Gambling Addiction: What to Look For

July 23, 2019 by edd In specialty-coffee-green-coffee-beansTags: gambling

Gambling addiction is an impulse-control disorder. It is a compulsive behavior that the person has lost control over. A compulsive gambler can think of nothing else, only gambling. Even when the gambler begins to hurt himself, or his family, he cannot quit gambling. Even when the gambler has nothing to bet and the consequences would be extreme if he lost, a gambling addict will continue to gamble. Like other addictions, such as drug or alcohol addictions, a gambling addiction usually Read More

The History of Gambling

July 23, 2019 by edd In specialty-coffee-green-coffee-beansTags: gambling

Playing casino games stays very popular since the beginning of time. The history of gambling goes back to the ancient times and there are much archaeological evidence that gambling was present in all advanced societies of the past: Greek, Egypt, India, China, Roma, etc. Numerous artifacts like dice, inscriptions of game rules and others were found all over the world. Some of them have been dated back to 2300 B.C. But it was the 14th century AD when gambling was Read More