For more than 40 years the gambling industry has campaigned for self-regulation. The gambling establishment now acts with impunity, ignores public harm, and calls the policy

“RESPONSIBLE GAMING.”

The Massive Expansion of the Gambling Industry is an International Issue of Public Health and Safety.

  • DSM-5

    Gambling Disorder is an Addiction Just Like Heroin, Opioids, Cocaine, Alcohol, and Tobacco.

  • WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

    More than 350,000,000 people demonstrate symptoms of a problem with gambling or gambling disorder.

  • SUICIDE

    1 OUT OF 2 PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH GAMBLING DISORDER CONTEMPLATE SUICIDE

    1 OUT OF 2 ATTEMPT SUICIDE

  • CHILDREN

    5 % of children, ages 12-17, meet criteria for a gambling problem. Another 14% are at risk of developing a gambling addiction.

    These numbers are on the rise.

  • PUBLIC HEALTH

    Gambling Disorder is directly related to alcohol disorder, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues. It is a risk factor for heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes, sleep disorder, premature death, and other serious medical conditions.

  • LEGAL ISSUES

    More than 59% of people who struggle with Gambling Disorder and Problem Gambling commit criminal offenses related to gambling. Gambling Disorder and Problem Gambling are leading causes of bankruptcy, foreclosure, and job loss.

Responsible Gaming is dangerously flawed public policy and must be replaced.

Responsible Gaming is dangerously flawed public policy and must be replaced.

Ethical Reform, Regulation, and Harm Prevention Must Become Mandatory Public Health Policy.

Lives and Families Are At Risk.