Shawnee Wright, Community Coordinator                                                                                                                                          www.ppaccentral.org
3084 Trapping Brook Rd
Wellsville, NY 14895                                                                                                                                                           www.myspace.com/ppaccentral
585-593-1920 x721
Please contact

Josh Hyde,
Gambling Prevention Educator
Allegany Council on Alcoholism and
Substance Abuse

585-593-1920 x717
jhyde@alleganycouncil.org
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SIGNS OF PROBLEM GAMBLING
  • Thinks constantly about gambling
  • Increases bets to sustain the thrill
  • Exhibits agitation when cutting back
  • “Chases” losses with more gambling
  • Lies to conceal their gambling activity
  • Finances bets through illegal acts
  • Jeopardizes significant relationships with family and friends
  • Relies on others to bail them out
  • Fails in their efforts to control or stop gambling
  • preoccupation with gambling (reliving gambling experiences, planning the next venture or
    thinking of ways in which to gamble)
  • needing to gamble with increasing amounts of money in order to achieve the desired
    excitement
  • trying to control, cut down or stop gambling unsuccessfully
  • felling restless or irritable when attempting to cut down or stop gambling
  • using gambling as a way to escape problems or bad moods (helplessness, guilt, anxiety, or
    depression)
  • returning to gamble after losing money gambling
  • lying to conceal the extent of involvement with gambling
  • committing illegal acts, such as forgery, fraud, theft, or embezzlement to finance gambling
  • jeopardizing or losing a significant relationship, job, educational or career opportunity
    because of gambling
  • relying on others to get out of debt

Source:  The South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS)
The American Association Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM IV)
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