There is a drug being tested to help treat gambling addicts by reducing their urges to compulsively gamble. Called naltrexone, the drug has already been approved to treat alcoholism, and shows promising signs in helping prevent and reduce the severity of cravings in gambling addicts.

The study, which was coordinated by the psychiatrist Dr. Suck Won Kim, is based out of the University of Minnesota Hospital. It has already been applied to several gambling addicts, most of which attested to a positive change in their lifestyle. One gambler, who was betting everyday in the casino, and losing approximately $2,000 per week, claims naltrexone turned his life around. Not only does he not have urges to compulsively gambler, nor is he acting in a manner common to many gambling addicts – Lying, cheating and stealing. 

The study has also helped researchers to examine and understand more clearly what the causes of gambling addiction are. Besides the high-energy, sensate stimulation of the casino and the casino games, a tremendous factor that feeds a gambling addiction is the constant allure of the giant jackpot.  Even the online casino banners and bonus offers simulate this particular type of allure.  In order to understand why a gambler repeatedly throws away thousands of dollars without ever winning in the plus, one must examine the nature of the million-dollar jackpots manipulating the psyche of a gambler.  The looming shadow and presence of a jackpot to be won, oftentimes plants a seed of promise inside the compulsive gambler. Just the words "Play and Win $1,000,000 Now!" subtly suggests the jackpot is a guaranteed win to these bettors.

Even the most had-working people fall victim to the blindness jackpots can cause, by living according to the phrase. "If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again". Only for them it is ‘try, try, try, try, try until you win’. More importantly, an understanding of the nature of the psyche of humans is to be had, in order to more fully understand gambling addiction.