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.

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.

Thoroughbred Times
Since 1895, Thoroughbred Times publishes articles on thoroughbred racing and other pari-mutuel industry news.

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.

Bring Our Taxes Home
This Pennsylvania grass-roots organization supports the authorization of slots at tracks, believing slots at tracks will provide needed revenue for the state budget, provide new jobs, and preserve the horseracing industry in the state. BOTH calls itself an educational organization, not a lobbying organization focused on a particular piece of legislation.

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.

I. Nelson Rose: The Future Legal Landscape for Internet Gambling
Whittier Law School Professor I. Nelson Rose has written frequently about gambling and the law. Here he discusses the legality of Internet gambling.

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.

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.

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 Gaming Magazine
Founded in 1990, Indian Gaming is a monthly magazine publishing news and articles of interest to tribes engaged in gaming operations. Resources available through the magazine include a comprehensive list of Indian gaming facilities by state.

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.

CaliforniaConnected.org
CaliforniaConnected.org posted this information on Indian gaming prior to the elections of 2002. Here is a brief overview of the history of Indian gaming in California, as well as an introduction to the major players and the pros and cons of the issue in that state. The print version of California Connected is a weekly current events newsmagazine airing on public television stations in California.

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.

National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling
The National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling is dedicated to opposing all forms of gambling at the local, state and national level. The organization believes that success can only be found through hard work and education, not luck. NCALG also serves as a clearinghouse for anti-gambling information.

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.

Citizens Oppose Gambling in Erie County (NY)
This grass roots organization based in Erie County, New York is opposed to the establishment of a casino in the county. The site includes further information about the group's activities, anti-gambling resources, and links to related newspaper articles.

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.

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.

The WAGER - Weekly Addiction Gaming Education Expert
A publication of Harvard Medical School and the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, The WAGER synthesizes the interdisciplinary research in genetics, history, anthropology and other related fields to provide information on pathological gambling.

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.

International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High Risk Behaviors
The Centre is part of McGill University. Research reports on youth gambling problems are available here, as is information on Centre projects, research, and treatment.

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.

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.

North American Pari-Mutuel Regulators Association
Publisher of the NAPRA News, a weekly newsletter available via email or online, NAPRA's goal is to promote the integrity of pari-mutuel racing through the development and application of racing standards and regulation as well as increased communication between 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.

Transportation Institute's Summary of Shipboard Gaming Legislation
The non-profit maritime education and research organization, The Transportation Institute, maintains a summary of the status of state and federal legislation related to shipboard gaming.

Cruise to Nowhere Act of 1999
U.S. Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-VA) introduced the Cruise to Nowhere Act of 1999 in the 106th Congress. This link includes a press release from Rep. Wolf's office announcing his testimony before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation regarding this bill, and includes the full text of his comments. The text of the bill, H.R. 316 can be found here (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader).

Transportation Institute's Summary of Riverboat Gaming Related Legislation
A non-profit maritime education and research organization, The Transportation Institute maintains a summary of the status of state and federal legislation related to riverboat gaming. The site also offers a brief overview of the history of riverboat gaming in the U.S.

Indiana Gaming Commission
The Indiana Gaming Commission is charged with the responsibility of licensing and regulating riverboat gambling according to state and federal regulations.

Riverboat Gambling in Illinois
The Illinois Gaming Board explains the history, regulation and taxation of riverboat gaming in Illinois.

Illinois Casino and Gaming Association
The ICGA is an industry organization of Illinois riverboat casino operators. The site provides information about the ten riverboat casinos operating in Illinois, including opening date, number of employees, number of annual visitors, state and local tax revenue figures, and contributions to surrounding communities.

Missouri Riverboat Gaming Association
An industry association of Missouri's riverboat casinos, the MRGA provides annual revenue figures, taxes paid, and economic impact statements about riverboat gaming in Missouri.

Kentucky Department of Charitable Gaming
Kentucky's Department of Charitable Gaming web site provides a comprehensive overview of charitable gaming in that state, including information on bingo worksheets, licensing, auditing, complaints, newsletters, training programs and reports.

Ontario Charitable Gaming Association
The Ontario Charitable Gaming Association is a non-government provincial organization of charities and non-profit organizations that use bingo, raffles, pull-tabs and other forms of charitable gaming for fundraising purposes. Part of the mission of the OCGA is to provide up to date and reliable information on charitable gaming in Canada.

