05/08/2026
Welcome back to our partner spotlight series, which highlights some of the fantastic organisations we work with to help our users better understand the support available.
Each of our partners does amazing work across the gambling harm space and explains, in their own words, how and when you can access these services.
Name of Organization
Kansas National Problem Gambling Helpline
What you do
- Kansas strives to promote player health through gambling literacy by providing education about responsible gambling, reducing gambling-related harm, and connecting Kansans to needed support.
- KDADS provides access to a 24/7 helpline that offers callers resources such as connecting to treatment providers, information on GA meetings, Gamban access code for 1 free year, and information on the Kansas Voluntary Exclusion and Sports Wagering Exclusion Programs.
- KDADS offers free training to become a Kansas Certified Gambling Counselor.
- KDADS offers grants to improve community level strategies advancing data-driven problem gambling and gaming awareness, prevention, education, and promoting the availability of treatment services and recovery for problem gamblers and affected others in the counties of their responsibility.
Where these services are available
Services are available to all Kansans across the state.
Who can access these services
All Kansans experiencing gambling-related or gaming-related harm.
How people can access these services
Kansans can receive support by calling 1-800-GAMBLER, texting 800GAM or chatting online at NCPGambling.org/chat.
Are these services free?
Yes, all Kansas residents can receive confidential, no-out-of-pocket-cost treatment. These services are paid for by Kansas’s Problem Gambling and Addictions Fund.
How have we made a difference?
This is a success story an older Kansan shared about their journey with gambling addiction treatment and recovery.
“I was seriously addicted to gambling for 30 years. I lost my inheritance, most of my income, and was unable to pay my credit card debts. I began therapy and have been in recovery for two years. Now, I can care for myself, buy groceries, and even quit smoking! Attending a weekly support group has been beneficial to my recovery, and I have not relapsed. As an older Kansan, I needed support to find the willingness to change, improve my life, and maintain recovery.”
