Gambling Addiction Treatment in New Jersey
As a New Jersey resident, you have likely been exposed to casino gaming and sports betting for quite some time. You may have been able to enjoy the activity in a responsible manner for awhile, but lately things have changed. Gambling now consumes your thoughts throughout each and every day. Gambling has taken a toll on you financially, has harmed relationships, and may have already impacted your professional career. You may also be experiencing stronger waves of anxiety, stress, and possibly depression. While all of this weighs heavy on your mind, body, and soul, there is encouragement to be found in the fact that you recognize you need help to quit gambling, or to at least to take a break while you asses your mental health. This is where we come in. Kindbridge offers NJ residents convenient access to gambling addiction treatment online via our confidential and highly effective virtual platform. Get a FREE initial assessment by calling 1-877-426-4258 and book your first session. Alternatively, you can read ahead first for more information.
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Brief Background of Gambling in New Jersey
Is Gambling Legal in New Jersey?
Casino gaming: There are currently nine regulated land-based casinos in New Jersey, most of which offer a resort-style hotel experiences in addition to their gambling facilities. Atlantic City in particular, has relatively nonrestrictive gambling laws, which permit licensed casinos and horse race wagering. Unlike with most of the United States, online casinos are legal in New Jersey. At press, there are 30 regulated online casinos that service residents of the state. These platforms allow players access to online slots, table games, video poker, live dealer games and more.
The allowance of online casinos has caused a lot of confusion amongst the populous, as illegal online gaming platforms have easily been able to “trick” residents into thinking that they are using a legal gambling website, when in fact they are not. While gambling harms are associated with regulated and unregulated platforms alike, the latter (unregulated) pose the biggest threat to vulnerable individuals because they do not adhere to Responsible Gaming practices set forth at a state and federal level. Any site not included on this list is not approved to offer Internet gaming in the State of New Jersey.
Online sports betting: New Jersey was one of the first U.S. states to legalize sports betting when the federal ban was lifted in 2018. Since August of the same year, in-person and online sports betting has been and continues to be legal in New Jersey. Residents are able to wager on sports and participate in real money DFS via apps from mobile sportsbooks that allow them to bet from anywhere within state limits.
Gambling Addiction Statistics for New Jersey
The New Jersey Office of Attorney General (NJOAG) reports the following gambling addiction statistics (and gambling behavior statistics) for the state:
- The overall rate of high-risk gambling in NJ is 5.6%
- The overall rate of low to moderate risk gambling in NJ is approximately 13%
- New Jersey’s rate of problem gambling is about three-times the national average
- Participation in sports betting is an estimated 19% of the population
- Since 2017, the proportion of residents who gamble at mixed venues (both land-based locations and online) has nearly doubled from 19% to 36%
- Approximately 61%of NJ residents participated in gambling each year
Meanwhile, NJ residents share the following problem gambling statistics with the rest of the country:
- 20% of sports bettors are in or have been in debt from sports betting ( source )
- Average gambling addict (male) debt is between $55,000 and $90,000 ( source )
- About 3% of problem gamblers in the USA are $300,000 in debt due to their addiction ( source )
- Nearly 15% of problem gamblers have committed a crime to support their addiction ( source )
- Divorce rate for habitual gamblers is 31% compared to 21% for those who rarely gamble ( source )
- Suicide rate is 16 times higher for problem gamblers ( source )
Gamblers Help Online in New Jersey
Kindbridge provides effective treatment in a virtual (online or by-phone) environment. Our counselors are accessible, whether you’re in Atlantic City, Hoboken, Jersey City, Newark Trenton, Jamestown, Princeton, Woodbridge Township, or any of the other cities, towns, and communities within the Garden State.
In addition to problem and disordered gambling, Kindbridge counselors have expertise treating other mental/behavioral health issues that you may live with, such as anxiety and depression which impact over 42% of the populatiojn in Nj. You get to choose if you prefer one-on-one therapy, group therapy, or a combined approach. You also have the option to switch therapists at anytime, should you feel as if there is a better personality match.
Couples + Family Counseling for Problem Gambling
A problematic relationship with gambling also has an impact on loved ones. In addition to gambling addiction treatment for individuals in NJ, Kindbridge provides couples and family counseling.
Cost for Gambling Treatment in New Jersey
Kindbridge Behavioral Health offers flexible pricing for online and telehealth counseling. Problem gambling treatment rates and subscriptions can be found here. NJ residents may also qualify for direct billing through our insurance partners.
