ICRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction
23rd Annual ICRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction
Oct. 9-10, 2022
The Venetian Expo, Las Vegas
Presented by the International Center for Responsible Gaming in conjunction with Global Gaming Expo
Thanks to all who participated in the 2022 ICRG Conference! We have sent the conference evaluation via SurveyMonkey. If you did not receive an email with a link to the survey, please contact Christine Reilly (creilly@icrg.org). Attendees who need continuing education certificates, must complete the evaluation.
SUNDAY, OCT. 9, 2022
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Registration (located on the lower level of Venetian Expo in the Galileo and Marco Polo Lobby) Sponsored by Everi
10 a.m. - NOON
Pre-Con Workshop for Treatment Providers (2 CE Hours) Marco Polo 705-706
Finding Your Best Self: A New Trauma/Addiction Model for Self-help, Family, Peers and Professionals
Lisa M. Najavits, PhD, Treatment Innovations and University of Massachusetts Medical School
In this workshop, Dr. Najavits, the developer of Seeking Safety, will describe her newest model, Finding Your Best Self. It is designed for trauma and/or addiction (including problem gambling) and can be used as self-help; or delivered by family or friends, 12-step sponsors, peers or professionals. It can be done in group or individual format and offers extensive exercises and insights from people in recovery. Examples of topics are: How do people change? The language of trauma and addiction; Social pain; Why trauma and addiction go together; Forgiving yourself; The culture of silence; and How to survive a relapse.
Learning Objectives:
As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:
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Describe current understanding of trauma, addiction, and their combination
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Identify how to use the book topics in counselor-led format
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Describe how to engage clients in book topics based on their clinical needs
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Address the importance of adaptation with respect to the culture
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List key principles of the model
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Identify how topics relate to phase-based treatment for trauma and/or addiction
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Provide resources for trauma and addiction
1 p.m. Welcome (Galileo 905-907, 1005-1007)
Alan Feldman, ICRG and University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Arthur Paikowsky, ICRG
1:15 - 2:15 p.m. Plenary Session (1 CE Hour) (Galileo 905-907, 1005-1007)
Addressing Health Disparities and Building Equity: Revolutionizing a Path Forward
Victor Ortiz, National Speaker, Massachusetts
Moderator: Alan Feldman, ICRG and UNLV
Problem gambling is governed by a complex set of interrelating factors, causes and determinants ranging from biology and family history to social norms and existing statutes. Research indicates that gambling is interrelated with various health issues and disproportionately impacts individuals with mental health disorders, substance misuse disorders and communities of color. Historically, community-level experiences of gambling and communities of color are often not the focus of problem gambling/responsible gambling services and efforts. Preliminary research indicates that ethnic and racial minorities have higher rates of gambling problems than the adult general population. This presentation will define and explore health disparities and its relationship to problem gambling/responsible gambling. Additionally, it will explore key factors that contribute and maintain health disparities in problem gambling research and practice. Lastly, it will define and explore health equity strategies in order to mitigate harms associated with gambling. Participants will gain insight into the foundational elements of health disparities and strategies to promote equity within prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery supports. It will provide resources in planning and practice when working with priority population.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:
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Identify key factors that contribute to health disparities and its relationship to problem gambling/responsible gambling
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Identify strategies in building and promoting health equity
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Identify resources
2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Plenary Session (1 CE Hour) (Galileo 905-907, 1005-1007)
Gambling Helplines at a Crossroads
Cait DeBaun, American Gaming Association
Jaime Costello, National Council on Problem Gambling
Victor Ortiz, National Speaker, Massachusetts
Moderator: Christine Reilly, ICRG
Problem gambling helplines are vital for providing support and counseling to individuals and families affected by gambling disorder. Today, multiple helplines operate across the country providing referrals for individuals seeking help for a gambling problem. However, a national or multi-state advertisement may have to display more than a dozen different helplines and disclaimer language resulting in tougher to read fonts and diluted messaging. Multiple helpline numbers can cause consumer confusion as to the appropriate number to call. Another issue focuses on whether gambling helplines should be integrated with other addiction helplines in view of the high rate of co-occurring disorders among people with gambling disorder. The panel will review the issues facing the helplines and consider solutions to these problems.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:
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Critically analyze the current dilemma of gambling helplines
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Propose solutions to the current dilemma
