Horse racing is a thrilling spectator sport and a fascinating intellectual challenge. That is how Prakash Gosavi has always approached it, and how we hope you will too.
But racing has another side. When emotions take over, the pleasure of the sport can turn into a gambling habit that is hard to control.
Warning signs
- Betting more than you can afford to lose
- Chasing losses, betting more to “win it back”
- Borrowing money, or using money meant for the family, to bet
- Hiding your betting from family or friends
- Feeling restless, irritable or low when you are not betting
Help is available
If your family or friends feel you have a gambling problem, please listen to them, and seek help from qualified people.
Gamblers Anonymous
A fellowship of people helping each other stop gambling. Meetings, including online.
gamblersanonymous.org →
Tele-MANAS (Government of India)
Free mental-health helpline, open 24 hours a day, in about 20 languages.
Call 14416 or 1-800-891-4416
Tele-MANAS website: telemanas.mohfw.gov.in
This website is meant only for adults (above 18 years) who treat horse racing as an intellectual pursuit.