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Raising the Stakes: America’s Growing Sports Gambling Addiction | CBS Reports

As more states legalize gambling, online sportsbooks have spent billions courting the next generation of bettors. And now, as mobile apps offer 24/7 access to ...

People are Doing Group Therapy in Their Own Communities! What Must We do to Expand Addictions, Mental Health, and Wellbeing in Cultural Communities?

Did you know the United States National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) reported in 2022, that an estimated 54.6 million people aged 12 ...

MD sees $60M from sports betting in first full fiscal year with mobile options

Sports betting generated more than $60 million in tax revenue for Maryland during the first full fiscal year in which bettors could wager on their ...

Congratulations to the Center’s very own Mary Drexler for receiving the 2024 NCPG Joanna Franklin Annual Award for Direct Service

Named for Joanna Franklin, an outstanding counselor, trainer, and advocate who helped establish the NCGC credential and the International Gambling Counselor Certification Board (IGCCB), the ...

Registration Now Open

Registration Now Open: 11th Annual Conference on Problem Gambling!

Minorities and Mental Health: Gambling Addiction, Presented by Sheppard Pratt

Having the conversation with the Center's very own James Nolin and Heather Eshleman on the topic of gambling addiction, with PORKCHOP and RYAN DA LION. ...

Visit Us At Money Power Day: March 23

Stop by the Center's table at Money Power Day this Saturday, March 23rd 2024 from 9AM to 3PM at POLY-WESTERN HIGHSCHOOL CAMPUS
Mary Drexler on Fox45 News

The dangers of sports betting

Mary Drexler, the program director for the Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, joined FOX45 News to ...

Sports betting boom fuels concerns over problem gambling – 60 Minutes

There’s been a surge of young problem gamblers since sports betting was legalized. An addiction therapist warns AI-powered sports betting has spurred a public health ...

Visit Us at the 15th Annual B’More Healthy Expo

Stop by our booth, this Saturday, February 10th, 2024 (10AM- 4PM), at the 15th Annual B'More Healthy Expo at the Baltimore Convention Center !