세계 포커 챔피언이 밝히는 300조 원의 비밀 (2025)

책소개
세계 포커 챔피언이 오랜 경험으로 제시하는 도박 중독의 예방과 치료 방안!

이 책은 도박 중독 문제의 심각성을 알리고, 도박의 위험성에 대한 올바른 이해와 예방 방법을 널리 알리기 위해 출간되었습니다.

 저자는 30년 이상의 포커 선수 생활을 통해 도박의 위험성과 그로 인해 고통받는 사람들을 직접 목격하며, 이 문제에 대한 사회적 인식과 해결책이 필요함을 절실히 느꼈습니다.

 도박 중독으로 인해 무너진 삶들을 돕고, 우리 사회가 도박의 폐해로부터 자유로워지기를 바라는 마음에서 이 책을 집필하게 되었습니다.

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PART 1 도박이란 무엇인가?

‘도박이 질병이라는 사회적 인식은 바뀌어야 한다’ ·············· 16
무시할 수 없는 자살 원인 중 하나, 도박 ····························· 23
카지노는 이길 수 없다 ···························································· 27
도박, 알고 할 때와 모르고 할 때는 천지 차이이다 ············· 38
도박에 빠지기 쉬운 한국인의 특성 ······································ 47
카지노가 파놓은 함정 1 ·························································· 54
카지노가 파놓은 함정 2 ·························································· 61

PART 2 도박 문제의 근본적 해결 방안과 넘어야할 세 가지 난제

불법 도박의 실태와 양상 ························································ 72
불법 도박 근절을 위한 유일한 방법 ······································ 89
카지노, 무조건 막는 시대는 지났다 ······································· 92
도박 중독자 치료의 중요성 ··················································· 103
도박 중독을 치료할 수 있는 최선의 비책 ··························· 108
전인적 ‘도박 중독 재활 프로그램’이 필요하다 ··················· 111
도박치료와 재활을 돕는 전문가의 자세가 바뀌어야 한다 · 125
도박 예방 교육이 절실한 이유 ············································· 131
도박을 하는 올바른 자세 ······················································ 136

PART 3 청소년 도박의 심각성 그리고 그 해결책

청소년 도박, 절대 미룰 수 없는 시급한 현안이다 ············· 146
청소년 도박 문제의 위험성 ··················································· 153

PART 4 도박 중독의 위험성과 도박 폐해의 실제 사례

도박에 빠지면 나타나는 현상들 ··········································· 158
10만 달러를 갖고 하루를 버티지 못한 프로 포커 선수 ···· 167
세탁소 여주인의 비극 ···························································· 171
파란만장했던 ‘주사위맨’의 성공과 몰락 ······························ 178
유학생 부부의 비참한 말로 ··················································· 187
‘에스키모’라 불린 도박사의 최후 ········································· 192
라스베이거스에서 퇴출당한 생계형 도박사 ························· 197
강원랜드의 안타까운 사례 ···················································· 203

PART 5 사행산업통합감독위원회와 한국도박 문제예방치유원

사행산업통합감독위원회의 노력 ··········································· 212
사감위와 치유원도 놓치는 불법 도박 300조 원의 비밀 ···· 223

PART 6 미국 카지노에서 내가 살아왔던 길

잡초처럼 살아온 나, 애초 잃을 것이 없었기에 가능했던 챔피언···· 232
다시 태어난다면 포커 선수가 되지 않을 것 ······················· 240
승부의 관건은 ‘집중력’과 ‘예지력’과 ‘자동제어장치’ ········· 248
30년 프로 경력이 남긴 것 ···················································· 257
에필로그 ················································································ 266

저자 소개 
저 : 케빈송 
케빈송은 1981년에 미국으로 건너가 프로포커에 입문한 후 1994년부터 세계프로포커대회(World Series of Poker)에 참가하기 시작했고, 1997년 세계포커대회에서 리밋 홀덤 부문 세계 챔피언에 올라 챔피언을 상징하는 금팔찌와 상금 39만 7천120달러를 받았다. 

