All Bets Are Off: Losers, Liars, and Recovery from Gambling Addiction

Arnie Wexlers compulsive gambling spiraled out of control....after fortyplus years in recovery, hes become a nationally known expert on gambling addiction.Wexlers life as a gambler began on the streets of Brooklyn, New York, flipping cards, shooting marbles, and playing pinball machines. At age fourteen he found the racetrack, a bookie, and started playing the stock market. His obsession with gambling accelerated until a fateful day in 1968 when it all came crashing down.Wexlers gripping narrative leads us through the dungeon of a compulsive gamblers worldchasing the big win and coming up with empty pocketsand how his addiction drove him and his wife, Sheila, to the edge of life. With help, they managed to escape, and together they have devoted themselves to helping others with the problem they know so well.All Bets Are Off provides a revealing picture of how the often hidden addiction of compulsive gambling ravages the lives of both the addict and those around him or her. It is a brutal cautionary tale, and also an inspiring story of hope and healing for anyone affected by problem gambling.