List of Places To Get Help For Problem Gambling
Looking for websites that offer advice about problem gambling? This GCCans guide gathers useful places to begin.
This resource is designed for anyone seeking more information about problem gambling. It brings together gambling-help organizations and websites where you can:
- learn from people who have spoken openly about gambling addiction
- chat privately with an expert through safe and secure online services
- phone someone to discuss your concern
- browse pages offering advice about problem gambling
- review FAQs on dealing with a gambling problem
- complete gambling-addiction tests to consider your gambling habits
Is This Resource Guide for Those That Know They Have a Gambling Problem?
Yes. Recognizing and accepting that gambling may have become a problem can be very difficult. Supporting someone with a gambling issue can feel even more challenging, since the situation is not entirely in your hands.
If you have accepted that gambling is causing a problem, well done for taking the first step towards recovery. This guide is intended to support the second step by pointing you towards places where you can contact qualified professionals for help.
Can This Resource Page Help Those Assess the Development of a Gambling Problem?
Absolutely. You may be concerned that you are showing classic signs of problem gambling and want help reviewing your current activity. Several resources listed here include a problem gambling test that can help you consider whether an addiction may have developed.
Can This Resource Page Help Those Looking to Help Others?
Yes. You may be searching for information on behalf of someone else, such as a loved one or close friend. Whether that person is in denial, hiding their addiction, or acknowledging a gambling problem, this guide can be a starting point for supporting them.
Can I Find Resources & Help Specific to My Country?
Yes. Go to the section for your country. The guide covers Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and Africa. Locate your continent, then look for your country’s list of websites dealing with problem gambling.
International Gambling Advice and Help Websites
These two internationally recognized websites provide substantial problem-gambling information. They offer advice and FAQs, and include tests that may help you consider whether gambling has become a problem.
- Gamblers Anonymous: http://gamblersanonymous.org/
- Gambling Therapy: https://www.gamblingtherapy.org/en
Continent and Country Specific Websites
Europe
Austria
Austria is represented by a broad selection of help centres. The appropriate online or local gambling-support website depends on the region where you live.
WIEN
- Spielsuchthilfe: www.spielsuchthilfe.at
- Anonyme-spieler: www.anonyme-spieler.at
- API: www.api.or.at
NIEDERÖSTERREICH
- API: www.api.or.at
- Anonyme-spieler: www.anonyme-spieler.at
OBERÖSTERREICH
- Spielsuchtberatung: www.spielsuchtberatung.at
- Spielsuchtambulanz: www.spielsuchtambulanz.at
- Wels: www.wels.gv.at
KÄRNTEN
- Klagenfurt: www.klagenfurt.at (Spielsuchtberatung Landeshauptstadt Klagenfurt)
- Diakonie-delatour: www.diakonie-delatour.at (Krankenhaus de La Tour)
- Diakonie-delatour: www.diakonie-delatour.at (Spielsuchtambulanz de La Tour Villach)
Diakonie-delatour: www.diakonie-delatour.at (Spielsuchtberatung de La Tour Spittal)
SALZBURG
- Salk: www.salk.at
STEIERMARK
- Bin-suchthilfe: www.bin-suchthilfe.tirol
- Fachstelle-gluecksspielsucht: www.fachstelle-gluecksspielsucht.at
- Suchtfragen: www.suchtfragen.at
- Suchtberatung-obersteiermark: www.suchtberatung-obersteiermark.at
VORARLBERG
- Mariaebene: www.mariaebene.at
Belarus
- Saikov: saikov.by
Belgium
- Gokhulp: gokhulp.be
Bulgaria
- Drugsinfo-bg: www.drugsinfo-bg.org
Croatia
- PBSVI: www.pbsvi.hr
Czechia
- Stopzavislosti: stopzavislosti.cz
Denmark
- Spillemyndigheden: www.spillemyndigheden.dk
Estonia
- Hasartmängusõltuvus: www.15410.ee
Finland
- Peluuri: peluuri.fi
France
- Adictel: www.adictel.com
Germany
- Anonyme-Spieler: www.anonyme-spieler.org
Greece
- Oasis: oasis.org.gr
Ireland
- Gamble Aware: www.gambleaware.ie
Italy
- Gruppo Abele: centrostudi.gruppoabele.org
Malta
- Responsible Gambling Foundation: rgf.org.mt
Latvia
- Speles Briviba: www.spelesbriviba.lv
Lithuania
- Respublikinis Priklausomybės Ligų Centras: www.rplc.lt
The Netherlands
- AGOG: www.agog.nl
Poland
- Uzaleznienia Behawioralne: www.uzaleznieniabehawioralne.pl
Russia
- Buma: www.vperemen.com
Slovakia
- Nehraj: www.nehraj.sk
Slovenia
- Zdravstveni Dom Osnovno Varstvo Nove Gorica: www.zd-go.si
Spain
- Fejar: fejar.org
Sweden
- Stodlinjen: www.stodlinjen.se
Switzerland
- Careplay: www.careplay.ch
United Kingdom
- GamCare: www.gamcare.org.uk
North America
Canada
Canadian readers can find online resources, telephone contacts, and treatment agencies that may help locate a treatment centre in their area of Canada.
- Problem Gambling Canada: www.problemgambling.ca
USA
This website lets you search for help by state. Use its map to look for institutions in your state that may be able to assist you.
- NCP Gambling: www.ncpgambling.org
Australia & New Zealand
Australia
Available features include self-help materials, gambling assessment, SMS support, and live online counselling. The site also includes recovery stories and a gambling calculator.
- Gambling Help Online: www.gamblinghelponline.org.au
New Zealand
You can text to request a callback, speak with representatives online, visit a gamblers’ forum, and use services that identify local gambling-addiction centres.
- Gambling Help Line: www.gamblinghelpline.co.nz
Asia
Hong Kong
- Amblercaritas: www.gamblercaritas.org.hk
Russia
- Vperemen www.vperemen.com
Singapore
- NCPG: www.ncpg.org.sg
South Korea
- KCGP: www.kcgp.or.kr
Africa
South Africa
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