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links of interest on gambling issues

The websites we link to provide non-commercial information or resources related to problem gambling issues. Click here to recommend a website link to place on this site.  Note that information accessed through these links does not necessarily reflect the views of the Lane County problem gambling prevention program.

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General Information

Association of Problem Gambling Service Administrators (APGSA)
Information on administration and public funds dedicated to the provision of problem gambling services of member states throughout the United States. APSGA collaborates with the National Council on Problem Gambling each year in efforts for National Problem Gambling Awareness Week.

National Problem Gambling Awareness Week (NPGAW) Official Website
The goal of the National Problem Gambling Awareness Week campaign is to educate the general public and medical professionals about the warning signs of problem gambling and raise awareness about the help that is available both locally and nationally.

Oregon Department of Human Services' Problem Gambling Services
Services, resources, data & research related to problem gambling prevention through treatment.

Problem Gambling Awareness Weblog
Information & resources for anyone interested in problem gambling issues.  Many topics focus on Oregon and Lane County.

Problem Gambling Guide
A directory to many other websites for people looking for help in regards to problem gambling. It provides information about problem gambling, recovery, help for families and places where one could possibly find help in their own area.

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Help & Treatment

Emergence Gambling Treatment Program  

Emergence provides award-winning gambling treatment services in Lane County; treatment is confidential and available at no cost for problem gamblers and loved ones.  Call 541.741.7107 in Eugene area; 541.997.8509 in the Florence area.

Gamblers Anonymous
Official Gamblers Anonymous website.

Gam-Anon 
Support for spouse, family, or close friends of the problem gambler.

Getting Past Gambling
A site for people are putting gambling behind them, to come and share experiences, to find support and strength, for those who are putting gambling behind them.

Oregon Lottery Help
Oregon Lottery Help website offers tools for helping a loved one with a gambling problem.

Oregon Lottery's Self-Assessment Quiz 
Oregon Lottery Help website quiz.

Oregon Problem Gambling Treatment Providers
List of state-funded, certified gambling treatment providers throughout the state.

Want to Stop Gambling?
Information and free help guide for those who want to stop gambling, written by a problem gambler in recovery. "To provide useful information in the form of latest news, written articles and give links to other websites that might benefit the problem gambler."

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Mailing Lists/Blogs

Gambling Issues International Group
Yahoo! group; mailing list forum for professionals who work with gambling issues or problems (requires free membership).

Gaming Research Weblog
Regularly updated site that includes recent gambling-related information and research reports.

Problem Gambling Prevention Weblog
Information, resource sharing, and networking opportunities related to problem gambling prevention and outreach.

 

College

1877mylimit.org
Live chat, online help for people concerned about gambling problems.

BeatTheBet.com
Get valuable information on problem gambling and "take the twenty" quiz.

friends4friends.ca
Responsible Gambling Council's site.  Facts about problem gambling, myths, FAQs, how to get help, how to help, and more.

For Parents/Educators

BeatTheBet.com
Information for parents on recognizing the signs of youth problem gambling, and resources for help.

Probablynot.net
Resources to increase awareness among youth, parents, and educators about youth gambling.

Prevention-Specific

Indiana Problem Gambling Awareness Program
Data and information on problem gambling and prevention and treatment initiatives from the state of Indiana. Frequently Asked Questions, screening/assessment tools, presentations, and more.

Marion County Problem Gambling Prevention
Facts on problem gambling for parents, youth, educators, and about preventing problem gambling from the Marion County Health Department.

Problem Gambling Prevention Resource Guide (Marotta & Hynes, 2003)
This resource guide is designed to provide addictions prevention providers and other professionals with information on potential relationships between problem gambling and other problem behaviors.  The guide is also intended to equip providers with information about evidence-based addictions prevention programs, including gambling-specific prevention programs.

Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario) Prevention and Awareness Research e-Library
The Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario) provides a collection of more than 2,500 articles, reports and documents on a "wide range of gambling-related issues."

