The Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance disseminates a wide range of information regarding problem gambling, including both national and state perspectives. The latest news from NPGA is provided in quarterly newsletters while a variety of reports and presentations provide insight into public policy, research and professional training.
NPGA Press Releases
Problem Gambling Awareness Month — March 2016
NPGA Newsletters
The Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance publishes the Northern Light newsletter quarterly. If you’d like to receive this newsletter, please send an email to Linda Bisdorf. Past issues of Northern Light are available as detailed below:
- Winter 2016
- Fall 2015
- Summer 2015
- Spring 2015
- Winter 2015
- Summer 2014
- Spring 2014
- Fall 2013
- Summer 2013
- Winter 2013
- Fall 2012
- Summer 2012
- Spring 2012
- Winter 2012
- Fall 2011
- Summer 2011
- Spring 2011
- Winter 2011
Print Articles
Northstar commentary in Star Tribune on fantasy sports.
Heathcare News in August 2013. View or download a pdf here.
“Gambling on the Brain,” reprinted from Scientific American.
Radio and Television
Public service announcements are often played on multiple stations throughout the state during National Problem Gambling Awareness Week.
Listen to the National Problem Gambling Awareness Radio Spots:
15-second radio spot
30-second radio spot
Watch a television interview promoting National Problem Gambling Awareness Week.
We are also happy to make the recording (one 15-second spot and one 30-second spot) available for websites and other media outlets. To request a recording, please email cp@northstarproblemgambling.org or right click on the above links and choose the “save link as” option.
Webcasts
Reports and Presentations
Minnesota Perspectives
Southeast Asian Perspectives on Gambling
Latino Perspectives on Gambling
Gambling Treatment: The Significant Others Perspective
Gambling Among Minnesota American Indian Public School Students (1992-2010)
Gambling Among Minnesota American Indian Public School Students
Gambling in Minnesota, 2011 Overview
Affected Others’ Concerns: People whose lives have been affected by problem gamblers
Article on Gambling Addiction in the Minnesota Healthcare News
DHS Summit Report 2015
Gambling and Problem Gambling Among Older Minnesota Adults
Professional Tools and Resources
An Educational Guide for Charitable Gambling Staff
South Oaks Gambling Screen
Finances and the Compulsive Gambler
Motivational Interviewing
Medication Side Effect: Compulsive Gambling
Problem Gambling Education and Training Services by the North American Training Institute (NATI)
Recovery from the Gambler’s Perspective
2013 National Survey of Problem Gambling Services
Public Policy
Public Perceptions of Problem Gambling
NCPG Statement at Subcommittee Hearing on Internet Gambling
NCPG Testifies to Subcommittee on Internet Gambling (C-Span video, Oct. 25, 2011)
National Council on Problem Gambling Congressional Bills (2012)
National Council on Problem Gambling’s Internet Responsible Gambling Standards (April 23, 2012)
Research Resources
Alberta Gaming Institute Research
National Center for Responsible Gaming
American Gaming Association