Oct 16, 2019 | Lao Gambling, Recent Northstar Posts, Research Study
Study of Problem Gambling in MN’s Laotian CommunityThough there was already a sense that gambling addiction is an issue in Minnesota’s Lao community, new research sponsored by Northstar Problem Gambling Alliance (NPGA) has discovered that findings from a community...
Oct 8, 2018 | Counselors, Gambling Addiction Research, Gambling Recovery, Informative, Research Study
As most gambling counselors and therapists will attest, there’s no single treatment that works across the board for all clients. However, meditation and other mindfulness-based therapies, which have increased in popularity, are showing promise in helping people cope...
Apr 20, 2018 | Gambling Addiction Research, Lao Gambling, Minnesota Problem Gambling, Multicultural Gambling Treatment, Recent Northstar Posts, Research Study
To date, there have been few in-depth studies of the gambling behavior of Southeast Asian refugee communities. While there have been informal community listening sessions in the Twin Cities at which gambling was discussed, there’s not been a rigorous examination of...
Oct 25, 2017 | Gambling Addiction Research, Minnesota Problem Gambling, Research Study, Senior Gambling
The changing gambling beliefs and behaviors of Minnesota seniors figure to play a significant role in the potential increase in compulsive gambling for this growing segment of the population. Surveys of Minnesotans’ gambling behavior, conducted each year since 1995,...
Jan 31, 2017 | Gambling Addiction Research, Recent Northstar Posts, Research Study
Among the variety of therapies counselors can choose from to help their clients address gambling addiction, one that’s received relatively little attention is known as accelerated resolution therapy (ART). While ART, deemed an evidence-based therapy in 2015, has...
Nov 23, 2016 | Gambling Addiction Research, Recent Northstar Posts, Research Study
College students, like the rest of the population, are not immune to problem gambling. In fact, approximately 6 percent of U.S. college students have a serious gambling problem according to the National Council on Problem Gambling. Therefore, it makes sense to...
