This program is for people who are drifting without a real focus and for friends who want to help a friend.

 

Compulsive gamblers are divided into two categories: "action gamblers" and "escape gamblers." The personality of the gambler, and thus the motivation to gamble, determine one's type.

The typical action gambler is described as a domineering, manipulative male, who is confident, energetic, and has an IQ over 120. This is the most pervasive type of compulsive gambler in both legal and illegal gambling. The action gambler's motivation is tied to the goal of beating other individuals at his chosen game and "beating the house." He seeks to gain wealth and status at the expense of other players and the betting establishment (for example, a casino). These individuals often believe that they can devise a personal "system" to achieve these victories.

Conversely, escape gamblers are typically considered to be caring, nurturing, and introverted, with no apparent tendencies toward egotism or narcissism. Their profile is essentially opposite that of the action gambler. Here, the motivation is relief—escape—from emotional pain, which is a result of present or past trauma.

If you gamble to escape your thoughts an art program may be a way of redirecting this energy. It will be less costly and the fun of making art is traditionally an escape from everyday worries to a calm focused and skilled way of expressing ideas feelings and views.

Winston Churchill described his depression as the 'black dog' and his remedy was to paint landscapes in order to refocus. I will give you the skills to do the same.

 

 

BBC News reported that, from 2001 to 2002, Australians wasted more than $15 billion (AUD) on gambling—an average loss of $1,017 per adult! Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne, one of the world's largest, which claims to attract more than 12 million visitors a year. The opening of  casinos helps explain another of Australia's dubious records: How a country with the 53rd largest population has the most gaming machines. This staggeringly, is a fifth of the world's supply. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reports that 330,000 Australians (2.3 percent of adults) have "significant gambling problems, with 140,000 experiencing severe problems." On average, such gambling problems can last nine years. Each of these 330,000 problem gamblers has lost an average of $12,000 per year! 

 

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