Definitions
When something of value is placed at risk in an attempt to gain something of greater value
What is gambling?
The most common form of gambling as of 2024
What are lottery tickets?
The odds of winning 10,000 dollars with a scratch is 1 in 407,000 which is less likely than the 1 in 3,000 odds of being struck by this weather phenomenon
What is lightning?
Predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome
What is sports betting?
Aspects of someones background, identity, or upbringing that increase the chance that someone develops problem gambling?
What are risk factors?
Any kind of gambling conducted on the internet
What is online gambling?
Also accept iGaming or iGambling
The percent of adults who planned to place a monetary wager on the Super Bowl in the United States in 2026
What is 22%?
Accept between 20% and 25%The incorrect thought that past gambles influence future ones
What is the Gambler’s Fallacy
The most common form of sports betting as of 2024
What is betting on the outcome of a game?
Behavior shifts associated with problem gambling
What are signs/symptoms of problem gambling?
Multiple bets that reward successful bettors with a greater payout only if all bets win
What is a parlay?
For every person who gambles at high-risk levels, an average of this many other people (usually non-gamblers) are affected
What is six?
The house edge when playing American roulette
What is 5%
The number of gaming platforms licensed to offer sports wagering in Connecticut
The national problem gambling hotline
What is 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537)
Any gambling, betting or wagering that causes financial, legal, emotional or other problems for individuals, families and others close to them
What is problem gambling?
The percent of Americans who participated in any form of gambling in 2025
What is 56%?
Accept any answer between 55% and 60%
The odds of winning the top prize on a slot machine when using the maximum coin play range from one-in-5,000 to one-in-
What is 34 million?
Answer can range from 30-40 million and receive credit.
The year the national ban on sports betting was struck down allowing individual states to legalize it
What is 2018?
The program run by the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection to help individuals affected by problem gambling opt-out of gambling
What is self exclusion?
Gambling sites use these to promote responsible behavior and reduce harm. These include limiting amounts that can be bet or deposited over a period of time, self-assessment tests for gambling problems, and warning signs of prolonged play or high expenditure.
What are responsible gambling features?
The estimated percent of college students classified as problem gamblers
What is 4-8%?
The odds of winning the jackpot in the "CT Lotto!"
What is 1 in 7,059,052?
Accept between 7,000,000 and 7,500,000
The gaming platforms licensed to offer sports wagering in Connecticut
What are Draft Kings, FanDuel, and Bet Fanatics?
Connecticut's hotline offering trained Helpline Specialists who connect callers to free, immediate support and treatment options in Connecticut
What is the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling?
Also accept 888.789.7777