Problem Gambling

English 1 Assignment:

Wether a person is gambling through the use of cards, dice, or chips, gambling has become a problem among adults of all ages in the United States. Gambling is addictive and can lead to broken families, relationships, and an empty bank account. Sadhbh Walshe’s article “Online Gambling is Anything but Pretty” informs people about the dangers of online gambling and how this problem can be better treatable. With Gambling already being addictive as it is, a new problem arose when companies started using the internet as a way to let their customers gamble and throw their money away. Problem gamblers, people who are addicted to gambling, now have a way to gamble away their money without leaving the comfort of their own homes. According to Walshe’s article, there’s already around 350,000 problem gamblers in the state of New Jersey alone, and that number is expected to rise with online gambling in play. The treatment available should be able to help adults that have been plagued by gambling, but a mere $58.4 million was used to treat the people affected by gambling out of the $95 billion in profit generated by gambling.

The amount of money used for the treatment of problem gamblers is not enough in my opinion. The treatment plans for these people need to go up and a certain percentage of gambling revenue of each casino that promotes not just online gambling, but casino gambling should go directly to treatment homes for problem gamblers.