Help For Problem Gamblers Hits The Internet

Gambling News - December 1st, 2009 - Written by Glen

Whether their poison is online gambling or scratch tickets, problem gamblers are all over the nation. Though less than 5% of all gamblers are pathological, some require help in order to break the habit. Toll free hot lines, support groups, and other such channels of communication are available, but only recently has the most commonly used medium for communication become a method through which pathological gamblers can receive help - The Internet.

A West Virginian organization that aids problem gamblers is set to launch their free online chat line for pathological gamblers. Their website, 1800gambler.net, is prepared to launch on the announced date of December 1st, 2009.

In addition to their chat line for instant support, they also carry other services. Data collection, signs of pathological gambling, enhanced helping techniques and much more are found through their website.

The Problem Gamblers Help Network provides many resources for problem gamblers on the road to recovery. Self evaluation and familial help are also topics explored through their website, all with the intent to help gamblers stop their habit before lives are ruined.

Though USA online sportsbooks and casinos actively allow players to self exclude themselves from their services, pathological gambling still poses a problem for many people around the nation. Though not as severe as drug addiction or crime, pathological gambling has still affected the lives of many. Services such as that found through 18000gambler.net are available to help players stay off their habit

One of the Negative Effects of Online Gambling In the USA is that is can be very controling over ones life, but it is good to know that those who have a gambling problem now have some where to turn.