this is true of ANYONE susceptible to the fallacy, not just problem gamblers. NisJørgensen (talk) 19:59, 11 November 2014 (UTC)

Mechanism section
 Seppi  333  this article may need such a section, perhaps using this (I also left a note on your talk page)--Ozzie10aaaa (talk) 19:10, 17 June 2015 (UTC)

Prevalence in Asia and Africa
I happened to come upon this article from Gambling in Cambodia, which mentioned that gambling addiction is a significant problem there. However this article does not discuss the prevalence or nature of problem gambling in Asia or Africa. I have added a globalize tag to encourage editors to improve this. 24.130.189.187 (talk) 11:18, 15 November 2015 (UTC)

Pseudoscience
So it was called to my attention today when someone quoted this article that it contains a bit about how gambling response can resemble the activation of parts of the brain in a similar way to cocaine. The problem with this statement is that, while it is true, it is also grossly misleading; pretty much all pleasurable sensations run through a very small number of reward centers in the brain. [They've found that rearing children also causes a brain response which resembles the activation of the brain by cocaine in some ways.] As such, while this is strictly true, it's also grossly misleading. I'm going to remove this bit, pending someone having a good reason to include it when so many things can also be described in this way; most laypeople won't understand what it actually means. Titanium Dragon (talk) 21:29, 10 December 2018 (UTC)