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Page 13
Kansas City '09
Replace the first paragraph under the heading 'Can a compulsive gambler ever gamble normally
again?'.
Current version: No. The first bet to a problem gambler is like the first drink to an alcoholic.
Sooner or later he or she falls back into the same old destructive pattern.
Proposed version: No. The first returning bet is surly the most dangerous bet of all. Sooner or
later we will fall back into our same old destructive pattern.
Motion to accept above.
Failed
Houston '08
Current version: Our Gamblers Anonymous experience seems to point to these alternatives: To
gamble, risking progressive deterioration or not to gamble, and develop a better way of life.
Proposed version: Our Gamblers Anonymous experience seems to point to these alternatives: To
gamble, eventually leading to complete financial and spiritual bankruptcy or not to gamble, and
develop a better way of life.
Motion to accept above.
Approved 3 - Against 85
Failed
Fort Lauderdale '06
Bottom 3 lines
Change from: To gamble, risking progressive deterioration or not to gamble, and develop a
better
way of life.
To: To gamble, destroying everything or not to gamble, and develop a better way of life.
Motion Combo Book, page 13, 3rd line from the bottom change the word 'risking' to
'assuring'.
Approved 14 - Against 75
Failed
Farmington '05
Bottom 3 lines
Replace 'To gamble, risking progressive deterioration' to 'To continue to gamble losing
everything'
Motion to accept above.
Failed
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