While employers may not want to, or may find it impossible to, completely eradicate gambling in the workplace, a clear, consistently applied policy defining what activities are prohibited and permitted can go a long way toward ensuring workplace gambling does not spin out of control. It is also important that employers be able to pick up on the warning signs that an employee may be a problem gambler and to recognize how the emerging industry of online gambling could exacerbate the situation and bring gambling activity into the workplace.