Training Calendar

This “Ask Me Anything” webinar will offer a digital marketing perspective on public health communications, featuring Ben Robb, Chief Strategic Officer at Magneti, the creative agency that led the 1-800-GAMBLER brand relaunch. Attendees will learn about the strategies, creative processes, and digital tools used to promote problem gambling and responsible gambling awareness and outreach. The session will also provide insights into how public health campaigns can effectively engage and influence audiences, with a focus on increasing awareness and education. There are no CEs available for this webinar. This event is free to the public, but registration is required.

The National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) will host a forum on March 13, 2025 to provide updates on the National Problem Gambling Helpline Modernization Project and gather feedback from key stakeholders. This forum will offer a comprehensive overview of the project’s progress, highlighting successes, addressing challenges, and outlining the next steps. Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions, share experiences, and provide suggestions to help shape the next phase of the helpline's modernization, ensuring it meets the evolving needs of individuals and communities impacted by gambling harm, while also supporting the efforts of engaged partners. This event is free, but registration is required.

Explore strategies and tips for strengthening state problem gambling advocacy efforts through an advocacy campaign. Attendees will learn how to map out a state-level advocacy campaign to advocate for stronger protections to mitigate gambling-related harm within state legislation. The session will highlight what a successful advocacy campaign entails, offer tips for engaging stakeholders, and provide insights on which policy changes will better address problem gambling at the local level.

There are no CEs available for this webinar.

Organization: Oklahoma Association on Problem Gambling and Gaming This 4-day training will take place on March 21 and 28 and April 18 and 25. It is designed to help counselors, peer support specialists, and others build an understanding of gambling addiction. Twelve hours of case consultation, a prep class for ICGC certification, and counselor resources and a workbook are included in the registration. The training is free to anyone in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma, thanks to Midwest Conference on Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse (MCPGSA) funding partners. For those outside the MCPGSA region, registration is $300.

The Pennsylvania Department of Drug & Alcohol Programs, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board, the Council on Compulsive Gambling of PA, and the Pennsylvania Lottery will host a PGAM information table at the Pennsylvania State Capitol building to raise awareness of problem gambling and resources available to help. (Location: Capitol Mini Rotunda)