title: The compulsive gambler's spiral of options and involvement.
abstract: The material presented in this report is not intended as an explanation of compulsive gambling. I do not pretend to be refuting the psychoanalytic or the personality theorists. Rather, I describe the changes that take place in the career of the person turned compulsive gambler. Some of what is described here adds to the already existing knowledge of the compulsion.
mesh_terms: D003192:Compulsive Behavior; D003415:Crime; D004467:Economics; D005190:Family; D005715:Gambling; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D009014:Morals; D009790:Occupations; D012309:Risk-Taking; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012931:Social Environment; D012951:Socialization