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378 When Collecting Becomes a Compulsion: Alyx Effron on Sports Cards, Gambling Mechanics & the Collectors MD Movement 07.10.2025 1u 1min

Sports cards. Trading packs. Box breaks. What was once a nostalgic hobby has quietly evolved into something far more dangerous — and few people are talking about it. In this episode, we sit down with Alyx Effron, founder of Collectors MD and one of the most important emerging voices at the intersection of collecting culture and problem gambling awareness. In this episode: How gambling-like mechanics have become deeply embedded in modern sports card collecting Why box breaks, pack openings, and hype culture trigger the same psychological responses as casino gambling The warning signs that a collecting hobby has crossed into compulsive or addictive behavior How Alyx's personal journey as a collector led him to create Collectors MD What harm-reduction in the collectibles space actually looks like How the industry can push for greater transparency, ethical marketing, and stronger consumer protections Why collectors of all ages — including kids — are vulnerable in today's market Collectors MD Website: www.collectorsmd.com leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us!

377 Is Gaming an Addiction?: Dr. Jennifer Park on Video Game Disorder, Teen Risk Factors, & Treatment 17.09.2025 1u

Could your child's gaming habit be a clinical disorder? In this episode, we're joined by Dr. Jennifer Jiyun Park, a postdoctoral researcher at the Yale School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry, whose work sits at the intersection of gaming disorder, gambling addiction, and behavioral health in youth. Dr. Park studies how problematic gaming develops in children and adolescents — including the brain-based patterns behind compulsive play, how gaming and gambling disorders overlap, and what evidence-based treatments actually work for young people. She's published research on CBT-based interventions, the role of caffeine and sleep in gaming behavior, and how social media use connects to addictive patterns in the adolescent brain. In this episode, you'll learn: What "gaming disorder" actually means — and how it's clinically defined The neurological similarities between video game addiction and gambling addiction Why teenagers are especially vulnerable to problematic gaming The warning signs parents and clinicians should watch for What the research says about CBT and other treatments for gaming disorder in youth How gaming, caffeine use, and sleep deprivation create a dangerous cycle for teens leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us!

376 Tony V: Mob Bookies, Taking the Road to Recovery, & Becoming a Peer in Gambling Addiction Treatment 13.06.2025 52min

Before online sportsbooks and casino apps, there was a different kind of gambling world — one run by bookies, back rooms, and the kind of debt you couldn't just close a browser tab to escape. In this episode, host Brian sits down with Tony V, a man with a truly old school gambling story, whose journey from compulsive bettor to person in long-term recovery is as gripping as it gets. Tony opens up about what it was like gambling in an era before the internet changed everything — placing bets through mob-connected bookmakers, the thrill and the terror that came with it, and the slow unraveling that addiction brings to every area of life. But this isn't just a war story. Tony found recovery, and he shares what that path actually looked like. Perhaps the most powerful moment in this conversation: what happened when Tony ran into his old bookie well into his recovery AND what the Bookie SAID In this episode, you'll learn: What old school gambling culture really looked like — bookies, debts, and all How compulsive gambling escalates no matter the era or the format The role of Recovery Chat in Tony's journey and how peer connection supports sobriety What it feels like to unexpectedly cross paths with your past while in recovery How long-term recovery is built and protected over time leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us!

375 Evive with Sam DeMello: Evive is app you can use to assist with your recovery from gambling harm #talkinghelps 31.05.2025 48min

Brian, Jeff, and Sam DeMello, the Proprietor of Evive Sam joins us to talk about what's new with Evive, an app you can use to assist with your recovery from gambling harm. In This Episode... Who is Sam Recovery Chat What's New with Evive Check out Evive! Gambling Addiction YouTube Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us!

