She said she even considered swerving into oncoming traffic to kill herself. She lost her law practice, her apartment and her parents' home, and she owes the IRS $58,000. 'It's like crack, only gambling is worse than crack because it's mental,' said Taveras, 37, a New Yorker who now lives in Minnesota. Experts said her case will be difficult to prove, but it provides an unusually detailed window into the life of a problem gambler.
