Help for gambling addiction. Signs of pathological gambling that you or family members can recognize, finding help, therapy and support groups.The majority of the population gambles for entertainment, but 1 to 3 percent has a problem with gambling. The following questions can help you recognize and find help for gambling addiction. That isif you are a compulsive or pathological gambler.
- Have you tried several times to quit gambling, but could not stop?
- Have you often gambled longer than you had planned?
- Have you often gambled until your last dollar was gone?
- Have you used your income or savings to gamble while the bills are not being paid?
- Have you ever broken the law or consider breaking the law to finance your gambling?
- Have you ever borrowed money to finance your gambling?
- Have you felt depressed or suicidal, because of your gambling losses?
- Have you felt remorseful after gambling?
- Have you ever gambled to get money to meet your financial obligations?
- Have you ever sold anything to finance your gambling?
- Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, loneliness or boredom?
- Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
- Has gambling affected your reputation?
- Does gambling make you careless of the well-being of your family or yourself?
- Do you ever lose sleep while thinking of gambling?
- Do you ever lose time from work or school due to gambling?
- Do you ever feel remorseful after gambling?
- Does gambling cause a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
- Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create an urge within you to gamble?
- After losing do you feel you must return as soon as possible to win back your losses?
- After a winning session, do you have a strong urge to return to win more?
- After a winning session, have you ever been unable to stop counting the winnings or done anything, even sleeping, until all the money was lost by gambling again?
The following organizations offer help for gambling addiction.
National Council on Problem Gambling.
National Hot Line 800-522-4700 24 hours.
Website ncpgambling
Gamblers Anonymous offers help for gambling addiction.
National Hot Line 888-GA-HELPS (888-424-3577).
Website gamblers anonymous
Gambling Therapy offers help for gambling addiction.
This organization has gambling addiction help online, including facilities and services.
Helpline gambling therapy
States with Gamblers Anonymous groups offering help for gambling addiction.
| Alabama | Arizona |
- Birmingham Hot Line
205-824-2473. - Montgomery Hot Line
334-541-5420.
| - Phoenix Hot Line
602-266-9784. - East Valley Hot Line
480-598-1226. - Tucson Hot Line
520-570-7879. - Bullhead City Hot Line
928-763-0888. - Arizona Spanish Hot Line
888-665-8346 (888-NOJUEGO).
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| | California | Colorado |
- Northern California Hot Line
800-287-8670. - Los Angeles Help Line
213-386-8789.
| - Colorado Hot Line
303-754-7119. - Colorado Springs, Woodland Park Hot Line
719-448-1005.
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| | Florida | Georgia |
- St. Lucie, Martin, Broward, Palm Beach, Miami Area Hot Line
800-891-1740. - Orlando, North Central Florida Hot Line 800-397-9843.
- Tampa Hot Line
866-442-8622. - Sarasota Hot Line
866-442-8622. - Naples, Ft. Myers, N. Ft. Myers, Charlotte Hot Line
866-442-8622.
| - Atlanta Hot Line
404-237-7281. - Atlanta Korean Hot Line
678-431-6600.
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| | Hawaii | Illinois |
- Hawaii Hot Line
808-595-8838. - Kauai Hot Line
808-639-9143.
| - Chicago Hot Line
866-442-8620. - Southern Illinois Hot Line 800-436-2250.
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| | Indiana | Kansas |
- Indianapolis Hot Line
866-442-8621.
| - Kansas Hot Line
888-374-6442.
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| | Kentucky | Louisiana |
- Lexington Hot Line
859-277-8236. - Louisville Hot Line
888-442-0628.
| - New Orleans Hot Line
504-431-7867. - La Fayette-Opelousas Hot Line
337-234-5001. - Baton Rouge Hot Line
800-203-8785.
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| | Maryland | Massachusetts |
- Baltimore Hot Line
410-377-3889. - Washington Area-NW Virginia
301-961-1313.
| - Massachusetts Hot Line
617-338-6020.
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| | Michigan | Minnesota |
- Michigan Hot Line
888-844-2891. - Grand Rapids Hot Line
616-776-0666.
| - Minneapolis Hot Line
877-974-6442.
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| | Mississippi | Missouri |
- Mississippi Hot Line
228-864-0442.
| - Kansas City Hot Line
888-374-6442.
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| | Montana | Nebraska |
- Billings Hot Line
406-860-8287. - Butte Hot Line
406-496-6100. - Helena Hot Line
406-202-0299.
| - Lincoln Hot Line
402-473-7933. - Omaha Hot Line
402-978-7557.
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| | Nevada | New Hampshire |
- Las Vegas Hot Line
888-442-2110. - Reno Hot Line
775-356-8070. - Carson City
775-882-8222.
| - New Hampshire Hot Line
603-644-8097.
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| | New Jersey | New Mexico |
- New Jersey Hot Line
877-99GA4NJ (877-994-2465). - Southern New Jersey Hot Line
888-746-1427.
| - Albuquerque Hot Line
505-260-7272.
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| | New York | North Carolina |
- New York City Hot Line
877-66GA4NY (877-664-2469). - Albany Hot Line
518-292-0414. - Syracuse Hot Line
315-458-0085. - Rochester Hot Line
585-453-2363. - Niagara Falls Hot Line
888-GA-HELPS (888-424-3577). - Buffalo Hot Line
888-GA-HELPS (888-424-3577). - Watertown-Canton-Massena Hot Line
315-482-9445. - Long Island Hot Line
877-533-4395 or
877-442-4248.
| - North Carolina Hot Line
888-846-4427. - Greensboro-Winston-Salem Hot Line
336-681-8516.
