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March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month

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Awareness Plus Action Needed with Increased Sports Betting

As March Madness builds to a crescendo with an estimated $10 billion in bets that will be placed on the NCAA basketball championship games, calls to the National Problem Gambling Helpline (1-800-522-4700) are expected to spike significantly during the month. Sports betting is now legal in many states, and research demonstrates that young males and athletes have an increased risk of developing a gambling problem. So it is especially important to communicate this message to the public now.

For the eighteenth year in a row, the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) is dedicating the month of March to helping people affected by problem gambling. Approximately 2 million U.S. adults (1 percent of the national population) are estimated to meet formal criteria for gambling addiction, and an additional 4 to 6 million (2 to 3 percent) are estimated to be experiencing gambling problems. On average, each individual affected by gambling addiction impacts an additional seven to twenty people in their families and communities. Yet for many, gambling remains a hidden addiction.

Using the tagline #AwarenessPlusAction, the National Council on Problem Gambling developed Problem Gambling Awareness Month (#PGAM) to raise awareness of the prevention, treatment and recovery services available to individuals adversely affected by gambling. This grassroots campaign brings together a wide range of stakeholders, among them public health organizations, advocacy groups including NCPG state affiliates, and gambling operators. They work collaboratively to publicize issues such as how to identify if someone has a gambling disorder, how to get help, and that treatment works – in short, that hope and help exist. NCPG is providing a special web page to give information on local state activities and events – participants may share them via a link on www.ncpgambling.org/pgam.

Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM) is designed to achieve three goals:

-to increase public awareness of problem gambling
-to increase the availability of prevention, treatment and recovery services
-to encourage healthcare providers to screen clients for problem gambling

NCPG provides information materials and special graphics in the PGAM Toolkit on its website, which may be used without charge by anyone who wants to participate in advocacy and awareness activities this March. Each year, hundreds of organizations do.

“March Madness is a time when we see an increase in gambling and more outreach for our services. PGAM is important to me – and NCPG and our partners as a whole – because we want to help individuals with problem gambling, and this is the peak time for raising awareness of the issue,” said Keith Whyte, Executive Director of the National Council on Problem Gambling.

Problem gambling, gambling disorder and gambling addiction are formal terms that professionals working in this field use to describe a spectrum of gambling behavior patterns that compromise, disrupt or damage personal, family or vocational pursuits.

PGAM will also include a Gambling Disorder Screening Day on March 10, 2020, hosted in collaboration with the Cambridge Health Alliance, a nonprofit health organization headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Gambling Disorder Screening Day is an international event designed to support health care providers in the identification of gambling disorder. All too often, this disorder leads to financial, emotional, social, occupational and physical harms, yet many cases go undetected due to the limited availability of accessible assessments to identify this problem. Screening Day addresses the issue and provides tools to detect gambling-related problems as early as possible.

The Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling (LACG) is one of many organizations preparing for PGAM. “Together we can help thousands of people this March to become Aware and to take Action towards getting help for gambling addiction,” said Janet Miller, Executive Director of LACG and member of NCPG’s Board of Directors. “We have provided highly successful treatment for many people. Please call or text 1-800-522-4700 today to get started. We understand. ”

About the National Council on Problem Gambling

Based in Washington DC, the National Council on Problem Gambling is the only national nonprofit organization that seeks to minimize the economic and social costs associated with gambling addiction by working with constituents in all facets of gambling.

If gambling becomes a problem, NCPG urges people who gamble, as well as their loved ones, to contact the National Problem Gambling Helpline, which offers hope and help without judgment or shame. If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, call or text 1-800-522-4700 or visit www.ncpgambling.org/chat. Help is available 24/7 – it is free and confidential.

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GGPoker sets $300m guarantee for 2026 GG World Festival series

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Online poker festival runs May 3 to June 9 and includes a $3m leaderboard plus three $10m guaranteed flagship events.

GGPoker has announced the return of its GG World Festival tournament series, set to run from May 3 through June 9, 2026. The operator said the schedule will offer $300,000,000 in guaranteed prizes across the series, up from the $250m guarantee it offered last year.

The festival is split into four buy-in tiers: Low ($3–$25), Medium ($26–$150), High ($151–$1,050) and Super ($1,051+). GGPoker said the series will include hundreds of tournaments over five weeks.

GGPoker is also bringing back its festival leaderboard with $3,000,000 in additional prizes across the four tiers: $300K (Low), $700K (Medium), $1M (High) and $1M (Super).

