UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Thursday, January 18, 1996
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Students enjoy thrills excitement of gambling
But experts warn of its addictiveness
By Amy McVey Kansan staff writer
Eric Trytten likes everything about gambling — from the fingerprint-like ridged cards to the snap two dice make when flung together.
"I like the rush you get when you have money out on the table," the Overland Park senior said.
But even though many KU students such as Trytten enjoy the excitement of yanking a slot machine arm or flipping cards onto green felt tables, experts warn of the potential addiction to gambling.
Trytten has lost $330 in one sitting and won $370 in another while gambling at the riverboats in Kansas City. And with a total loss of $200, he doesn't think he has a problem.
"I keep track so it doesn't get out of control and to make sure I don't become a full-fledged gambler," he said.
But Jim Kolich, Overland Park junior, is down $1,700 and said his gambling days at the riverboats were over.
"When it first opened, it was a glamorous place to go," he said.
Ten signs that you have a gambling problem
1 Did you ever lose time from work due to gambling?
2. Has gambling ever made your home life unhap
3 Did gambling ever affect your reputation?
4 Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
5 Did you ever gamble to get money to pay debts or otherwise solve financial problems?
8 After a win did you have a strong urge to return and win more?
6 Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
6 Did gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
7 After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
10 Did you ever borrow to finance your gambling?
"But now it's a bad, depressing scene."
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Kolich said he knew his betting days were over when he lost $380 in one night — $360 to gambling and $20 to a thief. That night, Kolich said he saw the gloom in gambling.
"You look around and realize that nothing is going to change and you will never get ahead," he said.
Joanna Franklin, executive vice president for the National Council on Problem Gambling, said that gambling was very appealing to people because it was exciting.
"The number one reason people gamble is because it's fun," she said. "And the majority of people
who gamble don't have a problem." But Franklin warns that gambling can turn into an addiction.
When gambling starts to interfere with everyday life, and you start to chase the money you've lost, you may have a problem, she said.
A compulsive gambler is anyone whose gambling has caused problems in any part of life, according to an information packet on gambling by Gamblers Anonymous.
Franklin recommended the Gamblers Anonymous program to anyone who feels that they might have a problem.
"It is there, and it does work," she said.
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The Shawnee junior was philosophical about his loss.
An eight ball was all that stood between Todd Sperry and winning $20. He shot and missed.
Bars take their cues from KU shooters
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"I go out to bars to play pool, drink beer and socialize," he said.
"Gambling on pool makes it much more fun," he said. But Sperry said that finding people who would do it was difficult.
Sperry really likes playing at the
The bar has five tables and patrons older than 21 can play for free between 3 and 8 p.m.
New Hampshire St.
Sperry also said he thought that Johnny's
choose a place to play pool," said Doug Krueger, Emporia sophomore.
Some places to go and play pool around town include Astro's, 601 Kasold Dr.; the Kansas Union Jaybowl; King Arthur's Bar and Grill, 2228 Iowa St.; The Pool Room, 925 Iowa St.; West Coast Saloon, 2222 Iowa St.; and other bars.
Kruerge said he liked the O Street Tavern, 1340 Ohio St., but didn't play there much because, unless he went early, there were always a lot of people there.
Some local bars offer a more attractive atmosphere to students than others.
"We have a deal where KU students buy one hour of pool and get the second one free until 7 p.m.," said Cheryl Bowman, the day manager of Astro's.
Tavern, 401 N. Second St., was all right.
Other students have a different perspective about pool.
"The drink specials are the most important things I look for when I
Todd Sperry pool player
Bowman said she also encouraged students and organizations
to rent the bar.
The color of money
"The biggest draw of the Jaybowl is the tables we have here," said Michael Fine, recreation coordinator at the Kansas Union. "We have 4
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50¢ eight ball, 25¢ nineball $5.00/hr rental
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Rose Mueller, the daytime bartender at King Arthur's, said she estimated that during the school year students were about 30 percent of the bar's clientele.
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Shaun Trenholm, an owner of the West Coast Saloon, said pool games at West Coast were the cheapest in town.
"I'm not sure if we are the only bar in town with quarter pool tables, but I know that nobody else in town has five 25 cent tables," Trenholm said.
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