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Explain the research on comorbidity that undergirds the idea of integrating gambling into helplines for other addictive disorders
3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break Sponsored by Paragon Gaming
4 - 5:15 p.m. Plenary Session (1.25 CE Hours). (Galileo 905-907, 1005-1007)
Building Cultures of Recovery in Tribal Nations
Debi LaPlante, PhD, Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, and Harvard Medical School
Cassie Anderson, Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations and Chippewa-Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy Indians
Moderator: Kate Spilde, PhD, MBA, Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming and San Diego State University
The Healing Lodge of the Seven Nations and the Division on Addiction have worked together for more than a decade as the Center for Indigenous Research Learning Collaboration & Excellence (CIRCLE). This session will cover CIRCLE’s tribal participatory research with seven tribal nations in the northwest. For eight years, CIRCLE has used qualitative and quantitative research methods to identify (1) risk and protective factors for addiction among tribal youth and (2) community strengths and needs for supporting the tribes’ youth in recovery from addiction. This work has led CIRCLE and its tribal partners to develop a new, culturally grounded, mental health first-response training program, xaʔtu̓s (Salish for First Face) for Mental Health. This session will include a discussion of CIRCLE research and First Face for Mental Health. It also will discuss future development activities for First Face for Mental Health, including research and capacity building.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:
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Describe risk and protective factors for addictive behavior among tribal youth
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Discuss tribal communities’ strengths and needs for providing support to tribal youth in recovery from addiction
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Explain the core concepts and strategies included in First Face for Mental Health
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Plenary Session (1 CE Hour) (Galileo 905-907, 1005-1007)
Sports Wagering: What are the health risks?
Joshua Grubbs, PhD, Bowling Green State University
Christine Thurmond, DraftKings Inc.
Moderator: Tammi Barlow, Rush Street Interactive
Most new new technologies are met with fears about addiction and online sports wagering is no exception. This session will address the health risks of sports wagering—what we know and what we don’t know. Dr. Grubbs will report on new data from the ICRG-funded study on sports wagering in the US. Christine Thurmond will discuss how one online operator is meeting the challenge of implementing responsible gambling strategies for this new form of gambling.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:
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Characterize the current scientific literature on sports wagering
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Comprehend new data about sports wagering in the US
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Critically appraise current responsible gambling programs of online gaming operators
6:30 - 8 p.m. Reception and Poster Session
MONDAY, OCT. 10, 2022
7 - 8 a.m. Open AA/GA Meeting (Marco Polo 803)
7 - 8 a.m. Networking Breakfast for All Attendees (Galileo 902-903, 1002-1003). Sponsored by MGM Resorts International
8 - 9:15 a.m. Plenary Session (1.25 CE Hours) Galileo 905-907, 1005-1007
Brain Connections: Start Talking with Clients about Gambling and the Brain
Iris Balodis, PhD., McMaster University
Deirdre Querney, MSW, City of Hamilton’s Alcohol, Drug & Gambling Services
Moderator: Christine Reilly, ICRG
“I can’t stop gambling…every time I lose, I keep coming back…why?” “It’s not fun anymore, so why do I feel like I need to gamble?” “When the casinos were closed during the pandemic, why did I switch addictions?” “How do features of a slot machine affect my brain? “Why does my brother keep gambling even when he’s lost everything?”
As someone who works with people who gamble – either as a clinician, RG specialist, or operator, how do you respond when you are asked these questions? This session will describe Brain Connections–tools you can use to educate the public about the brain and gambling. Brain Connections (www.brainconnections.ca) was developed as a partnership between problem gambling researchers and clinicians. This knowledge translation project features educational tools for the public that are designed to assist you in answering frequently asked questions about the brain, gambling and how problems might develop.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:
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Learn about the Brain Connections tools and how these apply in various settings (clinical, RG, gambling establishments)
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Accurately answer commonly asked questions about gambling and the brain
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Increase your confidence and competence in the area of gambling neurobiology
9:30 - 10: 30 a.m. Plenary Session (1 CE Hour) Galileo 905-907, 1005-1007
Ask Me Anything! The Lived Experiences of a Gaming Regulator, a Responsible Gambling Professional, a Treatment Provider and a Gambling Researcher
Paul Pellizzari, Hard Rock International
Nathan Smith, PhD, Kindbridge Research Institute
Elizabeth Thielen, LPC, PCGC, Nicasa Behavioral Health Services
Peter Cohen, The Agenda Group
Moderator: Peter Cohen, The Agenda Group
Curious about what gaming regulators do? Have you wondered about the role of responsible gambling (RG) professionals? Mystified by the work of researchers? Wondering how treatment providers do their jobs? This is your opportunity to ask a panel of professionals in RG, treatment, research, and regulation any question you like!