Saskatchewan Problem Gambling Community Program
The Problem Gambling Community Program purpose is to strengthen the capacity of communities to respond to the negative impacts of gambling. The program works in collaboration with Saskatchewan Health to deliver the public education and community development components of Saskatchewan's problem gambling program.

Washington County Gambling Prevention
Washington County, Oregon gambling prevention.

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Recovery

Femalegamblers.org | Women Helping Women
News and support for female gamblers in recovery. 

Research

Gemini Research
The "Reports and Links" section offers a number of international research studies and reports available online.

National Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report
An unprecedented national report on gambling impacts completed by the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) in 1999 and submitted to the President, Congress, state governors, and tribal leaders; also see the Gambling Impact and Behavior Study, completed in 1999 and submitted to the NGISC. 

Older Adult Gambling in Oregon (Moore, 2001)
An epidemiological survey of gambling and problem gambling among Oregonian adults 62 years and older.

Online Gambling and Problem Gambling Review
The Saskatchewan division of the Canadian Mental Health Association houses this review, which provides links to relevant websites, research, or newsworthy stories.

Oregon Gambling Addiction Treatment Foundation
A research and education resource for gambling addiction treatment professionals.

WAGER (The) 
The Worldwide Addiction Gambling Education Report is a research bulletin published by the Division on Addictions at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling; it is intended to disseminate information about the study of pathological gambling.

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Research: Youth-Specific

International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors
The Centre is committed to understanding and addressing youth risk-taking behavior by actively engaging in research, training, service, treatment, prevention, information dissemination, and policy development.

Youth Gambling: A Clinical and Research Perspective
From The Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues; an overview of youth gambling problems and review of recent youth gambling research.

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Spanish-Language Sites

El juego patológico 
Esta página contiene información en las consequencias, el diagnóstico y tratamiento del juego patológico.

Adición al juego
Un sitio dedicada a adiciones en general, también se enfoca en la "adición" al juego.

Juego patológico (ludopatía) en españa
Más información y enlaces sobre el juego patológico; artículos (dirigido a profesionales) de investigaciones sobre el juego patológico. 

gamb-ling.org
Problem gambling information in 11 languages.

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For Youth

BeatTheBet.com
Info & videos on gambling & problem gambling for high school students.

Louisiana Youth Gambling Prevention Website
A fun and interactive youth gambling website from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.

Probablynot.net
Resources to increase awareness among youth, parents, and educators about youth gambling.

Wanna Bet? Magazine 
For youth "A Cool Magazine for Kids Concerned about Gambling."

Youthbet.net 
A fun, interactive site for youth about gambling.


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ALPHABETICAL LISTING


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 ACES Counseling Center (see Emergence)

Adolescent Gambling in Oregon (Carlson & Moore, 1998)
A report to the Oregon Gambling Addiction Treatment Foundation which measured the estimated prevalence of gambling and problem gambling among Oregon youth ages 13 to 17.

Association of Problem Gambling Service Administrators (APGSA)
Information on administration and public funds dedicated to the provision of problem gambling services of member states throughout the U.S..  APSGA collaborates with the National Council on Problem Gambling each year in efforts for National Problem Gambling Awareness Week.

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E

Emergence Gambling Treatment Program

Emergence provides award-winning, state-sponsored gambling treatment services in Lane County; treatment is confidential and available at no cost for problem gamblers and loved ones.

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F

Femalegamblers.org | Women Helping Women
News and support for female gamblers in recovery. 

friends4friends.ca
Responsible Gambling Council's site.  Facts about problem gambling, myths, FAQs, how to get help, how to help, and more.

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Gamblers Anonymous
Official Gamblers Anonymous website.

Gam-Anon 
Support for spouse, family, or close friends of the problem gambler.

gamb-ling.org
Problem gambling information in 11 languages.

Gambling Issues International Group
Yahoo! group; mailing list forum for professionals who work with gambling issues or problems (requires free membership).

Gaming Research Weblog
Regularly updated site that includes recent gambling-related information and research reports.

Gemini Research
The "Reports and Links" section offers a number of international research studies and reports available online.

