Category: News
Providers/Private Practitioners Can Be Reimbursed for Problem Gambling Services
July 21, 2020
The Maryland Department of Health Behavioral Health Administration, in collaboration with Optum Maryland, will reimburse Maryland providers and private practitioners for providing problem gambling services ...
2019 Jeffrey M. Beck Scholarship
April 29, 2019
Honoring a Maryland Clinician for their Commitment and Passion in Providing Gambling Disorder Treatment to Individuals and their Families Overview Jeffrey (Jeff) M. Beck held the ...
Supreme Court’s Decision on Sports Betting
August 30, 2018
Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association The Supreme Court’s Decision on Sports Betting in the United States: The Federal Government May Not Force States to ...
The Gambling Connection to Opiate Use: Personal Experiences
June 22, 2017
This new short documentary explores the growing underlying problem of gambling addiction among opiate users. Filmed at a Methadone clinic in Baltimore, Maryland, it captures ...
Hero Worship and Gambling
August 3, 2015
Americans have long had “love affairs” with heroes. We want people we can admire and root for, people we believe can be role models. In ...
Gambling Recovery— A Step By Step Conversation
April 7, 2015
The first and most powerful conversation with anyone who struggles with gambling addiction is their initial admission that there is a problem. It is often ...
Have You Had “The Conversation” with your Children?
March 19, 2015
Good Touch/Bad Touch. Stranger/Danger. Drugs. Alcohol. Tobacco. Sex. All the “Big Talks” to have with your children. Just when you think you have made it ...
Scholarship Opportunity
February 27, 2015
[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_single_image image=”3992″ alignment=”center” border_color=”grey” img_link_target=”_self” img_size=”large”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/1″][vc_column_text] Scholarship Opportunity March 1 – 31, 2015 29th National Conference on Problem Gambling New Challenges ...
Inmates Face Problem Gambling Habit
October 8, 2014
By Justin George The Baltimore Sun 6:00 a.m. EDT, October 8, 2014. Joy remembers the day that risking a few dollars for fun turned into ...
Problem Gambling Center Mounts Campaign Urging Restraint
August 31, 2014
By Arthur Hirsch, The Baltimore Sun, 7:47 p.m. EDT, August 31, 2014. Bythella V. Johnson lost so much — about $3,000 — on slot machines ...