University of Kansas - Jayhawker Yearbook (Lawrence, KS)

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Gambling continued from page 18 created from betting creates a high. Gamblers become addicted to the high. Contrary to popular belief, both men and women were suseptable to suffering from gambling addictions. Ian said men gambled to boost their egos and to beat the system. Women used gambling as an outlet for escape. One such escape experienced with gambling was playing the lottery. Scratch 8: win tickets cost one dollar with prizes rangeing from S500 to 510,000 Kansas Powerball Iackpot tickets also cost one dollar. However, Powerball prizes could reach the tens of millions of dollars. Brian Davison, an employee at Gill's Amoco, 2301 Louisiana, said that even the lottery could become addictive. Most people come in and buy one or two tickets, Davison said. We're not a Casino, but we have a few problem cases. Davison said the money from the lottery tickets purchased at Gill's totaled from S600 to S700 a week. However, he said University students were the minority of individuals who purchased tickets Although students were not abusing the lottery, Doe said the riverboats were growing in popularity, especially with college-aged individuals. Despite the increase in the popularity of riverboat gambling and other forms of betting, Doe said gambling did not seem to be a major problem at the University. Gambling is not a problem over-all, 20 Stuzknt LUG: Doe said. lt's more of an individual thing. The trend now is less gamblers and more money. Ian knew from experience what Enrique Cordero, Chihuahua, Mexico, sophomore, played an ace of spades during a friendly poker game. Cordero and his friends played in the lobby of Oliver Residence Hall. fplioto by Brian Hottl betting more money and higher stakes could do to both the adict as well as friends and family of the adict. Ian lost many assets due to her husband's gambling and eventually got divorced due to his addiction. lf you get help before you get married and have a family and a career, you are far above someone who's dealing with a gambling problem at 30 years old, Ian said. The first step to getting help involved admitting the addiction. lust like alcohol or drug addiction, Ian said that gambling altered one's perception of himself or herself. Going through counseling and a reha- bilitation center was the only way to overcome the altered perception. The KU Med-Center had 12 counselors trained to treat gambling addiction. A Gam-Anon chapter was also available in the Kansas City area for students who wanted to seek counseling for their gam- bling addiction but who wished to remain anonymous. Students who had a problem with gambling or knew someone who did could reach Gam-Anon at 913-346-9320.

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Lottery tickets, poker chips, cards and cash represented the gambling fixation, to which some students became accustumed. fpholo by Brian Hott? Stutfent Life 19

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