2016

How A Gambling Addiction Can Reduce Your Sentence In A Criminal Trial

Gambling addiction affects 4 to 6% of the approximately 1.6 billion people who gamble per year, and this epidemic often rears its ugly head in courtrooms around the country. Criminal offenses like embezzlement, money laundering, larceny, and similar crimes, which may be motivated by a gambling addiction, are some of the most common felonies committed in the United States. These two facts mean that a gambling addiction can be an important factor in a criminal trial that may have been motivated by such an addiction, and mentioning it as part of your defense will usually get you a reduced sentence, though it won't overturn your verdict.