Chalking-up the Sidewalks
(Where permitted!)

One of the least expensive options for awareness. Choose from the following statistics and facts to chalk-up your school's sidewalks during National Problem Gambling Awareness Week.

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• 25% of pathological gamblers also have other addictions.
  
  
• 65% of pathological gamblers commit crimes to support their gambling habit.
  
  
• Gambling generates more revenue than movies, spectator sports, theme parks, cruise ships and recorded music COMBINED.
  
  
• Compulsive gambling is generally a solution to a serious underlying mental problem.
  
  
• A major depressive disorder is likely to occur in 76% of pathological gamblers.
  
  
• 1 out of 9 students at a CSU has a gambling problem related to substance abuse and food related issues.
  
  
• Gambling rate is 2 times higher for CSU students than the general public.
  
  
• Internet gambling is more addictive than other types and is more accessible.
  
  
• College athletes have higher rates of problem gambling than other students.
  
  
• Gamblers who start gambling at an early age have heavier patterns of gambling than do adult-onset gamblers.