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TABLE OF CONTENTS The NCRG Continues to Innovate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2015 Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 The Path Forward. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 NCRG Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 AGEM-AGA Golf Classic Presented by JCM Global. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 2015 NCRG Annual Donors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2015 NCRG Conference Sponsors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Ensuring Integrity of NCRG-Funded Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Building the Knowledge Base: NCRG Research. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2015 NCRG Research Awards. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Scientific Advisory Board. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Peer Review Panel Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 NCRG-Funded Publications Released in 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Education and Outreach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction. . . . . . . . . . . Conference Planning Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCRG Scientific Achievement Award and Poster Awards. . . . . . . . NCRG Scientific Achievement Award Selection Committee . . . . . . NCRG@IAGA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Webinars and Treatment Provider Workshops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gambling Disorder Screening Day . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCRG on Social Media. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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The National Center for Responsible Gaming’s (NCRG) mission is to help individuals and families affected by gambling disorder by supporting the finest peer-reviewed, scientific research on the disorder; encouraging the application of new research findings to improve prevention, diagnostic, intervention and treatment strategies; and advancing public education about gambling disorder and responsible gaming.
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n 2015, the National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) made great strides in furthering its innovative efforts to understand gambling disorder, provide insights into treatments for individuals affected by gambling disorder, and enhance the education of clinicians, public health professionals, gaming regulators and industry representatives on gambling disorder and responsible gaming. Cutting-edge research supported by the NCRG studied various aspects of the disorder, from basic science on animal models that can be used for testing drugs to experimenting with technology such as text messaging to reduce gambling problems among college students. Some projects experimented with new approaches to gambling disorder such as the University of Maryland School of Medicine investigation that is testing the feasibility and effectiveness of screening for gambling problems in primary care clinics. Such innovative studies will help us develop more effective outreach to disordered gamblers. The NCRG also advanced the cause of expanded screening through participation in Gambling Disorder Screening Day sponsored by the Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. Through this event, the NCRG distributed the Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen (BBGS) to more than 2,000 clinicians and treatment organizations throughout the nation. Many of the NCRG’s 2015 activities extended beyond US borders. For example, the first-ever NCRG@IAGA program was held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) in Vancouver, BC. The daylong conference focused on the research base for responsible gaming issues relevant to gaming regulators and the gaming industry worldwide. We thank IAGA for this opportunity to present an evidence-based program for the individuals who develop and implement responsible gaming programs. None of these accomplishments would be possible without the NCRG donors, our many partner organizations and the scientists who work on NCRG-funded grants and serve as members of the peer review panels and the Scientific Advisory Board. On behalf of the NCRG Board of Directors, we want to thank all who helped the NCRG maintain a high quality, innovative program addressing the needs of individuals and families affected by gambling disorder. Sincerely,
Alan M. Feldman
Chairman of the National Center for Responsible Gaming
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2015 NCRG BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Executive Vice President Global Government and Industry Affairs MGM Resorts International
Executive Director, International Gaming Institute Professor, William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration Philip G. Satre Chair in Gaming Studies University of Nevada, Las Vegas
CHAIRMAN Alan M. Feldman
PRESIDENT Phil Satre
Chairman International Game Technology
SECRETARY AND TREASURER Christine Reilly
Senior Research Director National Center for Responsible Gaming
Bo Bernhard, PhD
Sue Cox
Founding Executive Director Texas Council on Problem and Compulsive Gambling
Jonathan S. Halkyard
Chief Operating Officer Extended Stay America Hotels
Thomas A. Jingoli
Chief Compliance Officer/Senior Vice President Konami Gaming, Inc.