Gaming Studies Research Center - Reading Room
A part of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, the Gaming Studies Research Center has posted articles and research papers written by affiliated faculty on this site.

Albany Law School: Racing and Wagering Law Program
The stated mission of Albany Law School's Racing and Wagering Law Program is to increase New York State residents' awareness of the public policy issues related to all aspects of racing and wagering in New York. The program conducts non-partisan research and analysis, the results of which are published on this site; this site includes links to previously introduced and currently pending state and federal gaming legislation.

The UK's Budd Report
This is the complete investigation into the United Kingdom's controls over all forms of gambling, headed by former UK Chief Treasury Adviser Sir Alan Budd and reported to Parliament and published by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport in July 2001. The report is commonly referred to as the Budd Report. The Budd Report was widely cited upon publication because it proposed regulation of online gaming in the UK.

CCA Interactive News
CCA Interactive News is a function of Christensen Capital Advisors, LLC, a firm that provides gaming industry analysis and management services. This page is updated daily with links to the major stories related to gaming published in newspapers across the United States and Canada. The site also has a limited archive of past article links.

National Gambling Impact Study Commission: Final Report
The final report of the Congressionally-appointed National Gambling Impact Study Commission is available in .pdf format by chapter. The appendices include a complete inventory of gambling laws and ordinances, that was current as of the report's publication in 1998. The Commission explored the various forms of legal gambling throughout the country, as well as the social, political, and economic impacts of gambling. The Commission is most quoted on its recommendation of a moratorium on gambling expansion.

PBS' Frontline - Easy Money: A Report on America's Booming Gambling Industry And Its Economic And Political Clout
PBS originally broadcast this Frontline program in 1997. The site offers transcripts of the program, articles on the pros and cons of gambling from industry professionals, tribal officials, academics and activists. Published interviews include California Senator Bill Lockeyer; Rev. Tom Grey, Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Gambling Expansion; J. Terrence Lanni, CEO of MGM Grand; Frank Fahrenkopf, President of the American Gaming Association; and Anthony Pico, Chairman of the Viejas Tribe. The site provides a balanced look at the history, present, and possible future of gambling in America.

The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Gambling Research Initiative
The UIUC's Gambling Research Initiative provides information on the social and economic impacts of gambling. Links to government, industry and grass-roots resources are included, as well as speeches, research reports, and a calculator to gauge the economic impact of gambling on a given community.

NORC's Report to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission
The University of Chicago's National Organization for Research analyzed research for the NGISC, including comparing national surveys of adult gambling behavior taken in 1975 and 1998, adolescent and adult gambling problems, case studies of communities exposed to increased gambling availability, and the social and economic impact of casinos. The full text of NORC's research findings are available in .pdf format.

CAHM: The Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues
Published by Ontario's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, this journal publishes research, profiles, articles, reviews and essays on a variety of gambling issues.

Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming
Located at the University of Nevada, Reno, the Institute was created in 1989 as the first academic research center of its kind dedicated to promoting the examination of gambling and commercial gaming, the impact of gambling on society, and how related issues might be addressed.

Gambling in California
Published by the the California State Library's Research Bureau in 1997, this paper offers a comprehensive overview and history of gaming in general, and California in particular.

University of Memphis - Gaming Resources
The Government Publications Dept. at the University of Memphis' library compiled this bibliography of gaming resources, including: federal and state agencies, committees, legislation and reports; university publications; magazine articles; organizations; gaming-related journals; and more.

National Governors Association
The National Governors Association is a public policy organization representing governors in Washington, D.C. The web site includes NGA's research reports and policy decisions.

National Conference of State Legislatures
NCSL provides research and support to state legislatures on public policy issues, including gaming.

NCAA Information on College Sports Betting
The NCAA is opposed to all forms of legal and illegal sports betting. The organization has published their reasons for opposition, as well as more information about the NCAA's anti-sports betting initiatives.

Public Sector Gaming Study Commission
NCLGS commissioned this study by state, local and tribal representatives to examine the regulation of gaming in terms of state sovereignty, state revenues, and public policy. The complete report may be downloaded from Florida State University through this site. The study was done in response to the report of the Congressionally-appointed National Gambling Impact Study Commission, which had no public sector representation.