填空题 Many people like to visit casinos, bet on horses at the racetrack, buy lottery tickets, or play cards. For most people, occasion gambling is a safe and entertaining form of recreation. 1 But some people become compulsive gamblers. Compulsive gambling is a form of addiction, similar to alcoholism and drug addiction. Like these other more visible forms of addiction, compulsive gambling can ruin a person's life, sometimes even driving the gambler to thoughts of suicide.

• A. Compulsive gamblers generally go through phases of addiction.
• B. These people gamble infrequently with friends or family members, and decide beforehand how much money they are willing to lose.
• C. They become irritable and may begin to lie to friends and family about gambling losses.
• D. Eventually, however, gamblers begin to bet larger and larger amounts, feeling that they can't lose.
• E. Once compulsive gamblers have reached the desperation phase, they are not far from hitting rock bottom.
• F. Compulsive gamblers really can't stop gambling at this point and are obsessed with winning back the money they've lost.