Mark Lipparelli
Founder Gioco Ventures LLC State Senator, Nevada
Kathleen M. Scanlan
Executive Director Association of Problem Gambling Service Administrators
Katherine Spilde, PhD, MBA
Chair, Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming Associate Professor L. Robert Payne School of Hospitality & Tourism Management San Diego State University
Mark Vander Linden
Director of Research and Responsible Gaming Massachusetts Gaming Commission
Andrew Zarnett Managing Director Deutsche Bank
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THE PATH FORWARD
aving joined the NCRG team just this past March, I did not have the opportunity to participate in building the 2015 accomplishments. As you will see in this report they are many and they significantly contribute to the field of gambling disorder research, further solidifying NCRG’s position as the leading organization funding scientific research on gambling disorder. It is a privilege to serve as the executive director and collaborate with colleagues with broad and deep expertise to forge the next chapter of the NCRG. The NCRG’s Pubic Health Initiative, kicked-off in July 2016, is that next chapter. You will learn about the details in the NCRG 2016 Annual Report. Briefly, the initiative is intended to provide guidance to state departments of health, public health professionals, state legislators and other public officials on the development and implementation of evidence-based public health policy on gambling disorder. The timeliness of the Initiative is optimal as the gaming industry is continuing to expand and innovate while public authorities seek to understand and manage the changes based on the needs of their constituencies. Utilizing a public health perspective, the NCRG will be investigating not only the multidimensional relationships among gambling disorder and its comorbidities, but also the strategic processes by which changes in public policy are implemented. Both are needed in order to develop a more in-depth understanding of gambling disorder, its diagnosis, its impact and its effective treatment. I look forward to meeting the many NCRG donors and partners and engaging them in the new chapter for the NCRG, further advancing research, treatment, education and awareness of gambling disorder.
NCRG STAFF Russell A. Sanna, PhD Executive Director
Christine Reilly
Senior Research Director
Nathan Smith Program Officer
Ariana Fox
Office Manager
The NCRG is headquartered at 900 Cummings Center, Suite 324-T, Beverly, MA 01915 (978.338.6610)
Sincerely,
Russell A. Sanna, PhD
Executive Director
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AGEM-AGA GOLF CLASSIC PRESENTED BY JCM GLOBAL
he 17th annual AGEM/AGA Golf Classic Presented by JCM Global raised $140,000 for the NCRG – a record amount. More than 144 players from across the gaming industry spectrum participated in the tournament on the perfect and legendary greens of Cascata in Boulder City, Nev. Over its history, the event has raised more than $1.45 million for the NCRG. The 2015 tournament sponsors included Aristocrat Technologies, Inc., Caesars Entertainment, CPI, Gaming Laboratories International, HIKAM America, Inc., KICTeam, Inc., Konami Gaming, G2E/Reed Exhibitions, Patriot Gaming & Electronics, VSR Industries, the Association for Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM), the American Gaming Association (AGA), Scientific Games, JCM Global, National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA), Casino Enterprise Management and Ainsworth Game Technology.
The presentation of the proceeds from the 2015 Golf Classic to the NCRG – (l-r) Ron Rosenbaum, AGA COO; Alan Feldman, NCRG Chairman; JCM President Terry Ozawa; AGEM President Tom Jingoli; and JCM VP of Global Marketing Tom Nieman
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2015 NCRG ANNUAL DONORS
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ince1996, more than $27 million has been pledged to the NCRG thanks to the generous support of gaming operators and gaming-related manufacturers and businesses. The following companies were contributors to the NCRG in 2015.
$300,000+
Las Vegas Sands Corp.* MGM Resorts International*
$100,000 - 199,000 JCM Global
$50,000 - 99,000
Boyd Gaming Corporation* Caesars Foundation Penn National Gaming*
SPONSOR $10,000 - 49,000
Pinnacle Entertainment*
INDIVIDUAL DONORS
Alan Feldman, Kathleen Scanlan * Denotes multi-year pledge. Above amounts include pledged gifts and contributions through conference sponsorships.
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2015 CONFERENCE SPONSORS Special thanks to our host sponsor, Las Vegas Sands Corp. PLATINUM
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SILVER
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Thanks also to Global Gaming Expo and the American Gaming Association for their support of the NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction.
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ENSURING THE INTEGRITY OF NCRG-FUNDED RESEARCH Gaming Industry
The NCRG’s funders — mostly gaming companies and suppliers — make contributions to the NCRG.
National Center for Responsible Gaming
The NCRG keeps a portion of the funds for education and outreach initiatives, while the bulk of the funds are distributed to research projects as directed by the independent Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) and peer-review panels.
SAB and Peer-Review Panels
Researchers interested in obtaining funding submit proposals through the NCRG’s competitive grant-making process. This process is overseen by the SAB, an independent committee of some of the field’s leading experts. A peer-review panel is assembled to evaluate the proposals, based on criteria used by the National Institutes of Health. The Scientific Advisory Board makes final funding decisions.
NCRG Centers of Excellence
Using substantial research grants awarded by the NCRG, the NCRG Centers of Excellence in Gambling Research conduct seminal, long-range research on gambling disorder.
NCRG Project Grants
The NCRG also awards grants to researchers from around the world for individual research projects on gambling disorder.
