Adopting Responsible Gaming in the New Frontier

Session Title

Session 1-3-B: Responsible Gambling Strategies

Presentation Type

Paper Presentation

Location

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

Start Date

23-5-2023 1:45 PM

End Date

23-5-2023 3:15 PM

Disciplines

Advertising and Promotion Management | Health Policy | Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation | Public Administration | Public Policy

Abstract

Over the past ten years, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has developed several policy documents, such as the Responsible Gaming Framework and the Advertising White Paper and funded numerous studies such as the Responsible Gaming and the Prevention Paradox and MAGIC, to inform harm mitigation strategies and the development of programs such as GameSense, Voluntary Self-Exclusion, and PlayMyWay. In August 2022, a Sports Wagering law passed in Massachusetts. At the writing of this proposal, the authors are evaluating how to apply the current “Massachusetts Model” of responsible gaming to sports wagering. This session will review key research findings and policy decisions and how they may be applied to a responsible gaming framework in Massachusetts. Presenters will also review key differences and propose an approach that remains in line with the “Massachusetts Model.”

Author Bios

As a Program Manager with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, he works collaboratively with casino operators and other stakeholders on a range of casino and community-based initiatives to build a sustainable and socially responsible industry in the state.

Long received his Masters in Social Work from Simmons College and his Masters in Business Administrations from Fitchburg State University and is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) with clinical experience in community-based and acute settings with addiction, HIV/AIDS issues, and mental health.

Funding Sources

none

Competing Interests

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May 23rd, 1:45 PM May 23rd, 3:15 PM

Adopting Responsible Gaming in the New Frontier

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

Over the past ten years, the Massachusetts Gaming Commission has developed several policy documents, such as the Responsible Gaming Framework and the Advertising White Paper and funded numerous studies such as the Responsible Gaming and the Prevention Paradox and MAGIC, to inform harm mitigation strategies and the development of programs such as GameSense, Voluntary Self-Exclusion, and PlayMyWay. In August 2022, a Sports Wagering law passed in Massachusetts. At the writing of this proposal, the authors are evaluating how to apply the current “Massachusetts Model” of responsible gaming to sports wagering. This session will review key research findings and policy decisions and how they may be applied to a responsible gaming framework in Massachusetts. Presenters will also review key differences and propose an approach that remains in line with the “Massachusetts Model.”