Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, G-Line counsellors are there to help friends, partners and family members of people with a gambling problem. Whether you just want to talk about the situation and get it off your chest, or looking for advice or answers, they can provide the sort of understanding and knowledge that comes with experience. They can tell you about services in your community and can also send you several different free print resources.

You can use this website to order a hard copy of our workbook for problem gamblers, or download it as a PDF. This is a short, practical self-help booklet that you can pass on to someone who may need it, and it also contains a short resource to help families and friends. As well, we have several brochures available to download with useful information on different aspects of problem gambling.

Gambling Problems in Your Family?
Gambling More, Enjoying it Less?
Betting on Gaming Machines: Know Your Chances
Betting on Casino Table Games: Know the Deal
Betting on Lotto, Lotteries or Keno? Know the Odds

People with physical or intellectual disabilities may face particular problems when it comes to gambling. This website can help:
http://responsiblegambling.net.au/

For an interactive demonstration of how different gambling activities work see the Powerhouse Museum’s website called Gambling: Calculating the Risk at www.powerhousemuseum.com/gambling.

There are many groups and organisations who can help both you and the problem gambler in your life. To find the services nearest you, click on the Help Near You button on the toolbar above, and then locate your region using the map. Services are listed alphabetically.

It may be useful to read or watch the stories of other people who have experienced problem gambling. The insights they provide could help you understand the issue from a different point of view. Also available is a short video by Dr Clive Allcock, an experienced professional who has helped hundreds of problem gamblers over the years. Clive gives a down-to-earth assessment of what you can expect if you access the support services on this website, and how to get the most out of them. Click on the Stories button on the toolbar above.

Gamblers Anonymous is a peer support group that runs in many communities. People who have gambling problems attend regular meetings to share their experiences and offer support to others. Many of these groups also run a Gam-Anon group for the loved ones of people who are struggling to control their gambling. Many people find that talking with others in the same situation is a great way to learn useful coping strategies and to relieve their anxiety by talking to people who are in the same boat. Gam-Anon meetings are listed in the Help Near You section of this site along with many other local services.

You can learn more at www.gamblersanonymous.org.au/gamanon.htm

Here are some useful books that you should be able to access through bookshops, online or at the library.

Australian books

Alex Blaszczynski. Overcoming compulsive Gambling: A self help guide using Cognitive Behavioral Techniques.

Simon Milton. Stop gambling – a self help manual for giving up gambling.
Paul Symond. How to Stop Gambling.

Other Writings

Robert Ladouceur and Stella Lachance. Overcoming your Pathological Gambling – Treatments that work.

Nancy Petry. Pathological Gambling: Etiology, comorbidity and treatment.

For family and friends

Joesph W. Ciarrocchi. Counselling Problem Gamblers and their families. A self regulation manual for individual and famlily therapy.
Edward J. Federman, Charles E. Drebing and Christopher Krebs. Don’t leave it to chance – a guide for families of problem gamblers.