Peer-reviewed Scientific Journals
After the research has been completed, the investigator submits a report on the project and its findings to independent, peer-reviewed journals. NCRG-funded studies have resulted in the publication of more than 325 articles in such journals. The NCRG board and its funders learn about the research findings after they have been published.
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BUILDING THE KNOWLEDGE BASE ON GAMBLING DISORDER: NCRG RESEARCH
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2015 NCRG RESEARCH AWARDS
n 2015, the NCRG awarded the following grants in support of research projects designed to understand gambling disorder and test new strategies for the identification and treatment of disordered gambling. Adaptation and Feasibility Testing of a Gambling-Specific SBIRT Intervention in the “Real World” Clinical Setting —Seth Himelhoch, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, was awarded $172,500 for a project developed in response to the NCRG’s call for proposals on screening, brief intervention and referral to treatment (SBIRT). This call was grounded in research showing the low rate of treatment-seeking among disordered gamblers and the need for more comprehensive screening among populations already in treatment for other psychiatric disorders. In this project, the Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling is working with the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene’s Behavioral Health Administration to develop a problem gambling-specific SBIRT intervention targeting individuals receiving medical care in general primary care clinics. The investigators will evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of inserting the problem gambling intervention into preexisting substance use SBIRT services being provided in Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) in the state. In addition, they are conducting a randomized trial using the problem gambling SBIRT intervention to see if it is effective in helping patients reduce their problematic gambling behaviors. Consequences of Gambling and Polysubstance Use Behavior Patterns — Bethany Bray, PhD, Pennsylvania State University, was awarded $34,500 in support of a project using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health to
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examine how adolescent behavioral patterns of gambling and polysubstance use are linked to negative consequences in adulthood. Dr. Bray is looking for early potential manifestations of the “syndromal model of addiction” among adolescents and seeking to identify whether and for whom adolescent behavioral patterns, defined by gambling and substance use jointly, lead to a variety of negative consequences in later adulthood. The project is critical to prevention and treatment research because it tests empirically the addiction as syndrome theory and may lead to more effective, targeted prevention and treatment programs. Personality Traits, Affective Context and Pathological Gambling: An Experience Sampling Approach — Donald R. Lynam, PhD, Purdue University, was awarded $172,037 in support of a project that will develop a model for understanding the intersecting factors of affect and impulse control traits on the development of a gambling disorder (GD). The project will focus on a sample of 200 individuals at two different sites (one-third who meet DSM-5 criteria for gambling disorder, one-third with some symptoms of GD, and one-third without GD symptoms). The aim is to develop a processoriented model of affect and trait-based risk factors that will allow better tailoring and targeting of interventions aimed at at-risk individuals. Modifying the Automatic Approach Bias toward Gambling Stimuli in Problem Gamblers: A Novel Intervention for Changing Excessive Gambling Behavior —
Sherry H. Stewart, PhD, Dalhousie University, was awarded $172,500 to understand the implicit thought patterns that could play a role in the development of a gambling disorder, by exploring whether or not disordered gamblers have an “approach bias” (i.e. the automatic tendency to approach or conduct a risky-behavior rather than avoid it). In the first part of the study, she is testing the validity of the alcohol Approach Avoidance Task for gambling. In the second part of the study, she is testing whether problem gamblers’ automatic action-tendencies to approach gambling can be altered using a cognitive bias modification procedure, and whether this will actually impact gambling behavior. Biobehavioral Assessment and Validation of Animal Phenotype of Pathological Gambling — Martin Zack, PhD, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), was awarded $101,200 in support of a project to develop an animal model that accurately reflects the brain and behavioral profile of disordered gambling in order to test medications to treat people with a gambling disorder. The hypothesis of this research is that cues for reward, actions that yield reward, and uncertainty about reward delivery are critical to inducing disordered gambling behavior. If successful, this project will provide a way for investigators to create an animal model that accurately reflects the brain and behavioral profile of gambling disorder so they can screen medications to treat the specific needs of disordered gamblers. Rapid Intermittent Deep Brain Stimulation Biases Behavior in Financial Decision-Making Task — Shaun R. Patel, PhD, Massachusetts General Hospital, was awarded a travel grant of $1,500 to attend the 2015 conference of the Society of Biological Psychiatry for the purpose of presenting his research on patients undergoing deep brain stimulation while engaged in a financial decision-making task. The study showed that intermittent electrical stimulation could be applied through the implanted deep brain stimulation electrode to bias the decision signal and, ultimately, alter behavior.
SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD The NCRG’s Scientific Advisory Board is composed of leading scientists in addiction and related fields. The board’s responsibility is to ensure the highest standards in the administration of the NCRG’s competitive research grants program. The volunteer Scientific Advisory Board makes all of the final decisions on grants awarded by the NCRG. CHAIR Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPH
Associate Dean for Research and Planning College of Public Health and Health Professions Dean’s Professor of Epidemiology Chair, Department of Epidemiology College of Public Health & Health Professions University of Florida
BOARD MEMBERS Tammy Chung, PhD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
David C. Hodgins, PhD Professor of Psychology University of Calgary
Miriam Jorgensen, PhD
Research Director, Native Nations Institute University of Arizona Research Director Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development Harvard University
Gloria Miele, PhD
Instructor of Psychology Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Wendy Slutske, PhD
Professor of Psychology University of Missouri, Columbia
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PEER REVIEW PANEL MEMBERS To ensure the highest possible standards in the grants program, the NCRG recruits distinguished researchers in the addictions field to evaluate grant proposals. The following individuals served on NCRG peer-review panels in 2015. Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH
Silvia S. Martins, MD, PhD
Johannes Haushofer, PhD
Gloria Miele, PhD
Rani Hoff, PhD, MPH
Lisa M. Najavits, PhD
Scott A. Huettel, PhD
Craig Nagoshi, PhD
Professor Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine Assistant Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs Princeton University Professor of Psychiatry Yale University School of Medicine Hubbard Professor and Chair Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Duke University
Andrew Kayser, MD, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurology University of California, San Francisco
Debi A. LaPlante, PhD
Associate Professor Department of Epidemiology Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health Instructor in Psychology Columbia University Professor of Psychiatry Boston University School of Medicine Associate Professor, Department of Psychology University of Texas, Arlington
Katherine M. Nautiyal, PhD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurobiology in Psychiatry Columbia University Research Scientist, Integrative Neuroscience New York State Psychiatric Institute
Director of Research and Academic Affairs, Division on Addiction Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School
Steven Schinke, PhD
Matthew P. Martens, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology The University of British Columbia, Vancouver Campus
Division Executive Director, Professor Department of Educational, School & Counseling Psychology University of Missouri, Columbia
Clayton Neighbors, PhD Professor of Psychology University of Houston
Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Child Study and Neurobiology Yale University School of Medicine
D’Elbert and Selma Keenan Professor of Social Work Columbia University
Catharine Winstanley, PhD Nancy Wolff, PhD
Director, Bloustein Center for Survey Research Professor EJ Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Carolyn Wong, PhD
Research Associate, Institute for Asian American Studies University of Massachusetts, Boston
David Zald, PhD
Professor of Psychology and Psychiatry Vanderbilt University
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NCRG-FUNDED PUBLICATIONS RELEASED IN 2015
ublication in influential, competitive journals is the benchmark for scientific excellence. Since 1996, NCRG-funded research has produced more than 325 articles in peer-reviewed journals. The following publications of NCRG-funded studies were released in 2015.
ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT Arterberry, B. J., Martens, M. P., & Takamatsu, S. K. (2015). Development and validation of the gambling problems scale. Journal of Gambling Issues, 30, 124–139. Yau, Y. H. C., & Potenza, M. N. (2015). Gambling disorder and other behavioral addictions: Recognition and treatment. Harvard Review of Psychiatry, 23(2), 134–146.
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Potenza, M. N. (2015). Commentary on: Are we overpathologizing everyday life? A tenable blueprint for behavioral addiction research. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 4(3), 139– 141. Potenza, M. (2015). Perspective: Behavioural addictions matter. Nature, 522(7557), S62–S62.
