tient:
             • Is preoccupied with gambling (relieves past experiences, plans new ventures or devises ways to obtain seed money)
             • Needs to put increasing amounts of money into play to get the desired excitement
             • Has repeatedly tried (and failed) to control or stop gambling
             • Feels restless or irritable when trying to control gambling
             • Uses gambling to escape from problems or to cope with dysphoric mood (such as anxiety, depression, guilt, helplessness)
             • Often tries to recoup loses ("chasing one's losses")
             • Lies to cover up the extent of gambling
             • Has stolen (embezzlement, forgery, fraud, theft) to finance gambling
             • Has jeopardized a job, important relationship or opportunity for career or education by gambling.
             • Has had to rely on others for money to relieve the consequences of gambling.
             • A Manic Episode doesn't better explain this behavior.
             In order to understand the motivation to gamble, the acquisition of wealth c
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