It’s Your Life. It’s Your Time.
Is gambling causing concerns? Help starts here.
Connect With the Help You Need To Live the Life You Want.
Life changes fast—retirement, shifting routines, health concerns that seem to pop up out of nowhere. And with those changes, it’s natural to seek an outlet. For some, gambling feels like the perfect way to pass the time, socialize, or escape stress.
Gambling can be a fun source of entertainment when you make healthy choices. If gambling starts to create problems in your life, help is available.
You’re Not Alone – and You Have Options.
The Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling provides confidential support, resources, and expert guidance—so you can make positive changes in your life.
It’s your life, and it’s your time to live it to the fullest!
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
