behavioral health / problem gaming and gambling

Responding to the Gambling Crisis: Data-Driven Support For Communities

Data-Driven Support For Communities.

With the rise of legal and online gambling, communities are facing an urgent public health challenge: problem gambling is on the rise—and it’s impacting lives.

Omni Helps Communities Respond with Impact

We work with state and local leaders to deliver:

Needs Assessments & Community Readiness Assessments

Strategic Planning & State Infrastructure Development

Evaluation of Problem Gambling Programs

Environmental Scans

Statewide & Community Surveys

Media Campaigns

In-person & E-learning Curriculum Development

Key Informant Interviews & Focus Groups

Facilitation of Advisory Committees

NEW RESOURCE

Essential Elements for an Effective Problem Gambling Framework

The EPGF toolkit is a free self-assessment that guides states through five key domains, each with a scored rubric and tailored recommendations. It was developed through extensive research and review of evidence-based practices in the field, as well as direct input from problem gambling leaders in Oregon, Connecticut, Virginia, Ohio, Massachusetts, and beyond.

Access the Toolkit

What Sets Omni Apart

Behavioral health expertise rooted in decades of experience
Multi-method approach to data, strategy, and community voice
Actionable insights to reduce harm and build lasting change

Omni's Clients

Virginia

Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services

Massachusetts

City of Medford Health Department Office of Prevention and Outreach

Kentucky

Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities

Featured problem gaming and gambling projects

Essential Elements for an Effective Problem Gambling Framework (EPGF) Toolkit

Omni co-developed the EPGF Toolkit to provide state problem gambling leaders with a structured, five-domain assessment framework to evaluate their current infrastructure capacity and identify priorities for building a more equitable and effective public health response to problem gambling.

Virginia Substance Use Prevention

Since 2014, Omni has led evaluation, capacity building, and strategic planning across Virginia's SAMHSA-funded initiatives—partnering with 40+ grantee sites on technical assistance, training, and data-driven planning that have positioned Virginia as a leader in substance use, suicide, and problem gambling prevention.

Virginia Beyond the Bet Media Campaign

Omni developed the "Beyond the Bet" media campaign to help Virginia engage young adults in understanding the risks of sports betting and promoting responsible gambling behavior.

Virginia Problem Gambling and Marijuana Prevention Community Readiness Assessment

With sports betting, casinos, and recreational marijuana all newly legal at the time in Virginia, this report reveals how few communities are actually prepared to prevent the harms that come with expanded access, and what it will take to change that.

Virginia SEOW: Gaming and Gambling Impacts on Virginia Youth and Young Adults

Survey data from over 5,000 young adults in Virginia document the prevalence of gaming and gambling across the Commonwealth, revealing significant disparities in participation and negative outcomes by gender and race.

Virginia Problem Gambling Prevention Environmental Scan

Omni coordinated a statewide environmental scan to better understand Virginian’s preparedness to engage in problem gambling prevention.

Omni problem gaming and gambling experts

Mission-Driven Experts

Our problem gaming and gambling experts are motivated by a shared passion for turning their expertise in into real-world impact.

Meet Omni’s Experts

Research Manager

Bianca Gonzalez-De La Rosa

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