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Casino Gaming
American Gaming Association
The American Gaming Association represents the
casino entertainment industry. It's mission is to
provide information about industry to the public,
regulators, elected officials and the media. The
organization sponsors a public information campaign,
addresses legislative and public policy issues
relevant to casino gaming, and works to serve as a
clearinghouse for casino industry information.
Gaming Floor
Gaming Floor is an online magazine of casino trade
and industry events from the U.S. and around the
world, including daily gaming news headlines.
New Jersey Casino Control
Commission
The New Jersey Casino Control Commission is charged
with the regulation of casinos in New Jersey
according to state and federal law. The Commission's
web site includes casino revenue statistics,
information on the Casino Revenue Fund, and a report
on casino gaming in New Jersey.
Pari-Mutuels
American Greyhound Council
A non-profit partnership of the National Greyhound
Association and the American Greyhound Track
Operators Association, the American Greyhound
Council works to ensure the health, welfare and
safety of greyhound dogs through programs focused on
adoption, research, inspection and education.
National Thoroughbred Racing
Association
NTRA is a trade association for the pari-mutuel
industry. Its work includes a Racing Integrity and
Drug Testing Task Force, and a Wagering Technology
Working Group.
The Blood-Horse
The Blood-Horse is a weekly magazine that offers
up-to-date news about horse racing and breeding, as
well as information about the pari-mutuel industry
in general, including federal and government
activity and proposed legislation. The web site is
updated daily.
Internet Gaming
igc - Interactive Gaming
Council
The Interactive Gaming Council is a non-profit
organization based in Vancouver, Canada. Its mission
is to provide the opportunity for interested parties
to discuss the issues related to interactive gaming,
including fair practices, public policy advocacy,
and information distribution. The Council also
regularly reports on state and federal Internet
gaming related legislation and links to the full
text sources of referenced legislation.
Interactive Gaming News
A publication of River City Group, Interactive
Gaming News follows regulatory, legal and business
developments related to Internet gaming around the
world. Most articles are only available to
subscribers, but non-subscribers are able to access
headlines and selected free stories.
Lotteries
North American Association of
State and Provincial Lotteries
The North American Association of State and
Provincial Lotteries (NASPL) boasts 47 members
throughout the United States and Canada. The
organization serves as a clearinghouse so that
lotteries may share information and resources on
policies, procedures, gaming integrity, security and
efficiency. NASPL also conducts public education
efforts and where there is agreement among its
members, communicates the position of lotteries on
public policy or legislative issues.
Multi-State Lottery
Association
Twenty six states are members of the Multi-State
Lottery Association; the web site offers
descriptions of current and past multi-state lottery
games as well as information on lottery news and
current events.
La Fleur's Lottery Site
Terri and Bruce La Fleur research and report on
lotteries around the globe in their magazine, La
Fleur's Lottery World. The La Fleurs, and their
company, TLF Publications, do not endorse or oppose
lotteries; their goal is to provide accurate and
reliable data on the lottery industry.
Lottery Insider
An lottery-trade internet portal dedicated to
lotteries and related subjects, Lottery Insider
brings together news headlines, articles, industry
statistics and links to state and international
lotteries.
Indian Gaming
National Indian Gaming
Association (NIGA)
The National Indian Gaming Association is a
non-profit organization of 168 Indian Nations and
associate members dedicated to supporting the
self-sufficiency of Indian Nations through gaming
opportunities and steadfastly maintaining tribal
sovereignty over Indian lands.
Indian Country Today
A newspaper offering the Native American perspective
on a variety of issues and current events, Indian
Country Today is a frequent publisher of articles
related to all aspects of Indian gaming.
National Indian Gaming
Commission
Established under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act,
the National Indian Gaming Commission is an
independent federal regulatory agency charged with
the regulation of Indian gaming on Indian land,
specifically to protect tribes from corrupt
influences, including organized crime, to make sure
it is tribes that are receiving the benefit of
Indian gaming, and to ensure that fair playing
practices that protect tribes and players are
adhered to. The NIGC maintains a list of gaming
tribes on its site, searchable by tribe or state.
Pechanga.net
Through his web site, Pechanga.net, Victor Rocha
offers daily links to news stories, feature articles
and editorials about Indian gaming, as well as other
Native American news.
