Responsible Gambling

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Recreational gamblers gamble on social occasions with friends or colleagues. They have pre-determined acceptable losses and their gambling activities are associated with little or no harm / guilt. Recreational gamblers simply require information and education on gambling behaviour in order to make sensible decisions.

A problem gambler is anyone who spends so much money and/or time gambling that they do significant harm to themselves or to others. Typically, excessive gambling causes them problems at home or at work and threatens their financial security. To finance their gambling, they borrow money which they cannot easily pay back and they spend money on gambling which should be spent on personal and household necessities. Common symptoms include missing work to gamble, returning to gamble after a big loss to recoup losses, gambling until no money is remaining, borrowing money to fund gambling and considering suicide as a result of gambling.

For a small proportion of people (approximately 1/10), gambling is a problem and may even result in compulsive addictive behaviour. The following twenty questions may help you to determine if you or someone you know has a compulsive gambling addiction. Most people who suffer from this disease will answer yes to at least seven of these questions:

Do you miss work to go gambling?

Is gambling making your home life unhappy?

Is gambling giving you a bad reputation?

Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?

Do you ever gamble to get money to pay debts or solve financial difficulties?

Does gambling reduce your ambition or efficiency?

After losing, do you feel you must return as soon as possible to win back your losses?

After a win, do you have a strong urge to return and win more?

Do you often gamble until your last Rand has gone?

Do you ever borrow money to finance your gambling?

Have you ever sold anything to finance your gambling?

Are you reluctant to use 'gambling money' for other expenses?

Does gambling make you neglect yourself or your family?

Do you ever gamble longer than planned?

Do you ever gamble to escape worry or trouble?

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

Does gambling cause you to have difficulty in sleeping?

Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations make you want to gamble?

Do you ever have the desire to celebrate any good fortune by gambling for a few hours?

Have your ever considered suicide as a result of your gambling?