Signs of Problem Gambling
Help is always available. Just pick up a phone.
National Problem Gamblers Helpline 1.800.522.4700
Pennsylvania Help Line: 1.800.GAMBLER (426.2537) or 1.800.848-1880
Macau Help Lines: Resilience Centre +853.2832.3928, Rehabilitation Centre +852.2748.7207, Caritas Macau Family Services +853.2893.0362, Caritas Macau – Life Hope Hotline +8532852.5222
Singapore Help Line: 1.800.6.668.668
Help lines are available now to answer questions about problem gambling, a condition that is treatable.
If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, Las Vegas Sands Corp., its properties, and its Team Members encourage you to get help -- 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Caring counselors will provide information on treatment and support resources in your area.
Problem gamblers do not recover until they go 'all in'.
No problem gambler can recover unless they admit they have a problem, and make a commitment to get better. Nobody can do it for them. But friends and family, and LVSC as a corporation can be ready to point them towards help.
It can be difficult to identify a person with a gambling problem. But there are certain warning signs that a person has lost control of their gambling, and it is vital for us to be aware of them. The signs include, but are not limited to:
- A person gambles longer than planned.
- A person gambles until their last dollar is gone.
- A person has lost sleep due to their gambling.
- A person has used their income or savings to gamble while letting bills go unpaid.
- A person has been unsuccessful in their attempts to stop gambling.
- A person borrows money to finance their gambling.
- A person breaks the law, or considers breaking the law to finance their gambling.
- A person feels depressed or suicidal because of gambling losses.
- A person feels remorseful after gambling.
- A person gambles to obtain money to meet their financial obligations.
According to the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS), the following are often signs of problem gambling:
Other people are suggesting the person might have a gambling problem.
The person is feeling guilty about the way he or she gambles.
The person wants to stop betting money and feels like they cannot.
The person gambling is hiding betting slips, lottery tickets, gambling money or other signs of betting.
There are arguments over how the person gambling is handling money.
The person gambling is losing time from work or school due to betting money or gambling.
We understand the problem. We can help. Call the National Problem Gamblers Helpline at 1.800.522.4700
Pennsylvania Help Line: 1.800.GAMBLER (426.2537) or 1.800.848-1880
Macau Help Lines:
Resilience Centre +853.2832.3928
Rehabilitation Centre +852.2748.7207
Caritas Macau Family Services +853.2893.0362
Caritas Macau – Life Hope Hotline +8532852.5222
Singapore Help Line: 1.800.6.668.668