The NAADGS Podcast - Gambling Disorder Advocacy In Action

Amanda Winters is Program Gambling Program Administrator for the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. Amanda shares the great work being done in North Carolina to address gambling-related harms.

https://morethanagame.nc.gov/

Five Years Into Sports Betting

Five years into sports betting legalization: Breaking down the numbers

From PASPA To Present: An Oral History Of The U.S. Sports Betting Gold Rush

USA Sports Betting Integrity

Firm launches gambling integrity hotline

Extra RG Measures in Sweden

Sweden to promote further responsible gambling measures on 1 July

Mark Vander Linden is the Director of Research and Responsible Gaming with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. Mark shares insights into The Massachusetts Model and current happenings in the state as they recently launched sports wagering.

• Massachusetts Research Agenda
• Massachusetts Commitment to Responsible Gaming

AGA Responsible Marketing Code

AGA Responsible Marketing Code for Sports Wagering

Kentucky Age Limit

What's The Difference Between A Legal Wagering Age Of 18 Versus 21?

Sightline Payment Study

Payments Collaborative Study Data May Help Identify Potential At-Risk Gamblers

Maryland Sports Wagering

Maryland Sports Wagering Bills Sent To Governor Wes Moore's Desk

UK White Paper

High stakes: gambling reform for the digital age

Australia Ban on Credit Cards

Ban on credit card use in online gambling to be introduced by federal government

Ontario Advertising

Auston Matthews, take notice: Ontario wants to ban celebrities and athletes in gambling ads

Problem Gambling Awareness Month (PGAM) is a grassroots campaign that depends on the participation of NCPG state Affiliate, organizational and individual members, state health agencies, gambling companies, recovery groups and a wide range of healthcare organizations and providers. In this episode, we discuss #PGAM2023 happenings and more with Keith Whyte, Executive Director of NCPG.

March is Problem Gambling Awareness Month!

link to PGAM toolkit

Sports Wagering Handle Surpasses $200B

link to article

Georgia Sports Betting Legislation Update

link to article

Vermont Sports Betting Legislation Update

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North Carolina Sports Betting Legislation Update

link to article

Kentucky Sports Betting Legislation Update

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Texas Sports Betting Legislation Update

link to article

US Senator's Concern About the Gambling Industry

link to article

Updates to AGA Responsible Marketing Code

link to release

DC to Reallocate Problem Gambling Funding

link to release

Just two months into 2023 and we are already seeing significant shifts and changes in the gaming landscape across the United States. In this episode, Brianne helps you stay up-to-date on the ever-evolving industry and policy changes as we prepare for Problem Gambling Awareness Month!

learn more and get the 2023 PGAM Toolkit Guide & Documents

Blumenthal Demands Sports-Betting Companies Clear Off College Campuses

link to press release

Tonko Introduces Legislation to Ban Predatory Sports Betting Advertising

link to press release

Responsible Gambling Has Become The Biggest Issue Of 2023

link to article

With the holiday season in full swing, Brianne is joined by youth gambling expert Dr. Jeffrey L. Derevensky to discuss the dangers of buying lottery tickets for children. Dr. Derevensky's work was foundational in the creation of the National Council on Problem Gambling's "Gift Responsibly" campaign which raises awareness about the risks of youth gambling.

About Dr. Jeffrey L. Derevensky

You can learn more about our guest by viewing his full bio here as well as by visting http://youthgambling.com/.

Top 5 Article Links

The New York Times Articles

• Cigars, Booze, Money: How a Lobbying Blitz Made Sports Betting Ubiquitous
• Why States Were Unprepared for the Sports-Betting Onslaught
• Desperate for Growth, Aging Casino Company Embraced 'Degenerate Gambler'
• How Colleges and Sports-Betting Companies 'Caesarized' Campus Life Image

Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board warns gamblers not to leave children unattended

Gambling Companies Forced to Scrap 'Gamble Responsibly'

2022 Young People and Gambling Report

LINKS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW

• Q&A: How Betr Plans to Change the Sports Betting Market
• https://www.adhdawarenessmonth.org/
• UNLV: US Military Problem Gambling 3.5 Times Higher Than General Public
• https://uclagamblingprogram.org/
• https://freefromproblemgambling.com/
• UPCOMING WEBINAR: The Impact of Sports Betting On California

ABOUT OUR GUEST

Timothy W. Fong MD Dr. Fong is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA. Dr. Fong completed his undergraduate and medical school at Northwestern University in Chicago. He then came to UCLA and finished his residency in adult general psychiatry in 2002 and was the first accredited addiction psychiatry fellow at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute (2002-2004).

Currently, he is the co-director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program. The purpose of this program is to examine the underlying causes and course of problem and pathological gambling and to develop effective, evidence-based treatments. He is also the director of the UCLA Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship, a ACGME-accredited training program that focused on providing leading edge training in addiction psychiatry.

David L. Rebuck was nominated by Governor Chris Christie on April 29, 2011 to be the Director of the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement, the casino regulatory agency within the Department of Law and Public Safety.

In this episode, Director Rebuck highlights the importance his office places on responsible gaming. He discusses key learnings, the value of the New Jersey research program, and upcoming initiatives.

Links

• About Director Rebuck
• Rutgers Center for Gambling Studies
• New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement Responsible Gaming Reports

Every three to five years, NAADGS gathers information about problem gambling services in the United States to help stakeholders better understand how services differ from state to state. In this inaugural episode, Brianne is joined by Dr. Jeffrey J. Marotta to discuss the latest findings from the 2021 NAADGS Problem Gambling Services Survey.

You can view the 2021 Survey Here.

Top 5 Links

1. US Sports Betting Revenue Tops $10B
2. 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
3. NCPG and CCGNJ Enter Licence Agreement for 1-800-GAMBLER
4. National Conference on Gambling Addiction and Responsible Gambling
5. As Sports Betting Grows, States Tackle Teenage Problem Gambling

About Our Guest

Our guest for this inaugural podcast is Jeffrey J. Marotta, PHD. Dr. Marotta is an internationally known problem gambling and responsible gaming expert and lead researcher for the Problem Gambling Services Survey.

Dr. Marotta also serves as President and Senior Consultant with Problem Gambling Solutions, Inc. , Vice-Chair of the Board of Directors for Cascadia Whole Healthcare, Treasurer of the Board of Directors for the Oregon Problem Gambling Council, and past Affiliate Associate Professor at Oregon Health & Science University. Dr. Marotta has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nevada, Reno and is a Internationally Certified Gambling Counselor - II.

About Our Host

Brianne Doura-Schawohl is founder of Doura-Schawohl Consulting LLC. She most recently served as Vice President of US Policy and Strategic Development for EPIC Risk Management, a global harm prevention consultancy, conducting work in over 24 countries. Prior to her role at EPIC, Brianne served as Legislative Director for the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). Her experience includes a decade of leadership in advocacy, public policy, government affairs, and communications.

Doura-Schawohl's practice spans a wide range of work with executive and legislative branch officials and private sector stakeholders at the international, federal, state, and local levels of government. She has a history of achievements in United States Congressional legislative work, including a diverse portfolio of complex problem gambling policy issues. This continues to be invaluable in her ability to make a difference on behalf of people with gambling problems around the world.

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