RESEARCH
RESEARCH
The WAGER – Consumer protection tool use among Australian online gamblers
This month, The WAGER reviews a study by Robert M. Heirene and colleagues that examined the use of consumer protection tools among customers of multiple online gambling operators in Australia in 2018 – 2019. READ MORE
THE WAGER: Reddit and the NFL: What can an online support community for problem gambling tell us about the impact of sports betting legalization?
This week, The WAGER reviews a study by Mark van der Maas and colleagues that analyzed how posts in an online mutual support community for problem gambling have changed with the expansion of legalized sports betting. READ MORE
Developing Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines
A first of its kind study and accompanying guidelines to lower the risk of gambling harms is commissioned by the Canada Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. Read the study here. MNAPG will be promoting these guidelines. READ MORE
The Pandemic’s Impact on Mental Health
The pandemic has exacted a significant toll on mental health, so much so that it comes with its own term: Pandemic Trauma and Stress Experience (PTSE). READ MORE
- GAMBLING DISORDER
- MINNESOTA RESEARCH ON PROBLEM GAMBLING
- YOUTH/ATHLETIC GAMBLING
- GAMBLING TRENDS
- HEALTHY PLAY
- GAMING DISORDER
Diagnostics and Treatment
- Brain Connections Booklet, a layperson’s description of gambling disorder’s affects on the brain.
- DSM-5 Diagnostic Criteria for Gambling Disorder
- Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Gambling Treatment Outcome Monitoring System (GAMTOMS), Stinchfield 2007
- Gambling Disorder and Substance Use Disorder Problem Gambling and 21st Century implications of the DSM-5
Gambling and Suicide
- 2020 National Veteran Suicide Prevention Report
- Gambling and Suicide Fact Sheet 2018
- Problem Gambling and Suicidal Behavior – a primer for law enforcement
- Psychopathology & Treatment Seeking Suicide
- Suicidal ideation and Familicidal Suicide
- Suicide and Gambling
Various Studies
- DOD Coast Guard Screen for Gambling Disorder
- NCPG NGAGE SURVEY National Results 2018
- Problem Gambling Among Ethnic minorities, 2017
- PBS New Hour How Social Casinos Leverage Facebook Users to Target Vulnerable Gamblers, August 13, 2019
- Interventions to Reduce Stigma
- The Impact of Internet Gambling on Gambling
- DHS 2016 MN Student Survey analysis
- DHS Wilder 2020 Gambling in Minnesota
- MN Physician 11.2019 Gambling Disorder
- MSS Statewide by Grade and Gender 2019
- NCPG 2018 NGAGE SURVEY Minnesota detailed
- NCPG 2018 NGAGE Minnesota Card Games
- NCPG 2018 NGAGE Minnesota Casinos
- NCPG 2018 MN Gaming Machines
- NPPG 2018 NGAGE Minnesota Online Gambling
- NCPG 2018 NGAGE Minnesota Positive Play
- NCPG 2018 NGAGE Minnesota Public Opinion
- NCPG 2018 NGAGE MN Sports Betting
- MNAPG 2019 Report on a Study of Lao Gambling, Substance Use, and Help Seeking Attitudes, 2019 King
- MNAPG 2019 Minnesota Student Survey Analysis on Problem Gambling, Stinchfield, 2019
- MNAPG 2019 Gambling and Problem Gambling Among MN Students
- MNAPG 1992 to 2010 Minnesota Student Survey Analysis on Problem Gambling
- Gambling Among Minnesota Native American Public School Students, 2014Gambling Related
- Gambling Related Attitudes and Behaviors in Teen Scratch Tickets
- Impact of Gambling Advertisements
- MN 2015 MN Student Survey Metro vs Rural
- MNAPG 2019 Minnesota Student Survey Problem Gambling Fact Sheet, Stinchfield, 2020
- MNAPG 2019 Minnesota Student Survey Analysis on Problem Gambling, Stinchfield, 2020
- MNAPG 2019 Minnesota Student Survey Analysis on Problem Gambling PowerPoint, Stinchfield, 2019
- The Direction of U.S. Youth Problem Gambling Prevention 2019
STATISTICS
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Gambling Among Minnesota Native American Public School Students, 2014Gambling Related
