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Hope for Recovery
The goal of the Council is to inform and
motivate health care professionals, legislators,
educators and community members regarding the
full scope of compulsive gambling in the State
of New Jersey, so that we may serve in
identification, prevention, and referral
capacities related to compulsive gambling
Signs of Gambling Activity At Work Include:
Organizing office pools and/or sports pools
Listening to or watching sports events while on
the job
Making book for other employees, including the
employer
Receiving phone calls or visits from bookies,
creditors, or gambling friends while on the job
Arranging card games for money during lunch hour
or breaks
"Almost everyone in the Company knew me. If I
wasn't organizing an office pool, I was acting
as a runner for my bookie, or running the card
games at lunch. If there was any action, I was
in on it-or knew about it. Pete was the first
person most of them met. I was even more popular
than payroll"
-Pete (Customer service representative)
The Illness
Since 1980, compulsive (pathological) gambling
has been classified by the American Psychiatric
Association as a diagnosable and treatable
illness.
Compulsive gambling is a progressive behavior
disorder characterized by a psychologically
uncontrollable preoccupation and urge to gamble.
This need to gamble excessively results in the
loss of productive time and money. Unless
treated, the gambling will reach the point where
it compromises, disrupts and then destroys the
gambler's personal and professional life. These
problems further intensify the gambling
behavior.
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