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Legalized gambling: jurisdictional comparison: Problem gambling, and the role of the regulator, Melissa R. Stephens and Chris Hinckley, 31-Jul-2011
A look at the rise of legalized gambling in Missouri and how Missouri differs from other states, Europe and Asia with regard to legalized offerings and the issue of problem gamblers. lt;brgt;lt;brgt; Melissa R. Stephens is the problem gambling programs administrator for the Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC). She oversees Missouri’s Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program, assists problem gamblers and their families in locating treatment and other resources, monitors research and provides training for MGC and casino staff. She holds an Masters of Public Administration from Bowie State University and a B.S. in Psychology from Truman State University, and has worked in the field of addiction prevention, education and outreach since 1987. lt;brgt;lt;brgt; Christopher W. Hinckley has been an attorney for the Missouri Gaming Commission since 2007 overseeing and advising on the regulation of riverboat casinos. He received a B.A in History and a M.A. in Teaching from Union College in Schenectady, NY, and graduated from the St. Louis University School of Law in 1999. Hinckley served as an officer in the United States Navy and moved to St. Louis in 1992 to teach at the Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School. Hinckley worked as a prosecutor in the Circuit Attorney's Office of the City of St. Louis until he joined the Commission in 2007. Hinckley is a member of the International Association of Gaming Regulators, the International Masters of Gaming Law, and a board member of the Sports and Entertainment Business Advisory Board.
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A look at the rise of legalized gambling in Missouri and how Missouri differs from other states, Europe and Asia with regard to legalized offerings and the issue of problem gamblers. lt;brgt;lt;brgt; Melissa R. Stephens is the problem gambling programs administrator for the Missouri Gaming Commission (MGC). She oversees Missouri’s Voluntary Self-Exclusion Program, assists problem gamblers and their families in locating treatment and other resources, monitors research and provides training for MGC and casino staff. She holds an Masters of Public Administration from Bowie State University and a B.S. in Psychology from Truman State University, and has worked in the field of addiction prevention, education and outreach since 1987. lt;brgt;lt;brgt; Christopher W. Hinckley has been an attorney for the Missouri Gaming Commission since 2007 overseeing and advising on the regulation of riverboat casinos. He received a B.A in History and a M.A. in Teaching from Union College in Schenectady, NY, and graduated from the St. Louis University School of Law in 1999. Hinckley served as an officer in the United States Navy and moved to St. Louis in 1992 to teach at the Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School. Hinckley worked as a prosecutor in the Circuit Attorney's Office of the City of St. Louis until he joined the Commission in 2007. Hinckley is a member of the International Association of Gaming Regulators, the International Masters of Gaming Law, and a board member of the Sports and Entertainment Business Advisory Board.