compulsive gambling
Uncontrollable wagering urge
Compulsive gambling is the inability to resist the urge to gamble despite harmful consequences—financial ruin, damaged relationships, or psychological distress.
Unlike recreational gambling, the compulsive variety involves loss of control, with the gambler often chasing losses or gambling to escape problems.
Also called gambling addiction or pathological gambling.
His compulsive gambling cost him his marriage.
- casinosWagering establishments
- casino floorGambling venue's central space
- addictionCompulsive substance reliance
- lotteriesRandom-chance prize drawings
- betting slipReceipt for a wager
debt · therapy · bankruptcy · family breakdown · support groups · financial ruin · reward system · dopamine · obsession · relapse prevention · slot machines · chasing losses · lucky streak · high roller · depression · escapism · stigma · medication
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- money disordersshopping addiction, money hoarding, affluenza
- gambling addictionchasing losses, casino addiction, poker addiction, self-exclusion, debt spiral
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Careful management of money
fiscal responsibility · risk aversion · financial discipline · saving · frugality
compulsive gamblingself-control
Ability to restrain impulses
sobriety · behavioral health · impulse control · addiction recovery · recovery
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