PGAM Events Calendar
Discover PGAM events from across the country!
Join Anita Pindiur, Executive Director of the Way Back Inn, as she shares insights into the creation and execution of Illinois’ “Are You Really Winning?” campaign. Anita will answer questions about the campaign’s journey from concept to statewide implementation, which focuses on problem gambling prevention, intervention, and treatment. Attendees will learn how the Way Back Inn partnered with marketing experts to ensure broad public exposure through TV, radio, billboards, bus shelters, and in-stadium displays. Anita will also discuss the collaborative efforts to unify state agencies with a singular message, promoting the 1-800-GAMBLER helpline and dedicated campaign website.
This Ask an Expert session will highlight the impact, success, and lessons learned from the campaign’s goal to expand access to critical resources and support for those impacted by problem gambling.
There are no CE’s available for this webinar.
Join us on December 12th at 1:00 pm ET for the Monthly National Problem Gambling Helpline Modernization Forum! At the top of the hour, NCPG Staff will give an update on the status of the National Problem Gambling Helpline Modernization Project activities and will then open the floor to any questions, comments, concerns, etc., from the audience.
The 2025 Ohio Problem Gambling Conference will bring together national experts, state leaders, and local innovators in problem gambling prevention, intervention, treatment, recovery, research, administration, and responsible gambling. Those interested in prevention and treatment of gambling disorder should attend, as well as healthcare professionals who want to learn more about the convergence of risky behaviors such as gambling, substance use, mental health disorders, and health conditions across the lifespan. In addition, gambling operators and regulators interested in promoting responsible gambling and working with service providers in their communities should participate.
Time: 4:00 – 7:00 pm ET, twice a week from 02/11/25 – 03/13/25
Organization Name: Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health
The Problem Gambling Essentials for Clinicians is a 10-session, 30-hour course to grow your skills in gambling disorder assessment, treatment, and recovery support. This course, led by national experts, will build skills in gambling disorder assessment, treatment, and recovery support. By the end of the course, attendees will be confident in their ability to identify and respond appropriately to gambling disorder within their client populations. Earn up to 30 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) — 3 CEUs per attendance of each live class — while learning applicable skills from award-winning experts. Please note: This training is offered at no cost for providers in Vermont and Michigan. Classes will meet twice a week over 5 weeks.
CEs available: 30.0
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.