presentations

As part of the NCRG’s continuing effort to educate stakeholders about gambling disorders and responsible gaming, members of the NCRG staff will be traveling across the nation to conduct treatment provider workshops, speak at national conferences and meet with new groups to discuss the research and resources that the NCRG has to offer. Amy Martin, communications and outreach manager for the NCRG, will be blogging about her experiences on the road as she helps reach out to new audiences for the NCRG. Amy recently traveled to Columbia, Mo., to co-present at the NCAA Missouri Gambling Summit with Dr. Matthew Martens of the University of Missouri – Columbia.

Click below for the NCRG blog team interview with the Reece Middleton, executive director of the Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling. In this role, he oversees the development of the CORE Center of Recovery, a free residential gambling treatment program for Louisiana residents. In this interview, Mr. Middleton explained the work of the CORE Center of Recovery and discussed some of his best practices on gathering outcome data for inpatient treatment of gambling disorders. Mr. Middleton also gave advice about how to start a residential treatment program for pathological gamblers.

The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) showcases new research on gambling disorders during a poster session and reception held at the 12th annual NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction in Las Vegas, Nev. The poster session on October 2, 2011 at the Las Vegas Sands Expo and Convention Center is an opportunity for investigators to report their empirical research and converse with conference attendees about their findings. We especially encourage young investigators to submit abstracts. The deadline to submit abstracts is August 1, 2011.