Gambling Services

Gambling Services

Services are provided to Louisiana residents at NO COST. For Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron and Jefferson Davis parishes, call 337-475-8022 and ask to speak with someone about gambling services.

Are you or a loved one experiencing problems with gambling? If someone answers YES to any of the questions below, we have experienced gambling counselors here to help.

3 Questions:

1. During the past 12 months, have you become restless irritable or anxious when trying to stop/cut
   down on gambling?
   
   
2. During the past 12 months, have you tried to keep your family or friends from knowing how much you
   gambled?
   
   
3. During the past 12 months, did you have such financial trouble as a result of your gambling that you
   had to get help with living expenses from family, friends or public assistance?

• Feel the need to be secretive about your gambling
  
• Have trouble controlling your gambling
  
• Spending more time gambling than intended
  
• Increase in size of bets (sudden and dramatic)
  
• Missing special occasions for gambling (canceling other plans)
  
• Gamble even when you don’t have the money
  
• Intensity of interest in gambling (constant tension & excitement)
  
• Boasting about winning; evasive about losing