It is common to think of gambling and alcohol use as two separate problems. Someone might address their drinking and assume the gambling will sort itself out, or focus on cutting back at the casino while their drinking quietly increases in the background. Treating them as unrelated issues can mean one behaviour is addressed while the other continues largely unchecked, sometimes even intensifying to fill the gap. These two addictions frequently occur together, and understandin

Gambling does not involve a substance, which is part of why it is often overlooked as a genuine addiction. There is no hangover, no visible intoxication, nothing that immediately signals a problem to the people around the person affected. Yet for many, what starts as occasional play on a weekend or a few minutes on a betting app quietly becomes something far harder to control. This article covers three areas that can help bring clarity. First, what gambling addiction actually