Learning Objectives
As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:
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Comprehend the roles that regulators, treatment providers, researchers and responsible gambling specialists play in their respective spheres to promote healthy gambling and prevent and treat gambling disorder
10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:45 - 11:45 a.m. Plenary Session (1 CE Hour) Galileo 905-907, 1005-1007
Where Does the Money Go? An analysis of gaming taxes in the states and the impact on treatment and responsible gambling
David Forman, American Gaming Association
Nancy Murray, CAGS, LCDP, ICOGS, Rhode Island Lottery and National Association of Administrators for Disordered Gambling Services
Alan Feldman, UNLV International Gaming Institute
Kathy Scanlan, former director of the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling and Association of Problem Gambling Service Administrators , ICRG
Moderator: Kathy Scanlan, former director of the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling and Association of Problem Gambling Service Administrators , ICRG
Each year, the states receive funding from the gaming industry for services such as advancing responsible gambling efforts and treatment of gambling disorder. While many states are spending these funds for their intended purpose, others are not. On the other hand, some states have struggled to expend money for treatment because of the low rate of treatment-seeking among people with gambling disorder. What can be done to address these public health issues?
Learning Objectives
As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:
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Critically analyze the current situation with state funding from a public health perspective
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Explain the research finding that most people with gambling disorder do not seek treatment
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Propose solutions to current problem
Noon – 1 p.m. Plenary Session (1 CE Hour) Galileo 905-907, 1005-1007
The Power of Language in Addiction Treatment and Responsible Gambling
Rory Pfund, PhD, Center on Alcohol, Substance Use, and Addictions, University of New Mexico
Michael J. A. Wohl, PhD, Carleton University
Moderator: Gloria Miele, PhD, UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs
Does stigmatizing language cause drop-out from addiction treatment? Does it keep gamblers from taking advantage of responsible gambling (RG) tools? The American Society of Addiction Medicine has led the way in proposing non-stigmatizing language for use by treatment professionals. Similarly, researchers working on Positive Play, a responsible gambling approach, have proposed changes in the language and concepts of RG. This session will provide treatment providers and responsible gambling professionals guidance on how to improve communication with clients and gamblers.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:
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Identify preferred terms for processes of gambling treatment
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Discuss implications of these terms in clinical practice
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Understand the challenges gambling operators face in terms of attracting interest in responsible gambling tools
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Identify positive (versus negative) responsible gambling messages and understand their influence on players
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Demonstrate how positive messaging can improve responsible gambling programming
1 - 2 p.m. Awards Luncheon Galileo 902, 903, 1002, 1003
Presentation of 2022 ICRG Scientific Achievement Awards to Sarah Nelson, PhD and James Whelan, PhD
Concurrent Special Interest Tracks
Note: All attendees are welcome to participate in either track.
2 - 3 p.m. Track for Clinicians, Researchers and Public Health Professionals (1 CE Hour) Marco Polo 806-807
Overcoming Barriers to Treatment for Gambling Disorder
Nathan Smith, PhD, Kindbridge Research Institute
James Whelan, PhD, University of Memphis
Moderator: Ted Hartwell, Desert Research Institute
Fewer than 15 percent of people with a gambling disorder seek help. Clinicians and researchers have conjectured that it could be stigma, lack of insurance, lack of resources, ambivalence or lack of awareness that gambling addiction is treatable. Throw in Covid and an increasing shortage of mental health clinicians and you have the ingredients for a mental health care crisis. The panel, which has extensive experience in telehealth, will examine solutions to this problem.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:
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Identify characteristics of what treatments work
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Identify the key barriers to effective treatment
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Analyze possible solutions to combat these treatment barriers
2- 3 p.m. Track for Industry Professionals and Regulators (1 CE Hour) Marco Polo 804-805)
Sponsored by International Game Technology (IGT)
Big Wins and their Relationship with Excessive Gambling
Matthew Tom, PhD, Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, and Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Michael Soll, The Innovation Group
Big wins might have a psychological impact upon gamblers that increases their likelihood of excessive gambling. However, there has been very little empirical research examining this effect using actual gambling data. Dr. Tom will examine both the research and responsible gambling (RG) aspects of this issue by exploring the following questions: (1) What SHOULD a big win mean to an RG-conscious gambler (psychologically, mathematically)? (2) How can we use gambling and playing data to study the big win effect? (3) Where does research into big wins go from here?
