I am working towards my Associates of Applied Science in Legal Support and Services. In my search for the perfect article for this assignment, I wasn’t able to find a single one related to the specific profession of paralegal or legal assistant; the career I have chosen to pursue. I did come across an unlimited number of ones relevant to Law in general and decided on one I found in the National Institute of Justice Journal titled, "When It’s No Longer A Game: Pathological Gambling in the United States" written by Charles Wellford. Wellford (20001) defines pathological gambling as “the inability to resist the impulse to gamble,” (p. 15, para. 2) and is an issue that many adults find themselves a victim of. He uses this article to educate the gambling community, along with their family and friends, of its negative effects and harmful consequences and also as a way to persuade those of influence to find this a matter of significance and conduct a more extensive comprehensive and scientific study of this addiction. The article begins with a brief history of gambling and its legalization, leading up to how it has progressed over the past 20 years. Wellford (2011) suggests that due the expanding games of chance and the different styles and forms, it has caused an increase in the amount of people wanting to gamble causing a shocking amount of over a half trillion dollars wagered collectively in America. Readers are then provided with the pros and cons of gambling. An active gambling enterprise can be beneficial to a community since it would mean increased job opportunities, higher property value, and enhanced tourism (Wellford, 2011, Benefits of Gambling section, p. 16, para. 2). With the good, comes the bad and then begins to explain the negative effects of pathological gambling and how it can lead the gambler down a path of self-destruction and ultimately a