General Resource Links
The following are reportedly the 3 major US problem gambling certification bodies:
- American Compulsive Gambling Counselor Certification Board
- American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders: - a national and international accrediting body with Certified Addiction Specialists (CAS) worldwide
- National Gambling Counselor Certification Board
The ALLGAM website contains links to many of the problem gambling sites in the US plus the GamCare site in the UK.
The GamCare (UK) site contains links to many useful services and pieces of information including: Counselling, Education & Training, Useful Links and more. The GamCare site also has links to:
- Research, and
- General Useful Links.
An interesting site is the School Stuff site, a site developed in Queensland (Australia) and designed as a part of the Queensland School Curriculum Council responsible gambling modules. School Stuff is an interactive Internet site designed for young people to investigate issues associated with gambling. To quote from the site, young people, teachers and other community members might find this site useful -
http://www.responsiblegambling.qld.gov.au/schoolstuff/index.htm
The International Association of Gaming Attorneys (IAGA) website contains a list of several US bodies that provide help for problem gamblers. These can be found at:
http://www.theiaga.org/services.html
The Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling website has links to several US bodies providing Problem Gambling Related Web Site Information:
http://www.masscompulsivegambling.org/links.htm.
The Indiana University, Center for Urban Policy and Environment report to the Governor on the Social, Fiscal and Economic Impacts of Legalized Gambling in Indiana (1999) provides a table comparing gambling treatment certification programs. This can be found at:
http://www.thewager.org/Backindex/vol5pdf/w516.pdf
The WAGER is a weekly research bulletin published by the Division on Addictions at Harvard Medical School in collaboration with the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling. The WAGER is made possible through the support of the National Center for Responsible Gaming and the New England Addiction Technology Transfer Center.
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health has an electronic journal of gambling issues. CAMH is a public hospital providing direct patient care for people with mental health and addiction problems. The Centre is also a research facility, an education and training institute and a community based organization providing health promotion and prevention services across the province of Ontario, Canada, and is designated as a World Health Organization Centre of Excellence.
Organizations with an International Links Page include:
- Gamblers Anonymous
- Responsible Gambling Council
- European Association for the Study of Gambling
Organizations with a National Links Page include:
- Australian Institute for Gambling Research (Australian Links)
- Gambling Problem Helpline (New Zealand links)
- National Association of State and Provincial Lotteries
- National Council on Problem Gambling (USA) - Resources & State Affiliates
- Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario) - Primarily Canadian and the US.
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