IMPULSIVITY AND DECISION MAKING Hamilton, K. R., Littlefield, A. K., Anastasio, N. C., Cunningham, K. A., Fink, L. H., Wing, V. C., Mathias, C. W., Lane, S. D., Schütz, C. G., Swann, A. C., Lejuez, C. W., Clark, L., Moeller, F. G., & Potenza, M. N. (2015). Rapid-response impulsivity: Definitions, measurement issues, and clinical implications. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 6(2), 168–181. Hamilton, K. R., Mitchell, M. R., Wing, V. C., Balodis, I. M., Bickel, W. K., Fillmore, M., Lane, S. D., Lejuez, C. W., Littlefield, A. K., Luijten, M., Mathias, C. W., Mitchell, S. H., Napier, T. C., Reynolds, B., Schütz, C. G., Setlow, B., Sher, K. J., Swann, A. C., Tedford, S. E., White, M. J., Winstanley, C. A., Yi, R., Potenza, M. N., & Moeller, F. G. (2015). Choice impulsivity: Definitions, measurement issues, and clinical implications. Personality Disorders: Theory, Research, and Treatment, 6(2), 182–198. Mitchell, M. R., & Potenza, M. N. (2015). Importance of sex differences in impulse control and addictions. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 6(24). Yau, Y. H. C., Potenza, M. N., Mayes, L. C., & Crowley, M. J. (2015). Blunted feedback processing during risk-taking in adolescents with features of problematic Internet use. Addictive Behaviors, 45, 156–163.
NEUROBIOLOGY & GENETICS OF GAMBLING DISORDER Balodis, I. M., & Potenza, M. N. (2015). Anticipatory reward processing in addicted populations: A focus on the monetary incentive delay task. Biological Psychiatry, 77(5), 434–444. Connolly, N. P., Kim, J. S., Tunstall, B. J., & Kearns, D. N. (2015). A test of stress, cues, and re- exposure to large wins as potential reinstaters of suboptimal decision making in rats. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 394.
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Dong, G., Lin, X., & Potenza, M. N. (2015). Decreased functional connectivity in an executive control network is related to impaired executive function in Internet gaming disorder. Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry, 57, 76–85. Grant, J. E., Leppink, E. W., Redden, S. A., Odlaug, B. L., & Chamberlain, S. R. (2015). COMT genotype, gambling activity, and cognition. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 68, 371– 376. Grant, J. E., Odlaug, B. L., & Chamberlain, S. R. (2015). Reduced cortical thickness in gambling disorder: A morphometric MRI study. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience, 265(8), 655–661. Nautiyal, K. M., Tanaka, K. F., Barr, M. M., Tritschler, L., Le Dantec, Y., David, D. J., Gardier, A. M., Blanco, C., Hen, R., & Ahmari, S. E. (2015). Distinct circuits underlie the effects of 5- HT1B receptors on aggression and impulsivity. Neuron, 86(3), 813–826. Xu, J., Calhoun, V. D., & Potenza, M. N. (2015). The absence of task-related increases in signal does not equate to absence of task-related brain activation. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 240, 125–127.
POPULATION AND CROSS CULTURAL STUDIES Gray, H. M., Jónsson, G. K., Laplante, D. A., & Shaffer, H. J. (2015). Expanding the study of Internet gambling behavior: Trends within the Icelandic lottery and sportsbetting platform. Journal of Gambling Studies, 31(2), 483–499. Medeiros, G. C., Leppink, E. W., Yaemi, A., Mariani, M., Tavares, H., & Grant, J. E. (2015). Electronic gaming machines and gambling disorder: A cross-cultural comparison between treatment-seeking subjects from Brazil and the United States. Psychiatry Research, 230(2), 430–435. Medeiros, G. C., Leppink, E. W., Yaemi, A., Mariani, M., Tavares, H., & Grant, J. E. (2015). Gambling disorder in older adults: A cross-cultural perspective. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 58, 116–121.
ROLE OF CO-OCCURING DISORDERS Chamberlain, S. R., Derbyshire, K. L., Leppink, E. W., & Grant, J. E. (2015). Impact of ADHD symptoms on clinical and cognitive aspects of problem gambling. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 57, 51–57. Grant, J. E., & Chamberlain, S. R. (2015). Gambling disorder and its relationship with substance use disorders: Implications for nosological revisions and treatment. The American Journal on Addictions, 24(2), 126–131. Grant, J. E., Derbyshire, K., Leppink, E., & Chamberlain, S. R. (2015). Obesity and gambling: Neurocognitive and clinical associations. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 131(5), 379– 386. Redden, S. A., Leppink, E. W., & Grant, J. E. (2015). Clinical and cognitive correlates of young adult at-risk gamblers with and without depression. Annals of Clinical Psychiatry, 27(4), 261–266. Scherrer, J. F., Xian, H., Slutske, W. S., Eisen, S. A., & Potenza, M. N. (2015). Associations between obsessive-compulsive classes and pathological gambling in a national cohort of male twins. JAMA Psychiatry, 72(4), 342–349.
