This note was included on a statement I just received . . . "We wish to inform you of your responsibilities under the Inlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement...
Thanks for sharing Basket! Forgive me, perhaps it's too early and I have not had my coffee yet but all this legal jargon is making my head spin. Does anyone...
Pats . . I was hoping the same thing! My take on it is that people might have been using these types of brokerage accounts to pay for gambling on line?...
Ohio's passage of Issue 3 last week marked a significant victory for Gilbert & Penn Nat'l Gaming Inc., who spent nearly $35 million to persuade one of...
Gary, If the casino that opened this year in Pittsburgh is an indicator, the investors in Ohio may be disappointed. Not that they aren't making money, but it...
Basket, My expectations are that any windfall that Ohio realizes from the new casinos will be short term and primarily in the form of construction jobs and...
October 2009 Newspaper article about Pittsburgh Casino . . . "The new Rivers Casino has consistently been falling short of its revenue goals since its grand...
Basket, On the topic of voters in Ohio recently approving Issue 3 which opens the door to casino-style gambling in the state ... I watched with great interest...
Contact the bank that will be in violation of regulation gg which is supposed to be taking effect. For a bank to allow a transaction like this to go through...
in Al-Anon we are always told that we do not give advice- in fact it's in the opening "preamble" used at many meetings. i was wondering if this was different...
GamAnon also stresses NOT to give advice. We follow the same basic steps that AlAnon follows. You have to remember, however, that most of the people that are...
Gam-Anon does not offer online or phone meetings. You can log into their official site and get information. You can locate a face to face meeting in or near...
j/L - Matrika, Susi already provided a great response to your question about giving advice in a GAm-Anon sanctioned meeting or conference. Since this message...
My problem the closest meeting is farther away then the closest casino. We are talking over a hundred miles and then on top of that I cant afford to travel...
Hi Craig and Susi - I do have a long-distance sponsor I talk with by phone. She is guiding me through the Steps. I called International Services because we...
I thought of that, also. I belong to a PalTalk Spiritual Group chat room, but I have no idea how one is started. I'm wondering if Gamanon International would...
The number for Gam-Anon International Service Office is (718)352-1671 - ask for Regina, executive secretary. www.gam-anon.org - gamanonoffice1@... The...
SUGGESTIONS FOR THE NEWCOMER Accept and learn to live with the fact that compulsive gambling is an illness.. To question or interrogate the gambler will serve...
Ohmigosh, not the scientific basis of ANY addiction - i'm on the behavioral pharmecology course in the addictions counseling courses i'm retaking as my ...
In the discussions about 12 step programs and the "recommendations" issue, I stumbled across a handout prepared by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and...
as a retired professional addictions counselor, i strongly reccomend that no intervention ever be done by amateurs - as it can lead to violent responses ...
So my husband has been in recovery for 4 months, as long as I've known about the gambling. We are getting on pretty well. I wouldn't say he is actually...
Hi Denice - I've been taught that, as adults, I am responsible only for myself and my own behavior. I know so well the anger at other enablers; but the best I...
Hi... My name is Lisa, and my partner is a gambler. Last night was the last straw for me. Andy is gambling again. I've had enough and don't want to live with...