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Indiana Problem Gambling Awareness Program
Data and information on problem gambling and prevention and treatment initiatives from the state of Indiana. Frequently Asked Questions, screening/assessment tools, presentations, and more.

International Center for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors
The Centre is committed to understanding and addressing youth risk-taking behavior by actively engaging in research, training, service, treatment, prevention, information dissemination, and policy development.

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L

Louisiana Youth Gambling Prevention Website
A fun and interactive youth gambling website from the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.

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M

Marion County Problem Gambling Prevention
Facts on problem gambling for parents, youth, educators, and about preventing problem gambling from the Marion County Health Department.

 

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National Council on Problem Gambling
The National Council on Problem Gambling is the national advocate for programs and services to assist problem gamblers and their families. The mission of the NCPG 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 Gambling Impact Study Commission Final Report
An unprecedented national report on gambling impacts completed by the National Gambling Impact Study Commission (NGISC) in 1999 and submitted to the President, Congress, state governors, and tribal leaders; also see the Gambling Impact and Behavior Study, completed in 1999 and submitted to the NGISC. 

National Problem Gambling Awareness Week (NPGAW) Official Website
The goal of the National Problem Gambling Awareness Week campaign is to educate the general public and medical professionals about the warning signs of problem gambling and raise awareness about the help that is available both locally and nationally.

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O

Older Adult Gambling in Oregon (Moore, 2001)
An epidemiological survey of gambling and problem gambling among Oregonian adults 62 years and older.

Online Gambling and Problem Gambling Review
The Saskatchewan division of the Canadian Mental Health Association houses this review, which provides links to relevant websites, research, or newsworthy stories.

Oregon Department of Human Services' Problem Gambling Services
Services, resources, data & research related to problem gambling prevention through treatment.

Oregon Gambling Addiction Treatment Foundation
A research and education resource for gambling addiction treatment professionals.

Oregon Lottery Help
Oregon Lottery Help website offers tools for helping a loved one with a gambling problem.

Oregon Lottery's Self-Assessment Quiz 
Oregon Lottery Help website quiz.

Oregon Problem Gambling Treatment Providers
List of state-funded, certified gambling treatment providers throughout the state.

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Problem Gambling Guide
A directory to many other websites for people looking for help in regards to problem gambling. It provides information about problem gambling, recovery, help for families and places where one could possibly find help in their own area.

Problem Gambling Prevention Weblog
Information, resource sharing, and networking opportunities related to problem gambling prevention and outreach.

Problem Gambling Prevention Resource Guide (Marotta & Hynes, 2003)
This resource guide is designed to provide addictions prevention providers and other professionals with information on potential relationships between problem gambling and other problem behaviors.  The guide is also intended to equip providers with information about evidence-based addictions prevention programs, including gambling-specific prevention programs.

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Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario) Prevention and Awareness Research e-Library
The Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario) provides a collection of more than 2,500 articles, reports and documents on a "wide range of gambling-related issues."

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S

Saskatchewan Problem Gambling Community Program
The Problem Gambling Community Program purpose is to strengthen the capacity of communities to respond to the negative impacts of gambling. The program works in collaboration with Saskatchewan Health to deliver the public education and community development components of Saskatchewan's problem gambling program.

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WAGER (The) 
The Worldwide Addiction Gambling Education Report is a research bulletin published by the Division on Addictions at Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling; it is intended to disseminate information about the study of pathological gambling.

Wanna Bet? Magazine 
For youth "A Cool Magazine for Kids Concerned about Gambling."

Want to Stop Gambling?
Information and free help guide for those who want to stop gambling, written by a problem gambler in recovery. "To provide useful information in the form of latest news, written articles and give links to other websites that might benefit the problem gambler."

Washington County Gambling Prevention
Washington County, Oregon gambling prevention.

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XYZ

Youthbet.net 
A fun, interactive site for youth about gambling.

Youth Gambling: A Clinical and Research Perspective
From The Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues; an overview of youth gambling problems and review of recent youth gambling research.

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