It’s Your Life. It’s Your Time.
Is gambling causing concerns? Help starts here.
Living Well at Fifty and Beyond – The Best Stages of Life
As we move through our fifties and beyond, life brings a new rhythm—retirement, changing routines, caring for others, or rediscovering what matters most. It’s a time to stay connected, curious, and engaged with the world around you.
For many, gambling can feel like a relaxing pastime or a way to socialize and add excitement to the day. But sometimes, what begins as simple fun can start to feel stressful or overwhelming.
Support Is Here – and You’re Never Alone.
The Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling provides confidential help, practical tools, and understanding support created especially for adults 50 and older. Our goal is to help you stay balanced, informed, and in control—so you can keep enjoying life on your terms.
Your life has many chapters. Make this one your strongest yet.
Gambling Today – Making Healthy Choices | AARP Article
What Is Problem Gambling?
Problem gambling isn’t about how often you gamble — it’s about how it impacts your life. It can affect anyone. If gambling is causing distress, it may be time to take a closer look.
Do you find yourself:
- Spending more than planned?
- Feeling stressed, anxious, or secretive about gambling?
- Using gambling as a way to cope with loneliness, grief, or boredom?
Recognizing the signs is the first step. The good news? You have options.
Resources to Help You Move Forward
No matter where you are in your journey, help is available:
Talk to Someone: Free, confidential Helpline available 24/7.
Resources and Tools: Culturally-sensitive educational materials, downloads, and other helpful information about gambling.
Financial Support: Guidance on managing gambling-related financial concerns.
When Someone You Love Is Struggling
Watching a parent, partner, or friend struggle with gambling can be difficult. Many people aged 50+ use gambling as a way to cope with loneliness or life transitions, but you don’t have to navigate this alone.
How to Help:
- Recognize the signs—changes in behavior, secrecy, financial strain.
- Have open, compassionate conversations without judgment.
- Connect them with resources designed for adults who are 50+.
Help for you:
Treatment is available and effective. If you are a family member, friend, or caregiver impacted by the gambling of someone you love, help is available for you, too.
You have a support system beside you who has helped thousands of families throughout Washington find resources in their community.
For Counselors & Mental Health Professionals
A study found that 77.5% of mental health professionals, addiction counselors, and general clinicians encounter clients with gambling-related concerns, yet only 2.8% felt confident treating it.
Help Your 50+ Clients Live the Life They Want.
As a mental health professional, you play a vital role in helping adults 50+ achieve their goals for changing gambling behaviors and strengthening healthy relationships.
The Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling Equips You With:
✔️ Specialized training on gambling-related counseling strategies.
✔️ Expert-led resources to help you guide clients toward positive changes.
✔️ Toolkits with ready-to-use videos, handouts, and guides.
Is gambling causing concerns? Help starts here.
✔️ Private & Judgment-Free Support
✔️ Tools to Build a Healthy Relationship with Gambling
✔️ Resources for You and Your Loved Ones
Connect with Washington’s 24/7 confidential problem gambling Helpline. A trained Helpline Specialist will always be able to answer the phone to speak with you. Call or text the 24-hour Helpline 1-800-547-6133, or click here to chat with a Helpline Specialist.
Developed in partnership with
Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling
and Washington State Health Care Authority State Problem Gambling Program
