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NCPG Survey Reveals Young People at Risk of Problem Gambling

The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) released today the National Detailed Report and State Detailed Reports to summarize findings from a survey on public attitude towards gambling and gambling-related issues. “NCPG is to be commended for undertaking this enormous research project.” Robert Jacobson, President, Board of Directors, NCPG, Executive Director, California Council on Problem […]
NCPG Survey Reveals Young People at Risk of Problem Gambling
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Keith Scott Whyte: “Efforts to Prevent Problem Gambling in College Students Should Be on Par with Efforts to Prevent Match-Fixing”

The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has recently published its Recommendations on Partnerships Between Higher Education Academic Institutions and Sports Betting Operators. As the name suggests, the NCPG is looking into the issues of problem gambling in young adults who, the report argues, are more susceptible to the pernicious effects of gambling. Therefore, institutions […]
Keith Scott Whyte: “Efforts to Prevent Problem Gambling in College Students Should Be on Par with Efforts to Prevent Match-Fixing”
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Pennsylvania Kicks off Problem Gambling Awareness Month

In collaboration with other state entities, Pennsylvania’s Gaming Control Board promotes a Problem Gambling Awareness Month in March. March Becomes Month of Gambling Awareness in Pennsylvania Along with the Department of Drug and Alcohol, The Council of Compulsive Gambling of Pennsylvania, the state’s lottery, and other state entities, the Gaming Control Board’s Office of Compulsive Problem Gambling will […]
Pennsylvania Kicks off Problem Gambling Awareness Month
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Scientific Games Supports Campaign Against Child Lottery Play

For another year in a row, Scientific Games is joining its industry peers in a campaign to raise awareness about the risks of child lottery play and to discourage adults from giving lottery tickets as presents to the underaged. Lottery Play Poses a Threat to Children, a Research Finds Out Gaming and lottery supplier Scientific […]
Scientific Games Supports Campaign Against Child Lottery Play
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TheScore Joins Council on Problem Gambling as Premium Partner

The National Council on Problem Gambling has strengthened its responsible gambling efforts by adding theScore as a premium partner. TheScore Becomes Premium NCPG Partner Score Media and Gaming Inc. has entered into a partnership with the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) through its subsidiary Score Digital Sports Ventures Inc. which is better known under […]
TheScore Joins Council on Problem Gambling as Premium Partner
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NCPG Kicks Off March Gambling Awareness Month

March is the National Problem Gambling Awareness Month and as expected, there are a lot of great highlights with regards to how several entities around the United States are planning to combat gambling-related harm. Announced by the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), the whole of this month will be dedicated to providing help and […]
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The NCPG Asks Payment Providers to Stop Credit Cards for Gambling

The U.S. National Council on Problem Gambling has issued new regulatory measures, asking regulators and payment providers to first restrict gambling payments with certain methods and secondly disclose the relevant information to comply with safety measures. Problem Gambling Targeted Preemptively by National Council With sports gambling spreading across the United States and some 14 states […]