Speeches and Presentations

Individuals from the NCRG, the Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders and other distinguished scientists have contributed testimony and participated in numerous public presentations, a selection of which can be accessed below.

  • PowerPoint presentation by Richard LaBrie, Ed.D., on “What Do Gaming Regulators Regulate? A Public Health Perspective on Disordered Gambling & Regulation,” at the North American Gaming Regulators Association (NAGRA) 2006 Annual Conference.
  • PowerPoint presentation by Christine Reilly, Executive Director, Institute for Research on Gambling Disorders, at the North American Gaming Regulators Association (NAGRA) 2006 Annual Conference.
  • NCRG-funded investigators also contributed to Pathological Gambling: A Critical Review (1999) published by National Academy Press. This study, conducted by the Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of Pathological Gambling at the National Research Council, analyzed the database of prevalence studies created by the Harvard Medical School Division with funding from the National Center for Responsible Gaming. 
  • NCRG recommendations to the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, February 9, 1999.  
  • Testimony by Christine Reilly, NCRG executive director, before the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, November 11, 1998.
  • Testimony by Howard Shaffer, Ph.D., director, Division on Addictions, Harvard Medical School, before the National Gambling Impact Study Commission, January 22, 1998.