Learning Objectives
As a result of this sessions, attendees will be able to:
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Articulate different definitions of "big win" and recognize which definition a gambler or someone else might be utilizing,
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Recognize common fallacies and mistaken conclusions someone might have as a result of a big win, and
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Discuss some findings from recent studies into the big win effect.
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Track for Clinicians, Researchers and Public Health Professionals (1 CE Hour) Marco Polo 806-807
Gambling Problems among US Military Veterans
Shane Kraus, PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Moderator: Richard Taylor, BetMGM
US military veterans appear to have a higher rate of gambling problems than the civilian population. However, research on this population is scarce. Dr. Kraus will discuss his analysis of data from a large, nationally representative sample of US veterans. It represents one of the first longitudinal studies of gambling in this group.
3:15 - 4:15 p.m. Track for Industry Professionals and Regulators (1 CE Hour) Marco Polo 804-805
Sponsored by International Game Technology (IGT)
Responsible Gambling: Why the low uptake and what can be done about it?
Jade Luchauer, International Game Technology (IGT)
Michael Wohl, PhD, Carleton University
Shannon Dictson, Mescalero Responsible Gaming Cordinator and Responsible Gaming Association of New Mexico
Moderator: Garrett Farnes, MGM Resorts International
Responsible gambling (RG) specialists—in online and land-based gambling venues alike—have observed that most customers do not take advantage of RG tools. What is behind this reluctance? The panel will describe their experience with low usage of RG tools and discuss possible remedies.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this sessions, attendees will be able to:
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Delineate the current situation with low usage of RG tools
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Identify research findings on this topic
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Propose solutions to this problem
4:15 p.m. Refreshment Break
4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Track for Clinicians, Researchers and Public Health Professionals (1 CE Hour) Marco Polo 806-807
Links between Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Gambling Problems
Joshua Grubbs, PhD, Bowling Green State University
Moderator: Stephanie Goodman, The Robert Hunter International Problem Gambling Center
Gambling disorder (GD) often co-occurs with other disorders, including Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). However, researchers and clinicians do not fully understand the relationship between GD and PTSD. Dr. Grubbs will discuss his research in this area and implications for treatment.
Track for Industry Professionals and Regulators (1 CE Hour) Marco Polo 804-805
Self-exclusion: Reducing Harm, Facilitating Self-reflection, and Promoting Change
David Hodgins, PhD, University of Calgary
Moderator: Jennifer Shhatley, DPP, UNLV International Gaming Institute and Logan Avenue Consulting
Dr. Hodgins will review the evidence base on the impact of voluntary self-exclusion for reducing gambling-related harm, including his own research that compared an online self-management program with an in-person educational workshop. He will offer the implications of this research for the design and operation of self-exclusion programs.
Learning Objectives
As a result of this session, attendees will:
• Become familiar with the history of the development of voluntary self-exclusion programs, including different variants
• Become familiar with the evidence-base for voluntary self-exclusion programs
The 22nd Conference on Gambling and Addiction will feature a series of webinars. Attendance is free but advance registration is required. Attendees will earn 1.5 continuing education hours.
Please note continuing education hours are only available to participants of the live webinar and not available for viewing recorded sessions.
Thursday, October 28, 2021
2-3:30 p.m. EDT
Loss Chasing in Gambling Disorder: Clinical, Behavioral, and Data Science Perspectives
Speaker: Luke Clark, PhD, University of British Columbia
Loss chasing is a diagnostic item for Gambling Disorder and is present in many screening instruments for problem gambling. It is often discussed as a defining feature for differentiating disordered gambling from recreational gambling. But loss chasing can also be expressed in many ways, both within and between gambling episodes, and this creates an obstacle for understanding the ‘centrality’ of loss chasing. This talk will summarize three lines of research characterizing loss chasing on laboratory tasks, in authentic slot machines, and in online behavioral tracking data, in order to better establish the psychological underpinnings of this symptom.
