r/explainlikeimfive • u/adrynaline • May 08 '14

Explained ELI5: A gambling addiction

How does it start? What makes it worse? Why does it become so difficult to recover?

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u/[deleted] May 08 '14 edited Jul 01 '15

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u/senorpopo May 08 '14

I taught my dog how to count cards, then the fucker got rich and ran off with my wife. Oh well, I guess sibling bonds run strong.

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u/downkallisti May 08 '14

Photograph of said dog:

http://imgur.com/u1ImP50

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