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Fergie and Players Rebuke Rooney Gambling Claims

British tabloid reports claiming that England soccer star Wayne Rooney has a gambling addiction have been rebuked by both fellow players and the player’s club manager Sir Alex Ferguson.

The tabloid report suggested that the 20-year-old’s gambling related problems had got so bad that he had a massive bust-up with fellow England star Michael Owen, who he allegedly blamed for introducing him to gambling, and it was also reported that Rooney even lost one of his cars during a game of poker.

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Gambling addiction: The facts

Newport News-Times: Gambling addiction: The facts

Posted: Mar 08, 2006 - 08:50:39 PST

Any one of these signs may indicate a gambling problem. If five or more of these signs are present, then there is a problem, according to Marilyn Austin Heins, a clinical counselor and gambling specialist with Lincoln County Health and Human Services.

* A preoccupation with gambling, such as reliving past gambling experiences or thinking of ways to get more gambling money.

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