The Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey (CCGNJ), owner of the 1-800-GAMBLER national hotline for problem gambling, has rejected the National Council on Problem Gambling’s (NCPG) attempts to go to arbitration over control of the number.
The NCPG has operated the number nationally for the past three years under a license from the CCGNJ, paying $150,000 annually. The license expired in May, and the two organizations have been in a legal dispute over renewal of the license.
According to the contract, in cases of dispute, the two parties should seek mediation, and if mediation fails, they can go to arbitration.
