CAMH Launches Self-Help Web Site and Mobile App for Problem Gambling
TORONTO, April 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - The Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario (PGIO) at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) today launched a new and unique option in the continuum of care for individuals and families affected by problem gambling: online self-help tools.

New Report Reveals That Online Gambling Benefits Off-Line Casinos
GIBRALTAR and LEEDS, England, March 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PokerStrategy.com, the market leading website for advice and coaching in online Poker, today announced that it believes a recent academic study could signal an early change to US laws covering online gambling. The report, by Kahlil Simeon Philander of the University of Nevada and the renowned expert in the 'economics of Poker', Dr Ingo Fielder of the University of Hamburg, suggests that contrary to perceived opinion, online Poker actually expands the market base enjoyed by off-line casinos, and therefore drives additional business towards traditional gambling businesses. Commenting on how his findings impact current thinking and lobbying by off-line operators, Dr Fielder ...

Random Thoughts: 'Lucky, lucky you'
The writer of a Wednesday letter to the editor, "Society rewards hard work," expresses his opposition to health care reform and asks why he should share his hard-earned money with people other than his family.

Pennsylvania Observes 'Problem Gambling Awareness Week' March 4-10
  HARRISBURG, Pa., March 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The state departments of Health, Revenue and Agriculture – along with the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board – are working together during "Problem Gambling Awareness Week," March 4-10, to ensure that Pennsylvanians with gambling addiction problems know that help is available. "The Gaming Control Board urges compulsive gamblers, or even individuals who think that they may have a problem, to educate themselves about how to identify the problem and then seek out professional counseling if needed," said Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board Chairman William H.