{"id":339066,"date":"2020-01-29T23:42:16","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T04:42:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/uncategorized\/the-hidden-addiction-problems-and-solutions-regarding-sports-gambling-wkbn-com.php"},"modified":"2020-01-29T23:42:16","modified_gmt":"2020-01-30T04:42:16","slug":"the-hidden-addiction-problems-and-solutions-regarding-sports-gambling-wkbn-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/gambling\/the-hidden-addiction-problems-and-solutions-regarding-sports-gambling-wkbn-com.php","title":{"rendered":"The hidden addiction: Problems and solutions regarding sports gambling &#8211; WKBN.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p>About 26 million people are expected to place a bet on the Super Bowl, 90% of which will not be at risk for a gambling addiction<\/p>\n<p>by: Dave Sess<\/p>\n<p>(WKBN)  The final game of the football season is always the most interesting. Its also the game that receives the most bets, like an office pool or a wager with a friend. We talked with a local expert about keeping that simple wager from becoming a problem.<\/p>\n<p>Sports betting is more available and accessible than ever with daily fantasy sports, legal sports betting and those who do it illegally.<\/p>\n<p>What we do know is 90,000 Ohioans do have a problem with gambling, said Stephanie Geer, a gambling addiction specialist.<\/p>\n<p>Geer talks with people when they seek help for a gambling problem. She says all gamblers, young or old, begin the same way.<\/p>\n<p>It always starts out as a form of entertainment. But, for some people based upon vulnerabilities, biology, all of that stuff, may develop an addiction to it, just like drugs or alcohol, she said.<\/p>\n<p>There are warning signs for people who might have a sports gambling problem. They include exaggerating wins, minimizing losses, conflicts within relationships, even being secretive about gambling.<\/p>\n<p>Its known as the hidden addiction because its so easy to hide and gamblers may live a fantasy life.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Im destroying my life and I know am, but wait a minute, I know my next big win is gonna come. Im gonna win. Its all gonna be OK. That train of thought continues all the way to that bottom, Geer said.<\/p>\n<p>About 26 million people are expected to place a bet on the Super Bowl. For 90% of them, theyre not at risk for a gambling addiction.<\/p>\n<p>But a way to keep it fun is to budget it. Its a form of entertainment. If you want to participate in sports betting, set a limit with it, Geer said.<\/p>\n<p>There are resources in place if you have a problem with sports gambling or maybe even buying too many lottery scratch-off tickets.<\/p>\n<p>On <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BeforeYouBet.org\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.BeforeYouBet.org<\/a>, you can take a quiz to see if you have a problem with gambling. You can even have a live chat with someone and learn ways to gamble responsibly.<\/p>\n<p>You can also call the Ohio Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-589-9966.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, you can receive consultations or assessments at Meridian HealthCare.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Auto Generated --><\/p>\n<p>Go here to see the original:<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wkbn.com\/news\/local-news\/the-hidden-addiction-problems-and-solutions-regarding-sports-gambling\/\" title=\"The hidden addiction: Problems and solutions regarding sports gambling - WKBN.com\">The hidden addiction: Problems and solutions regarding sports gambling - WKBN.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> About 26 million people are expected to place a bet on the Super Bowl, 90% of which will not be at risk for a gambling addiction by: Dave Sess (WKBN) The final game of the football season is always the most interesting. Its also the game that receives the most bets, like an office pool or a wager with a friend. We talked with a local expert about keeping that simple wager from becoming a problem.  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/gambling\/the-hidden-addiction-problems-and-solutions-regarding-sports-gambling-wkbn-com.php\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"limit_modified_date":"","last_modified_date":"","_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[431671],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-339066","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gambling"],"modified_by":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339066"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=339066"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/339066\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=339066"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=339066"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=339066"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}