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Across

1. Responsible gambling is gambling without losing control, such as only participating in an annual ....... sweep with friends or colleagues. (9, 3)
5. Professional and financial counsellors are able to help problem gamblers make a ....... to manage and overcome their difficulties. (4)
6. Problem gambling is any kind of repeated way of gambling that ....... a person in some way. (5)
8. People who continue with a gambling problem can find it difficult to obtain a ....... or to continue with one if they are already employed. (3)
10. Problem gamblers often feel they simply ....... to gamble even when they don’t really want to. (4)
12. One possible sign of a problem gambler is that they ....... money to gamble with. (6)
13. For many people, gambling provides fun and entertainment, but for a small proportion of people, continuing to gamble causes very ....... harm. (7)
14. To obtain money for gambling, some problem gamblers ....... to others about why they need money. (3)
15. People with a gambling problem can try to reduce it by gambling only with friends instead of gambling ....... (5)
16. Problem gamblers allow themselves to gamble more and more under the belief they will make up the money they have ....... (4)

Down

2. One problem gambling warning sign is that a person feels that gambling is the only way they can relax or ....... from their problems. (6)
3. The harm a person can suffer from problem gambling includes a deterioration of their social life and a break-up of their ....... (13)
4. A person could already be a problem gambler or be on the way to becoming one if they often gamble much or most of their ....... as they receive it. (6)
7. Problem gambling can cause a decline in a person’s physical health and ....... health. (6)
9. Probably the most obvious harm that comes from problem gambling is that over time a person’s personal finances suffer greatly, leaving them with less and less ....... (5)
11. People are more likely to gamble away too much money if they drink ....... at the same time as they gamble. (7)

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