Legendary Baseball Great & All-Time Hits Leader Pete Rose – R.I.P. VIDEO – CHARLIE HUSTLE – Sept. 30, 2024 -Pete Rose, baseball's career hits leader and fallen idol who undermined his historic achievements and Hall of Fame dreams by GAMBLING on the game he loved and once embodied, ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingOct 1 2024
Using Cognitive Therapy for Gambling Addicts DON’T BET THE DOG – July 6, 2024 - “I didn’t steal unless I lost my money,” said Rebik, 63, a former Nevada prison corrections officer. “You know, I had to keep the addiction going.” On the way back t... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingJuly 9 2024Super Bowl
Jontay Porter: Banned For Life – Was ‘in over his head’ with Gambling Addiction VIDEO – SAD DEMISE – June 7, 2024 - Jeff Jensen, a government investigations attorney in St. Louis, also said “Jontay is a good young man with strong faith that will get him through this. He was in over his h... Read More...Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginterventionJune 18 2024
Teenagers Skip School and Sleep to Play Video Games VIDEO – LIKE TAKING DRUGS – June 5, 2024 - Child and adolescent psychiatrist Kim Le, has seen firsthand what this looks like. “I’ve had people collapse from playing video games,” he said. “I’ve seen people who h... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingJune 18 2024video games
Psychiatrist Wants to Make Kids Into ‘Healthy Gamers’ AUDIO – PLEASE DO! – May 14, 2024 - “The challenge with video games is that when we play one game, we don’t just have pleasure in that game,” says psychiatrist Alok Kanojia. “Our brain wants more, and so kids are p... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMay 21 2024video games
The Most Misunderstood Addiction LOSING IS ALSO ADDICTIVE – May 14, 2024 - With bright, flashing lights and the rush of excitement with winning, it’s no surprise that gambling leads to a shocking, drugless high. Compulsive gambling, also call... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMay 21 2024Mental HealthRecoveryvideo games
Ohtani’s Ex-Interpreter Must Get Gambling Addiction Treatment I’LL BET HE GOES TO GA (not Georgia) – April 13, 2024 -The initial federal court appearance by Ippei Mizuhara marked the first time the interpreter has been seen in public since the scandal exploded last month... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 30 2024Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginterventionSuper Bowl
Gambling Addict Steals Millions from Dodger’s Superstar Shohei Ohtani WIN SOME, LOSE A LOT MORE – March 20, 2024 - Attorneys that represent Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani have accused his longtime interpreter with the theft of millions of dollars of his funds to use for illegal... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingMar 26 2024
How widespread is Gambling Addiction in the U.S.? POINT SPREADS ARE SEXY – March 23, 2024 - The firing of Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s interpreter and close friend after allegations of illegal gambling and theft from the Japanese baseball player i... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMar 26 2024Super Bowlvideo games
Rex Chapman: The ‘Other Side’ of Drug and Gambling Addiction IS PEACE OF MIND – Feb. 20, 2024 - After what he described as a routine surgery, Chapman developed an opioid addiction and, at one point, was taking up to 50 painkillers a day. He says the drug addiction was a gat... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionGaminginternetinterventionInterviewMar 5 2024RecoveryRehab
Lured In: Understanding and Overcoming Gambling Addiction in Youth IT’S A LONG SHOT – Feb. 26, 2024 - “Sports betting used to be taboo, now it’s openly promoted and easily accessible through phones,” says Dr. Louise Stanger, an interventionist and gambling addiction expert. “... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionMar 5 2024teenagersvideo games
Gambling and the Politics of Addiction BUREAUCRACY NOW – Feb. 7, 2024 - Historically, addiction has often been seen as a criminal problem. The addicted person acts wrongly or illegally, and the problem of addiction is one of assigning blame and, where app... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 13 2024GaminginternetSuper Bowlvideo games
Online Sports Betting Rises Due to Online Gambling VIDEO – YOU CAN’T LOSE, IF YOU DON’T BET – Feb. 7, 2024 - Brian Meister once gambled and lost a year’s salary in one night of sports betting. He is a recovering sports gambling addict who now shares his story in th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaFeb 13 2024GaminginternetinterventionSuper Bowlvideo games
Psychedelics May Help Break Addiction to Gambling BET IT CAN – Jan. 11, 2024 - Professor David Nutt oversees an early brain scanning study involving gambling stimuli. The results of this work, which have yet to be published, were positive. “We found what we w... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingJan 16 2024Psychedelics
Big Loser Sues Vegas Casino Over Ketamine Spiked Drink IT WASN’T HIS FAULT? – Oct. 13, 2023 - In the parlance of Las Vegas, Orange County real estate developer Dwight Manley is a “whale.” An expert coin collector and former sports agent who represented NBA bad ... Read More...Big PharmaBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaDrug Abuse and AddictionGamingOct 17 2023
Phil Mickelson: He Gambled Away a Billion Dollar$ CHAMP CHANGE – Sept. 19, 2023 - Mickelson has been relatively quiet since Walters’s comments became public. Mickelson returns to competition this week with Saudi-backed LIV Golf outside Chicago. Walters sai... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaCelebrity SobrietyGaminginterventionInterviewOct 3 2023Super Bowl