Learning objectives:
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To understand current research on the clinical status of loss chasing as a key feature of disordered gambling
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To consider how loss chasing can be expressed behaviorally in a number of different ways, both within and between sessions
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To understand the importance of loss chasing as one of the few features of disordered gambling that can be detected in behavioral tracking data
Please Click here for webinar slides
Wednesday, August 18, 2021
2-3:30 p.m. EDT
Pharmacotherapy Treatment of Gambling Disorder
Speaker: Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD, Yale University School of Medicine
Gambling disorder, previously termed pathological gambling, has been recognized as a formal disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual since 1980. Currently, behavioral therapies and self-help groups like Gamblers Anonymous are the main treatment/intervention approaches utilized. While multiple medications have been tested in clinical trials for their efficacy and tolerability in the treatment of gambling disorder, no drug has an FDA indication for treating the condition. Data suggest that the vast majority of individuals with gambling disorder (more than 95%) have one or more co-occurring psychiatric disorder. As such, in clinical practice, selection of the most appropriate medication for treating individuals may be guided by co-occurring disorders. Data suggest that targeting these co-occurring disorders may bring benefits in both the co-occurring and gambling domains. In this webinar, a current understanding of the data supporting the use of medications in the treatment of people with gambling disorder will be presented.
Learning objectives:
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Appreciate the variety and complexities of co-occurring gambling and other psychiatric disorders.
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Understand the evidence base for the use of medications in the treatment of people with gambling disorder given the frequently co-occurring psychiatric conditions.
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Learn how different classes of medications (e.g., opioid receptor antagonists, mood stabilizers, serotonin reuptake inhibitors) and nutraceuticals (e.g., n-acetyl cysteine) may hold promise in the treatment of people with gambling disorder, particularly those with co-occurring disorders.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2021
2-3:30 p.m. EDT
Who's Responsible for Responsible Gambling?
Speaker: Heather Gray, PhD
Academics, gambling regulators, and the gambling industry increasingly espouse a shared responsibility view of preventing gambling harm. This view considers individual gamblers and external stakeholders, such as casino employees, to be jointly responsible for minimizing gambling harm. But do individual gamblers share this view? This presentation will review three years of cross-sectional surveys with participants sampled from the (MGM) MLife customer loyalty program database. In the most recent survey, fielded in January 2020 with 4,336 MLife subscribers, we observed that most participants only held individual gamblers responsible for helping prevent gambling harm. Put another way, most participants held a purely internal responsibility viewpoint. However, those who screened positive on the Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (BBGS) were more likely than those who screened negative to hold a shared responsibility viewpoint, and holding a diffuse sense of responsibility for minimizing gambling harm predicted BBGS status over and above traditional individual-level risk factors. These findings echo the previous two years of survey findings with largely non-overlapping samples. Additionally, for the first time, we observed that those who screened positive on the BBGS were more likely than their counterparts to deny personal responsibility for minimizing gambling harm to individual gamblers; that is, they were more likely to hold a purely external responsibility viewpoint. I will discuss implications of these findings for health promotion and best practices for message design in responsible gambling programs.
Heather M. Gray, PhD is director of academic affairs at the Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital and an Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has collaborated with her Division colleagues to study the development of, and recovery from, addictive disorders. In particular, she has studied how social networks and personal identities relate to alcohol and other drug use behavior. She has completed program evaluation to document how people change their lives after completing substance use disorder and wellness interventions. In collaboration with Internet and land-based gambling operators in the United States and internationally, Dr. Gray has studied how people gamble and respond to interventions designed to promote responsible gambling. She and her colleagues have secured grant funding from federal, state, and private foundation sources. Through these funds, she has developed a record that includes nearly 40 peer-reviewed publications, as well as numerous book chapters and technical reports.
Learning Objectives:
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Describe the "internal responsibility," "shared responsibility," and "external responsibility" frameworks for minimizing gambling-related harm.
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Describe the relationship between problem gambling (operationalized as scoring positive on a brief screen) and views about responsibility for minimizing gambling-related harm.
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The 21st Conference on Gambling and Addiction will feature a series of webinars. Attendance is free but advance registration is required. Watch for future announcements of the registration links. Until then save the dates. Attendees will earn 1.5 continuing education hours.
This year’s ICRG conference poster session will be fully virtual on Twitter, Oct. 15-22, 2020, Everyone is welcome to access new and exciting research on gambling and gambling disorder: Oct. 15-22, 2020. Click HERE for more information.
Please note continuing education hours are only available to participants of the live webinar and not available for viewing recorded sessions.
JULY 14, 2020 2-3:30 p.m. Eastern
New Strategies in Helping Families and Loved Ones Addressing Problem Gambling
Speaker: Lori Rugle, PhD
Families and loved ones living with the issue of problem gambling experience a broad range painful harms including financial, emotional, social and spiritual and are often left feeling shame and isolation. They often do not know where to turn for help, support and understanding. This webinar will focus on how the evidence-based treatments such as Community Reinforcement and Family Treatment and other behavioral family counseling strategies combine compassion-based, motivational and behavioral perspectives can be applied to those living with gambling disorder.
