Pathological Gambling (Compulsive Gambling), a Medical Disorder

Gambling is becoming more and more popular in today's society as it is gradually becoming more legalized over the United States and other countries. However this may seem to bring no threat to most people, there does exist a disease within gambling that targets a significant number of people and is the result of gambling addiction. Like many other addictions, gambling is one that can lead to a medical disorder known as compulsive gambling or medically known as pathological gambling which has serious effects and can cause a person to eventually become financially ruined, negligent towards his work and most of all his family.…