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YOUTH AND COLLEGE GAMBLING Chamberlain, S. R., Derbyshire, K. L., Leppink, E. W., & Grant, J. E. (2015). Obesity and dissociable forms of impulsivity in young adults. CNS Spectrums, 20(5), 500–507. Foster, D. W., Hoff, R. A., Pilver, C. E., Yau, Y. H. C., Steinberg, M. A., Wampler, J., Krishnan- Sarin, S., & Potenza, M. N. (2015). Correlates of gambling on high-school grounds. Addictive Behaviors, 51, 57–64. Kwak, Y., Payne, J. W., Cohen, A. L., & Huettel, S. A. (2015). The rational adolescent: Strategic information processing during decision making revealed by eye tracking. Cognitive Development, 36, 20–30. Martens, M. P., Arterberry, B. J., Takamatsu, S. K., Masters, J., & Dude, K. (2015). The efficacy of a personalized feedback-only intervention for at-risk college gamblers. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83(8), 494–499. Neighbors, C., Rodriguez, L. M., Rinker, D. V., Gonzales, R. G., Agana, M., Tackett, J. L., & Foster, D. W. (2015). Efficacy of personalized normative feedback as a brief intervention for college student gambling: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83(3), 500–511. Rodriguez, L. M., Neighbors, C., Rinker, D. V., & Tackett, J. L. (2015). Motivational profiles of gambling behavior: Self-determination theory, gambling motives, and gambling behavior. Journal of Gambling Studies, 31(4), 1597–1615. Tackett, J. L., Rodriguez, L. M., Rinker, D. V., & Neighbors, C. (2015). A personality-based latent class analysis of emerging adult gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies, 31(4), 1337–1351. Weinberger, A. H., Franco, C. A., Hoff, R. A., Pilver, C. E., Steinberg, M. A., Rugle, L., Wampler, J., Cavallo, D. A., Krishnan-Sarin, S., & Potenza, M. N. (2015). Cigarette smoking, problem-gambling severity, and health behaviors in high-school students. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 1, 40–48. Weinberger, A. H., Franco, C. A., Hoff, R. A., Pilver, C. E., Steinberg, M. A., Rugle, L., Wampler, J., Cavallo, D. A., Krishnan-Sarin, S., & Potenza, M. N. (2015). Gambling behaviors and attitudes in adolescent high-school students: Relationships with problemgambling severity and smoking status. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 65, 131–138. Yip, S. W., Mei, S., Pilver, C. E., Steinberg, M. A., Rugle, L. J., Krishnan-Sarin, S., Hoff, R. A., & Potenza, M. N. (2015). At-risk/problematic shopping and gambling in adolescence. Journal of Gambling Studies, 31(4), 1431–1447.
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ttendees at the 2015 conference explored a wide variety of topics on gambling and addiction: research on 12-step programs, the role of gender in the development of a gambling disorder, new investigations of risky behaviors among adolescents and implementing SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Global Gaming Expo attendees joined NCRG conference Treatment). For the first time, the conference offered two distinct tracks; participants for a session on Internet gambling in Iceland. one for the industry and regulators and another for clinicians, researchers and public health specialists. We were delighted that many participants found new insights and ideas that will enhance their work: “ I work in and run a free clinic that delivers medical and psychological services to a low socioeconomic status community. I plan to incorporate the Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen into our patient packets for patients to fill out at their visits… The conference talks made me realize that we can do so much more with getting the word out about gambling problems, and we can make a difference in a variety of settings.”
“ ‘The Addiction Syndrome,’ presented by Dr. Liese was the session from which I derived the most lessons. I wanted to attend the conference to increase my competency in assessing clients for gambling addiction and providing effective interventions and treatment. The reminder that an addiction is an addiction whether it is a drug or a gambling addiction was helpful for me to remember not to silo clients, assessments, interventions and treatment. Also, it was powerful when he shared the recorded clip of a client struggling with a gambling addiction. He was able to demonstrate that a gambling addiction is just like any other Conference attendees conversed with poster presenters at the reception. addiction. This 14 NCRG 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
provided me with a better understanding of gambling addiction. .” “The Honour of All movie was great! Having the Johnsons there to talk about it was very motivating. It was very interesting to see how the community worked on becoming a recovering community. It was amazing to see the efforts, emotions and sacrifices that went along with it. It showed how they implemented the 12-Step Program, and it all started with the assistance of one person. .” Patrick Haggerson, Fred Johnson and Irene Johnson concluding their session on “Honour of All: The Story of Alkali Lake,” with traditional music.
