Is crypto trading gambling?

It can be. Crypto's 24/7 markets, extreme volatility, and app-based access make it especially easy for trading to tip from investing into compulsive gambling. We assess the behavior pattern, not the asset.

Do you treat trading addiction, or only casino and sports gambling?

We treat compulsive gambling in all its forms, including day trading, crypto, and stock-market gambling. It's one of the presentations we see, and the treatment approach is the same.

What does treatment involve?

Residential care at our Goodyear, Arizona facility for 30+ days, including individual therapy, gambling-specific group work, treatment for any co-occurring conditions, and an aftercare plan.

Will insurance cover it?

Most commercial plans cover some portion of treatment for gambling disorder. We verify your specific benefits before you commit. We don't accept Medicare or Medicaid, but our team can discuss other options.

Is treatment confidential?

Yes. We don't disclose your status to your employer, family, or anyone else without your written consent.

Day Trading & Crypto Gambling Addiction Treatment

When Trading Becomes a Gambling Addiction

For some people, day trading, crypto, and stock-market speculation stop being about investing and start working exactly like compulsive gambling with the same chasing, the same secrecy, and the same inability to stop even as the losses pile up. Clinicians increasingly recognize this pattern as a behavioral addiction that mirrors gambling disorder, and it responds to the same treatment.

Algamus is one of the only residential programs in the United States dedicated solely to gambling and gambling-related disorders, including compulsive trading. If trading has taken over your life, or your loved one's, you can talk to a certified gambling counselor today. Call us at 941-778-2496.

This Isn't About Normal Investing

Plenty of people invest, trade actively, or hold crypto without a problem. Compulsive trading is different. It's not defined by how much you make or lose. It's defined by loss of control and harm.

The behavior continues despite the damage it's doing to your finances, your relationships, your work, and your health.

Signs Trading has Become a Gambling Problem

If several of these sound familiar, it's worth a conversation. You can also take our problem gambling self-assessment or just call us and we'll tell you honestly whether treatment is the right step.

You trade to escape stress, low moods, or boredom and not to build wealth
You "chase" losses with bigger or riskier positions to get back to even
You can't stop or cut back even after deciding to
You hide your trading, losses, or account balances from people close to you

You're preoccupied, constantly checking charts, planning the next trade, reliving the last one
You've borrowed money, sold assets, or risked money you couldn't afford to lose
You feel restless or irritable when you're away from the markets
The wins feel less like income and more like a high

How Treatment Works at Algamus

You live onsite at our private home in Goodyear, Arizona for 30 days or longer (5 weeks is typical), away from your accounts, your apps, and your triggers. Treatment is individualized and includes:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with an Internationally Certified Gambling Counselor
12-Step (Gamblers Anonymous) facilitation
Group and family therapy, including a structured family week
Trauma-informed care and treatment for co-occurring depression, anxiety, or ADHD (we have a psychiatrist on staff)
A personalized aftercare plan and a lifelong alumni community

Our program was built specifically to treat gambling addiction, run by people who understand it, with three decades behind it.

I didn't take ownership of having a problem until I went to my first Algamus meeting...When they went around the room and each person described what their game of choice was and how they processed it emotionally and mentally, it was only at that moment that I said, “wow, they are like me.”

— Craig C.

Algamus Client in Recovery

Algamus provided the information, support, and ongoing guidance necessary for me to successfully recover from my addiction. Without them I don’t know if I would be where I am today; 8 months later, free from my addiction for the first time in almost 20 years of struggle.

Remi D.

Algamus Client in Recovery

Algamus provided me the foundation needed to jump start my road to recovery. The programs, interactions with staff and group bonding put me on the path to a better way of life. The program truly saved my life!

Allen P.

Algamus Client in Recovery

Algamus saved my life and my family. It has taken a few years to earn back the trust and respect I had lost, but I am blessed to be healthier and happier than I would have believed possible.

A special "Thank you" to Rick Benson and crew. I'm humbled by the work that you do.

— Anne A.

Algamus Client in Recovery

If you are struggling. If you are out of control. If you just want all the craziness of chasing money and falling further and further behind, to stop, let these good people help you! They are so well trained, many former gambling addicts themselves. They know what they're doing. All of my fellows in recovery had different patterns, styles and games and yet the staff worked wonders with them all. They knew the different types we were and how to maximize treatment effectiveness. Last I heard, we were all doing great post-rehab. I know I have placed my last bet in this lifetime."

— Dan L.

Algamus Client in Recovery

Day Trading, Crypto & Stock-Market Gambling Addiction Treatment

When Trading Becomes a Gambling Addiction

This Isn't About Normal Investing

Inquire About Our Gambling Addiction Program

Signs Trading has Become a Gambling Problem

The Forms of Trading Addiction We Treat

Day trading addiction

Crypto trading addiction

Stock market & options gambling

PolyMarket

Forex and other speculative markets

How Treatment Works at Algamus

For Families

Insurance & Cost

Testimonials

— Craig C.

Remi D.

Allen P.

— Anne A.

— Dan L.

Frequently Asked Questions