Lost Money Gambling

Many people enjoy gambling, whether it's betting on a horse or playing poker on the Internet. Most people who gamble don't have a problem, but some lose control of their gambling. Signs of problem gambling include

Always thinking about gambling
Lying about gambling
Spending work or family time gambling
Feeling bad after you gamble, but not quitting
Gambling with money you need for other things

If you have concerns about your gambling, ask for help. Your health care provider can work with you to find the treatment that's best for you.

Losing that amount of money didn’t seem to phase him and I’ve seen him back many times since.” #5 – $2,200,000 loss ended in suicide “The house lost $3 million in an hour to this player, and then they won $5.2 million back from him over the next six hours. The player slowly lost all his gains and an additional $2.2 million to the casino. This Man Lost Everything Betting on Stocks Cullen Roche - The headline of this article is something you’ll very rarely, if ever, see in the financial press. Unclaimed money is often released to the unclaimed property fund of a state or province. Such money may come from a variety of sources and is held as a public service. Funds may sit for years before persons claim them, often because the money's existence is unknown. Money finders are professionals who help people find and collect these funds. Lost or unclaimed money gets turned over by organizations required to report dormant accounts to the New York State Office of the State Comptroller. This money includes things like forgotten savings accounts, lost paychecks, and stocks or bonds.

NIH: National Institutes of Health

Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)
Compulsive Gambling (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) Also in Spanish
Help for Mental Illnesses (National Institute of Mental Health)
National Institute of Mental Health
Pathological gambling (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
Teen Gambling (American Academy of Pediatrics) Also in Spanish
When the Stakes Turn Toxic: Learn about Problem Gambling (National Institutes of Health)

ClinicalTrials.gov: Gambling (National Institutes of Health)

Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

Article: Being a Gambler during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Study with Italian...
Article: Interventions to reduce the public health burden of gambling-related harms: a...
Article: Gambling-related suicidality: stigma, shame, and neglect.
Compulsive Gambling -- see more articles

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Conduct your free search for bank accounts, safe deposit box contents, uncashed checks, insurance policies, CDs, trust funds, utility deposits, stocks and bonds, wages and escrow accounts.
If you get a result, claim the property and fill out the requested details, then submit and you will receive instructions on next steps from the state where you made the claim.
Participating states regularly update the assets they have, so check back often.