Three events will anchor the schedule, each with a $10,000,000 guarantee: the $525 World Bounty Festival (Day 2) on May 18, the $10,000 GGMillion$ Main Event (Day 2) on May 25, and the $1,500 GG World Championship (Day 2) on June 1.

“Last year we set the bar at $250 million, and the community response was legendary,” said Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker Global Ambassador. “But at GGPoker, we don’t just want to meet expectations; we want to smash them over and over again. This year, we’re going to $300 million. Whether you’re playing a $3 Low Tier tournament or the $10K GGMillion$ Main Event, you’re part of the biggest thing to ever happen in online poker. This is the stage where legends are made.”

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GGPoker Shatters Records with Monumental $300M-Guaranteed GG World Festival

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The world’s biggest online poker series returns with a history-making prize pool, $3M leaderboard, and three $10M flagship events

GGPoker, the World’s Biggest Poker Room, today announces the return of the GG World Festival, the richest tournament series in the history of online poker. Running from May 3 through June 9, this year’s festival features a staggering $300,000,000 in guaranteed prizes, the largest total guarantee ever offered in a single online series, eclipsing last year’s record-setting $250M prize pool.

The 2026 edition of the GG World Festival has been designed by poker players, for poker players, with hundreds of individual tournaments running over five action-packed weeks. To ensure players of all bankrolls can participate in the record-breaking action, the schedule is divided into four buy-in tiers:

  • Low Tier: $3 – $25 buy-in
  • Medium Tier: $26 – $150 buy-in
  • High Tier: $151 – $1,050 buy-in
  • Super Tier: $1,051+ buy-in

In addition to the massive tournament guarantees, the GG World Festival Leaderboard returns with $3,000,000 in extra prizes, rewarding the most consistent performers across all four tiers throughout the series ($300K in prizes for the Low Tier Leaderboard, $700K for the Medium Tier Leaderboard, $1M in prizes for the High Tier Leaderboard and $1M in prizes for the Super Tier Leaderboard).

2026 Festival Highlights

The series is anchored by three marquee events, each boasting a $10,000,000 prize guarantee:

  • May 18 – $525 World Bounty Festival [Day 2] – $10M GTD: The fan-favorite format where any knockout could lead to a massive, life-changing mystery bounty
  • May 25 – $10,000 GGMillion$ Main Event [Day 2] – $10M GTD: The premier high-stakes showdown, attracting the world’s elite players and “Super Tier” specialists
  • June 1 – $1,500 GG World Championship [Day 2] – $10M GTD: The ultimate test of skill, crowning the 2026 champion with a massive eight-figure prize pool

“Last year we set the bar at $250 million, and the community response was legendary,” said Daniel Negreanu, GGPoker Global Ambassador. “But at GGPoker, we don’t just want to meet expectations; we want to smash them over and over again. This year, we’re going to $300 million. Whether you’re playing a $3 Low Tier tournament or the $10K GGMillion$ Main Event, you’re part of the biggest thing to ever happen in online poker. This is the stage where legends are made.”

Players can qualify for festival events through an extensive schedule of satellites and promotions at GGPoker. New players can also jump into the action with the GGPoker Welcome Bonus and the Honeymoon for Newcomers promotion.

For more information about this year’s GG World Festival, please visit: ggpoker.com/tournaments/ggpoker-world-festival

 

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Plaza adds Monday Night RAW ticket raffle to WrestleMania 42 viewing party

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Downtown Las Vegas casino also brings in WWE Hall of Famer Rob Van Dam for a live Q&A on April 18.

Plaza Hotel & Casino will host WrestleMania 42 viewing parties on April 18 and April 19 in its showroom in downtown Las Vegas, adding a ticket giveaway for WWE Monday Night RAW on the second night.

The casino said all guests attending the Sunday, April 19 viewing party can enter a free raffle to win two tickets to Monday Night RAW on Monday, April 20 at T-Mobile Arena, seated in one of the venue’s premier Loge Boxes.

On Saturday, April 18, the Plaza will feature WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Rob Van Dam (RVD) as a special guest. The property said RVD—also billed as “Mr. Monday Night”—will lead a live Q&A at 1:30 p.m. ahead of the WrestleMania 42 start time at 3 p.m., and will be available for autographs and photo ops.

Both events are 21+ and run in the Plaza showroom, with doors opening at 1 p.m. and the viewing party starting at 3 p.m. The Plaza said it will offer drink specials and buckets of beer priced at $30 for domestic brands and $35 for imported.

Tickets with seat selection are priced at $40 per person (plus fees and taxes), according to the casino, with details and purchasing available via the Plaza’s website.

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