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Different programs. Different philosophies. All free, all anonymous. Pick the approach that fits, or jump into the live map below.

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Real-time globe of every recovery meeting happening now. Toggle by program: 12-Step, SMART, Dharma, Gam-Anon.

726 meetings · live

12-Step

Gamblers Anonymous (GA) + Gamblers In Recovery (GIR)

The original peer-fellowship model. Sponsor relationships, working steps, shared higher-power language (interpreted however you like). Founded 1957. Best fit if you want a community-rooted long-term commitment.

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1,026 meetings · live

SMART Recovery

Self-Management And Recovery Training

Science-based, secular, no sponsors, no higher power. Tools rooted in CBT and motivational interviewing. Best fit if you want an evidence-driven short-to-medium-term skills program rather than a lifetime fellowship.

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913 meetings · live

Recovery Dharma

Buddhist-influenced mindfulness recovery

Meditation practice, the Four Noble Truths applied to addiction, sangha (community) instead of sponsor. Best fit if 12-step language doesn't resonate but contemplative practice does.

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Family fellowship

Gam-Anon (Family)

For loved ones of compulsive gamblers

Not for the gambler. For partners, parents, adult children, and friends affected by someone else's gambling. Modeled on Al-Anon's philosophy. Free, anonymous, peer-led.

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Not sure which fits?

These programs aren't competitors. They're different doors into the same destination, a life that doesn't revolve around the urge. Some people try multiple. Some commit hard to one. Some attend one philosophy for years before switching.

12-step

You want long-term fellowship, sponsor accountability, and don't mind spiritual language.

SMART

You want evidence-based tools and explicitly secular framing. CBT-friendly.

Dharma

You're drawn to mindfulness and want a community-but-not-sponsor model.

Family

You're affected by someone else's gambling, not the gambler yourself.

All four are free. All four are anonymous. There's no wrong door.

Recovery is more than meetings.

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