Internet Gambling Addictions

A recent report estimates that the ranks of Internet gamblers will swell from 4 million today to more than 15 million by 2004. It's an innocent fling for most, but there are concerns about a growing online gambling problem, especially among women and young people. The online game-playing sites that young people visit often have links and banner ads tied to gambling sites. The anonymity and excitement of Internet gambling fuel its popularity, too. If you like to take a little flutter every now and again, that's fine, as long as you set sensible limits and stick to them. There's help for those with a problem and those in danger of developing one -- for instance, Gamblers Anonymous and Gam-Anon both have Web sites that offer help and counseling.

Click here for Gamblers Anonymous http://www.gamblersanonymous.org

Click here for Gam-Anon http://www.gam-anon.org

- Dennis Ryan

-- Anonymous, April 04, 2001