GAMBLING DISORDERS 360°

Gambling play management systems are preventative tools used to keep patrons within set budget limits.  PlayMyWay is the first used within a casino setting with the US, described as “innovative budgeting tool designed to allow customers the ability to monitor the amount of money they spend on electronic gaming machines, and to inform their decision to continue or stop play” (Tom et al., 2017).

Brief motivational interviews, “a widely disseminated clinical app

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Gambling disorder can manifest in different ways, including financial distress.  As an attempt to find those that may be suffering from at-risk gambling problems, Dr.

The gambling industry is often scrutinized for its influence on gambling research studies.  This scrutiny is based upon the belief that industry funders have an agenda that seeks to influence the research that it funds.  A previous

This year’s Gambling Disorder Screening Day is Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Sponsored by the Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, the event offers free resources to make hosting Screening Day easier than ever. Any provider or organization can host. Registration is not required to use these free resources. To learn more about the Toolkit and how to navigate it, visit www.divisiononaddiction.org.

Internet gambling has grown substantially over the past decade and with this growth, comes the risk of gambling problems among participants.  In order to study the economic tendencies of online gambling subscribers, Tom, et al.

The National Center for Responsible Gaming is pleased to announce that it has, to this date, funded 418 scientific publications relating to gambling disorder.  The NCRG, which began funding research in 1996, has allocated more than $18 million dollars for Seed Grants, Large Grants, New Investigator Grants, and Center of Excellence Grants.  These projects are sorted by year at http://www.ncrg.org/research-center/ncrg-funded-research/project-grants.

Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) is growing rapidly within the gambling industry, as it allows players the opportunity to create their own “fantasy teams” of individual players and compete for cash-prizes.  Some stakeholders have expressed concerns over the dangers of DFS and related harm players may experience from its accelerated nature of play.   Sarah Nelson, PhD, from Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School, set out to explore DFS data.

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