New Jersey court rules in gambling hotline ownership fight NCPG must return 1-800-GAMBLER control by September 29 Advocates warn disruption could endanger lives in gambling crisis A spat between two problem gambling nonprofits over who should control the 1-800-GAMBLER hotline came to a head this week in New Jersey. The 1-800-GAMBLER hotline appears on gambling advertising across the US, above. A judge’s decision could leave vulnerable people at risk, according to the NCPG. (Image: Shutterstock) On Monday, a state court ordered the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG), the nation’s leading gambling-addiction advocacy group, to return the service to the Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ), the smaller state nonprofit that created and owns the hotline. The NCPG has until September 29 to cease using the 1-800-GAMBLER number and trademark, returning operational control to CCGNJ. This doesn’t mean the New Jersey organization’s staff will personally answer every call nationwide. Instead, the hotline routes callers to local in-state providers.…Â Read More
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