PHOTOS: MGC well represented at the 2018 Massachusetts Conference on Gambling Problems
- March 21, 2018
- by MGC Communications
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A message from the MGC Office of Research and Responsible Gaming
Representatives of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission were pleased to speak at the 2018 Massachusetts Conference on Gambling Problems, presented by the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling. The conference brings together expert dialogue regarding the present and future environment of gambling disorder in the Commonwealth through a spectrum of public health approaches. Attendees included both local and national treatment providers, persons in recovery, regulators and academic researchers. MGC Chairman Stephen Crosby and Department of Public Health Associate Commissioner Lindsey Tucker kicked off the conference by providing an overview of the Public Health Trust Fund for which they both serve as Co-Chair. Dr. Jeff Marotta of Problem Gambling Solutions, Inc., MGC Director of Research and Responsible Gaming Mark Vander Linden and MGC Commissioner Enrique Zuniga spoke about the collaborative approach which was taken to update the Responsible Gaming Framework, Version 2.0. Currently available for public comment, the session further highlighted and the changes which were made to the Framework and welcomed the audience to submit feedback.
Marlene Warner (r), Executive Director of the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, introduces Lindsey Tucker, Associate Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (l), and Chairman Stephen Crosby of the Massachusetts Gaming Commission (c)
Attendees of the 2018 Massachusetts Conference on Gambling Problems
Dr. Jeff Marotta (l) of Problem Gambling Services Inc., MGC Commissioner Enrique Zuniga (c), and MGC Director of Research and Responsible Gaming Mark Vander Linden (r) discuss the Responsible Gaming Framework Version 2.0
MGC Director of Research and Responsible Gaming Mark Vander Linden discusses GameSense and PlayMyWay
UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences, and SEIGMA lead reseacher Rachel Volberg discusses the SEIGMA and MAGIC studies
GameSense Advisor Amy Gabrila at a table displaying the GameSense outreach efforts
MGC Commissioner Bruce Stebbins (r) having a discussion with a representative from Gamblers Anonymous