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Jackpocket announced that Jackpocket Casino has become the first iGaming operator in the U.S. to receive Internet Compliance Assessment Program (iCAP) certification for best practices in player protection. Administered by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), the iCAP is the highest standard in the U.S. for online responsible gaming. To…
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Super Bowl in Las Vegas spotlights spread of gambling as NFL cashes in

Lou Remillard was driving home from his restaurant in Las Vegas on Monday when he said the memories of past Super Bowls came flooding back. Especially memories of gambling. "One of my favorite days," he said. On Sunday, the Super Bowl will be played in Las Vegas for the first time. When the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers meet…
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As online gambling expands, so do concerns about addictions

Connecting state and local government leaders | Delaware became the 28th state last week to offer online sports betting. North Carolina is not far behind-it hopes to launch its mobile sports betting operations in time for March Madness. Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a near total prohibition on sports betting in 2018, it is live and legal…
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Gambling is easier than ever. That's not the case for finding gambling addiction help

The opportunity to gamble is no farther away than your phone, but treatment for gambling addiction is much harder to find. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: It has never been easier to gamble in the U.S. Almost every state allows some sort of wagering, and sports or online betting is legal in most of the country. An estimated 2% of the population has a gambling…
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Experts Urge Against Giving Lottery Tickets to Kids

Lottery tickets are not a suitable gift for children this Christmas. In fact, the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) and McGill University's International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviours, have announced support for their ongoing initiative, the 2023 gift responsibility campaign. The 2023 Gift Responsibly…
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Where Problem Gambling Meets Public Health

When Amy Gabrila arrives at the MGM casino in Springfield, Massachusetts, she makes the rounds on the gaming floor. She walks up and down rows of clanging slot machines as people pull levers and press buttons, hoping to win. If a player looks up, Gabrila asks how they are doing. "They may tell me, 'Oh no, I spent more than I meant to.' And I say,…
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Research on gambling problems was central to Massachusetts' casino law, but scope has been reduced

Massachusetts' 2011 casino legislation mandated research into the health and economic effects of the industry, to the praise of many who work on gambling problems. But the research budget has been going down even as gambling has expanded, leaving the body of knowledge more limited than some had hoped. In 2013, researchers in Massachusetts launched…
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Despite millions of dollars earmarked for gambling treatment in Massachusetts, few in state get help

This is the second in a three-part series. Read part one here. The Gandara Center is one of the only mental health clinics in Springfield, Massachusetts, that offers treatment for problem gambling. But even there, about a mile from the MGM Springfield casino, there's only one clinician certified in gambling treatment. And she's only treating five…
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Nevada’s lack of casino self-exclusion law par for state, say experts

Ray, an admitted compulsive gambler, says he was about to lose his marriage when he informed his Wynn Las Vegas casino host last year that he was done after 20 years of feeding the resort's insatiable slot machines. "We thanked him for taking good care of us and went home to California," Ray says. A week later, according to Ray, his host called,…
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The challenge in identifying problematic online gambling

As more states legalize online gambling and sports betting and see revenues explode, they are turning to technology to monitor signs of addiction among users. New Jersey's Division of Gaming Enforcement announced in February that it would work with online wagering companies to identify and help problem gamblers using information collected by…
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Will U.K. White Paper's Online Slot Limits Scare U.S. Operators?

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From podcasts to AI: How technology can help stop problem gambling

Brian Hatch says it's been more than eight years since he last placed a bet. Hatch isn't afraid to take those who tune in to his podcast, " All In: The Addicted Gambler's podcast," back to the lowest parts of his life. For more than a dozen years, he says, he spent multiple nights a week, many times until 5 a.m., at casino blackjack tables. "I was…
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21 and over: Caesars reveals new gaming restrictions

Caesars Entertainment announced plans to bolster its responsible gaming policies by raising the age restriction for Caesars Rewards and expanding its self-exclusion program - a launch that is taking place during Problem Gambling Awareness Month. The Reno-based operator of some of the Strip's biggest properties said last week that it will implement…
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Dear Keith: Do I Have A Gambling Problem?

