In Las Vegas --
Dr. Stanley Lowenbraun, a once-successful Louisville cancer doctor who fell into financial ruin because of a gambling addiction, was found dead in a hotel room at a Las Vegas casino on June 20.
Lowenbraun, 66, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at the Las Vegas Hilton, according to the Clark County, Nev., coroner's office.
From the UK --
The father-of-two kept his addiction secret from his wife – borrowing cash from loan sharks and piling money on credit cards – until the family almost became homeless.
His case has been highlighted by support workers as the devastating impact of an “invisible problem” gripping homes in Cumbria.
And they suspect that wider debt masks the true impact of gambling addiction in the county.
The human cost of the issue was highlighted at Carlisle Crown Court....
“Gambling is an invisible problem......
Another Betting Addict --
37-year-old John Robinson not only fleeced his wife but also stole money from the accounts of her mother, who was in a care home, and her disabled son.
...he kept on gambling in the hope that a win would put everything right.
....said that his gambling madness had led him to 'throw away the good life that he had'.
He had lost everything and when he vanished it was because he was going to commit suicide but had handed himself in when that had not worked.
Friend and fellow blogger at Carl's Casino Quotes reported --
The Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling (FCCG) has operated the statewide problem gambling helpline in Florida for the past 21 years. Fiscal year 2008/2009 statistics showed significant increases in statewide problem gambling. The FCCG received 13,998 contacts to its 24-Hour, toll free, problem gambling HelpLine, 888-ADMIT-IT, during this period, with over 4,400 of those requests for help and information. This represents a 5% increase in contacts in the past year and a 19% increase over the past two years.
Embezzlement arrests in the state have risen nearly 400 percent .....
Statistics have faces and families.
Have we become so totally duped by an industry that produces no product, makes fantastic profits, buys the best marketing, public relations advice and slanted research, that we can ignore, excuse or rationalize the promotion of Predatory Gambling by government? Or the most tragic consequences?
How come we can ignore individuals who make of the statistics?
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