WEB SITES
WEB SITES
National
Council on Problem Gambling
The Mission of the National Council on Problem Gambling is to increase public
awareness of pathological gambling, ensure the widespread availability of treatment
for problem gamblers and their families, and to encourage research and programs
for prevention and education.
National
Coalition Against Legalized Gambling
The mission of the NCALG - "The National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling
(NCALG) compiles information on the adverse personal, social, economic and public
health impacts of gambling and disseminates it to citizens and policy-makers
at the local, state and national levels."
Gamblers
Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience,
strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and
help others to recover from a gambling problem.
Gam-Anon
Gam-Anon are groups composed of men and women who are husbands, wives, relatives
or close friends of compulsive gamblers. They are seeking a solution for living
with this problem by changing their own lives.
Oregon Department of
Human Services
Information regarding the state of Oregon's addiction services for problem gambling
PUBLICATIONS
State
Lotteries Advocating a Social Ill for the Social Good
An article written by Michael Heberling. In his article, he writes about how
state lotteries were sold to voters as a means of raising revenues without raising
taxes. After lottery fever cooled, however, most states found themselves spending
heavily on advertising to lure new players and raising taxes.
National
Gambling Impact Study Commission
New
York Times - The Hold-'Em Holdup
Article published, June 11, 2006, in the New York Times by Mattathias Schwartz
about a college sophomore with an online gambling addiction that tries to cover
his losses by robbing a bank.
Ohio Lottery Commission:
Problem Gambling Awareness Department
An article written by Julie Ault, the Deputy Director of the Problem Gambling
Awareness Department of the Ohio Lottery Commission.
Compulsive Gambling
Article about identifying compulsive gambling and treatment sources.
When
Luck Runs Out
Recommended reading: "When Luck Runs Out: Help for Compulsive Gamblers
and Their Families" written by by Robert Custer and Harry Milt.