Signs & Symptoms

  • How much time is spent gambling
  • Increase in gambling time and places
  • Increase in size of bets (sudden and dramatic)
  • Working up special occasions for gambling (canceling other plans)
  • Intensity of interest in gambling (constant tension & excitement)
  • Boasting about winning; evasive about losing
  • Exaggerated display of money and other possessions
  • Gambling when there is a crisis
  • Drop off in other activities
  • Frequent absences from home and work
  • Excessive phone use
  • Withdrawal from family
  • Personality changes (increased irritability/hostility)
  • Diversion of family funds

Miracle Stories

Betting On Mary

Some time ago NBC's Dateline contacted the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling / CORE with the words... "You have a story the world needs to hear..." we agreed. The result is the video "Betting On Mary". If we can help you or someone you know with a gambling problem please contact us or call us toll free at 1-877-770-STOP or call the National Problem Gamblers Helpline at 1-800-522-4700.