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Sherman or Brady? Fun with Skittles or fun with Gronk? No matter your pick in the 49th Super Bowl, we’ve got tips for keeping your time a safe bet. January 26, 2015 | by Julie Hynes It seems like this year more than most, we’ve had our share of drama-filled, media-snark moments leading up to Super Bowl XLIX. I have to say, with my favorite teams being out of it this year, it’s somewhat more enjoyable watching / snickering from afar. But this article isn’t about “DeflateGate” or whether Marshawn Lynch goes full “beast mode” (just … Read More »

DENVER (CBS4) – It is estimated that some 33 million people in the U.S. and Canada are playing fantasy sports, but for many, fantasy has turned into an ugly reality. It’s become an addiction costing time, relationships and money. Duvalier Johnson of Aurora is a typical fantasy football player—a young male with disposable income to spend on pay-to-play fantasy leagues. He usually has 8 or 9 teams playing each day, spending $30 a week, hoping to win and turn that $30 into a lot more. “I know a lot of people who … Read More »

  For many people, the holiday season can be filled with celebrations and gatherings. They bring together family members and friends of all ages to catch up, share meals, and, often, play games. For a recovering problem gambler, the holiday season can be filled with many opportunities to gamble with the people around them, which may threaten their gambling addiction recovery. How?     Poker and other card games are played by family and friends around the kitchen table Scratch-off tickets are given as gifts Holiday sports events provide opportunities … Read More »

Well, it is less than one month, or two paydays until Christmas and while festive cheer moves into over-drive, for people who have a problem with their gambling, this can be an extremely stressful time! Our family, friends, girlfriends or partners have huge expectations around the holiday, celebrations and the gifts that they receive for Christmas. If you have a problem with your gambling the likelihood is that you won’t have the money to be able to buy the expected presents. The pressure we feel can lead us to gambling … Read More »

The Holiday Lottery campaign encourages parents and loved ones not to give lottery products as holiday gifts to minors. Research shows that the majority of adolescents gamble at least occasionally, and that lottery products may be a gateway to problem gambling. Youth gambling has been shown to be linked to other risk-taking and addictive behaviors such as smoking, drinking and drug use. Every year, NCPG and McGill University partner with lotteries in the United States, Canada and around the world to send this important message. We welcome lottery organizations who … Read More »

Responsible Gaming Education Week August 4-8, 2014 Casino properties and gaming companies nationwide Responsible Gaming Education Week (RGEW) was created by the American Gaming Association (AGA) in 1998 to increase awareness of problem gambling among gaming industry employees and customers and to promote responsible gaming nationwide. The AGA and the entire gaming industry realize that education is essential to promoting responsible play and increasing awareness of gambling disorders, and RGEW provides gaming companies with an opportunity to expand on work they do very day educating employees and patrons about the … Read More »

The number of casinos across the country is growing, not to mention online gambling, but programs to combat gambling addiction have not kept pace. About 2 million adults meet the criteria for ‘pathological gambling,’ according to estimates. Gambling addiction affects both men and women from all socioeconomic classes, according to figures from the National Council on Problem Gambling. Before 2005, Sandra Adell had never set foot in a casino. But when a friend of the then 59-year-old professor at the University of Wisconsin—Madison asked Adell to accompany her to the … Read More »

Older Americans can be vulnerable to gambling’s allure, but they find it’s hard to recover the loss The 70-year-old Dallas man knows all too well the highs and lows of gambling. Once he won $1 million playing blackjack at a casino in Lake Tahoe. Three hours later, he’d lost it all. “I had a million win, already had it in the [cashier’s] cage, already had it in the bank,” he said. “It wasn’t enough. I thought of something else I probably needed the money for and lost it all.” That … Read More »

Approximately 75 percent of college students gambled during the past year (whether legally or illegally, on campus or off) – betting on lottery, card games, small-stakes games and sports. The NCRG launched www.CollegeGambling.org in March 2011 to help colleges and universities address gambling and gambling-related harms on campus. The first site of its kind, CollegeGambling.org is a comprehensive resource for students, campus administrators, campus health professionals and parents and brings together the latest research and best practices in responsible gaming and the field of addiction awareness and prevention. Features of … Read More »

What do a chubby guy in a tank top dancing on a table, a woman eating raw octopus, and a man in a dog suit have to do with problem gambling? The Ohio Lottery Commission wants to tell you. The $1.5 million “I Lost a Bet” media campaign, launched statewide this week on television and billboards, uses humor to warn of the dangers of problem gambling. “It’s the applesauce with the medicine,” said Sandi Lesko Mounts, the lottery’s marketing director. The 15-second TV ads running in Columbus and other cities … Read More »