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National council, NCPG, can no longer run gambling addiction hotline

admin September 30, 2025 0 Comments

The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), the national organization, no longer has control of the 1-800-GAMBLER gambling addiction hotline, as a New Jersey organization will now operate it. This comes after a legal battle has ensued, with New Jersey Superior Court Judge Douglas H. Hurd having ordered the NCPG to ‘cease and desist’ from […]

1-800-GAMBLER hotline at center of legal conflict, future uncertain

admin July 21, 2025 0 Comments

A legal conflict between the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ), the trademark owner of the 1-800-GAMBLER hotline, and the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), its national operator, threatens the future of this critical resource for problem gamblers. The dispute centers on a lapsed licensing agreement, threatening the future of the key […]