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CollegeGambling.org Webinar Now Available Online

by: NCRG staff | Jun 21, 2011

Collegegambling.org Main PageOn June 1, the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) hosted its second webinar of 2011, which provided an overview of the organization’s new resource, CollegeGambling.org, as well as the latest

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Register today for the Free NCRG Webinar Session to Discuss Gambling on College Campuses

by: NCRG staff | May 13, 2011

The NCRG’s 2011 Webinar Series continues with its upcoming free session titled “College Gambling: A New Resource for Campus Professionals” on June 1, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT. The session will be valuable to anyone who works with college students on a day-to-day basis, as well as those who research gambling disorders in youth and young adults. Register today by clicking here or visiting the NCRG’s upcoming webinar session website.

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Feelings and Situations that Precede Gambling Relapse

by: NCRG staff | Apr 14, 2011

Why do so many people relapse when they are trying to stop gambling? It has been estimated that 50 to 75 percent of gamblers resume gambling after attempting to quit (N. M. Petry et al., 2006), but what are the thoughts, feelings and situations that precede these events? Researchers who study alcohol and drug abuse – disorders with similarly high rates of relapse –  have developed a questionnaire designed to answer these questions for their audiences. A recent study published in the journal Experimental and Clinical Psychopharmacology attempts to validate this same type of questionnaire for people with gambling disorders (Nancy M Petry, Rash, & Blanco, 2010). The new study attempts to extend and validate Petry’s previous work adapting the Inventory of Drinking Situations for gambling situations (called the Inventory of Gambling Situations, IGS).

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Take the Interactive Quiz on CollegeGambling.org

by: NCRG staff | Apr 1, 2011

What do college basketball and college gambling have in common? Now is a good time to learn about both.  Click here to take the National Center for Responsible Gaming’s (NCRG) new interactive quiz to learn some fun facts about the NCAA tournament at the same time you increase your knowledge about responsible gaming and the risks of gambling disorders.  The animated interactive quiz was created to help promote and celebrate the launch of the NCRG’s new resource, www.collegegambling.org.  Please let us know what you think about the site, its information and the interactive quiz in the Comments below.

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NCRG Insider: Interview with Patricia Ketcham, Ph.D., CHES, about CollegeGambling.org

by: NCRG staff | Mar 30, 2011

The National Center for Responsible Gaming launched www.CollegeGambling.org this week as part of its ongoing efforts to develop tools to help higher education institutions address gambling disorders and responsible gaming on campus.  The first site of its kind, CollegeGambling.org is a comprehensive resource to help current and prospective students, campus administrators, campus health professionals and parents address gambling and gambling-related harms on campus. The site is a valuable resource for those interested in learning more about college gambling, including information about responsible gaming for students of legal age to gamble and resources for those who may encounter problems. As a part of this launch, the NCRG sat down with Patricia Ketcham, Ph.D., CHES, chair of the CollegeGambling.org Advisory Committee, to learn her perspective on the new site.

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NCRG Launches CollegeGambling.org

by: NCRG staff | Mar 29, 2011

Today, the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) launched www.CollegeGambling.org, a new resource to help colleges and universities address gambling and gambling-related harms on campus. View the press release announcing the launch.

The first site of its kind,CollegeGambling.org brings together the latest research and best practices in responsible gaming and the field of addiction awareness and prevention in order to provide a substantive and versatile resource that will help schools and their students address this important issue in the way that best fits each school’s needs. School administrators are encouraged to use the College Policy Toolkit including on the site, and campus health professionals can easily locate and distribute the CollegeGambling.org materials in their health centers.  

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