Resources

The state of Minnesota will pay for treatment of problem gambling for gamblers and family members. Call 1-800-333-HOPE to access care options. This helpline is administered by the State of Minnesota Department of Human Services. If you are concerned about your own gambling or that of another, the helpline counselors can help you decide what you might want to do and help you find resources in your area.

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The state of Minnesota approves various types of treatment providers to work with the state's problem gambling program. See the list of providers here.

Explore our Help Now page for additional information and questions to ask yourself or a family member about their gambling.

Consider Gamblers Anonymous in Minnesota and the national website.

GamAnon for family and friends.

Guidelines for Reducing Your Gambling Risk

Whether, When and How Much: Examine your gambling through these questions.

Fun, Games and Risks: Brochure from Minnesota DHS.

Is Someone You Love a Problem Gambler: Brochure from Minnesota DHS

Lutheran Social Services North Dakota Gamblers Choice Program http://www.lssnd.org/gamblerschoice/undArticle.html

Signs of a Problem Gambler for the Workplace; Educators; Older Adults

www.treatmentdoeswork.com  offers resources to those close to someone with a gambling problem.

www.nojudgment.com provides referral services and state-approved treatment providers as area resources.

RehabCenters.com                                   

TreatmentCenters.com                                  

AlcoholicsAnonymous.com

R3 Collaborative

Northern Bridges Recovery Coaching

National Council on Problem Gambling website and the websites of other state affiliates are all good sources of information on problem gambling.

The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) recently launched www.CollegeGambling.org, a website developed as a tool to help campus administrators, campus health professionals, students and parents address gambling and gambling-related harms on college campuses. 

An overview report on Minnesota’s gambling history from the Minnesota State Lottery.

The Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance is participating in National Problem Gambling Awareness Week, March 6-12, 2011.  This is a nationally designated week to call attention to the issue of problem gambling around the country, and to provide information to those having problems and their families and friends.  National Problem Gambling Awareness Week is sponsored by the National Council on Problem Gambling.  Visit the following websites for more information on problem gambling and how to get help.  If you are in Minnesota and are concerned about your own, or another’s gambling, you may call the Minnesota Helpline, 24-hours per day, at 1-800-333-HOPE.

Official website for National Problem Gambling Awareness Week   www.npgaw.org