It’s March!  Do you feel lucky like a leprechaun?  Do you feel the madness of college basketball?  Everywhere you look it seems like people are caught up in games of chance and pools betting on sports.  For lots of us, it’s just a diversion and some fun with colleagues and friends.  For others, it can be a trigger from early trauma that sends a person to the internet or another place to gamble.  The following reports indicate a clear connection between trauma and problem gambling.  It is our hope that they bring some new information that helps increase sensitivity about this issue and support to those who struggle with problem gambling.

Adult gambling addiction tied to childhood trauma | Reuters

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-addiction-gambling-trauma-idUSKCN1AX1YY

Aug 17, 2017 – Reuters Health – Men with gambling addictions are more likely than their peers to have endured childhood traumas like physical abuse or violence at home, and treatment needs to address this underlying stressor, researchers say. … 

Gambling Addiction and Childhood Trauma: What Ohio Residents …

https://www.columbusrecoverycenter.com/blog/gambling-addiction-childhood-trauma-ohio-residents-know/

Aug 14, 2017 – Many Ohio drug rehab facilities are encountering more co-occurring gambling addictions and helping people recover from them.

Violence, Trauma, and Problem Gambling

http://www2.gsu.edu/~psyjge/Fact/trauma_04_10.pdf

Violence, Trauma, and Problem Gambling. Research suggests that gambling related violence does occur, and often manifests in domestic violence incidents…