The Big Day is almost here, Super Bowl Sunday! The Kansas City Chiefs will play the San Francisco 49ers in Miami.  It’s Super Bowl 54, and a huge social event, perhaps the biggest secular event in America’s social calendar all year. All the details here – https://www.nfl.com/super-bowl

All those delicious carbs to be consumed at half time, all those beers to chug in celebration! There are enough red flags to be thrown with those two behaviors to keep a Hypnotist busy till next season.

But let’s talk about another aspect, a growing trend amongst sports fans that has some Health Practitioners concerned. It’s the growing problem with Gambling Addiction.  In May 2018 the US Supreme Court overturned the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act. Since then, more than $17 billion has been wagered on sports legally.  There are now 14 states that allow legal betting on sports events and that number is expected only to grow.

 According to the American Gambling Association – “3 million more Americans are expected to bet on this year’s Super Bowl compared to last year’s, and 1 in 10 of those polled plan to bet on it, which AGA says works out to 26 million American adults”.

https://www.americangaming.org/new/a-record-26-million-americans-will-wager-on-super-bowl-liv-2/

 Medical News Today has a fascinating article posted on how to spot when someone has a gambling problem, well worth the time to read –

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/15929.php#diagnosis

Can Hypnosis help when it comes to Gambling Addiction? Hypnotists are not Medical practitioners and cannot diagnose nor treat any mental or physical problem. However, we can certainly help with the underlying stresses, emotions, and feelings that can lead to these out of control behaviors

Get a free telephone consultation at https://www.familyfirsthypnosis.com/

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