The following is a conversation between SportsHandle's Jeff Edelstein and Keith Whyte, the longtime executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling. It occurred during the NFL playoffs. It has been lightly edited for ease of reading. Hi Keith, I will admit, I was caught slightly off-guard when my phone informed me a few weeks back…
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What It Takes to Quit Gambling

For most people, gambling is an occasional thrill. Whether it's a lost weekend in Las Vegas or throwing a few bucks on a Superbowl grid each year, betting is just short-term fun-win or lose, they walk away and get on with their lives. But for some people-an estimated 8 million people, according to the National Council on Problem…
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Hawaii moving forward with plan to ban casino ads

A Hawaii Senate committee on Thursday approved a bill banning casino advertising in the state, but amended it to remove references to Nevada resort properties, including Las Vegas-based Boyd Gaming Corp., which has established a decades-old business to attract Hawaiians to "the ninth island." The Senate's Committee on Commerce and Consumer…
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Gambling Addiction Is Now at an All-Time High

Ted Hartwell has been gambling since childhood. Growing up in Texas, his dad took him to the horse tracks often; always sliding a $20 bill his way before the races began. "By the age of 10," Hartwell says, "I knew how to read the history of the horses in the program and tell my father which horses to place a bet on." In college, Hartwell played a…
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National Council on Problem Gambling releases 2022 report

The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), the only national nonprofit organization that seeks to minimize the economic and social costs associated with gambling addiction, today released its 2022 consumer protection report. The report based on the NCPG's Internet Responsible Gambling Standards evaluated the regulations applicable in the…
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5 Gambling Stories You May Have Missed In 2022

It's the time of year when outlets look back on the biggest stories of the last year and look ahead to what is on the horizon in the year ahead. But our outlook will be different. With so much to cover in the emerging U.S. online gambling space, plenty of noteworthy stories fell through the cracks or had a shorter-than-expected shelf life in…
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NCPG finds new allies to tackle problem gambling in youths

The National Council of Problem Gambling (NCPG) has teamed up with the International Center for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors at McGill University to launch a new public awareness campaign that focuses on the dangers of exposing youths to the pernicious impacts of gambling at an early age. The two organizations have decided to…
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Crypto casinos: How bitcoin opened up a new online gambling world

Online casino gambling in the U.S. is illegal in all but six states, kept in check by strict rules that make it hard for users to move money in and out of regulated internet casinos. But those rules don't hold up so well when it comes to bitcoin. Internet casinos that offer users a way to gamble using cryptocurrencies are booming, sidestepping…
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Arkansas Problem Gambling Council will work as state racing commission’s treatment provider for Arkansans with gambling disorders

The Arkansas Problem Gambling Council will start work as the Arkansas Racing Commission's provider of educational and treatment services for Arkansans with gambling disorders next week, nearly four years after voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring the commission to provide at least $200000 a year for gambling disorder and treatment…
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Arkansas Problem Gambling Council will work as state racing commission’s treatment provider for Arkansans with gambling disorders
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PointsBet, NCPG and MACGH Released Problem Gambling Survey Results

Research launched by Australian sportsbook operator PointsBet, in collaboration with the National Council of Problem Gambling (NCPG) and the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health (MACGH) published its findings. The initiative focused on responsible gambling decision-making for online gambling operators that was launched by PointsBet in…
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The RG Evolution Of New Jersey's Gambling Regulations Czar

While New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Director David Rebuck has been known for a number of years as perhaps the most preeminent regulator in the U.S., he says he was a "novice" in terms of the gaming industry when he first took the job way back in 2010. Fortunately for Rebuck, he got started just ahead of the technological explosion that…
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The Rise in Mobile Gambling Isn't Good for Anyone

Over the last two decades, the number of states that allow casinos has more than doubled, from nine in 2001 to 20 today. That rise has followed a jump in legalized sports betting and, critics say, a sharp jump in the number of people struggling with a gambling addiction - especially young people. As gambling leaves the realm of seedy casinos for…
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The Rise of Mobile Gambling Is Leaving People Ruined and Unable to Quit

It didn't get bad for Jason until recently, when gambling on his phone became both available and socially acceptable. For most of his life, he had enjoyed betting money here and there-say, during poker with friends as a teen and on the occasional casino trip. He even occasionally bet on sports through foreign-based companies. None of it ever seemed…
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PointsBet and the National Council on Problem Gambling Launch Responsible Gambling Research Initiative