16TH ANNUAL NCRG CONFERENCE ON GAMBLING AND ADDICTION PLANNING COMMITTEE Thanks to the following individuals for committing their time and expertise to the development of the content for the 16th annual NCRG Conference. Bo Bernhard, PhD
Executive Director, International Gaming Institute Professor, William F. Harrah College of Hotel Administration Philip G. Satre Chair in Gaming Studies University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Bethany Bray, PhD
Outreach Director The Methodology Center Pennsylvania State University
Peter Cohen
Director, Regulatory Affairs The Agenda Group
Joseph J. Coyne, PhD, LCADC Emeritus Professor of Psychology St Thomas Aquinas College
Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH
Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Raymond F Hanbury, PhD, ABPP
Jersey Shore University Medical Center and Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dean Hestermann
Corporate Director, Public Affairs Caesars Entertainment Corporation
Connie Jones
Director of Responsible Gaming Association of Gaming Equipment Manufacturers (AGEM)
Renee Kirnberger
Public Affairs Manager Potawatomi Hotel & Casino
Linda Marx, LMFT
Marriage and Family Therapist
Reece Middleton
Past Executive Director Louisiana Association on Compulsive Gambling
Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD
Professor of Psychiatry, Child Study and Neurobiology Founding Director, Problem Gambling Clinic Yale University School of Medicine
Christine Reilly
Senior Research Director National Center for Responsible Gaming
Katherine Spilde, PhD, MBA Chair, Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming Associate Professor, School of Hospitality and Tourism Management San Diego State University
Mark Vander Linden, MSW
Director of Research and Responsible Gaming Massachusetts Gaming Commission
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NCRG SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
he NCRG honored Dr. Luke Clark with the 2015 NCRG Scientific Achievement Award at the NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction. Dr. Clark is the inaugural director of the Centre for Gambling Research at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC. His research has carved out a new and important line of study that merges the psychological perspectives on gambling disorder with neuroscience. Dr. Clark’s new research will move beyond simply understanding neurobiological factors of gambling disorder to examining addiction in the context of public Dr. Luke Clark accepting the 2015 NCRG health.
2015 NCRG Scientific Achievement Award Selection Committee Robert Ladouceur, PhD
Professor Emeritus, School of Psychology Laval University
Debi A. LaPlante, PhD
Director of Research and Academic Affairs, Division on Addiction Cambridge Health Alliance Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Harvard Medical School
Katherine Spilde, PhD, MBA
Chair, Sycuan Institute on Tribal Gaming Associate Professor San Diego State University
Scientific Achievement Award from Alan Feldman, NCRG chairman
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POSTER AWARDS
he NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction annually showcases new research on gambling disorder through the poster session. In 2015, the poster session/welcome reception was sponsored by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation. A committee of researchers examined 25 posters and selected the following for recognition: Outstanding Poster: “Sex-dependent Modulation of Decision-making in the Rat Gambling Task”; lead author: Polymnia Georgiou, University of Maryland, Baltimore
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Polymnia Georgiou accepting the Outstanding Poster Award from Alan Feldman, NCRG chairman
Honorable Mention: “PokerMapper: Mapping Executive Functions, Poker Playing Ability and Responsible Gambling in Online Environments”; lead author: Mauro Schiavella, Dalarna University Thanks to the members of the poster selection committee: Bethany Bray, PhD, The Pennsylvania State University; Andrew Kayser, MD, PhD, University of California, San Francisco; Wendy Slutske,PhD, University of Missouri, Columbia; and Lia Nower, PhD, Rutgers University. Gabriele Lepore and lead author Mauro Schiavella (l-r) accepting the Honorable Mention Award for their poster from Alan Feldman, NCRG chairman.
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NCRG@IAGA
s part of its commitment to ensuring that gaming regulations and responsible gaming policies are grounded in peer-reviewed research, the NCRG teamed up with the International Association of Gaming Advisors (IAGA) to present a one-day program in conjunction with IAGA’s annual meeting in Vancouver, BC. The participating regulators, attorneys, and industry professionals discussed the latest research on self-exclusion, responsible gaming in new jurisdictions, pre-commitment and what we can learn from “healthy” gambling. Many thanks to IAGA for cosponsoring this event and to Peter Cohen, The Agenda Group, and Kirsten Clark, IAGA, for their extraordinary help in planning the program.
Roger Gros, publisher of Global Gaming Business, moderated the session on self-exclusion.
