William Cohen

Compulsive gambling is another form of addiction, not unlike drug abuse. Compounding the problem is the fact that it is legal, in fact a source of significant revenue for 48 states in the US. Bill Cohen joins Darryl Inaba in discussing problem gambling and the status of treatment.

...80% of gambling treatment replicates A & D treatment, but 20% is unique to gamblers... beliefs such as "I can beat the odds," "This machine owes me," and "Its my money: I can do with it what I want" reflect this