GA - Guide to recovery
Carol’s gambling, financed by 13 credit cards, left her $100,000 in debt. Her husband left her and she
filed for bankruptcy.
“At that point I still thought I could gamble normally. Then the following March I missed my house
payment. I called my brother and asked him for help. He said yes, but on one condition: that he take
over my finances and I start going to Twelve Step meetings.”
Carol joined Gamblers Anonymous (GA), a mutual-help fellowship of people with a history of
compulsive gambling. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop gambling. Helping
people achieve this desire is the group’s only purpose. GA sustains itself through voluntary donations.
There are no dues or fees.
GA grew from a chance encounter between two gamblers in Los Angeles. The group’s first meeting
took place on Friday, Jan. 13, 1957. Today, GA meetings occur in all 50 states and 36 other countries.
According to GA, compulsive gamblers typically:
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