Directory of Pathological Gambling Resources

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Gambling can be defined as playing a game of chance for stakes. Gambling occurs in many forms, most commonly pari-mutuels (horse and dog tracks, off-track-betting parlors, Jai Alai), lotteries, casinos (slot machines, table games), bookmaking (sports books and horse books), card rooms, bingo and the stock market.
Pathological gambling is a progressive disease that devastates not only the gambler but everyone with whom he or she has a significant relationship. In 1980, the American Psychiatric Association accepted pathological gambling as a "disorder of impulse control." It is an illness that is chronic and progressive, but it can be diagnosed and treated.

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Resources in This Category

• Association of Problem Gambling Service Administrators

  http://www.apgsa.org/
  Supports the development of services that will reduce the impact of problem gambling. APGSA members are administrators of public funds dedicated to the provision of problem gambling services.

• Chance to Change

  http://www.chancetochange.org/
  Offers a Christ-centered gambling addiction recovery program, produced for churches.

• Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues

  http://www.camh.net/egambling/
  Deals with gambling as a social phenomenon and the prevention and treatment of gambling problems.

• GamCare

  http://www.gamcare.org.uk/
  Offers a telephone help line for people with gambling problems in the United Kingdom. Also, offers an Internet chat help line.

• National Responsible Gaming Programme

  http://www.responsiblegambling.co.za/
  Offers problem gambling education, treatment, telephone counselling, research, and counsellor training in Africa.

• North American Training Institute Home Page

  http://www.nati.org/
  Specializes in responsible programs for the gaming and wagering industries, professional, accredited training programs, and in senior citizen and adolescent compulsive gambling issues. Includes Wanna Bet? magazine for kids concerned about gambling.

• Northern Rivers Gambling Service

  http://www.buttery.org.au/northern-rivers-gambling-counselling-service
  Offers counseling for problem gamblers and their families. Situated in Northern New South Wales, Australia.

• Problem Gambling Hub

  http://www.problemgambling.com/
  Provides a hub for research, treatment, and discussion of problem gambling by the gaming industry and professionals who are concerned with the problem of gambling addiction.

• Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario)

  http://www.responsiblegambling.org/
  Contains information about an organization dedicated to responsible gambling awareness.

• Shawn and Drew's 21 Steps to Stop Gambling

  http://21stepstostopgambling.com/
  Provides information about a system to stop gambling.

• Wannabet.org

  http://wannabet.org/
  Contains an on-line magazine for kids concerned about the dangers of gambling addiction.

• Want to Stop Gambling?

  http://www.wanttostopgambling.com/
  Offers a free self-help guide developed by a problem gambler.

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