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Recommended Reading Material for General Audiences
The Chase: Career of the Compulsive Gambler, H. R. Lesieur, Cambridge, MA: Schenkman Publishing Company, Inc. (1984)
When Luck Runs Out: Help for Compulsive Gamblers and Their Families by Robert Custer, New York, Facts on file (1985)
Behind the Eight Ball: A Guide for Families of Gamblers by Linda Berman and Mary-Ellen Siegal, New York, NY: Simon and Schuster (1992)
Losing Your Shirt: Recovery for Compulsive Gamblers and Their Families by M. Heineman, Center City, MN: Hazelden (1992)
Deadly Odds: Recovery from Compulsive Gambling by Ken Estes and Mike Brubaker, Encampment, WY: Affliated Writers of America, Inc. (1994)
Don't Leave It to Chance: A Guide for Families of Problem Gamblers by E. J. Federman, Ph.D., C. E. Drebing, Ph.D., and C. Krebs, M.A., Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications, Inc. (2000)
Financial Issues for Loved Ones of Problem Gamblers, Denver, CO: National Council on Problem Gambling and National Endowment for Financial Education (2000)
Born to Lose: Memoirs of a Compulsive Gambler by B. Lee, Center City, MN: Hazelden (2005)
Overcoming Your Pathological Gambling Workbook by R. Ladouceur and S. Lachance, Oxford, NY: Oxford University Pressn (2007)
America Anonymous: Eight Addicts in Search of a Life by B. Denizet-Lewis, New York, NY: Simon and Schuster (2009)
Confessions of a Slot Machine Queen: A Memoir by S. A. Adell, Eugeniabooks (2010)
She Bets Her Life: A True Story of Gambling Addiction by M. Sojouner, Berkley, CA: Seal Press (2010)
This information on problem gambling is offered solely in the interest of helping those individuals who have developed problems with their gambling behaviors. If you or someone you know exhibits the behaviors of problem gambling, seek help. The information provided here is not meant to be a substitute for treatment.