How to get help

Hooked on Gambling: Resources

• Gamblers Anonymous; (213) 386-8789; http://www.gamblersanonymous.org

• National Council on Problem Gambling; Help Hotline 1-800-522-4700

• http://www.lostbet.com - A Residential treatment center in Baltimore, Md.; 1-800-LOST-BET

• Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey - For residents of Arkansas, Arizona, California, Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia. 1-800-GAMBLER; http://www.800gambler.org

• Harvard Medical School Council on Compulsive Gambling; Online Self-Test: "Your First Step To Change"