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| | Ohio | Oklahoma |
- Akron Hot Line
330-388-4119. - Cincinnati Hot Line
888-746-4942. - Cleveland Hot Line
216-771-2248. - Columbus Hot Line
866-442-5304. - Dayton Hot Line
937-449-9911. - Toledo Hot Line
419-327-9514. - Youngstown Hot Line
330-793-6893.
| - Bartlesville Hot Line
918-333-3857. - Broken Arrow Hot Line
918-284-6514. - Oklahoma City Hot Line
405-525-2026. - Oklahoma City - Surrounding Areas Hot Line
405-912-2200. - Tulsa Hot Line
918-760-4349.
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| | Oregon | Pennsylvania |
- Portland Hot Line
503-233-5888. - Southern Oregon Hot Line
866-335-9192. - Lane County Hot Line
541-343-0113.
| - Philadelphia Hot Line
215-468-1991 or 888-442-7085. - Pittsburgh Hot Line
412-281-7484. - Erie Hot Line
814-897-1073.
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| | Rhode Island | South Carolina |
- Rhode Island Hot Line
401-886-6850.
| - South Carolina Hot Line
888-846-4427.
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| | South Dakota | Tennessee |
- South Dakota Hot Line
605-334-5419.
| - Nashville Hot Line
615-254-6454. - Memphis Hotline
901-438-3695.
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| | Texas | Utah |
- Austin Hot Line
512-860-2958. - Dallas Hot Line
214-890-0005. - Fort Worth Hot Line
817-413-7273. - Houston Hot Line
713-684-6654. - San Antonio Hot Line
210-416-5299.
| - Salt Lake City Hot Line
801-566-3390.
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| | Virginia | Washington |
- Baltimore Hot Line
410-377-3889. - Richmond - Chesterfield Area
804-422-6246. - Washington Metropolitan Area - N. Virginia
301-961-1313.
| - Seattle Hot Line
206-361-8413. - Vancouver Hot Line
360-896-9602. - Walla Walla Hot Line
509-522-5086. - All Other Areas
877-727-5050.
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| | Washington D.C. | West Virginia |
- Baltimore Hotline
410-377-3889. - Washington Metropolitan Area - NW Virginia
301-961-1313.
| - Wheeling Hot Line
304-234-9799.
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| Wisconsin |
- Wisconsin Hot Line
414-299-0901. - Madison Hot Line
608-283-5800.
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| Other Organizations that offer help for gambling addiction in the following States. |
| | Connecticut | Delaware |
- Help Line
800-346-6238 or
203-453-0138.
| - Help Line
888-850-8888 or
302-655-3261.
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| | Maine | Vermont |
| - Help Line
800-522-4700 or
802-463-9557.
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| | Countries with Gamblers Anonymous that offer help for gambling addiction. |
| | Argentina | Australia |
- Argentina Hotline
0054-15-4412-6745 or 54-11-4328-0019.
| - New South Wales Helpline
02-9564-1574. - Victoria - Tasmania Helpline
03-9696-6108. - Queensland Helpline
07-3356-0117 -
1800 00 22 10. South Australia Helpline
08-8212-6933.
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| | Brazil | Canada |
- Rio de Janeiro Helpline
(21) 2516-4672. - São Paulo Helpline
(11) 3229-1023. - Santos e São Vicente Helpline
(12) 3469-5248. - Florianópolis Helpline
(48) 8414-2208. - Blumenau Helpline
(47) 9121-0079.
| - Calgary Hotline
888-GA-HELPS - (888-424-3577). - Southern Alberta Hotline
403-329-7467. - Edmonton Hotline
780-463-0892.
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| | Colombia | Croatia |
| - Croatia Helpline
00385 91 754 3534.
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| | Germany | Hungary |
- Germany's Regional Service Office
(040) 209-9009 or
(040) 209-9019. - English language
011-4917-08090599 or 011-49-152-248-20424, - In Germany self, call
0170-809-0599 or
0152-248-20424.
| - Hungary Hotline
+36-20/462-83-04.
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| | Israel | Italy |
- Tel Aviv Helpline
(03) 6733228. - Haifa Helpline
(04) 8738021. - Givataim Helpline
(03) 319845.
| - National Helpline
0039- 33 8127 1215.
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| | Jamaica | Korea |
- Kingston Helpline
876-969-3555 or
876-877-7074 or
876-470-7501.
| - Seoul Helpline
02-521-2141. - Kwangju City Helpline
062-364--0859. - Ulsan Helpline
052-296-0563. - Taegu Helpline
053-768-1832. - Pusan Helpline
051-338-3605.
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| | Latvia | Malta |
- Helpline
+37129738121. - English language
+37126717155.
| - Floriana Helpline
2123 3933.
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| | Mexico | Netherlands |
- Monterrey Hotline
044 811 041 0286.
| - Hotline
0900-2177721 or
06 434 11 985.
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| | Portugal | Puerto Rico |
- Hotline
351 91 991 6611. - Lisboa Hotline
91 944 99 17. - Porto Hotline
91 991 66 11.
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| | Slovenija | South Africa |
- Helpline
+386 31 734 728.
| - Durban Helpline
(031) 463 1616.
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| | United Kingdom | Venezuela |
- Main Line
20 7384 3040. - Southern Region Helpline
20 7384 3040. - Midland Region Helpline
0121 233 1335. - North East Region Helpline
01142 620 026. - North West Region Helpline
0161 976 5000. - Scotland Helpline
0870 050 8881. - Ireland Derry Helpline
01504 351 329. - Dublin
01 8721133.
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