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Connex can provide contact information for services and support; offer strategies to help people meet their goals; and provide basic information about gambling, drugs, alcohol or mental health problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Players who feel they may have a gambling problem can take a self-assessment quiz on the Connex Ontario website, as well as access resources to help them break their gambling habit, take a break from gambling, get motivation from others\u2019 stories and get their gambling debt under control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Connex Ontario is non-judgmental and services are available 24\/7 by phone (1-866-531-2600), online chat, text or email. 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