Historical and Contemporary
American Indian Gaming
This Arizona State University bibliography of
resources related to the history of Native American
gaming includes documents, books, and materials
available through the Government Printing Office,
the University Library at ASU, and ASU's Labriola
National American Indian Data Center.
Anti-Gambling
StopPredatoryGambling.org
Stop Predatory Gambling Foundation is a national 501c3 non-profit organization
made up of citizens from diverse backgrounds, religious faiths, political
convictions, and life circumstances based in Washington, D.C.
Grey2K USA
Grey2K is a national non-profit organization
dedicated to protecting greyhounds through political
action designed to shut down pari-mutuel dog
racetracks. Grey2K believes the treatment of racing
greyhounds is inhumane and cruel.
Granite State Coalition
Against Expanded Gambling
This New Hampshire anti-gambling organization cites,
and links to, many research reports and journal
articles in making its case against expanded gaming,
particularly slots at tracks.
Casino Watch
This Missouri anti-gambling organization reports on
pending gaming-related legislation and links to
related articles, editorials and research reports.
Problem and
Compulsive Gambling
National Center for
Responsible Gaming
Founded in 1996, the NCRG is dedicated to funding
research on problem and youth gambling. Its mission
includes working to increase public awareness of
pathological and youth gambling problems, as well as
encourage new prevention, diagnosis, and treatment
measures.
National Council on Problem
Gambling, Inc.
The National Council on Problem Gambling aims to
increase the public's awareness of pathological
gambling, work to expand the availability of
treatment options, and support related research,
prevention and education efforts. The NCPG offers a
24-hour confidential hotline for assistance, as well
as links to state problem gambling resources.
Responsible Gambling Council
(Ontario)
The Responsible Gambling Council (Ontario) develops
programs and works with communities and individuals
to approach gambling in a responsible manner and
avoid problem and compulsive gambling. The Council
also conducts research on problem and compulsive
gambling. The organization has an e-Library where
users can search for gaming-related news, reports
and web-links.
Institute for Problem Gambling
IPG was founded as a non-profit organization in 1997
to address the impact of problem gambling on
individuals, families and society through education
and training of problem gambling professionals.
Arnie & Sheila Wexler
Associates
Compulsive Gambling and Related Addictions -
Training, Consultation, Responsible Gaming Programs
and Treatment Services.
Arnie &
Sheila Wexler offer consultation, interventions,
group, individual, and family counseling, couple's
workshops, referrals, evaluations, and expert
testimony. Also educational seminars, workshops, and
training.
Canadian Centre on Substance
Abuse
CCSA provides information on resources, programs,
events and services related to problem and
compulsive gambling in Canada. The organization also
manages a problem gambling listserv.
Gamblers Anonymous
Gamblers Anonymous is an organization of men and
women committed to helping each other stop
compulsive gambling through a twelve-step program.
The site offers an international directory to make
it easy for visitors to find a GA meeting near them.
Regulatory Agencies
Association of Racing
Commissioners International, Inc.
The Association of Racing Commissioners
International, Inc. is a non-profit corporation
founded in the 1930s to uphold uniform pari-mutuel
racing rules and practices. The ARCI serves as a
resource for pari-mutuel rulings, including equine
medication issues. The ARCI works to preserve the
integrity of horseracing, jai-alai, and dog-racing.
North American Gaming
Regulators Association
NAGRA was created in 1984. Members are federal,
state, local, tribal and provincial government
gaming regulators.
National Indian Gaming
Commission
Established under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act,
the National Indian Gaming Commission is an
independent federal regulatory agency charged with
the regulation of Indian gaming on Indian land,
specifically to protect tribes from corrupt
influences, including organized crime, to make sure
it is tribes that are receiving the benefit of
Indian gaming, and to ensure that fair playing
practices that protect tribes and players are
adhered to. The NIGC maintains a list of gaming
tribes on its site, searchable by tribe or state.
International Association of
Gaming Regulators
The IAGR is an organization of international
government agencies responsible for the regulation
of gaming in their home jurisdictions concerned with
sharing information and resources among each other
on issues relevant to the regulation of gaming.
Press
Public Gaming Research
Institute, Inc.
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