Compulsive Gambling

Summary

Many people enjoy gambling, whether it's betting on a horse or playing poker on the Internet. Most people who gamble don't have a problem, but some lose control of their gambling. Signs of problem gambling include :

• Always thinking about gambling
• Lying about gambling
• Spending work or family time gambling
• Feeling bad after you gamble, but not quitting
• Gambling with money you need for other things

If you have concerns about your gambling, ask for help. Your health care provider can work with you to find the treatment that's best for you.

NIH: National Institutes of Health

Learn More

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• Compulsive Gambling (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
• Compulsive Gambling (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
• Help for Mental Illnesses (National Institute of Mental Health) Also in Spanish
• National Institute of Mental Health Also in Spanish
• Teen Gambling (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish

Clinical Trials

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• ClinicalTrials.gov: Gambling (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

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• Article: Methodologies and estimates of social costs of gambling: A scoping review.
• Article: Exploring the placement of gambling problems within the Hierarchical Taxonomy of...
• Article: A roadmap for transformative translational research on gambling disorder in the...
• Compulsive Gambling -- see more articles

Find an Expert

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• FindTreatment.gov (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) Also in Spanish