Rising the Problem Gambling Awareness

Recently the PGCB provided the National Problem Gambling Awareness Week (NPGAW) information planned to help enlighten the community and health care suppliers about the problem gambling signs and where you can call for help.

The main objective of PGCB was and is to raise awareness of the awful consequences of problem gambling and to reveal the resources accessible for persons whose gambling is causing disturbance in their lives. The informational materials on the PGCB web can be accessed just by clicking on the National Problem Gambling Awareness Week logo.

Furthermore, the documents will be made accessible on the Department of Health's Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs' site by clicking on Problem Gambling Awareness Information. Nanette Horner, the PGCB's Director of Compulsive and Problem Gambling stated that the information that they are offering to the public contains documents developed by the National Counsel on Problem Gambling, like: Signs of a
Problem Gambler, Older Adults and Gambling and Signs of a Potential Gambling Problem in Students.

This information is meant to inform and educate the public about the effects of problem gambling, granting the essential tools to recognize the problem and identifying the contact information of several services that can help decrease the consequences of problem gambling.

In the end, Horner adds that numerous entities licensed by the PGCB are sponsors of NPGAW such as IGT and Harrah's (Platinum Sponsors) and Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs (Silver Sponsor). However, if you want more information about the event, or a complete list of sponsors and participants, go to npgaw.com.