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If you’re worried about your gambling or someone else’s, there are places you can go for support.

If you’re struggling with debt

• Gambling addiction or gambling disorder is defined as persistent and recurring problematic gambling behavior that causes distress and impairs your overall livelihood. Gambling addiction affects roughly 0.2% to 0.3% of the general U.S. Population, and tends to affects males more than females, though this gender gap has narrowed in recent years.
• The National Problem Gambling Clinic in London is national and delivers the service for Scotland.
• Sadly, as much as it should be entertaining, gambling has turned into a genuine problem in England and Scotland. According to the survey completed by the Health Ministry in 2017, the problem has turned national with almost 2 million people estimated to have some kind of gambling problems.

Start dealing with your debts as soon as you can, as well as getting help to stop gambling. Our debt advice will help you:

If you have a loved one with a gambling problem, support is available from Gam-Anon Scotland. The organisation has supportive, confidential meetings that are separate from Gamblers Anonymous meetings. You can also phone the Gam-Anon 24-hour helpline on 0370 050 8881. Visit the Gam-Anon Scotland website.

• work out which debts to deal with first
• find specialist help, if you need it

Find out how to start dealing with your debts.

If you want to stop gambling, the best thing to do is add your name to a list of people gambling companies aren’t allowed to serve. This is called 'self excluding' yourself - find out more about self exclusion on the GambleAware website.

If you’d like to talk to someone about your problem, you can:

• talk to an adviser from GamCare, a gambling charity
• go to Gamblers Anonymous meetings for group support

You can also:

• find out more about support you can get on the GamCare website

• find more strategies to stop yourself gambling on the Gambling Commission website
• download the free Gambling Therapy app - it’s a collection of strategies to help with gambling addiction

If you haven’t been paying your rent or mortgage

You should contact your landlord or mortgage lender as soon as possible - it can be tough, but if you ignore their warnings you could lose your home.

You can find out what to say to your landlord or what to say to your mortgage lender if you can't pay them back straight away.

If you’re worried about your partner’s gambling

You can’t be held responsible for any debts in your partner’s name.

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If your partner has taken out debts in your name without you knowing, it’s fraud. You aren’t responsible for paying these back, but you’d have to report the fraud to the police.

You should keep an eye on your finances - your partner could be hiding the scale of the problem from you. If you’re not sure how to approach the situation you can talk to an adviser from GamCare.

If you have a joint credit card or loan with your partner

You’ll be responsible for those debts. Your credit rating can also be affected by your partner’s actions, because you have a financial link to them.

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There are steps you can take to get on top of credit card and loan debts

If you have a joint benefit claim and your partner gets the money

You might be able to split the payments so your partner can’t gamble with your money.

You’ll need to ask the people who pay your benefits and explain the situation. You can contact them using the details on any letters or emails you’ve got about your benefits.

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If you own your home jointly with your partner

If your partner is in debt, the court could force them to sell their share of your house to pay them off. This could mean you have to leave, even if the debts aren’t in your name.

If you’re worried about this, you can contact the people your partner owes money to. Explain the situation to them and tell them what your partner is doing to tackle the problem.

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Some companies can bend the rules for customers struggling with gambling problems. They might give you more time to pay or say you don’t have to pay some of the debt.

If you were allowed to gamble when you shouldn’t have

Gambling companies shouldn't let you gamble if:

• you’re on the list of ‘self-excluded’ people - find out more about self exclusion on the GambleAware website

• you’re under 18

It’s legal to play The National Lottery and buy scratchcards at 16.

If you think you shouldn’t have been allowed to gamble you can complain to the Gambling Commission. They can take action if they think a gambling company hasn't followed the rules.