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Cunning? Baffling? Powerful??

It is said that addiction is Cunning, Baffling and Powerful.

In problem gambling, one symptom that is consistently baffling is "chasing".

Chasing is betting money to get back the money you lost betting!

When a problem gambler is chasing, there is a compelling need to recover losses using the same type of gambling activity. If money is lost with slots, most slot players will try to recover by playing slots, often at the same machine or machines. So it goes for all types of gambling.

Maybe someone has previously had a loss limit. A loss limit is as it sounds – take $20.00 to the casino and when it’s gone, it’s gone. However, once the addiction kicks in full force, that loss limit is quickly abandoned. This now leads to greater betting which leads to greater losses, and the cycle continues. If some money is recovered, then hope is generated that all money can be recovered. If all of the lost money is recovered, the problem gambler now feels a sense of relief and feels that ìnow I am even, I can start fresh. So rather than walking out, as recreational gamblers do, problem gamblers will continue to gamble, many times until the last dollar is gone.

Now the problem gambler feels angry, frustrated and anxious and now may acquire additional funds from the ATM or other sources to continue to gamble in an attempt to get rid of those feelings.

So as you can see, this is not about money. Money is the agent of this addiction as drugs are the agent of drug addiction and alcohol of alcoholism. Emotions drive the chasing.

Cunning, baffling and powerful? It sure is.

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WILMINGTON

Grace Episcopal Church
4900 Concord Pike
Wilmington, DE

Monday 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Closed discussion

Thursday 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Closed discussion

Saturday 10:15 am - 11 am Closed discussion

STANTON

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church
1700 Limestone Road
Stanton, Wilmington, DE

Wednesday 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Closed discussion

Friday 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Closed discussion Wednesday 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Gam-Anon

NEWARK

1^st Presbyterian Church-
Westminster House
292 W. Main St., (RT.273)
Newark, DE 19711

Sunday 7:30 p.m. – 9 p.m.Closed discussion

DOVER

Wyoming United Methodist Church
216 Wyoming Mill Rd.
Wyoming, DE 19904

Wednesday 7p.m. – 8 p.m.
Men Preferred
Room 219
Contact person: Robert O. (302) 222-6992

Bay Health Medical Center
(formerly Kent General)
640 S. State Street
Dover, DE 19901
Location: Main hospital private dining room 3,
main door, go to the basement

Friday 7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Closed discussion

BETHANY BEACH

St. Martha’s Episcopal Church
PA & Maplewood Ave
Bethany Beach, DE 19930
(contact person) Joe M. (302) 228-3624

Monday 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Step Meeting

MARYLAND

Atlantic Club
Rt. 50
Ocean City, MD

Thursday 8 p.m. – 9 p.m. Closed discussion
Directions: Rt. 113 N., to 589 E., make a left on Rt. 50. Atlantic Club is 11/2 miles on left.
Three miles from beginning of bridge on right.

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Cunning? Baffling? Powerful??

WILMINGTON

Grace Episcopal Church 4900 Concord Pike Wilmington, DE

STANTON

St. Mark’s United Methodist Church 1700 Limestone Road Stanton, Wilmington, DE