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Hi barb,
At the risk of taking an unpopular position I'd like to add my two cents.
I would suggest your group take a look at the pamphlet "Problems Other Than Alcohol." It is taken from a GrapeVine article wrotten by Bill Wilson in February 1959.
If your AA group combines with the NA group, it is no longer an AA group, it is a special purpose group or meeting.
Asw for the gambler coming to the open AA meeting for help and inspiration, great! But don't mislead him/her into believing he is an AA member. By all means one of your AA group members can (and maybe should) take him/her through the 12 steps. Help that person get a strong foundation of recovery and then help them start a GA Fellowship in your town.
The steps will work for any problem that has a spiritual root, provided there is a foundation of truth. The fellowships won't necessarily work for any other problem other than the one they are designed for.
Jim
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