The seventh of our Twelve Traditions states: “Every G.A.A. group ought to be fully self-supporting, declining outside contributions.” We have no dues or fees, but we do have some expenses.

Only members can make contributions.

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Zelle has smaller fees than PayPal, ensuring more of your contribution reaches GAA.

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For contributions of $3 or more, feel free to request a chip for marking game-free time. Specify the time (24 hours, 1-11 months, 18 months, or 1-13 years) in the special instructions field and either add your mailing address or enable “Share your mailing address.” (For multiple chips, please use the order form.)

Current expenses include Zoom hosting, website hosting, and domain names, costing about $600 per year. Upcoming expenses will include non-profit incorporation and printing literature.

We accept no money from any organizations or from any individuals who are not members. We do not use our funds to contribute to any other cause or organization, no matter how worthy.

At the group level, our funds are typically used to pay for renting meeting space and buying literature. Excess funds are typically passed along to our service structure, called GAA International Services.

At the International Services level, our funds are used to pay for creating and publishing our literature, answering inquiries, and maintaining our website. Any excess funds would be used toward lowering the prices of our literature.

The eleventh of our Twelve Traditions states: “Our public relations policy is based on attraction rather than promotion; we need always maintain personal anonymity at the level of press, radio, films and internet.”

We welcome publicity in the media. Our sole mission is to carry the message of hope and recovery from the effects of gaming addiction to fellow sufferers. For those trapped in the vicious cycle of compulsive gaming, the simple fact that a recovery fellowship exists for their support can be life changing (or life saving) information.

Since we have a tradition of anonymity and non-promotion, we leave it to interested media professionals, friends, and supporters to write about us at the public level. The only publicity we create ourselves are the informational content found on this website and simple directions on how to find GAA meetings and contact our members.

Anonymity is an important aspect of our fellowship. We honor the anonymity of each newcomer and each member. Since we have no official spokesperson, we ask that no member creates such an impression by speaking to the media on behalf of the whole GAA membership. To prevent such an impression, we ask the media to support us by omitting from any articles or videos the full name and identifiable photograph of any person being identified as a member of GAA.

To seek interviews with GAA members, write outreach@gaais.org

The tenth of our Twelve Traditions states: “Gaming Addicts Anonymous has no opinion on outside issues; hence the GAA name ought never be drawn into public controversy.”  GAA as a whole has no opinions to state on any controversial issue, including issues related to video gaming and the diagnosis of gaming addiction. The only public statements made by GAA are found on this website.