Next Draw: Friday May 16, 2025
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Playing Responsibly
Our games are designed to give you a reason to smile, but only by playing responsibly. Keep it fun with these tips and know how to get help when you need it.
Our Commitment
At the Louisiana Lottery, our goal is to create fun, exciting games that help bring revenue to our state, but we can only do that successfully if everyone plays responsibly! As an active member of the National Council on Problem Gambling, we support the efforts of the Louisiana Department of Health’s Office of Behavior Health to provide help for those who may have a gambling problem. Additionally, we take the following actions each year:
- Transfer $500,000 of annual Lottery proceeds to the state to be earmarked for problem gambling treatment and prevention, according to the state’s constitution.
- Distribute problem gambling awareness brochures in all of our retailer play centers.
- Print the problem gambling helpline number, 1-877-770-7867, on all tickets, advertising, news releases, and sales materials.
- Observe National Problem Gambling Awareness Month.
Play Smart
Above all, playing the Lottery should be considered entertainment. Following these helpful tips for safer gaming can ensure that you’re always playing responsibly:
Stick to Your Limits
When you're playing our games, set a specific budget and time limit and stick to it.
Hold yourself accountable.
Accept Losses
Accept losing as part of the cost of entertainment. Don’t ever gamble to win back losses.
Never Borrow Money
Gambling should never interfere with friends, family, or work. Remember never to play with borrowed funds.
Gamble Only For Fun
When you’re feeling good, our games can give you a reason to smile. But never use gambling to cope with emotional or physical pain or stress.
Know When to Ask For Help
If you or a loved one is struggling with addiction, you aren’t alone. Scroll further down this page to find warning signs and addiction resources.
Learn the Warning Signs of Problem Gambling
What is Problem Gambling?
More than half of all Louisiana adults report participating in some form of gaming at least once in the past year and the vast majority of them do so responsibly as a form of entertainment. However, in any given year 5.4have % the potential for developing a problem gambling disorder and another 2.9% meet the criteria for a pathological gambling disorder.*
Like other addictions, these individuals have power over their urge to gamble, which can result in psychological, financial, emotional, marital and legal problems for them and their families. Problem gambling is not a bad habit or a moral weakness. It is a serious condition that can be treated.
*2016 DH/OBH Problem Gambling Prevalence Study
Do I Have a Problem?
Think you might have a problem with gambling? Ask yourself: in the last year, have you:
- Become restless, irritable, or anxious when trying to stop or cut down on gambling?
- Tried to keep your family or friends from knowing how much you gamble?
- Had such financial trouble as a result of your gambling that you had to get help with living expenses from family, friends, or welfare?
If you answered “yes” to at least one of these questions, you may have a potential problem with gambling.
Problem Gambling Helpline
1-877-770-7867
You Aren't Alone.
If you a loved on is struggling with problem gambling, you’re not alone. The good news is that hope and help are available. Louisiana is the only state to offer a variety of confidential problem gambling treatments, inpatient, outpatient, private counseling and 12-step meetings offered AT NO COST! Even better, these programs work! Explore available resources:
Problem Gambling
Helpline
877-770-7867
Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling
Free In-Patient & Out-Patient Programs
Gambler’s Anonymous—Baton Rouge Chapter
888-502-5610
National Council on Problem Gambling
1-800-GAMBLER
Louisiana Department of Health
225-342-9500
If Someone You Know Has a Problem...
These are general ways to approach a conversation with someone you love when you are concerned about their gambling behavior. Those with a problem gambling disorder don’t necessarily need to “hit bottom” to decide to get help. For more advice, call the Problem Gambling HelpLine toll free at 1-877-770-7867.
- Tell the person you care about them and you’re concerned about how they are acting.
- Tell the person exactly what they’ve done that concerns you.
- Tell the person how their behavior is affecting other people – and be specific.
- Be clear about what you expect from them (“I want you to talk to someone about your gambling.”) and what they can expect from you (“I won’t cover for you any more.”)
- After you’ve told the person what you’ve seen and how you feel, allow them to respond. Listen with a non-judgmental attitude.
- Let the person know you are willing to help, but don’t try to counsel them yourself.
- Give the person information, not advice.
- Encourage them to call the help line at 1-877-770-7867.