Massachusetts Gambling Behaviors, Opinions and Needs Assessment
The Wolf of Wall Street
by Sasha C. Russell, Communications Specialist, Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling A couple weeks ago, my husband and I decided to go see The Wolf of Wall Street. My interest was sparked by the trailer and the reviews from family, friends and critics describing the movie as a “must see.” Please know that, although this is […]
Book Review: Gambling Addiction: The Problem, the Pain, and the Path to Recovery
In an effort for Council staff members to continue educating ourselves on problem gambling, each member chose a book on the topic to read and review. This week’s review comes from Council Human Resources Director, Scott Melissa. Scott chose the book: Gambling Addiction: The Problem, the Pain, and the Path to Recovery.
2013 Outreach Wrap-Up
The Council works to prevent problem gambling. Some of the ways that we do this include raising awareness of the disorder, and building the capacity of the existing prevention infrastructure, community-based organizations, faith-based organizations and educational institutions, so that the groups are able to join the prevention effort.
Older Adults and Gambling Disorder
Mass Council fact sheet_Older adults 2014-3-4
