Reports & Studies
The Iowa Problem Gambling Services (IPGS) funds research activities to assist in evaluating current programming, as well as identify state trends to assist in meeting the needs of Iowans impacted by problem gambling.
Gambling Attitudes and Behaviors
Since 2011 the Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) has funded Surveys of Public Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Gambling conducted by the Center for Social and Behavioral Research (CSBR) at the University of Northern Iowa (UNI). The primary purpose of these surveys is to collect data from adult Iowans who are 18 and older to assess:
- Prevalence of problem gambling;
- Attitudes toward gambling and publicly-funded gambling treatment services; and
- Types and frequency of gambling activities.
Gambling Attitudes and Behaviors: A 2011 Survey of Adult Iowans 
Gambling Attitudes and Behaviors: A 2013 Survey of Adult Iowans
Executive Summary
Gambling Attitudes and Behaviors Among Iowa College Students (2013)
Executive Summary
Gambling Attitudes and Behaviors: A 2015 Survey of Adult Iowans 
Gambling Attitudes and Behaviors: A 2018 Survey of Adult Iowans
Iowa Gambling Treatment Outcomes (IGTO) Reports
The purpose of the Iowa Gambling Treatment Outcomes Monitoring System is to assess the extent to which problem gambling treatment services provided via the Office of Problem Gambling Treatment and Prevention are associated with positive outcomes for patients who received problem gambling treatment from the IDPH funded problem gambling treatment programs.
IGTO 2004-2013 Reports
IGTO: 2015 Report
IGTO: 2018 Reports
IYS 2012: Problem Gambling Questions Report
IYS 2014: Problem Gambling Questions Report
IYS 2016: Problem Gambling Questions Report
Iowa Problem Gambling Services Annual Report
Other Iowa Problem Gambling Services Reports
Developing Problem Gambling Distance Treatment Services in Iowa
Gambling and Problem Gambling in Iowa, Volberg, 1995
Healthy Iowans 2010, Chapter 20 Substance Abuse and Problem Gambling (Mid-Course Revision)
Increasing Gambling Treatment Enrollment in Iowa
Internet Poker: A Public Health Perspective
Iowa Department of Public Health Gambling Treatment Services: Four Years of Evidence
Iowa Gambling Treatment Program Evaluation Services Project: Follow-up Study Final Report
Other Problem Gambling Related Reports
2016 Survey of Problem Gambling Services in the United States (APGSA/NCPG)
Reinvesting In Iowa (Charitable Giving, Iowa Gaming Association)
Socioeconomic Impact of Gambling on Iowans (2014)
Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission Studies