Explore media coverage featuring the Virginia Council on Problem Gambling and its efforts to raise awareness and address problem gambling across Virginia.
In the News
202629
- Virginia Lottery launches consumer protection and responsible gaming campaign (NBC12-TV, Richmond) (opens in a new window)
- As sports betting surges, Virginia weighs how to curb gambling harms (Virginia Mercury) (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Helpline Calls Surge as Older Adults Make Up Growing Share of Problem Gambling Cases (PlayUSA) (opens in a new window)
- Target 7: Older adults face growing gambling addiction crisis (opens in a new window)
- With Gambling On The Rise, Is 250 More Years Of Freedom Itself A Gamble? (opens in a new window)
- Online casinos are expanding. So are the risks. Guest column (opens in a new window)
- State lawmakers hope to address the growing amount of problem gambling in Virginia (opens in a new window)
- Gaming Virginia (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Mercury Op/Ed VPGH (opens in a new window)
- The Center Square (Fairfax, VA) (opens in a new window)
- WAVY-TV (Hampton Roads/Eastern VA) (opens in a new window)
- WWBT-TV 12 (Richmond/Central VA) (opens in a new window)
- Richmond Times-Dispatch (opens in a new window)
- CBS 19 News (Charlottesville/Central VA) (opens in a new window)
- Radio Interview with Mike King (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Passes Skill Games Bill After $1.7M Lobbying Campaign by Pace-O-Matic (opens in a new window)
- Virginia’s gambling expansion must be matched by recovery support (opens in a new window)
- 60%-90% of teens below 15 years old have engaged in gambling (opens in a new window)
- Fairfax casino bill advances, others stall (opens in a new window)
- As Virginia considers online casinos, experts warn of addiction risks (opens in a new window)
- BEYOND BYLINES Episode 5: Featuring Virginia Council on Problem Gambling Executive Director Willard Robertson (opens in a new window)
- Gambling is big business in Virginia: It’s also a problem for too many people (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Lottery Rolls Out Problem Gambling Helpline and Resources (opens in a new window)
- Problem Gambling Awareness Month in March 2026 to Focus on Community-Driven Approach for Awareness and Support (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Lottery launches Problem Gambling Awareness campaign (opens in a new window)
- Problem Gambling Awareness Month in March 2026 to Focus on Community-Driven Approach for Awareness and Support (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Council on Problem Gambling Warns Super Bowl Fans about Sunday (opens in a new window)
- Expert gives tips on smart sports betting for Super Bowl LX (opens in a new window)
- Virginia gambling council warns of gambling risks ahead of Super Bowl Sunday (opens in a new window)
202522
- Virginians warned against gifting lottery tickets to children due to gambling risks: VCPG (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Lottery and Virginia Council on Problem Gambling launch annual responsible gaming initiative (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Lottery urges adults to ‘Scratch the Idea’ of gifting lottery tickets to minors (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Lottery reminds adults to gift responsibly this holiday season (opens in a new window)
- Scratchers for kids? Scratch that idea: adults warned against giving lottery tickets to children (opens in a new window)
- Huge spike in gambling hotline calls matches rise of mobile betting (opens in a new window)
- Covering the Spread: Sports gambling and addiction in Virginia (opens in a new window)
- VCU Research in Action: Understanding and treating problem gambling – VCU News – Virginia Commonwealth University (opens in a new window)
- Experts remind fans to gamble responsibly this football season (opens in a new window)
- Expert Insight on the Growing Issue of Problem Gambling in Virginia (opens in a new window)
- Experts remind fans to gamble responsibly this football season (opens in a new window)
- Virginia’s problem gambling committee takes lessons from other states (opens in a new window)
- The house always wins! MIKIEKINGBIZ The Voice of RVA Business with an assist from Stephen O’Shields interviews and chats with Dr Carolyn Hawley. (opens in a new window)
- End of March Madness May be Beginning of Problem Gambling – Cville Right Now (opens in a new window)
- WTVR Virginia This Morning (opens in a new window)
- Hard Rock Casino promotes Sportsbook and responsible gambling (opens in a new window)
- March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month: Here’s what Virginia is doing about it (opens in a new window)
- Sports betting in Virginia: navigating the risk (opens in a new window)