PointsBet, the leading sportsbook for live betting, and the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) announced the launch of a research initiative centered around responsible gambling decision making for online gambling operators. The objective of this work is to understand how various industry, government, and clinical stakeholders would…
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PointsBet Joins Responsible Gambling Research Initiative

and the National Council on Problem Gambling announced Monday that they have launched a "research initiative centered around responsible gambling decision making for online gambling operators." This initiative aims to "understand how various industry, government, and clinical stakeholders would respond to various scenarios in which a fictitious…
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PointsBet Partners with the NCPG for Gambling Addiction Research

Australia-based sportsbook PointsBet and the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) have announced their partnership for a new initiative. The joint research will examine how online gambling providers deal with problem gambling. More than 700 government, industry, and clinical stakeholders will face simulated situations where they find the…
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Mohegans announce support for Yale plan to combat problem gambling

Mohegan - Mohegan Sun's tribal owners announced Tuesday that over the next five years they will invest $2 million in the Yale School of Medicine's ongoing development of an app-based program aimed at treating problem gambling through a process known as cognitive behavioral therapy. The announcement came at a news media event at the Mohegan…
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Shutting Down Crypto Casinos Like Playing Whack-A-Mole

Earlier last month, state securities regulators in Alabama and Texas issued cease-and-desist orders against a Cyprus -based company that's been hawking non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It was doing so to operate crypto casinos in the metaverse. The enforcement actions are both the first of their kind and likely not the last. In a particularly gray…
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Director Warns Of 'Tsunami Of Gambling Advertising' Coming To Canada

The iGaming landscape is quickly changing in Canada as Ontario prepares for the launch of its regulated market on April 4, and that's leaving one U.S. problem gambling director, in particular, deeply concerned about the ramifications on bettors and their families north of the border. Keith Whyte, the executive director at the National Council on…
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Keith Whyte on the hidden harm of foreigner-only casino policies [Podcast]

Keith Whyte, Executive Director of the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) talks with Asia Gaming Brief's Asia Editor Felix Ng about foreigner-only casino policies and how effective they really are in tackling problem gambling amongst the domestic population. We also discuss the merits of various entry-restriction models deployed across…
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New Data Show Enormous Growth Rate in Gambling Ads

It's clear to anyone who watches television in a state where gambling is legal that gambling ads are becoming more common. But new numbers show just how quickly they have grown. The cost of television ads for online gambling and gambling services jumped to $725 million in 2021, up from $292 million in 2020, according to Nielsen. To put that into…
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‘An invisible addiction.’ Amid pandemic, a rise in gambling addiction emerges

LAS VEGAS - The last bet Lou Remillard placed was a $2000 online sports wager on a Major League Baseball game. The 46-year-old Las Vegas restaurateur was drunk and broken at the time and said that he no longer cared to be alive. Having lost that final bet and facing tens of thousands of dollars in debt, Remillard for the first time walked into a…
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Brianne Doura-Schawohl Launches a Consulting Firm to Battle Gambling Harm

Brianne Doura-Schawohl, who was recently named by the National Institute of Lobbying and Ethics a Top 100 Lobbyist, announced the launch of her own consulting firm, which will focus on promoting policies regarding responsible gambling. The firm's main goal will be to drive initiatives such as legislation, public health, regulation, and community…
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Gambling addiction rises amid COVID pandemic

The last bet Lou Remillard placed was a $2000 online sports wager on a Major League Baseball game. The 46-year-old Las Vegas restaurateur was drunk and broken at the time and said that he no longer cared to be alive. Having lost that final bet and facing tens of thousands of dollars in debt, Remillard for the first time walked into a 12-step…
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Illegal-exaction lawsuit targets lack of Arkansas funding for programs on problem gambling

The Arkansas Racing Commission and the state Department of Finance and Administration have not fulfilled their constitutional duty to establish compulsive-gambling-disorder treatment and educational programs, a lawsuit filed Wednesday claims. Amendment 100 to the Arkansas Constitution requires the Racing Commission to provide at least $200000…
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CFOs might be at greater risk of problem gambling

