The Holiday Season is here and The National Council on Problem Gambling, along with the International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High Risk Behaviors at McGill University are launching our annual Holiday Campaign!

This campaign encourages parents and loved ones not to give lottery products as holiday gifts to minors.

We welcome other lottery organizations who wish to partner with us in this educational campaign, or who would wish to access our resources (including press release samples) to launch their own independent campaigns on this important topic. Your support plays a key role in sending the message that lottery tickets should not be purchased as Holiday gifts for children.

The 2011 theme is: Lotteries Are Not Child's Play - Give Responsibly This Holiday Season.

Please join us for the 2011 Holiday Campaign, sponsored by Minnesota State Lottery!

• Click here to join the campaign!
• Click here for the 2011 NCPG Press Release
• Click here for 2011 Campaign Materials
• Click Here for a press release ready for you to distribute
• Click here for information about Youth Gambling or visit www.youthgambling.org.

2011 Lottery Participants:

United States: Arizona Lottery •Arkansas Scholarship Lottery • California Lottery • Colorado Lottery • Connecticut Lottery Corporation • DC Lottery • Hoosier (Indiana) Lottery •Kentucky Lottery Corporation • Maryland Lottery • Minnesota State Lottery • Missouri Lottery • New Jersey Lottery • North Carolina Education Lottery • Northstar Lottery Group •Oregon Lottery • Rhode Island Lottery •South Dakota Lottery • Texas Lottery • Virginia Lottery • West Virginia Lottery

Canada: Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission • Atlantic Lottery • British Columbia Lottery Corporation • Manitoba Lotteries •Loto-Québec • Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation • Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation • Saskatchewan Lotteries •

International: AB Svenska Spel (Sweden) • Austrian Lotteries • Jogos Santa Casa (Portugal)•  LOTTO Saxony-Anhalt (Germany)

Additional Participants:

Evergreen Council on Problem Gambling (WA), Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey

Visit the International Centre for Youth Gambling  Problems and High Risk Behaviors at McGill University site.