Problem gambling resources
CrossCurrents
www.responsiblegambling.org
This site from the Toronto-based Responsible Gambling Organization is a well-rounded resource. Numerous articles can be found
through its resource section such as e-library, treatment and resource centre contact information, as well as a thorough FAQ
section. The site covers issues from problem gambling among youth to pathological gambling among older adults.
www.ncpgambling.org
This Washington, D.C.–based site offers clear and concise information: it lists 10 questions to ask yourself to determine
whether you are a compulsive gambler. The site also offers a clear definition of pathological gambling, an adolescent fact
sheets and a list of recommended books.
www.gamblersanonymous.org
This is the official site of the 12-step Gamblers Anonymous organization. Find out the history of this organization, which
began in the late 1950s with meeting of two men who found they had a similar obsession, and read through the extensive question
and answer segment to help determine whether you have a gambling problem. You can also see the actual 12 steps of the program.
The site has links to Gamblers Anonymous meetings throughout the world.
www.gamb-ling.com
This multilingual site from the Hotel Dieu Health Sciences Hospital in Niagara, Ontario, offers diagnostic help for people
with pathological gambling problems in languages from Chinese to Fahrsi to Arabic. A helpful information section offers tips
on coping for friends and family, as well as advice on safe gambling and a toll-free number to call for more information.
www.camh.net/egambling
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health’s Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues offers not only the latest on research
news, but case study information, problem gambling organization profiles, first-person accounts from professionals working
with people with gambling problems and much more.
Centre for Addiction
