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Lotteries are a common form of gambling, with a small stake being bet for the very low probability of winning a very large amount of money, if the numbers a player chooses are selected by a random number picking device.  Lotteries are a major revenue source for governments.  In just one multi-state lottery in early 2012, there was about $1.5 billion spent on the "Mega Millions" lottery - money that was in part distributed to other players as prizes and in part supplied to fund education and senior citizens.<ref>http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120331/NEWS/303310014/Americans-spend-1-5B-Mega-Millions-tickets?odyssey=mod|mostview</ref>

Lotteries are a common form of gambling, with a small stake being bet for the very low probability of winning a very large amount of money, if the numbers a player chooses are selected by a random number picking device.  Lotteries are a major revenue source for governments.  In just one multi-state lottery in early 2012, there was about $1.5 billion spent on the "Mega Millions" lottery - money that was in part distributed to other players as prizes and in part supplied to fund education and senior citizens.<ref>http://www.jacksonsun.com/article/20120331/NEWS/303310014/Americans-spend-1-5B-Mega-Millions-tickets?odyssey=mod|mostview</ref>

Pathologic gambling has been variously described as "an impulse control disorder, a mood disorder, an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder, or a non-pharmacological addiction".<ref name=GJP2000/> Patients suffering this condition can be variously treated with "several medications, psychotherapies and attendance to Gamblers Anonymous".<ref name=GJP2000/> Pharmacotherapy, in addition to other drugs, includes Fluvoxamine and Clomipramine, both of which have been shown to be effective in clinical trials.<ref name=GJP2000>{{cite journal|year=2000|title=Review of the Phenomenology, Etiology and Treatment of Pathological Gambling|journal=German Journal of Psychiatry|volume=3|issue=2|pages=37–52|issn=1433-1055|url=http://www.piramindwelt.com/Review%20of%20the%20Phenomenology,%20Etiology%20and%20Treatment%20of%20Pathological%20Gambling.pdf|author=Paula Moreyra, Angela Ibáñez, Jerónimo Saiz-Ruiz, Kore Nissenson, and Carlos Blanco}}</ref>

Pathologic gambling has been variously described as "an impulse control disorder, a mood disorder, an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder, or a non-pharmacological addiction".<ref name=GJP2000/> Patients suffering this condition can be variously treated with "several medications, psychotherapies and attendance in Gamblers Anonymous".<ref name=GJP2000/> Pharmacotherapy, in addition to other drugs, includes Fluvoxamine and Clomipramine, both of which have been shown to be effective in clinical trials.<ref name=GJP2000>{{cite journal|year=2000|title=Review of the Phenomenology, Etiology and Treatment of Pathological Gambling|journal=German Journal of Psychiatry|volume=3|issue=2|pages=37–52|issn=1433-1055|url=http://www.piramindwelt.com/Review%20of%20the%20Phenomenology,%20Etiology%20and%20Treatment%20of%20Pathological%20Gambling.pdf|author=Paula Moreyra, Angela Ibáñez, Jerónimo Saiz-Ruiz, Kore Nissenson, and Carlos Blanco}}</ref>

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