Dr. Kahlil Philander and Michaela Becker, from the British Columbia Lottery Corporation, discussed corporate social responsibility with Jenny Williams, CEO and commissioner, Gambling Commission of Great Britain. NCRG 2015 ANNUAL REPORT
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YEAR-ROUND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES Thanks to the instructors and cosponsors that made the following programs possible.
2015 Webinars Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment: Research Priority for 2015 – Ken C. Winters, PhD, University of Minnesota Medical School Battling Addiction on the Front Lines: Gambling Problems Among Veterans – Rani Hoff, PhD, Yale University
Special thanks to Global Gaming Expo for hosting the NCRG’s Webinar series!
2015 Treatment Provider Workshops Identification and Treatment of Gambling Disorder – Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH, The University of Chicago, Ohio Partners OhioMHAS and Drug Free Action Alliance Using Advances in Addiction Science to Understand, Assess, and Treat Gambling Problems – Sarah Nelson, PhD, Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance, 2015 NAADAC Annual Conference
SCREENING FOR GAMBLING DISORDER - MARCH 10, 2015
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Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen
he NCRG participated in National Gambling Disorder Screening Day, led by the Division on Addiction at Cambridge Health Alliance, by distributing more than 2,000 magnets imprinted with the 3-question Brief Biosocial Gambling Screen.
A “yes” answer to any of the questions means the person is at risk for developing a gambling problem. 1. During the past 12 months, have you become YES NO restless, irritable or anxious when trying to stop/cut down on gambling? YES NO 2. During the past 12 months, have you tried to keep your family or friends from knowing how much you gambled? 3. During the past 12 months did you have such YES NO financial trouble as a result of your gambling that you had to get help with living expenses from family, friends or welfare?
www.ncrg.org www.divisiononaddiction.org
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THE NCRG ON SOCIAL MEDIA
n 2015, the NCRG’s website traffic increased nine percent to 45,000 visits and 94,000 page views. The NCRG’s blog, Gambling Disorders 360˚, had nearly 9,000 visits and www.CollegeGambling.org had 5,000 site visits.The NCRG also experienced a significant increase in followers on its Twitter and Facebook accounts.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The following Summary of Financial Position and Statements of Activities are from the 2015 audit, conducted by Tate & Tryon.
STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL POSITION
DECEMBER 31 2015 2014 ASSETS Cash and cash equivalents $ 2,196,060 $ 2,727,396 Investments 680,033 693,287 Accounts receivable 68,114 176,906 Grants receivable 372,000 1,114,524 Other assets 11,672 10,220 Total assets $ 3,327,879 $ 4,722,333 LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS Liabilities Accounts payable and accrued expenses Grants payable
Total liabilities Net assets Unrestricted Temporarily restricted
Total net assets Total liabilities and net assets
$ 16,957 1,205,193
$ 196,338 1,612,349
1,222,150
1,808,687
1,733,729 372,000
1,799,122 1,114,524
2,105,729 2,913,646 $ 3,327,879 $ 4,722,333
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, UNRESTRICTED ACTIVITIES Revenue and Support Conference Golf tournament Contributions Investment income Other income Hall of Fame
Net assets released from restriction
2015
2014
$141,414 140,000 56,100 41,009 3,625 -
$198,070 131,000 181,572 27,331 1,738 232,289
382,148 757,000
772,000 982,000
Total unrestricted revenue and support 1,139,148 Expense Program services Research grants program 709,693 Conference 130,356 Education and outreach 27,594 Communications 17,896
Total program services
Supporting services Administrative Fund raising
Total supporting services
Total operating expense
Change in unrestricted net assets from operations Cancelled grants Net (loss) gain on investments Bad debt expense
1,754,000
767,294 162,974 142,863 276,986
885,539
1,350,117
303,456 -
332,800 125,744
303,456
458,544
1,188,995
1,808,661
(49,847) (54,661) 46,187 (53,733) 2,971 (8,000) (257,000) (65,393)
(308,690)
TEMPORARILY RESTRICTED ACTIVITIES Change in discount Net assets released from restriction Change in temporarily restricted net assets(
14,476 (757,000) 742,524)
43,649 (982,000) (938,351)
CHANGE IN NET ASSETS Net assets, beginning of year
(807,917) 2,913,646
(1,247,041) 4,160,687
Change in unrestricted net assets
Net assets, end of year
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2,105,729
2,913,646
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