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Thesis: To persuade the audience about how gambling can be addicted and can have a bad affects to your life, families, and relationships to all the people around you. There are also a different signs, steps, and causes that shows if one is a gambling addicted. Introduction I. The gambling addiction definition. II. As a fan of sports and card play, explain how gambling can start casually and turn in to a habit and how one is considered a compulsive or a pathological gambler. III. The three topics brief explanation. A. The dangers of gambling B. Problem gambling can strain your relationships, interfere with responsibilities at home and work, and lead to financial catastrophe. C. How it will affects your life, family, and even other people around you. Body I. Gambling is a problem r that can disrupts and ruin a person’s life. A. Addicted gambler can either make you rich or pulled you down. B. Types of gambling. a. Electronic Gaming b. Table Games c. Casino Games d. Poker e. Lotteries D. Gambling addiction may in your family history and can be considered a chronic illness. a. Gender b. Hereditary c. Youth II. The phases, signs, and causes of becoming an addicted gambler. A. The phases that determine if one is addicted in gambling. a. Winning Phase 1. Sense of empowerment 2. Temporary Boost in Self Esteem b. Chasing Phase 1. Hide gambling debts 2. Addiction starts to unravel 3. Family and friends become ignored and debt starts to become a main issue in life. c. The Desperation Phase 1. Nothing matters in life but gambling 2. Bills become unpaid 3. Can’t stop gambling even though they know position they are in d. The Hopeless Phase 1. “Bad Enough” point (Russell) 2. Criminal actions or even suicide may results 3. Involves clinical depression B. Signs to Gamblers a. It can increase more opportunities to gamblers to gamble anywhere and anytime. 1. Increasing number of casinos 2. More sports shows and internet websites than ever b. Starts slow and gets worse as time goes on c. Two different groups of gamblers: 1. The Action Gamblers 2. The Escape Gamblers d. The Gamblers Fallacy 1. Continue gambling even if they don’t have enough sufficient money balance 2. Dream to win a big money. C. Causes a. Environmental factors and genetics 1. Do it because it is available 2. Want to try it out 3. It is in there genes b. Drugs may play a role 1. Serotonin, Nor epinephrine, and Dopamine c. Wanting it all 1. Seeing what others have 2. Want to be rich and feel that someday you will get lucky and that you can’t loose 3. Once you loose you try and get it back, but it keeps getting worse III. Affects is has on yourself, family, friends, and others around you. A. Yourself a. Serious help is needed 1. Psychotherapy 2. Group therapy 3. Gamblers anonymous 4. Treatment programs 5. Counseling b. Could lead to health problems 1. 43,000 American’s in a National Survey have high rate of liver disease, high blood pressure, and high heart rate c. Suicide 1. Suicides continue to increase as casinos continue to be built 2. Legalized gambling continues through America and the suicide rate continues to jump B. Family a. Start ignoring family b. Some of important financial things or bills will not paid on time c. Children might follow the footstep of their parents C. Friends and Others a. Try and help and tell you what is right b. Could affect work and relationships with others Conclusion I. Gambling addiction is among one of the most painful and hurtful habits a person could have. II. The audience will hopefully be persuaded of the dangers and problems that come along with gambling A. The dangers of gambling B. Affects financial standing, social matters and vocational pursuits C. Involvement behaviors that adversely affects the individual's well being, issues with relationships, family, and other important people around you. References Hills, Chad. May 27, 2003. Gambling and Suicide. . Kuphur, Shanat. January 22, 2008. Gambling Addiction Can Ruin You. . Nelson, Grant. December 3, 2006. New Study Suggests Gambling Addiction Causes Health Problems. < http://news.777.com/2006-12/study-suggests-gambling>. Russell, Michael. May 2006. Four Steps of the Gambling Addiction. . Russell, Michael. May 7, 2006. Gambling Addiction: Signs and Severity. . Sinha, Kory. November 2004. Factors Contributing to the Development of Pathological Gambling.