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Every year, the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ) hosts its Statewide Conference on Compulsive Gambling for individuals across the state to come together for a day of presentations, workshops, and other educational opportunities surrounding disordered gambling. After many years of success, the CCGNJ is excited about this year’s conference, which is shaping […]
September is National Recovery Month, and every year the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) uses this time to observe, educate, and promote that recovery — in all its forms — is possible. Recovery Month began in 1989 as Treatment Works! Month to honor the work of substance use treatment professionals. Recovery Month […]
It is estimated that the gambling industry contributes upwards of around $137.5 billion U.S. dollars annually, with a projected forecast of $511 billion by 2019, according to the online statistic platform, Statistica. However, this is only one portion of the gambling industry. The online gambling segment is forecasted to reach almost $60 billion by 2020 […]
Atlantic City, a city of roughly 40,000 people, located right on the shores of southeastern New Jersey, has been experiencing a cycle of ups and downs in the economy for decades. It was in the late 1970s that the economy was struggling so hard, city officials had to come up with a plan to bring […]
According to a study conducted by the Rutgers School of Social Work, it is estimated that one to three percent of adults in the United States suffer from a gambling disorder. In New Jersey, the situation is much worse, as the state ranks in the top three states with the highest percentage of disordered gamblers […]
