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What is compulsive gambling?

Gambling addiction, also known as compulsive gambling or problem gambling, is a behavioral disorder characterized by an uncontrollable urge to engage in gambling activities despite the negative consequences on one’s personal, social, and financial life.

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Individuals suffering from gambling addiction often prioritize gambling over other aspects of their lives, leading to debt, strained relationships, and mental health issues.

It is a progressive disorder, meaning that if left untreated, the severity and frequency of gambling behaviors typically increase over time.
Signs of a Gambling addiction.
These are 8 common signs that you or a loved one may have a gambling addiction. Create infographics similar to the sample page with the following signs

Have you felt guilty about the way you gamble or what happens when you gamble?

Have people criticized your betting or told you that you had a gambling problem, regardless of whether or not you thought it was true?

Have you bet more than you could really afford to lose?

Have you needed to gamble with larger amounts of money to get the same feeling of excitement?

After losing did you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?

Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?

Have you ever sold anything or borrowed to finance gambling?

Has your gambling caused any financial problems for you or your household?

Understanding your gambling
We hear from people who have become isolated and lonely as a result of their gambling, and who haven’t spoken to anyone else about what they are going through. Negative impacts on mental health are very common – people experience anxiety, depression and stress, and the effects on their loved ones can be just as bad.
Gambling can often have a really negative effect on personal finances, however, the harms caused by gambling can be more than just losing money:
Experiencing gambling harm can cause trust to break down in relationships. People can lose their jobs, their homes, their families.

Some people also commit crimes to continue to gamble. Becoming so focused on gambling can mean that people don’t want to work on their relationships, or take part in social activities, and this can increase the isolation they feel. It can also make it harder to ask for help.

Every day someone takes their
life in the Canada because
of gambling

400+

gambling-related suicides every year

750K

young people ages 14 to 21 have a gambling addiction

$1.5bn

spent each year on gambling advertising

86%

online betting profit from 5% customers
We’re a community of families bereaved by gambling-related suicide that provides support, raises awareness of gambling disorder’s devastating effects and campaigns for change
If you’re worried about
how gambling makes
you or someone else feel,
we can help
Our short quiz takes a few minutes to complete and will start to give you an insight into how to gambling might affecting you, or someone you care about.
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Disclaimer
This tool is provided as a guide only, and is not intended to be used for diagnostic purposes, or as a substitute fo treatment.
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