같은 해에 명예의 전당 포커대회 챔피언십 이벤트의 노리밋 홀덤에서도 영예의 우승을 차지해 한 해에 리밋과 노리밋 부문을 모두 석권하는 최...

출판사 리뷰
저자는 도박을 단순히 개인의 문제로 치부하는 것을 넘어, 사회적 문제로 인식하고 해결해야 한다고 생각하고 있습니다. 

이 책은 도박 중독에 대한 현실적인 접근과 예방의 중요성을 강조하며, 도박 중독자들을 돕기 위한 구체적인 방안을 제시합니다.

 또한, 도박의 위험성과 중독의 심각성을 알리고, 예방 교육과 치유 프로그램의 필요성을 강조하여 도박 문제에 대한 올바른 인식을 확산시키려는 의도를 담고 있습니다.

이 책은 저자의 30년 이상의 포커 선수 경력을 바탕으로 도박의 본질과 중독의 위험성, 그리고 예방과 치유의 필요성을 생생히 전달합니다.

 특히 저자가 직접 경험한 도박의 세계와 그 속에서 만난 사람들의 이야기를 통해 도박의 폐해를 구체적으로 보여줍니다.

총 6개의 파트로 구성되어 있으며, 도박의 정의와 특성, 도박 문제의 근본적 해결 방안, 청소년 도박의 심각성, 도박 중독의 실제 사례, 사행산업 관련 정부 기관의 노력과 한계, 그리고 저자의 개인적인 도박 경험을 다루고 있습니다. 

이 책은 도박 문제를 다루는 데 있어 깊이 있는 통찰과 현실적인 접근을 제공합니다.

1장: 도박의 정의와 특성: 도박이란 무엇인지, 도박이 가진 특성과 그 위험성에 대해 설명합니다. 

도박이 개인에게 미치는 영향과 사회적 문제로 확산되는 이유를 분석합니다.

2장: 도박 문제의 근본적 해결 방안: 불법 도박의 실태와 이를 근절하기 위한 방안을 제시합니다. 

또한, 카지노 산업의 양성화와 규제 완화를 통해 도박의 폐해를 줄이는 현실적인 대안을 제시합니다.

3장: 청소년 도박의 심각성: 청소년들이 도박에 쉽게 노출되고 중독되는 현실을 조명하며, 이를 예방하기 위한 교육의 중요성을 강조합니다. 청소년 도박 문제는 시급히 해결해야 할 중요한 사회적 현안을 다룹니다.

4장: 도박 중독의 실제 사례: 도박에 빠진 사람들의 생생한 사례를 통해 도박 중독의 위험성과 그로 인한 폐해를 구체적으로 보여줍니다. 

이를 통해 도박 중독이 얼마나 빠르고 깊게 사람의 삶을 망가뜨릴 수 있는지 경고합니다.

5장: 사행산업통합감독위원회와 한국도박 문제예방치유원: 정부 기관의 노력과 한계를 짚어보며, 도박 중독 예방과 치유를 위한 개선 방안을 제시합니다. 

정부의 역할뿐만 아니라 민간 차원의 노력도 필요함을 강조합니다.

6장: 저자의 개인적인 도박 경험: 저자의 30년 포커 선수 생활을 통해 얻은 경험과 교훈을 공유합니다. 

도박 중독의 위험성을 직접 경험한 사람으로서, 도박의 실체와 그 폐해를 생생하게 전달하고, 예방과 치유를 위한 구체적인 방안을 제시합니다.

이 책은 도박의 위험성에 대한 이해를 돕고, 도박으로 인한 폐해를 예방하기 위한 사회적 인식을 확산시키는 데 큰 기여를 할 것으로 기대됩니다. 

도박 중독 문제에 대한 현실적인 접근과 깊이 있는 통찰을 원하는 독자들에게 유익한 지침서가 될 것입니다.

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