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"SUPER BOWL SUNDAY TO THE COMPULSIVE GAMBLER IS LIKE NEW YEARS' EVE TO THE ALCOHOLIC"
,SAYS ARNIE WEXLER "THERE ARE 5 MILLION COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS and 15 MILLION AT RISK, IN THE U.S. 38% OF THEM BET ON SPORTS. IF YOU ARE DOING A STORY ON THE SUPER BOWL, YOU MIGHT WANT TO LOOK AT BETTING ON THIS EVENT AND THE ISSUE OF COMPULSIVE GAMBLING".
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"Compulsive gamblers are very vulnerable during the NFL post season because they are looking for the 'lock bet,' Wexler says. "The media hype juices the gambler and -- as this is an impulse disorder -- many compulsive gamblers will be in action. And I wonder if any players might have a bet on the games. "
"With all the games and the media hype about odds and betting lines, there is an explosion of betting on these games," Wexler continues. "I can't believe that newspapers carry ads from these so-called handicappers, who are really 'scandicappers.'
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"I remember when Skip Ballis, then of the Dallas Morning News, had a gorilla in the Dallas Zoo make football picks for them," Wexler says. "The gorilla's picks were doing better than the sports writers. I think the responsible thing to do would be for newspapers, radio and TV shows to carry a public service message. "
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"I have spoken to more compulsive gamblers than anyone else in America and have gotten hundreds of phone calls after playoff games and the Super Bowl from compulsive gamblers," Wexler says. "Some have spoken about embezzlements, white-collar crimes and destroying themselves and their families. Others were so desperate that they were contemplating suicide. "
"Over the years, I have also spoken to many college and professional athletes who had a gambling problem," Wexler says. "In fact, an NCAA study a few years ago noted that there is a disturbing trend of gambling among athletes in college. Do you think that these people will get into the pros and then just stop gambling? "
ARNIE WEXLER IS ONE OF THE LEADING EXPERTS ON COMPULSIVE GAMBLING AND HAS SPOKEN TO MORE COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS THAN ANYONE ELSE IN AMERICA & HAS GOTTEN HUNDREDS OF CALLS AFTER THE SUPER BOWL, FROM COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS WHO HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT "EMBEZZLEMENTS, WHITE COLLAR CRIMES, AND DESTROYING THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. MANY ARE SO DESPERATE THAT THEY ARE CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE.
DATA FROM NATIONAL HOTLINES SHOW:
20 % OF CALLS CAME FROM YOUTH UNDER 25 YEARS OF AGE
12 % OF CALLS CAME FROM SENIOR CITIZENS
40 % OF CALLS CAME FROM FEMALE GAMBLERS
THE AVERAGE GAMBLER OWED MORE THAN $40,000 AT THE TIME THEY CALLED FOR HELP.
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ARNIE WEXLER IS ONE OF THE LEADING EXPERTS ON COMPULSIVE GAMBLING AND HAS SPOKEN TO MORE COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS THAN ANYONE ELSE IN AMERICA & HAS GOTTEN HUNDREDS OF CALLS AFTER THE SUPER BOWL, FROM COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS WHO HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT "EMBEZZLEMENTS, WHITE COLLAR CRIMES, AND DESTROYING THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES. MANY ARE SO DESPERATE THAT THEY ARE CONTEMPLATING SUICIDE.
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