Gambling addiction atlantic city

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The panel will examine the barriers or difficulties in reaching out for help, the turning points that made them seek help, the realization that recovery is something one cannot do alone, and, finally, what has worked for them during their journey.ĭr.

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The conference’s three plenary sessions include a panel discussion on “The Voices of Recovery,” featuring former CCGNJ Executive Director Arnie Wexler, his wife, Sheila W., and Steven Block and Gloria B. Malkin, who has done extensive research on the experiences of people with a history of problem gambling and crime, will include in her presentation suggestions for counselors whose clients may be involved in gambling-related criminal activity. Sponsorship opportunities are available for the conference, whose theme this year is “Problem Gambling: Be Informed – Be Empowered.”ĭr.

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23 at the Conference Center at Mercer, on the campus of Mercer County Community College in West Windsor. The daylong conference takes place Friday, Sept.

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The nonprofit Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey’s upcoming 40th statewide conference will feature a keynote address on “Understanding Gambling-Motivated Crime,” by Michelle Malkin, an assistant professor at East Carolina University’s Department of Criminal Justice.

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