The Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico’s annual conference for 2026 on Problem Gambling brings together a diverse array of researchers and industry treatment professionals from all across North America to discuss wide-ranging topics in support of healing from problem gambling. Launched in 1998 by the Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico, the two-day conference stands as the first and largest conference on problem gambling in New Mexico.

The 2026 event will be held on Thursday and Friday, August 13-14 at Isleta Resort and Casino. The theme is “We Are All In This Together”. Click for registration.

The conference will deliver research-driven insights and actionable strategies for professionals addressing gambling-related challenges. Treatment providers who attend the two-day event can receive 12 CEUs, including 6 ethics credits.

Speakers and Topics scheduled for the 2026 Conference include:

• Andrew Ecker, CRC, White Bison – Evidence-Informed Group Drumming and Sound-Medicine Intervention
• Cara Macksoud – Money Habitudes Working with the Gambling Client’s Finances
• Debra Kaplan – Beyond Gambling: Addressing the Emotional Drivers of Financial and Relational Recovery
• Panel Session – Using Apps in Recovery Work
• Dr. Ruby Gibson – Somatic Archeology
• Hilarie Cash PhD – Topic TBD
• Alex De Marco – Topic TBD
• Ryan Dimeglio PhD – Screening and Assessing for Lethality Among Individuals with Gambling Problems

Please check back for information on early check-in for those pre-registered.

Discounted hotel rooms at Isleta Resort and Casino may be reserved for the 2026 RGANM Conference directly with the Isleta Resort & Casino Hotel reservations desk at (505) 724-3800, or using this link. Use Group Name/Group Code RES0826 for the discounted room rate of $144 per night plus tax. Treatment providers can learn more about problem gambling and also access more information and screening tools on our site.

The Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico’s annual conference on Problem Gambling brings together a diverse array of researchers and industry treatment professionals from all across North America to discuss wide-ranging topics in support of healing from problem gambling. Launched in 1998 by the Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico, the conference is the first and largest conference on problem gambling in New Mexico.

 

The 2025 event will be held on Thursday and Friday, July 31 to August 1 at Isleta Resort and Casino. The theme is “The Intersection Between Effective Treatment and Therapist Well-Being”. Click for registration.

The conference, in the pursuit of wellness from problem gambling, covers important topics such as promising and evidence-based treatments from east to west, indigenous, and other cultural points of view, the impact of technology, brain chemistry, trauma, co-contributing mental health issues, and the role of culture in healing. Click here for the agenda for more information. Treatment providers who attend the two-day event can receive 12 CEUs.

Join us for an engaging, two-day conference designed to tackle one of today’s most pressing issues– problem gambling. This event delivers research-driven insights and actionable strategies for professionals addressing gambling-related challenges.

Small Panel Presentation and Discussion: Sarah Nelson PhD, Harvard University and a Treatment Provider from the Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations – Building Cultures of Recovery in Tribal Communities

Heather Gray PhD, Harvard University – Gambling and Self-Harm

Noëlla Piquette, PhD, University of Lethbridge – Investigations Related to the Differences between Males and Females with Problem Gambling

Jon Grant PhD – University of Chicago – Improving Access to Care and Treatment Outcomes

Chris Willard, Harvard Medical School – The Neuroscience of Self-Compassion, Mindfulness, and Positive Psychology: Working with the Contagion of Emotional Regulation

Debra Kaplan, MA, MBA – The Power of Maladaptive Daydreaming: Treating Fantasy in Gambling Disorder, Love and Porn Addiction

Joshua Grubbs PhD, Saul Malek, Alexander Connoly– Sports Betting Panel – Three lenses: Research and Trends, Recovering Sports Gambler, and a Sports Bettor who Embraces Harm Reduction

On July 30th, early check-in for those pre-registered will be available from 5pm to 7pm in the convention center. The first 100 people to check in will receive a free book titled “The Red Road to Wellbriety”.

For discounted hotel rooms at $144 per night (plus tax), call 877-475-3827 and use code RGA0725 or book online. Treatment providers can learn more about problem gambling and also access more information and screening tools on our site.