- 2nd Annual Problem Gambling Prevention Conference
- How to gamble safely if you choose to bet on the Big Game (opens in a new window)
- Covering the Spread: Sports gambling and addiction in Virginia (opens in a new window)
- Missouri will soon get sports betting — and a fund to help prevent problem gambling (opens in a new window)
202430
- More Men Are Addicted to the ‘Crack Cocaine’ of the Stock Market (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Lottery reminds consumers to ‘gift responsibly’ this holiday season (opens in a new window)
- What Parents Should Know About Lottery Gifts (opens in a new window)
- What Parents Should Know About Lottery Gifts (opens in a new window)
- 2024 Gift Responsibly Campaign Sets Out to Protect Youths from Gambling Risks (opens in a new window)
- Localities, state rake in casino revenues, but they can’t be sole economic strategy (opens in a new window)
- Petersburg casino likely to affect other Virginia gambling houses (opens in a new window)
- Commentary: ‘Skill’ game operators are skirting Virginia law – again (opens in a new window)
- Growing Number of Young Bettors Amid Spike in Problem Gambling (opens in a new window)
- He Lost $500,000 Gambling. Now He Helps Others Who Can’t Stop. (opens in a new window)
- Sports betting brings in tax money, gambling helpline calls (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Lawmakers Forming Gaming Commission (opens in a new window)
- How Virginia is addressing the dark side of gambling (opens in a new window)
- Gambling Addiction Hotlines Seeing Boom in Calls, With Callers Getting Younger (opens in a new window)
- As special session approaches, are skill games dead or alive? (opens in a new window)
- Problem gambling prevention conference held in Abingdon (opens in a new window)
- As options grow for in-state gambling, so does need for more prevention and treatment of problem gamblers (opens in a new window)
- OUR VIEW: The coming catastrophe (opens in a new window)
- Central Virginia fourth most affected area in Virginia Council on Problem Gambling’s 2023 report | WRIC ABC 8News (opens in a new window)
- Bristol Herald Courier Article Featuring Dr. Hawley (opens in a new window)
- Governor’s Proclamation
- Skill games unsafe for problem gamblers (opens in a new window)
- We need to talk about our gambling problem (opens in a new window)
- Experts say tax season could cause addicts to relapse (opens in a new window)
- Super Bowl betting reaches records, gambling experts warn children can get hooked too (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Explained: The never-ending battle over skill games (opens in a new window)
- WDBJ7 Investigates gambling addiction trends among Virginia’s youth (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Explained: The never-ending battle over skill games (opens in a new window)
- One year since the opening of Rivers Casino Portsmouth: The good, the bad, and the future (opens in a new window)
- Calls to Virginia’s problem gambling hotline are soaring (opens in a new window)
20236
- Virginia problem gambling services need more funding, advocates say (opens in a new window)
- ‘It pulled me right back in:’ After his gambling problem spiraled, a man now helps others tackle the issue (opens in a new window)
- Is Virginia prepared for growing easy access to gambling? (opens in a new window)
- Experts warn against gambling addiction during March Madness betting season (opens in a new window)
- March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month (opens in a new window)
- Local help is available to treat gambling addiction (opens in a new window)
20217
- With Sports Betting Legal and Casinos on the Way, Virginia Braces for a Rise in Gambling Addiction (opens in a new window)
- At What Price? (Page 24) (opens in a new window)
- Calls to Virginia gambling hotline spiked once sports betting started in January (opens in a new window)
- Problem Gambling is Part of Casino Decision (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Lottery raising awareness of National Problem Gambling Awareness Month (opens in a new window)
- How Virginia Plans to Address Problem Gambling (opens in a new window)
- Expanded Gambling Needs Awareness and Action (opens in a new window)
20205
- How the pandemic may contribute to problem gambling (opens in a new window)
- New PSA promotes Virginia Problem Gambling Hotline (opens in a new window)
- Virginia Lottery and Virginia Council on Problem Gambling help raise awareness of National Problem Gambling Awareness Month (opens in a new window)
- In Virginia, Gambling Expansion Comes With Responsibility (opens in a new window)
- As Virginia preps for casinos and sports betting, experts say state needs sharper focus on problem gambling (opens in a new window)