2025 Responsible Gaming Grants
This grant provides funding for various organizations to implement programs that educate the public, support treatment, and promote recovery from gambling-related harms, targeting groups such as children, military personnel, and athletes.
Description
The Division of Gaming has approved multiple grants under the Responsible Gaming Grants program for 2024, supporting initiatives to address gambling-related harms through education, research, treatment, and recovery programs. A total of seven projects have been funded, targeting diverse needs such as public awareness, youth education, military populations, and athlete wellbeing.
The Problem Gambling Coalition of Colorado (PGCC) received $599,500 for the Problem Gambling Awareness & Education Project (Year 2), aimed at expanding media outreach, community engagement, and campaign performance evaluation. Additionally, the Problem Gambling Center was granted $149,540.60 to enhance accessibility, integrate holistic services, and use data-driven approaches to improve efficiency and sustainability.
Kindbridge Research Institute was awarded funding for five initiatives. The Healthy Gaming Education Program, receiving $71,500, focuses on educating children about the risks of gaming-related gambling mechanisms. The Screening and Telehealth Enhancement for Gambling Disorder (STEGD) Initiative was allocated $500,060 to develop care pathways, screening tools, and telehealth components for gambling disorder treatment. The Colorado Military Problem Gambling Program (Phase 2) was granted $404,910 for telehealth services, ROTC training, and a military research fellowship. The Colorado Athlete Wellbeing Program (Phase 2), funded at $171,710, aims to expand mental health support and incorporate advanced research methods. Finally, the Stanford Gambling Addiction Therapy Study (SGATS) in Colorado received $63,250 to advance evidence-based treatment methodologies in partnership with Stanford University.
The grants reflect a comprehensive strategy to mitigate gambling-related harms, emphasizing education, innovative treatment approaches, and community-focused initiatives. These projects aim to address various demographics, including children, military personnel, and professional athletes, and to enhance public understanding and treatment of gambling disorders statewide.