The NCPG has been granted a temporary restraining order to keep the national portion of the hotline online in the meantime.
NCPG in dispute with NJ problem gambling group
While NCPG operates and maintains 1-800-GAMBLER, the group actually licenses the number from the CCGNJ.
In a lawsuit filed in Mercer County Superior Court in New Jersey, NCPG summed up the situation regarding ownership of the number:
“As part of its operation of 800-GAMBLER, CCGNJ has obtained a registered trademark for the number itself and has a license that allows it to control the routing of calls that are made to that specific phone number.”
In June 2022, the NCPG entered into an agreement with CCGNJ to license the number for national use outside of New Jersey at a rate of $150,000 a year. That three-year agreement technically ..