Gamble

The seven deadly sins, lust, gluttony, sloth, greed, envy, wrath and pride. The one that everybody finds the worst is greed, gambling falls into this category. Once one wins in gambling they cannot get enough of it and keep wanting more and more. Gambling is the act of wagering money or something of material value on an event with an uncertain outcome with the primary intent of winning additional money and/or material good. Gambling can just be created as well; a simple bet is a form of gambling. The racetrack, car races and most definitely the city of sin las Vegas, these are all places gambling can be done and found. Gambling though it gives an individual a rush, it can also make one lose everything they have. Gambling is very addictive, there are different forms of gambling, there is pathological or compulsive. Recent studies have shown “about 2.5 million adults in America are pathological gamblers and another 3 million of them should be considered problem gamblers, 15 million adults are at a risk for problem gambling and about 148 million are low-risk gamblers.” (http://www.clearleadinc.com/site/gambling-addiction.html), that is amazing how large of a number it has affected. Among gambling other problems come along with it and also race is a factor in gambling addiction too,” problem drinkers are more likely to have a gambling addiction problem. Gambling addiction is seen more among Caucasian Americans than African Americans and Hispanic Americans.” (http://www.clearleadinc.com/site/gambling-addiction.html).