Learning objectives:
- Participants will be able to utilize strategies to help family members reinforce recovery oriented behaviors in loved ones struggling with gambling disorder.
- Participants will be able to identify how traditional language of co-dependency may contribute to stigma of families and couples living with addictive disorders.
- Participants will learn strategies to assist family members in developing self-compassion and self-care.
Culturally Adapting Evidence-based Treatments in Partnership with American Indians
Speaker: Kamilla Venner, PhD (Ahtna Athabascan)
University of New Mexico
Many Indigenous communities are concerned with substance use (SU) problems and eager to advance effective solutions for their prevention and treatment. Yet these communities also are concerned about the perpetuation of colonizing, disorder-focused, stigmatizing approaches to mental health, and social narratives related to SU problems. Foundational principles of community psychology-ecological perspectives, empowerment, sociocultural competence, community inclusion and partnership, and reflective practice-provide useful frameworks for informing ethical community-based research pertaining to SU problems conducted with and by Indigenous communities.
Dr. Venner will report on her research in this area.
Dr. Kamilla Venner is an assistant professor in the department of psychology at the University of New Mexico and research assistant professor at CASAA. Her research focuses on improving the alarming substance use related health disparities for American Indian/Alaska Natives while balancing the focus on cultural strengths, high rates of abstinence from substances, and stories of resolving alcohol problems. One avenue to improved outcomes has been to culturally adapt evidence-based treatments in partnership with AIAN communities. Cultural adaptations may include exploring cultural identity, spirituality, community, historical trauma, and traditional healing, as appropriate.
Learning Objectives:
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Participants will know the important balance of fidelity to the evidence-based treatment while culturally tailoring it to be more acceptable, appropriate, and culture positive.
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Participants will be able to name at least two of the six reasons to culturally tailor evidence-based treatments
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Participants will be able to identity at least two ways to culturally tailor evidence-based treatment for American Indian/Alaska Native people.
SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 2 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern
Redefining Responsible Gaming for Today's Gaming Industry
Panel:
- Cait DeBaun, Senior Director, Strategic Communications and Responsibility, American Gaming Association
- David Forman, Senior Director, Research, American Gaming Association
- Brianne Doura-Schawohl, Vice President, U.S. Policy and Strategic Development, EPIC Risk Management
- Alan Feldman, UNLV International Gaming Institute; Chairman, International Center for Responsible Gaming
- Kahil Philander, PhD, Assistant Professor Washington State University, School of Hospitality Business Management
Earlier this year, the Responsible Gambling Collaborative released new principles to define a path forward for responsible and problem gambling efforts in the United States. This webinar, during Responsible Gaming Education Week, will define the six effectiveness principles, provided analysis of state-level RG and PG funding, and include a panel discussion on the future of responsible gambling in the U.S.
Learning objectives:
- Define responsible gambling.
- Identify one finding from the study of where state-level responsible gambling and problem gambling funding goes.
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020 2 - 3:30 p.m. Eastern
Recognizing Stigma Embedded in Diagnostic Criteria for Substance Use Disorders
Speaker: Robert Krueger, PhD, University of Minnesota
Approaches to conceptualizing and classifying mental disorders are evolving in the wake of evidence for the limitations of traditional approaches. In this talk, I will review developments in this area of research, with an eye toward emerging approaches that have both scientific and clinical utility. I will also describe how an empirical approach can enhance our understanding of problems related to gambling.
Learning objectives:
- Describe key developments in empirical classification of psychopathology
- Explain the basis for the empirical approach to psychopathology classification
- Identify major spectrum concepts connected with an empirical approach to psychopathology, with a particular focus on gambling disorder
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Addictive Behavior Relapse: Challenges in the Treatment of Gambling Disorder and How Mindfulness May be Helpful in Breaking the Relapse Cycle
Katie Wittkiewitz, PhD, University of New Mexico
Learning objectives:
- Explain the theoretical and empirical foundations underlying a mindfulness-based approah to the treatment of gamb
- Describe the key practices, adapttations, and challenges of mindfulness practices in real world settings
- Learn the 3 minute breathing space as a specific skill that can be used with gambling clients and basic principles for conducting mindfulness-based interventions
