you know we saw one chouhan how going to rid himself of his online gambling addiction to regain control of his life the vegetable wholesaler enrolled at this rehab center in shanghai his compulsion has cost him and his loved ones dearly. because the biggest impact of gambling is that my marriage broke down. and my family is in chaos as. well. as gambling debts forced him to sell his family's home his wife from whom he's stolen money has divorced him. when no one feels at ease. and all are deeply hurt and living a painful life and with tears on their faces. gambling has been illegal in mainland china since the state's inception in 1949 but now online operators largely using servers in the philippines provide a wide array of gambling options aimed at chinese customers by one official estimate online bets totaling $145000000000.00 were made last year in china everything from baccarat to blackjack poker to mahjong and sports betting. people enroll at the center for a week of sessions with therapists and other addicts they discuss how gambling's fix to be a losing game they join in psycholog