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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Gamblers Anonymous Meetings by State." National Research Council. 1999. Pathological Gambling: A Critical Review. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6329.
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E Gamblers Anonymous Meetings by State

 

1995a

1996b

1998c

Change from 1995 to 1998

Alabama

6

6

6

NC

Alaska

3

3

5

+2

Arizona

14

20

39

+25

Arkansas

1

1

1

NC

California

94

110

121

+27

Colorado

9

13

15

+6

Connecticut

18

20

24

+6

Delaware

3

4

6

+3

Florida

40

50

48

+8

Georgia

4

4

12

+8

Hawaii

3

1

1

-2

Idaho

2

3

4

+2

Illinois

29

34

53

+24

Indiana

12

16

16

+4

Iowa

9

21

32

+23

Kansas

4

4

7

+3

Kentucky

9

9

11

+2

Louisiana

24

34

56

+32

Maine

2

3

3

+1

Maryland

17

16

17

NC

Massachusetts

29

26

32

+3

Michigan

16

17

28

+12

Minnesota

43

56

56

+13

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Gamblers Anonymous Meetings by State." National Research Council. 1999. Pathological Gambling: A Critical Review. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6329.
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1995a

1996b

1998c

Change from 1995 to 1998

Mississippi

13

15

16

+3

Missouri

10

11

17

+7

Montana

45

40

53

+8

Nebraska

7

11

12

+5

Nevada

63

70

101

+38

New Hampshire

4

4

5

+1

New Jersey

51

49

49

-2

New Mexico

4

7

9

+5

New York

121

112

129

+8

North Carolina

6

7

7

+1

North Dakota

5

5

6

+1

Ohio

43

44

51

+8

Oklahoma

4

4

4

NC

Oregon

25

34

44

+19

Pennsylvania

45

48

43

-2

Rhode Island

5

7

8

+3

South Carolina

20

16

27

+7

South Dakota

19

27

30

+11

Tennessee

9

14

11

+2

Texas

19

20

18

-1

Utah

3

3

2

-1

Vermont

0

0

3

+3

Virginia

5

5

7

+2

Washington

16

15

18

+2

West Virginia

4

6

3

-1

Wisconsin

25

28

40

+15

Wyoming

1

1

1

NC

Total

963

 

1,074

1,307

 

a Source: Gamblers Anonymous International Directory 1995, Gambler's Anonymous International Service Office. Los Angeles, CA 1995.

b Source: Gamblers Anonymous International Directory 1996, Gambler's Anonymous International Service Office. Los Angeles, CA 1996.

c Source: Gamblers Anonymous International Service Office. Los Angeles, CA, 1998. Web site visited September 16, 1998. <http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/mtgdirTOP.html>

Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Gamblers Anonymous Meetings by State." National Research Council. 1999. Pathological Gambling: A Critical Review. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6329.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Gamblers Anonymous Meetings by State." National Research Council. 1999. Pathological Gambling: A Critical Review. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6329.
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