The NCPG is a council comprising 13 members with expertise in psychiatry and psychology, social services, counselling, legal, rehabilitative as well as religious services. The Council's first two-year term began on 31 August 2005, and it is now in its fourth term:

The Council's main roles are:

• To provide advice and feedback to MCYS on social concerns related to gambling, gambling problems and problem gambling.
• To support and implement effective programmes with regard to:
  • Public education on problem gambling;
  • Public communications and consultation of stakeholders with regard to gambling, gambling problems and problem gambling;
  • Responsible gambling practices of legalised gambling operators;
  • Research into problem gambling; and
  • Prevention and treatment services for problem gamblers and their families.
• To execute casino exclusions in accordance with the Casino Control Act and within prevailing policies on casino social safeguards.

MCYS provides secretariat support to the Council.

Working with the community to reduce the impact of problem gambling on individuals, families and society.

The logo is a typographic symbol of the Council's mission to address problem gambling. The alphabet N consists of 2 connected parts and depicts the close partnership and collaboration between the Council and community to address the issue at a national level. The C, which represents the Council, is shown to cover the P (problem) and this signifies the Council's efforts to curb problem gambling.

Red is selected because it is the warmest of colours and symbolises the passion and energy of the Council, while black symbolises the pain that problem gambling brings to individuals, families and society as a whole. The letter N therefore consists of both colours to signify the passion and energy of our national efforts to fight problem gambling. NCPG logo NCPG Logo in 3 vernacular languages