Counseling a Compulsive Gambler

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Abstract Gambling is an activity that has been around a long time. We can trace the practice of gambling all the way back to biblical times. There are many, many people who believe that gambling can be a very lucrative thing and can bring in a lot of profit. In many cases gambling can be very addictive and very dangerous to a person's life. This paper will show how many relationships are damaged due to …

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