Problem Gambling Awareness Month is a nationwide grass-roots campaign to raise awareness of the warning signs of problem gambling and resources for help. This annual campaign is also a celebration of the thousands of men and women who are successfully recovering from a gambling problem. 2025’s theme, “Seeking Understanding,” focuses on increasing awareness of problem gambling as a serious but often misunderstood mental health condition. The campaign seeks to foster greater awareness and empathy, break down barriers to treatment, and provide support for individuals and families impacted by gambling-related harm.
Our goal is to get everyone talking about this important community health issue that affects up to 6% of Nevada adults who may suffer the negative emotional, financial, and personal consequences of a gambling problem. The impact of this disorder may affect many others around the person gambling, including friends, family, children, and the community. The good news? Problem gambling is treatable, and help is available!!
The Nevada Council on Problem Gambling invites everyone to celebrate #PGAM2025 with us!!! Below are various ways that you or your organization can get involved and help promote awareness about this important community health issue in Nevada.
Gambling Disorder Screening Day
Screening Day is an international movement designed to support providers in the identification of gambling disorders. Gambling disorder can lead to financial, emotional, social, occupational, and physical harms, yet many cases of gambling disorder go undetected due to limited assessment for this problem. Screening Day addresses the imperative to detect gambling-related problems as early as possible.
Between 10% and 15% of people with substance use disorders may also have a gambling problem.
Only about 10% of people with gambling problems seek help.
To make screening for gambling disorder easier and more effective, the National Council on Problem Gambling has partners with the Cambridge Health Alliance Division on Addiction, which has developed a free Gambling Disorder Screening Day Toolkit. Simply use a short, 3-item anonymous screener that we will provide and pick up afterwards.
We encourage medical and mental health professionals, treatment agencies, and any other interested organizations to screen for gambling disorder year round!
For more information on how to screen for problematic gambling, email programs@nevadacouncil.org.
Bring Awareness to your organization or
group!
March is the perfect time for community organizations, businesses, and other groups to help us share the message that problem gambling is a treatable disorder and that help is available! You can help by posting Problem Gambling Awareness Month posters and information in break rooms, public spaces, bulletin boards, lobbies, or private spaces.
Nevada has one of the highest gambling participation rates in the country.
One in 4 Nevada households is affected by problem gambling.
Getting involved during March is a simple and effective way to increase public awareness of problem gambling and the availability of prevention, treatment, and recovery services. Below are many downloadable and printable resources to share with your community!
Together, let’s bring awareness, break down stigma, and emphasize that when it comes to problem gambling, we are…
Seeking Understanding!
Here are simple ways you can join us in this effort!
- Browse our site and the info below to learn about problem gambling and resources for help.
- LIKE us on Facebook . FOLLOW us on Twitter (X) and Instagram. SUBSCRIBE to us on YouTube!
- Throughout the month of March, read, share, comment, and tell others about problem gambling and resources for help! Use these #PGAM2025 #NVPGAM25
- Click the images below to download and print information you can distribute or post in public areas to support Problem Gambling Awareness Month in your school, workplace, agency, or organization.
- Call us at 702-369-9740 or email programs@nevadacouncil.org if you would like to schedule a presentation (live or Zoom) for your group about problem gambling and resources for help!
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 8×11 PGAM Poster |
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Poster 11×17 Available by request |
5 Reasons to Screen for Problem Gambling |
Screening Tools for Problem Gambling |
Nevada Council Programs & Services |
