Valentine’s Day Love for Progress Being Made by the Gambling Industry
2-3 MINUTE READ As we move to expand gambling to make it more readily available This Valentine's Day I will be showing love to good things being done by the gambling industry to address problem gambling and gambling harm. It's easy to throw stones...
Gambling Legislation: Balancing Personal Freedom v. Consumer Protection
5-7 MINUTE READ As we move to expand gambling to make it more readily available I'm an advocate for the personal freedoms that allow me every opportunity to live life on my own terms, free from oppression. I'm also an advocate for laws that deter me...
How Will We Protect Our Athletes as We Expand Sports Betting?
OPINION: 2 MINUTE READ Gambling expansion is rounding second base with the third base coach frantically waiving the right arm like a windmill signaling no need to slow down as new bills head for home. But are we really ready? Have we fully prepared? Aside...
Reversing Addiction: My Three Step Approach to Deal with Thoughts & Urges
In the early days of trying to quit gambling, I was faced with thoughts and urges to gamble all day long. Whenever opportunity would present itself, the nagging thought to go gamble was there. This is the approach I developed that got me through those early...
The Importance of Including Funding for Problem Gambling in New Bills that Expand Gambling
Including funding for problem gambling should be a priority of new bills that expand gambling. Unfortunately, problem gambling is not important and funding is most often completely ignored. But why is it important to fund problem gambling programs and what...
Problem Gambling is Not Important
Problem gambling is not important. In fact, it’s such a low priority that it’s not even worth discussing. Disagree? Fine. Go read the bills yourself and then tell me why I’m wrong. New Bills. Same Old Approach. Of the states that have already passed bills to...
How We Expand Gambling Matters
1. This discussion around the expansion of gambling (sports betting, poker, etc) in the USA is a fucking joke right now. It's a shitshow focused on all the wrong talking points. Of course, it should be expanded both in retail and mobile. 2. And this is coming...
The Graph That Reminds Me Not to Gamble
OVERVIEW I'm a believer in reminding myself about my past so I don't need to relive my mistakes in the future. In this post, I share a reminder that has helped me to overcome gambling thoughts or urges. A few years ago, I was on a lunch date with my wife when...
Do Problem Gambling Statistics Lie?
OVERVIEW I've long believed problem gambling statistics to be vastly under-reporting the number of problem gamblers. With this post, I hope to explore the topic and will continuously update this post as I learn new things. First Things First I'm not a...
The Dark Side of Minimum Age Requirements for Gambling
OVERVIEW I believe that challenging our assumptions is a key component to growth and development. In this piece, I question whether we are creating an unintended—but extremely dangerous—side effect by implementing age restrictions for gambling. I am not...