374 Jersey Joe and His Gambling Addiction 20.05.2025 54min

Brian & Jersey Joe Joe wrote some books about his gambling and recovery. In This Episode... Joe's Story Joe's Books- https://a.co/d/9pGTF3y - All Gamblers Suffer https://a.co/d/7VTGAWy - All Gamblers Continue to Suffer Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance

373 Dawn Shares Her Gambling Story Two Days Into Recovery 19.04.2025 35min

Most people wait months or years before they're ready to talk publicly about their gambling addiction. Dawn didn't wait. In one of the most raw and courageous episode, Brian sits down with Dawn, a woman who is just two days into her recovery from gambling addiction to have a conversation that most people wouldn't dream of having so soon. This is not a polished recovery story with a happy ending neatly tied up. This is recovery in real time unfiltered, uncertain, and extraordinarily brave. Dawn opens up about what gambling took from her, why she chose to share her story on a podcast at the most vulnerable moment of her life, and what these first 48 hours of recovery have actually felt like from the inside. In this episode What gambling addiction looked like in Dawn's life and what it ultimately cost her Why she made the remarkable decision to share her story just two days into recovery What the first 48 hours of gambling recovery actually feel like — the fear, the relief, the uncertainty How early sharing and accountability can become a powerful tool in recovery What Dawn's first steps toward healing have looked like and what she's holding onto leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us!

371 How to Cope with Cravings to Gamble: Dr. Rory Reid of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program 17.03.2025 55min

You don't lose a bet the moment you place it. You lose it the moment you give in to the craving. So what actually happens in that window and how do you survive it? In this episode, Brian sits down with DIn this episoder. Rory Reid, Research Psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, one of the most respected gambling addiction researchers in the world. Dr. Reid holds a master's degree in social work and a doctorate in clinical psychology with a dual emphasis in neuropsychology and marriage and family therapy, completed his post-doctoral fellowship at UCLA, and has conducted additional research training at Harvard Medical School. His work has been featured in the New York Times, TIME magazine, and on ABC, CBS, and Fox News and today he's here to talk about cravings. This wide-ranging conversation goes far beyond gambling, touching on the surprising overlap between gambling and sex addiction, a cutting-edge treatment using magnets to rewire the brain, and what it's really like being a Canadian navigating the world's gambling capital of Las Vegas. The critical difference between a craving and an urge and why it matters for recovery Practical, research-backed strategies for coping with gambling cravings in the moment How environmental triggers set off compulsive gambling behavior and how to disarm them The surprising overlap between gambling addiction and sex addiction TMS Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation How magnets are being used to treat gambling disorder What one of the world's leading gambling researchers has learned from working with hundreds of patients leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us!

370 A US Senator on the Podcast: Senator Richard Blumenthal on the Gambling Addiction Crisis in America 05.03.2025 28min

When a sitting United States Senator agrees to sit down with a gambling addiction podcast, you know the issue has reached a critical moment. In this landmark episode, Brian and Jeff are joined by US Senator Richard Blumenthal, one of the most outspoken advocates in the United States Congress for gambling addiction reform, for a conversation that goes straight to the top of the political fight to protect problem gamblers in America. Senator Blumenthal has been sounding the alarm on the sports betting explosion for years. He is the author of two landmark pieces of legislation: the SAFE Bet Act, which would require sports betting companies to meet federal standards on marketing, affordability, and AI-driven targeting, and the GRIT Act, the first-ever federal funding stream dedicated to helping prevent, treat, and study gambling addiction in the United States. This is the Senator who has publicly called out FanDuel, DraftKings, MGM, Caesars, and ESPN Bet by name for exploiting problem gamblers. In this episode Why Senator Blumenthal calls sports betting one of the most severe public health problems in America today How sportsbooks use real-time data and AI to specifically target people losing money and drive them deeper into addiction What the SAFE Bet Act would do to crack down on predatory gambling marketing and advertising How the GRIT Act would create the first ever federal funding for gambling addiction treatment and research Why drugs, alcohol, & tobacco has federal funding, but gambling addiction does not and what Senator Blumenthal is doing to change that What it will take to get meaningful gambling protection legislation passed in Congress Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us!

