Wrapping Up Responsible Gaming Education Month
With RGEM completing its September run, we recap the amazing articles published by GGB News and submitted by the experts in the field revealing a healthy diversity of opinions....
RESPONSIBLE GAMING
My Personal RG Journey
Ted Hartwell (l.) knows the pain of disordered gambling. Just as he hit the heights in his career, problem gambling brought him down. Now it’s his mission to warn...
Responsible Gaming in Indian Country: It Takes a Village
The tribal gaming industry, like the commercial side of the industry, believes that we all are responsible for helping problem gamblers. Valerie Spicer (l.), a member of the NCPG...
Responsible Gaming Efforts Keeping Pace with Changing Industry
MGM Resorts’ efforts to identify and protect problem gamblers includes a game-changing program, GameSense. Stephen Martino (l.), the company’s chief compliance officer, believes if gambling isn’t fun, people should...
Assisting Customers to Gamble in a Sustainable Way is the Only Win-Win Solution
Tools and resources that encourage and enhance gambling at a sustainable level, within affordable limits and without experiencing harms, will provide long-term benefits for individuals and businesses, writes Dr....
Gambling with Fate
How lifelong exposure to gambling led iProtekt co-founder and co-CEO Mike Borukhov (l.) to create a responsible gaming company and why that will help problem gamblers.
Responsible Gaming Goes to College
Do colleges and universities have a responsibility to monitor the gambling by their students, faculty and athletes? According to Stockton University professors Jane Bokunewicz and Sarah Grady (l. to...
Treating the Problem
Responsible gaming has a dark side, those that are afflicted with the disease of gaming addiction. But it can be treated successfully, writes Stephanie Goodman (l.), executive director of...
U.S. Compulsive and Problem Gaming – Another Patchwork
When European countries come to the U.S. to participate in iGaming or sports betting, they are often shocked about the invasiveness of U.S. regulators. Renowned gaming attorney and former...
The Future of Responsible Gaming: Harnessing the Power of Digital Payments
Tracking the financial stake of players becomes much more transparent when they utilize digital payments rather than cash. And that makes it easier to identify gamblers who may be...
What’s In a Name
Is “gambling” the same thing as “gaming”? Responsible gaming expert Brianne Marie Doura-Schawohl claims it matters what we call it, when we’re talking about a disorder.
Historic Advancements in Responsible Gaming
It used to be a discipline followed by very few people or organizations, but today responsible gaming is an important part of the industry’s maturation. But more needs to...
Problem Gambling: Regulation Is Not Working
Are responsible gaming programs designed by gaming companies effective? And if not, why not? Gambling researcher Dr. Kahlil Philander (l.) suggests that perhaps an increased involvement by regulators will...
Problem Gambling: Comorbidity & Smoking
As industry veteran and former regulator Richard Schuetz (l.)notes, compulsive gamblers usually are addicted to some other thing—drugs, alcohol, etc.—so what does the lack of a smoking ban in...
Problem Gambling Prevention: Who is Responsible & What Vital Component is Missing?
Greater public awareness and education about gambling harm is long overdue, but who is responsible and how can this be accomplished?
The More the Merrier
Gaming research needs to be upgraded to include more subjects and greater depth, according to Alan Feldman (l.), a distinguished fellow at the International Gaming Institute, University of Nevada...
Small Changes Can Make a Big Difference
Behavioral science principles can be an effective tool to reduce gambling harms, writes Dr. Sally M. Gainsbury (l.) and colleagues from the University of Sydney.
Collaborating for Success
Responsible gaming programs will only be effective when all facets of the gaming industry share their knowledge, writes Pavilion Payments CEO Christopher Justice (l.).
Will Land-Based Gaming Ever Be Responsible?
AXES.ai CEO Earle G. Hall (l.) takes a look at why brick-and-mortar gaming establishments are not using the tools necessary to minimize problem gambling.
A Work in Progress
RG programs are a dime a dozen, but are they effective? How can laymen disseminate the complex research surrounding the issue? Have no fear—as ICRG President Arthur Paikowsky (l.)...
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