Signs of Gambling Addiction

Whether you are worried about a family member, or trying to determine if you yourself is addicted to gambling, knowing the signs of addiction is a great prevention tool. Here are some common signs that you are on the path towards gambling addiction.

- You use more money gambling trying to win back money you have already lost. In so doing you end up digging your own grave and won’t amount to breaking even or getting back in the plus.

- You don’t have any other hobbies, and you use gambling as an outlet for stress, or when you are bored.

- You bet or spend more on gambling than you can afford to lose.

- Once you start winning you can’t stop. Quitting while you’re ahead is a habit that healthy gamblers follow vigilantly.

- You see gambling as an opportunity to invest your money and increase your funds my multiplying what you put in. You see it as a chance to MAKE money.

- You continue to bet no matter how much you lose in blind faith that the next hand, or the next round, you will win it all back.

- You keep betting and losing while you wait for your winning streak, convinced your odds only improve the more money you put in.