In this episode of The Collector’s Compass, Alyx sits down with the Problem Gambling Coalition of Colorado (PGCC), alongside Chigbo Nzoiwu and Jamie Glick, for a thoughtful, grounded conversation about where gambling harm, collecting, and modern behavior patterns increasingly intersect—and how education and harm reduction can keep pace without jumping to conclusions.

Chigbo and Jamie bring a frontline public-health perspective shaped by years of prevention, education, and recovery work at the state level. Together, they explore how PGCC defines gambling harm, what has changed in recent years, and why many people now enter support systems without ever identifying as “gamblers.” Rather than forcing conclusions, the conversation stays rooted in observation, lived experience, and the ways harm often shows up before language catches up. ...