National Problem Gambling Awareness Week: March 10-16

The National Council on Problem Gambling wants to raise awareness about gambling behavior that disrupts lives and destroys families. What are the criteria for problem gambling?

• Gambling until your last dollar is gone
• Using your income and savings to gamble while letting bills go unpaid
• Losing sleep over gambling
• Being unable to stop gambling
• Feeling remorseful about gambling
• Gambling to meet your financial obligations
• Borrowing money to gamble
• Feeling depressed or suicidal about gambling or gambling debts
• Breaking the law or thinking about breaking the law to finance gambling

If you or someone you know fits any one of these criteria, call the national confidential hotline:

1-800-522-4700

Or take our Gambling Addiction Quiz here.

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