369 The Hidden Connection Between Gambling & Domestic Violence: Kristen Beall, Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling 16.01.2025 35min

Two of the most underreported crises in America share more in common than most people realize. In this eye-opening episode, Brian and Jeff sit down with Kristen Beall (LCSW-C, ICGC-I, CAC-AD) the Clinical Manager at the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling, to explore a topic that is rarely discussed but desperately needs to be: the dangerous intersection of gambling addiction and domestic violence. In this episode Who Kristen Beall is and why she dedicated her career to this intersection What domestic violence actually is — and why it extends far beyond physical abuse How gambling addiction and domestic violence intersect, including through economic abuse and financial control Why some people use gambling venues as a safe space to escape abusive home environments What resources exist for survivors navigating both gambling harm and domestic violence How clinicians and counselors can better identify and support people experiencing both issues simultaneously leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us!

368 Ten Years of a Podcast with Greg Weber (Firefighter and Recovery Advocate) AND Jeff! 14.01.2025 58min

Brian & Jeff & Greg Greg is a Firefighter and works for EPIC Global Solutions sharing his story and helping people find recovery. Greg's full story can be found in a previous episode (find it, its a good story) In This Episode... Greg Recaps his gambling Greg's Relapse Creating a healthier relationship Helping others Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance

367 "The Pickle and the Cucumber" Amanda from Montana #talkinghelps 19.11.2024 1u 15min

Brian & Amanda In This Episode... Montana Gambling Keno Losing Her Son Recovery Finding Purpose Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance

366 Chris From Canada: Chris tells his tale of gambling harm 28.10.2024 1u 8min

Brian & Chris In This Episode... Early days gambling with friends Poker Boom Noticing a problem Recovery Finding Purpose Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance

365 Discussion of Gambling Article & Reddit Post 06.10.2024 53min

Brian & Jeff In This Episode... Podcast Notes Reddit Post Discussion The Atlantic's gambling article discussion Sports Jeff's group Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance

364 Gambling Not Gaming (and other good debates) 04.10.2024 58min

Brian & Jeff In This Episode... Recovery Month Responsible Gaming Education Month (eyeroll) Gambling Not Gaming Cool Down Periods GA Meeting Embarrassed by Gambling Why Did We Gamble? Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance

362 Brian H Compulsive Gambler 17.08.2024 59min

Brian In This Episode... Brian's Gambling Story Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance

361 Jeff and Brian return from break with anniversaries, a trip to Vegas (for work), and a conversation about lying #talking helps 12.07.2024 42min

Jeff and Brian In This Episode... Explain absence from podcasting Recovery Anniversaries A Trip to Las Vegas (for work) A discussion on lying Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance

360 Gambling Specific Clinician Casey Little on how to Treat a Gambling Addiction 24.04.2024 1u 8min

Casey Little(Gambling Clinician in Connecticut) In This Episode... Getting into the Field Working with clients Treating Problem Gambling Not bringing work home Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance

359 LIVED EXPERIENCE Scott M. on developing an addiction, getting caught, getting help, and giving back 23.03.2024 40min

Scott M. (Lived Experience, Peer Counselor) In This Episode... Scott Gets Addicted Scott Gets Help Serving Time Working as a Peer Counselor Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance

358 Dave Yeager Wrote -Another- Book (Lived Experience/Veteran/Recovery) 16.03.2024 58min

Dave Yeager (Lived Experience, Fall in The Problem Gambling Podcast For Military Service Members And Veterans)) In This Episode... Brian's Gambling Industry Panels "Responsible Gambling" Thoughts NYCPG Sightings Dave's Book Fall In (Audiobook coming July 15th) Write Your Own Book Gambling Rap by FACTS Manchester (CT) From the Youth Gambling Awareness Media Project Peer Recovery Dave's Website https://daveyeager-fallin.com/ Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance

357 Brian & Jeff Discuss "Responsible Gambling" 08.03.2024 37min

Jeff Waserman (Lived Experience) In This Episode... Problem Gambling Awareness Month Brian's Two Industry Panels Recap "Responsible Gambling" Discussion Join Jeff's Gambling Support Group/Email Jeff joinus@dcgp.org Brian's Website endgamblingharm.com Gambling Addiction Video Series The Bet Free Life Show Email leestreetpod@gmail.com Please Rate & Review- Helps those still struggling to find us! Thank you to our sponsor - EPIC Global Solutions Music by T. Vance