2016 – 2017 Gambling Awareness Prevention Partnership (G.A.P.P.) Infusion Grants Now Available! For over 30 years, the Nevada Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) has worked with community stakeholders to provide programs and services that prevent or reduce the impact of problem gambling in Nevada. The 2016-2017 G.A.P.P. Infusion Grant Program provides financial and expert resources […]
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Walk in Memory – Walk for Hope 2016
The 10th Annual “Walk in Memory – Walk for Hope” community suicide prevention awareness walk will be taking place on Saturday, September 10, 2016, in fourteen different communities across the State of Nevada. The Nevada Council on Problem Gambling encourages everyone to come out to support this important community awareness event. As many as 1 […]
2016 Conference – Registration CLOSED (4/20/16)
UPDATE 4/20/16: We have reached capacity for this event and registration is now closed. We’re celebrating 10 years of hosting this unique education and networking event and YOU’RE INVITED!! Thanks to the support of a grant from the State of Nevada Dept. of Health and Human Services, our Nevada colleagues can once again attend the […]
National Press Release – Super Bowl 50
SEE ‘HOPE’ WALKING!
Bea Aikens, Founder Lanie’s Hope This year’s Walk in Memory, Walk for Hope was an amazing and inspiring experience for all who joined together to promote awareness and prevention of suicide AND to recognize the high risk of suicide among problem gamblers. Kudos to the Nevada Coalition for Suicide Prevention and the Nevada Office of […]
Join our team to raise awareness of Problem Gambling and Suicide!
The Nevada Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) invites everyone interested in promoting recovery and awareness to join our PRESS ON* statewide walking team for this year’s event. The theme for the 2015 walk is Problem Gambling and Bea Aikens, founder of Lanie’s Hope, will be the featured guest speaker in Southern Nevada at the Henderson […]
10th Annual NV State Conference – SAVE THE DATE! May 5-6, 2016
Mark your calendar now and plan to attend! 10th Annual Nevada State Conference on Problem Gambling Date: May 5-6, 2016 Place: Suncoast Hotel, 9090 Alta Dr, Las Vegas, NV 89145
Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s amendment to study problem gambling at US military facilities adopted by Senate
June 18, 2015 at 7:01 PM WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate on Thursday adopted an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act introduced by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, calling for the Government Accountability Office to study whether additional resources are needed to help members of the armed forces who struggle with gambling addictions. “If the military […]
Keep the Conversation Going!!
In celebration of Problem Gambling Awareness Month we asked our communities to “Have the Conversation” about problem gambling and resources for help – and now its time to celebrate YOU for helping us get the conversation going with your bold display of buttons!! Thanks to everyone who Buttoned Up and shared their pics and posts […]
Jodie’s Story
Compulsive gambling is an illness to which I lost nearly everything. Nearly. To understand my story you need to understand my addictions. When I was 25, I quit a three pack a day cigarette habit. When I was 37, I quit a heavy drinking problem. Like my father before me, I was proud of myself […]