Gateway’s Behavioral Health Team provides outpatient treatment for people with substance use and co-occurring disorders. Our team is here to support you and your loved ones. All of our servics are confidential, client-centered, and convenient.

 

Gambling Recovery

Gambling in Oklahoma has changed dramatically over the past few years with more than 110 casinos opening across the state plus horse tracks and racinos. This is a significant problem for the 1% of Oklahomans who have gambling related disorders, sometimes gambling themselves into financial ruin or worse.

If gambling is causing a problem in your life, ask yourself the following questions. If you answer yes to seven or more, we encourage you to make an appointment with one of our therapists, so we can help you with a treatment and recovery plan.

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Gambling Questionnaire:

  • Have you ever lost time from work or school due to gambling?
  • Has gambling ever made your home life unhappy?
  • Has gambling affected your reputation?
  • Have you ever felt remorse after gambling?
  • Have you ever gambled to get money with which to pay debts or otherwise solve financial difficulties?
  • Has gambling caused a decrease in your ambition or efficiency?
  • After losing, do you feel you must return as soon as possible and win back your losses?
  • After a win, do you have a strong urge to return and win more?
  • Have you often gambled until all your money was gone?
  • Have you ever borrowed to finance your gambling?
  • Have you ever sold anything to finance gambling?
  • Have you ever been reluctant to use “gambling money” for normal expenditures?
  • Has gambling made you careless toward the welfare of yourself or your family?
  • Have you ever gambled for longer than you had planned?
  • Have you ever gambled to escape worry, trouble, boredom, loneliness, grief, or loss?
  • Have you ever committed, or considered committing, an illegal act to finance gambling?
  • Has gambling caused you to have difficulty in sleeping?
  • Do arguments, disappointments or frustrations create within you an urge to gamble?
  • Have you ever had an urge to celebrate any good fortune with a few hours of gambling?
  • Have you ever considered self-destruction or suicide as a result of your gambling?
Is it Time to Make an Appointment?

To make an appointment, please contact one of our clinics:

  • Pottawatomie County Clinical Office: 405-273-1170
  • Lincoln County Clinical Office: 405-240-5333
  • Seminole County Clinical Office: 405-395-4357