CFOs are at risk of becoming problem gamblers, experts say, since CFOs have access to company and personal funds, and often feel their number-crunching ability can give them an edge. Other factors add to the danger too, Keith Whyte, executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling, said, including stock trading, which can be a hazard…
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NCPG welcomes Twitch ban on gambling links but warns that 'more must be done'

Twitch, the live streaming platform for gamers, has responded positively to concerns aired by The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) and EPIC Risk Management over its use of gambling games that can lead to under-age gambling and addiction. With immediate effect, it has imposed a ban on the sharing of links to gambling sites. Keith Whyte,…
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The NCPG welcomes Twitch's ban on gambling links, but warns more must be done

he National Council on Problem Gambling has issued a new statement responding to Twitch banning gambling sites links being hosted in the platform. The NCPG describes it as a "good first step", but says more needs to be done, as the council and its responsible gambling allies "have expressed concern about Twitch's use of live streaming gambling…
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National Council on Problem Gambling comments on Twitch's gambling link ban

The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) in the US has responded to Twitch's decision to ban gambling site links. Despite plenty of analysis into how best to use Twitch to promote gambling links in recent months, a ban has been implemented from today - 17 August - on sharing links to gambling sites. This will naturally have a bearing on…
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National Council on Problem Gambling comments on Twitch's gambling link ban
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Twitch Cryptocurrency Casino Gambling Illegal, Experts Say

Popular streamer Tyler Niknam from Texas has broken US law by streaming himself playing on an online cryptocurrency casino, according to legal experts. [Image: Shutterstock.com] Twitch streamer Tyler Niknam from Texas in the US has amassed around 1.5 million followers. That makes him one of the platform's top streamers. However, legal experts have…
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Twitch streamers rake in millions with a shady crypto gambling boom

Tyler Niknam was getting out of Texas. Niknam, 30, is a top streamer on Twitch, where he's better known as Trainwrecks to his 1.5 million followers. For hours on end, Niknam was hitting the slots on Stake.com, an online cryptocurrency casino and his most prominent Twitch sponsor, to live audiences of 25000. He'd been winning big, sometimes as much…
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Beware the Wolf in Twitch Clothing

There's nothing wrong with wanting to find new and creative ways to attract customers to a business. It's always important to go where the consumers are in order to maximize exposure. However, it's also important to follow the rules, especially when reputations determine who succeeds and who doesn't. Some iGaming operators seem ambivalent to the…
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Twitch "monitoring" controversial gambling streams that could be illegal

Amazon-owned streaming platform Twitch is closely monitoring gambling content, which has grown significantly in viewership in 2021, thanks to some big names taking part, and big-money sponsorships. Most notably, Tyler'Trainwrecks' Nikam has been at the forefront of the gambling trend, and claiming that he has lost upwards of $2 million in the…
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Is It Time For Twitch To Ban Gambling On Stream?

At any given time on Twitch, you can watch someone spin online slots for hours on end, winning and losing thousands of dollars at a time. The flashy symbols roll by over and over, with the streamers hoping for just the right combination to bring their total back up. Often, thousands of people are watching as it happens. Online slots are a big…
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Casinos Consider Cashless Gambling to Fight Coronavirus

The U.S. casino industry remains a bastion of cash in an increasingly cashless world, where high-security vaults storing millions of dollars have inspired heist movies and the living-large vibe of Las Vegas is ferried in bags bulging with currency. But thehas generated concern over bills circulating among hundreds of hands on the casino floor, and…
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GI Huddle exclusive: US behind UK on responsible gambling front

In the first of a brand new GI Huddle series, Gambling Insider speaks with Keith Whyte, who has been executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) since 1998. Whyte gives us insight into the state of problem gambling stateside and across North America. In so doing, however, he candidly discusses firms not doing as much as…
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On Twitch, Online Casino Streamers Promote Gambling to Their Audience While Taking on Little Risk

With $17.69 left and every bet costing him $4.20, Muhaj would need a streak of luck to make up the more than $1500 he had already lost in the night. Having selected autoplay, Muhaj and the hundreds of people tuning into his Twitch stream watch as The Dog House slots program takes in another bet, and then spits out nothing in return. Colorful,…
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