NCPG is the national advocate for the problem gambling field, advocating for programs and services to assist people and families affected by problem gambling, as well as employers and communities. Our efforts to educate Congress and the Federal health agencies focus on prevention, education, treatment, enforcement and research on gambling and problem gambling. We urge NCPG members and supporters to utilize the materials listed below and elsewhere on our website, and with NCPG’s affiliates, to increase awareness of and provide solutions for gambling problems. NCPG receives no Federal funding nor any dedicated state-level funding; we are funded primarily by members and donors.

There is no Federal agency tasked to address problem gambling – not the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), not the National Institutes of Health, not the National Institute of Mental Health, not the National Institute on Drug Abuse nor the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Addiction. None of the $7.6 billion in Federal gambling taxes currently goes to address the consequences of gambling addiction.  Federal agencies cannot simply choose to target something like gambling addiction; they must be specifically tasked to do so by the US Government’s Executive branch and supported by funding from Congress.