1.   At his sentencing, Ballarini said he was a gambling addict and lashed out at Northwestern officials for not helping him.

2.   But he also believes that legal wagering on the Internet would have a heavily negative social impact, producing more gambling addicts and feeding other social pathologies.

3.   Finally, South Carolina will need to boost funding for programs that help gambling addicts and will find their services in greater demand as the game takes hold statewide.

4.   In Iowa, eight gambling addicts recently signed legal papers giving officials permission to arrest them if they set foot inside the Prairie Meadows racetrack and casino in Altoona.

5.   No one knows how many people are gambling addicts.

6.   One of those stories is Rick Benson, who now runs a rehabilitation clinic for recovering gambling addicts.

7.   Peter becomes a cocaine and gambling addict.

8.   Some of the money would also be used to treat gambling addicts, said the spokeswoman, Suzanne Morris.

9.   The clock is ticking, slowly enough that gambling addicts may hear it.

10.   The Internet has also brought them the stock market, which can be a problem for gambling addicts.