, forgery, fraud, and theft of different kinds (Allan, 2006).
             The American Psychiatric Association classified compulsive gambling in 1980 as a mental illness, "one that includes such behaviors as lying, stealing and embezzling, as well as repeated inabilities to stop" (Allan, 2006). MedlinePlus, an on-line service of the U. S. National Library and the National Institute of Health defines compulsive gambling as "the inability to resist impulses to gamble, leading to severe personal or social consequences" (MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Pathological gambline). Although many people refer to compulsive gambling as an addiction, it is not an addiction in the usual sense of the word but is considered a disorder. The Mayo Clinic on-line states: "Rather than being an addiction, compulsive gambling is technically classified as an impulse-control disorder-a disorder in which you can't resist a temptation or drive to perform an act that's harmful to you or someone else" (Compulsive Gambling website). Despite the heavy tolls exacted, compulsive gamblers continue to gamble. This is the kind of gambling shown in the film Two for the Money. The film explores the problem from two directions, the $200 million a year business that exploits gamblers mercilessly and the individual whose life has been taken over by the urge to bet.
             The American Psychiatric Association lists criteria, five or more of which constitute a psychological disorder: (1) a gambling preoccupation with considerable time spent thinking about gambling and thinking of ways to get more money to do it; (2) gambling larger and larger amounts of amount over time to increase the sense of excitement connected with it; (3) unsuccessful attempts to cut back or quit; (4) restlessness and irritability associated with quitting or cutting back; (5) using gambling as an escape from problems, negative emotions, and painful memories; (6) gambli...