Sports Gambling…The Hidden Addiction A CASINO IN YOUR HAND – Sept. 9, 2023 - The State has considered problem gamblers by requiring the sportsbook companies and other forms of advertized gambling to put warnings on ads, usually in very small prin... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetSept 19 2023Super Bowlvideo games
Stripped of $20MM Due to Shared Addiction With Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley Makes Big Confession VIDEO – MAKING CASINOS SMILE – May 18, 2023 - Barkley has also previously addressed his gambling blunders and how he regretted them. The Chuckster has admitted that he has lost around $20 million because of the... Read More...Addiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionBooks, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingInterviewMay 23 2023Recovery
Most Americans Turn to Addictive Coping Methods During Crisis VIDEO – CHOCOLATE OR WEED? – April 19, 2023 - “Many of my patients have struggled with depression and/or anxiety but failed to find a treatment that made them feel better. So, they resorted to alcohol, drugs or destr... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryAlcohol AddictionAlcoholics AnonymousApril 25 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediadepressionDrug Abuse and AddictionEating Disorderfood addictionGaminginternetinterventionMental HealthRecoveryRehabSmartphone AddictionTrauma
Millennial who grew net worth to $600,000 explains how he dug his way out of debt over gambling addiction BET ON IT – April 10, 2023 - A millennial who grew his net worth to $600,000 explains what it took to dig his way out of debt after overcoming a gambling addiction. In 2011, Ambus Hunter said his only debt was ... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryApril 18 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGaminginternetinterventionRecoveryRehabSuper Bowl
Unassuming Croatian’s Strategy Changed the Game Forever SOUNDS LIKE IAN FLEMING – April 5, 2023 - Then there was the win rate. Tosa’s crew didn’t hit the right number on every spin, but they did as often as not, in streaks that defied logic: eight in a row, or 10, or 13. ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 18 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and MediaGamingvideo games
‘Gaming is Proven to be as Addictive as Cocaine!’ VIDEO – SUPER MARIO BROS. CUT THEIR PERUVIAN – April 4, 2023 - ‘You are giving your kid access to stuff that is proven to be as addictive as cocaine, not everybody has active parents!’ ‘As much as I sympathise th... Read More...Addiction RecoveryApril 11 2023Books, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginternetinterventionRecoveryRehabSmartphone Addiction
Sports Betting Has Risen Tenfold in Three Years TECH PLUS THE POINTS – Feb. 10, 2023 - The Supreme Court ruling struck down a federal law that had banned most commercial sport wagering outside Las Vegas. The subsequent spread of legal gambling was stunningly swift... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 14 2023GaminginternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
Gambling Addictions For Teens on the Rise VIDEO – AND IT’S EVERYWHERE – Jan. 29, 2023 - According to the state’s Office of Addiction Services and Supports, gambling is more accessible today than ever before to anyone, and that includes teenagers. Al... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneFeb 7 2023GaminginternetinterventionRecoverySmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlteenagersvideo games
Social Media, Gaming Addiction Linked to Emotions I SECOND AND THIRD THE EMOTION – Dec. 20, 2022 - Although many adolescents can use social media or game without issues, it can become problematic and compulsive for some. For those affected, the addictive behav... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 27 2022GaminginternetMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
Game Developer Made ‘Fortnite’ as ‘addictive as possible’ MANY A NITE – Dec. 14, 2022 - The allegations are part of a lawsuit brought by three Canadian parents against Epic Games, the developer of “Fortnite.” The parents argue the game is addictive and has upen... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 20 2022GaminginternetinterventionMental HealthRecoverySmartphone Addictionvideo games
Japan Confronts Video Game Addiction AUDIO – TETRIS IT’S NOT – Dec. 28, 2022 - “My only comfort is that he has been keeping his promise to stay offline overnight,” one father said, as another confided that their child had been attending a r... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 20 2022GaminginterventionRecoverySmartphone Addictionteenagersvideo games
Online-Gambling Inquiry Reveals Disturbing Stories VIDEO – GETTING DOWN DOWN UNDER – Dec. 10, 2022 - Ironically, Mark was working for an online betting company for some of that period. By the time his compulsive gambling was discovered, he had accrued significa... Read More...12 Step ProgramAddiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneDec 13 2022GaminginternetinterventionRecoverySmartphone AddictionSuper Bowlvideo games
Why Apple’s Tone-deaf Gambling Ads Make Me Worry LET’S GET MONEY FROM CHILDREN – Oct. 31, 2022 - This is one reason why I’ve been a bit more comfortable inviting Apple’s products into my home, compared to Google’s, or Amazon’s, or Facebook’s Meta’s, or (to a ... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginterventionNov 8 2022Smartphone Addictionvideo games
Apple ‘pauses’ gambling ads after placing them next to kids’ games, addiction recovery apps APPLE’S EVIL GENIUS PLACEMENT – Oct. 27, 2022 - The issue got attention on Twitter early Wednesday when an ad for “Jackpot World” appeared as a suggested app below RecoverMe, an app designed to help users recov... Read More...Addiction RecoveryBooks, Memoirs, Films, and Mediacell phoneGaminginterventionMental HealthNov 1 2022Smartphone Addictionvideo games