Casino Player Data Application - Massachusetts Gaming Commission

Specify advanced degrees held (minimum of a relevant master’s degree; Ph.D. preferred)*
List each research team member, including their name, role, qualifications, and completion status of human subjects or ethics training (e.g., CITI)*
Project Title*
Provide the Research Question(s), Objective(s) and/or Specific Aim(s) of the proposed study*
Provide rationale to the Research Question(s) and Objective(s)*
Provide the Section 97 purpose(s) proposed study covers
- Conducting analyses that improve understanding of how gambling addiction develops and progresses
- Developing evidence-based harm minimization strategies
- Developing evidence-based systems to monitor, detect, and intervene in high-risk gambling
Provide a brief Scientific Background for the study*
Provide relevant prior work or preliminary findings*
Provide estimated timeline and anticipated outputs for your study*

Describe the plan for data analysis*
Include the statistical methodology, outcomes, predictors & potential confounders, power analysis, and potential bias, if applicable.
What specific player behavior, characteristics, or game characteristics will be analyzed*
How findings will be used to inform public policy, industry practice, or academic literature consistent with the purposes identified in section II. Background*
As part of this project, it is required to submit a final report to the Massachusetts Gaming Commission. In addition to this report, please list how else you are planning to disseminate findings from this project (for example, academic publication, policy brief, presentation).*
Disclose all current and anticipated sources of funding related to the proposed research*

Disclose any connections that any/all of those involved with the project may have to the gaming industry or private/public sector corporation, or any other group where it may reasonably appear that a conflict of interest may be present*
If your study is not sponsored by the Massachusetts Gaming Commission and MGC staff or contractors are not collaborating, or the study is not being proposed and conducted by another Massachusetts state agency, determination letter for proposed project must be attached from your sponsoring institution’s IRB. Attach a copy of the approval or determination letter, if available.
Max. file size: 50 MB.
Provide the name of the IRB and the institution(s) it represents*
CV’s for Principal Investigator and co-Investigators
Max. file size: 50 MB.
The researcher will need to sign a Data Use Agreement with additional terms prior to accessing this data.