Arizona Council on Compulsive Gambling, Inc.

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Arizona Council on Compulsive Gambling, Inc.

Arizona Council on Compulsive Gambling, Inc.Arizona Council on Compulsive Gambling, Inc.Arizona Council on Compulsive Gambling, Inc.
  • Home Page
  • The Facts
  • Types of Gamblers
  • Self Assessment
  • Truth & Consequences
  • Recovery Support/Tools
  • Treatment/Counseling
  • Criminal/Legal Issues
  • About ACCG

The Facts

Harmless or Hidden?

Are You Aware That...

Harmless or Hidden?

Gambling is a harmless recreational activity for most people, but for some it becomes a serious problem. Compulsive gambling is a progressive disorder and, more often than not, its harm is hidden.


MOST COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS...

Use gambling as a coping strategy to mask underlying emotional pain.

Hide their gambling from family, friends, and col

Gambling is a harmless recreational activity for most people, but for some it becomes a serious problem. Compulsive gambling is a progressive disorder and, more often than not, its harm is hidden.


MOST COMPULSIVE GAMBLERS...

Use gambling as a coping strategy to mask underlying emotional pain.

Hide their gambling from family, friends, and colleagues.

Become emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and physically distressed.

Myth vs. Fact

Are You Aware That...

Harmless or Hidden?

MYTH: Compulsive gamblers can simply stop if they really want to.


FACT: Without help, most cannot stay stopped. Compulsive gambling is a psychological disorder, as difficult to arrest as addiction to alcohol or drugs.


MYTH: Compulsive gamblers are lazy, greedy, low-life degenerates.


FACT: Problem gamblers have healthy and unhealthy personality traits... 

just like the rest of us.

Are You Aware That...

Are You Aware That...

Are You Aware That...

2 to 3% of the US population is at risk for developing a gambling disorder.

In Arizona, between 150,000 and 220,000 individuals may be at risk.


Every compulsive gambler negatively affects at least 8 to 10 other people.


Seniors and teens are the two fastest growing groups of problem gamblers.


Gambling (especially among 8th graders) significantly impacts delinquent behavior.

  • The Facts
  • Types of Gamblers
  • Self Assessment
  • Truth & Consequences
  • Recovery Support/Tools
  • Treatment/Counseling
  • Criminal/Legal Issues
  • About ACCG

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