May 2019 - The Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health

The Blurring Lines of Youth Gaming and Gambling: Implications for the Public Health Field (Julie Hynes, MA, CPS)

Brockton, MA — Thank you for attending the training! Resources are below. Please feel free to reach out anytime to Julie Hynes (julie@maccg.org). Partner alert: Yale’s Dr. Marc Potenza will be on “ScreenTime: Diane Sawyer Reporting” on Friday, 5/3 at 8PM. Partner alert: FREE event on May 3, 2019– Video Game Addiction for Parents […]

Statement from The Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health on Ruling Allowing Wynn Resorts to Maintain Casino License

For Immediate Release: Media Contact: Phil Sherwood psherwood@maccg.org 617-426-4554, Ext 2 or 603-229-9891 May 1, 2019 Statement from the “Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling” on Ruling Allowing Wynn Resorts to Maintain Casino License Boston, MA—Executive Director Marlene Warner of The Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health (Mass. Council) states, “In the wake of the announcement […]

MACGH Mission Statement
The Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health (MACGH) is a statewide nonprofit agency that promotes public health by mitigating the negative personal and community impacts of gambling and gaming.

We accomplish our mission through training and education, federal and state advocacy, research and gaming play information, and prevention and recovery programs. We serve individuals who game and gamble and their loved ones. Since its inception in 1983, the Mass. The Council has taken a neutral stance on legal gambling and gaming and worked with key stakeholders such as gaming operators, vendors, regulators, clinicians, people in recovery, and other community-based agencies.

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