The casino surveillance footage showing former Braddock Manager Ella Jones withdrawing more than $40,000 she stole from taxpayers to feed her gambling addiction helped investigators seal the case against her. Casinos that Jones, 58, of Turtle Creek visited included The Meadows Racetrack & Casino in North Strabane and Rivers Casino on the North Shore, her lawyer Phil DiLucente said.
Their body language at the table, not their frequent presence there, gives them away. Chuck McCormick has seen these types of problem gamblers throughout his 38-year career working at casinos and cardrooms. They have a despair written across their being that says they are blowing their mortgage or car payment.
Last week's sentencing of a former Montgomery County malpractice lawyer brought to light an addiction rarely discussed in the professional legal community -- gambling. Bradley Schwartz was sentenced to five years in state prison last Monday on a felony theft charge for stealing more than $1.5 million from his client trust account to feed a gambling addiction.
Donna Hansen Recovering from gambling addiction
For most people gambling can be a source of entertainment. A way to unwind, socialize with friends and family, and have some fun. However, for some this can be a devastating addiction that can be equally as debilitating as any chemical addiction. The National Council on Problem Gambling estimates that approximately 2 million Americans or 1 percent of the population suffer from pathological gambling and another 4 million to 6 million (4 percent to 6 percent) could be considered problem gamblers.
LAS VEGAS -- Experts who study gambling addiction remain a long way from knowing why people develop gambling problems. But researchers now know what happens inside the brains of gambling addicts that fuels the addiction, and how best to help them.
A Maceo, Ky., man who robbed banks to feed his gambling addiction was sentenced to nearly four years in federal prison Friday. Larry Heady's attorney had hoped his age, 64, and otherwise spotless criminal record would make Heady a candidate for a dramatically reduced sentence and home incarceration.
[Earl L. Grinols] clearly believes from his careful analysis that gambling causes more social and economic harm than good, with the cost incurred by one group (the gamblers) generally paid for by another group (society at large). He, therefore, contends casinos "need to be regulated, monitored and in some cases altered or banned to achieve greater social well-being.
Pennsylvania's gambling addiction hot line gets about 1,000 calls a month, and Pittsburgh's casino -- projected to be one of the state's busiest -- still is nine months from opening. Gateway Rehab, the rehabilitation services organization with locations throughout Western Pennsylvania, will host a free half- day conference Friday on the addiction. An estimated 200 counselors will be trained to identify compulsive gamblers, types of gambling addiction and more about what's on the horizon for Pittsburgh, according to Gateway Rehab.
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