21.   But Dr. Farthing is a compulsive gambler whose creditors are in the process of breaking his arms and shooting off his toes.

22.   But compulsive gamblers are the latest people to benefit from new drugs which, in combination with psychotherapy, are freeing people from afflictions once considered only social problems.

23.   But just ask them if compulsive gamblers face new risks because of an explosion of government-supported betting in this country.

24.   But Jeanne Benson, a recovering compulsive gambler in Spokane, is unimpressed.

25.   Compulsive gamblers, Shaffer said, are also drawn to the tug-of-war between mastery and luck.

26.   Compulsive gamblers seem to have vulnerable dopamine systems.

27.   Compulsive gamblers also tend to share certain traits, such as substance dependencies, narcissism and above-average intelligence, Schaeffer said.

28.   Compulsive gamblers wager to the point of ruin.

29.   Do compulsive gamblers show more intense activation in pleasure areas?

30.   Director of chemical dependency services at Singing River Hospital in Pascagoula, Miss., where he counsels alcoholics and drug addicts, Eades is himself a recovering compulsive gambler.