Sunday, October 09, 2005

Gambling Addiction Statistics

Gambling Addiction Facts:

An average of 3 million adults meet criteria for pathological gambling each year.

Over 70% of US adults report gambling at least once in the past year.

Most adults are able to gamble responsibly.

Approximately 1% of the U.S. adults (3 million) meet criteria for pathological gambling.

Another 2-3% have less significant, but still serious problems with gambling and are known as problem gamblers.

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