Gambling problematic for many - 2004-01-08
In his new admit-all book and the rounds of television interviews to promote it, former baseball star Pete Rose may be the most known problem-gambler around.
But he's far from the only person whose life has been ruined or damaged by compulsive gambling, an illness characterized by the inability to control the drive to wager. An estimated 500,000 Floridians at some time in their lives have suffered from serious to severe difficulties related to gambling.
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