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MNAPG 2019 Minnesota Student Survey Problem Gambling Fact Sheet, Stinchfield, 2020
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MNAPG 2019 Minnesota Student Survey Analysis on Problem Gambling, Stinchfield, 2020
Various Studies
Sports betting
- College Betting Stockton University June 2019
- Comprehensive Review of Sports Wagering and Gambling Addiction, 2020 Winters/ Derevensky
- Fantasy Sports Wagering- What Do We Know, Should We Be Concerned? 2015 Derevensky
- NCPG Sports Gambling Report 12.10.19
- NGAGE Detailed Minnesota Sports Betting 2018
- Mind Body and Sport: Gambling Among Student Athletes, Derevensky/Paskus
- Responsible Gaming Principles for Sports Gambling
- Esports Betting and Skins Gambling
Future Proofing
- NCPG Guidelines for Payments Processing
- NCPG Payments Processors Have Responsible Gambling Responsibility
- Organizational Culture Responsible Gambling – Dr. Kahlil S. Philander, March 2020
- Player Safeguards and Prevention – Judith Glynn, March 2020
The Blurring of Gambling and Gaming
Best Practices for The Gambling Industry
- Best Practices for Self-Exclusion
- Blueprint for bank card gambling blocker
- Examining Player Engagement with Attitudes Towards Gambling Play Management Systems, January 2021, pdf
- Gambling Self Control Strategies
- NCPG 2019 Standards for Internet Responsible Gambling
- NCPG Affiliate Guide for Casino Employees for Responsible Game Training Programs, March 2016 pdf
- Responsible Gambling Council (RGC)
- Responsible Gambling Check
- RG Check Responsible Gambling Standards
- RG Council’s INSIGHT: Best Practices for Self-exclusion Reinstatement and Renewals, 2016 pdf
- Review of Responsible Gambling Research
Voluntary Self Exclusion
Financial Industry
- NCPG Guidelines for Payment Processors, January 2020
- A Blueprint for Bank Card Gambling Blockers, University of Bristol – Gamble Aware, July 2020, pdf
- Payment Processors Have a Role to Play in Reducing Gambling Harms, NCPG 2020, pdf
Responsible Play Research
- Is Video Gaming Normalizing Addiction Behavior
- Social Casino Gaming and Adolescents: Should We Be Concerned? 2015
- Comprehensive Review CBT and Gaming Disorder
- Internet Gaming Disorder in Children and Adolescents
- Loot boxes are again linked to Problem Gambling
- Digital Well Being Full Report April 2021
- Digital Well Being Executive Summary April 2021
- Summary Report Digital Well Being April 2021

GAMBLING DISORDER SCREENING TOOL KIT
Your First Step to Change, 2nd Edition. A self-help toolkit of resources to help start the journey toward recovery from problem gambling behavior.
What is Gambling Disorder? One-page article describing Gambling Disorder from a mental health perspective.
Why Screen for Gambling? Evidence-based information about the importance of screening for Gambling Disorder.
About the Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen. Provides an overview of the BBGS, as well as information about scoring and psychometric properties.
The Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen. Our recommended brief screen for Gambling Disorder (a one-page, “printer friendly” screener)
Gambling Resources & Referrals. Additional problem gambling information and tools for self-help and referrals.
Host Data Reporting Form. An optional form provided to report your Screening Day outcomes back to the Division on Addiction.
BBGS e-Screener. An electronic version of our Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (only users see their results)
SELF HELP PUBLICATIONS
VIEW, DOWNLOAD OR ORDER A HARD COPY BELOW (These are meant to be supplemental guides, not a replacement for therapy)
- Your First Step to Change, 2nd Edition. A self-help toolkit of resources to help start the journey toward recovery from problem gambling behavior.
- Personal Financial Strategies for the Loved Ones of Problem Gamblers