Transcript THE NATIONAL CENTER for RESPONSIBLE GAMING

THE NATIONAL CENTER for
RESPONSIBLE GAMING
1996 ---
Institutions Funded by NCRG
• Boston University Medical
School
• City of Hope Medical
Center
• Harvard Medical School
• Johns Hopkins University
• Laval University
• Massachusetts General
Hospital
• McGill University
• University of Calgary
• University of CaliforniaDavis
• University of Colorado
• University of Connecticut
• University of Illinois,
Champaign-Urbana
• University of Illinois-Chicago
• University of Iowa
• University of Michigan
• University of Minnesota
• University of New Mexico
• University of South Alabama
• VA Medical Center
Cleveland
• Virginia Commonwealth
University
• Washington University
School of Medicine
• Yale University School of
Medicine
NCRG-Funded Research
Published in 130 Leading Journals
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American Journal of Public
Health
Psychology of Addictive
Behaviors
Neuron
American Journal of
Psychiatry
Neuroreport
Addictive Behaviors
Canadian Journal of
Psychiatry
Journal of American College
Health
Annals of the American
Academy of Political and
Social Science
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Harvard Review of
Psychiatry
International Clinical
Psychopharmacology
Biological Psychiatry
Psychiatric Times
Annual Review of Public
Health
Addiction
Canadian Journal of
Public Health
Molecular Psychiatry
Journal of the American
Medical Association
Journal of Consulting and
Clinical Psychology
Measuring Impact of NCRG
• NCRG grant of $54,000 supported clinical
trial of drug naltrexone at the University of
Minnesota
• Successful pilot led to $464,463 grant from
the National Institutes of Health
In 2000, NCRG established first U.S.
research center focused on gambling
disorders at Harvard Medical School
Institute for Research on
Pathological Gambling
and Related Disorders
 Supports cutting-edge research
 Awards 1/3 of its funds to non-Harvard
institutions for research
 Disseminates weekly online research reports to
thousands of readers around the world
 Co-sponsors annual NCRG conference on
Gambling and Addiction
NCRG Annual Conference on
Gambling and Addiction
Held every year in Las Vegas
and is currently in its seventh
year
 Will be held this year from
Nov. 12-14 at the Rio All-Suite
Hotel & Casino
 Draws international
participants from a broad range
of sectors involved in
gambling issues, including
government regulators, elected
officials, scientific researchers,
clinicians, gaming operators
and manufacturers
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Thanks to NCRG, we have….
• Promising treatments for gambling disorders
• Greater understanding of youth gambling
• New instruments for accurately measuring,
screening and diagnosing pathological gambling
• Important developments in how we look at all
addictions
• Better understanding among industry leaders
on how to deal with health risks among
employees
• Improved evaluations on intervention programs
• Strides in development of treatment options
based on sound science
EMERGE Training
An employee education program
designed to exceed the requirements
of company and state regulations, set
to launch this year
THE NATIONAL CENTER for
RESPONSIBLE GAMING
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