Gambling addiction doesn’t necessarily stay outside the workplace—and today, the casino can fit in an employee’s pocket.

Online betting, sports wagering, fantasy sports, and the growing normalization of gambling have made it easier than ever to gamble anytime and almost anywhere.

For employers, the effects of problematic gambling may show up through changes in performance, productivity, finances, attendance, behavior, workplace relationships, or employee wellbeing—without the underlying problem being immediately obvious.

Understanding Gambling Addiction is a 3-hour course designed to help workplace leaders recognize potential gambling-related concerns, understand their impact, and respond appropriately while supporting both the employee and the organization.

HR professionals and managers aren’t expected to diagnose or treat gambling addiction.

They do, however, need to understand how gambling-related problems may appear in the workplace and how to respond when employee performance, safety, or wellbeing becomes a concern.

This course provides foundational knowledge about gambling disorder as a behavioral health condition while exploring practical workplace considerations including confidentiality, employee assistance, workplace accommodations, ethical considerations, recovery support, and prevention.

Recognizing Gambling-Related Warning Signs: Learn to identify common warning signs and workplace indicators associated with gambling-related problems and distinguish recreational gambling from problematic or compulsive behaviors.

Understanding Today’s Gambling Environment: Explore the growing accessibility of online betting, sports wagering, fantasy sports, and workplace gambling culture—and how these activities can become problematic.

Understanding the Workplace Impact: Examine how gambling addiction may affect productivity, morale, financial performance, workplace safety, and employee wellbeing.

Responding to Employee Concerns: Learn appropriate approaches for addressing employee performance concerns while maintaining professionalism, compassion, objectivity, and appropriate workplace boundaries.

Legal, Ethical & Workplace Considerations: Explore confidentiality requirements, ADA-related considerations, workplace accommodations, policy development, and other issues employers may encounter when responding to gambling-related concerns.

Supporting Treatment & Recovery: Understand the role of Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs), workplace referral resources, treatment options, relapse prevention, and recovery-supportive workplace practices.

This course is designed for:

• Human Resources professionals
• Managers and supervisors
• Organizational leaders
• Workplace wellness professionals
• Recovery-support professionals
• Employee assistance professionals
• Professionals responsible for workplace policies and employee wellbeing

Knowing what gambling addiction is and knowing what to do when it affects an employee are two different things.

Through workplace scenarios, case studies, self-reflection exercises, organizational planning, and practical intervention strategies, participants learn how to apply the information to situations they may encounter on the job.

By the end of the course, participants will be better prepared to recognize warning signs, address employee performance concerns appropriately, identify available resources, and help create a workplace where employee support and organizational responsibility can coexist.

Problematic gambling can be difficult to recognize—and even more difficult for workplace leaders to address.

Understanding the warning signs and knowing how to respond can help organizations support employees while protecting workplace productivity, safety, and organizational integrity.

Understanding Gambling Addiction gives workplace professionals the knowledge and practical strategies to recognize concerns, respond appropriately, and support healthier, more recovery-informed workplace environments.