Lottery Parakeet urges all website visitors to play responsibly. Keep lottery games entertaining and safe. Playing beyond your time and financial limits negatively impact yourself and those around you.

Here are some key pointers to remember:

  • Gambling isn’t a way to make money.
  • Play for fun – when the fun stops, so should you.
  • Balance gambling with other activities.
  • Set a limit and stick to it, do not borrow money to play, and never play to win back losses.
  • Treat money spent on the lottery as an entertainment cost, like going to the movies.

Problem gambling Q&A

 

  • What is problem gambling?
    Problem gambling includes all gambling behavior that damages personal, family, or vocational pursuits. In extreme cases, problem gambling can result in financial ruin, legal problems, loss of career, and family.
  • Can you be a problem gambler even if you don’t gamble every day?
    The frequency of gambling does not determine if there is a problem.
  • Then how much money do you have to lose before gambling becomes a problem?
    The amount of money won or lost does not determine if there is a problem either. Gambling becomes a problem when it causes a negative impact on any area of the individual’s life.
     
  • Do lotteries and other types of gambling cause problem gambling?
    The cause of a gambling problem is the individual’s inability to control his or her gambling. A lottery may provide the opportunity for a person to gamble, but it does not create the problem.

 

Getting help

Problem gambling is a preventable and treatable disorder. If gambling is causing a problem for you or someone you know, help is available.

Call or text the 24-hour confidential National Problem Gambling Helpline at 1-800-522-4700, or visit www.ncpgambling.org.

Or contact Gamblers Anonymous at www.gamblersanonymous.org.


Gambling Addiction Help Worldwide


Europe

Country Phone Website
Germany 0800 1 37 27 00 www.spielen-mit-verantwortung.de
Spain 900 200 225 Fejar.org
France +33 02 40 84 76 20 www.ifac-addictions.fr
Italy 800 55 88 22 www.iss.it
Norway 800 800 40 Hjelpelinjen.no
The Netherlands 0900 217 77 21 www.agog.nl
Austria 1 544 13 57 www.spielsuchthilfe.at
Portugal 213 950 911 www.jogoresponsavel.pt
Sweden 020 819 100 www.stodlinjen.se
Switzerland 021 321 29 11 www.suchtschweiz.ch


South America

Country Phone Website
Argentina 0800 3330333 www.juegoresponsable.com.ar
Brazil 11 3229 1023 www.jogadoresanonimos.org.br
Chile 9 222 3860 www.psicologosludopatiachile.cl


Asia

Country Phone Website
Singapore 800 666 866 www.ncpg.org.sg
Korea 02-740-9000 www.kcgp.or.kr
Hong Kong 852 1834 633 www.gamblercaritas.org.hk


Africa

Country Phone Website
South Africa +27 11 026 7323 responsiblegambling.org.za


Australia

Country Phone Website
Australia 1800 858 858 www.gamblinghelponline.org.au
New Zealand 0800 654 655 www.gamblinghelpline.co.nz


North America

Country Phone Website
Canada 1 800 522 4700 www.ncpgambling.org
United States 1 800 522 4700

Alberta

British Columbia

Manitoba

Newfoundland

Ontario


Gambling Addiction Resources