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The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) is pleased to invite you to the 18th NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction, the preeminent annual forum on gambling disorder and responsible gaming. Healthcare providers, researchers, public health professionals, gaming regulators and gaming industry professionals will convene in Las Vegas to learn about the latest research on gambling disorder and new responsible gaming strategies while exchanging ideas with attendees from all over the world.

Featuring one of the most diverse audiences of all gambling conferences, the NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction strives to meet the varied needs and interests of all attendees by offering the following:

• Talks by the leading innovators in the field of addiction and gambling disorder• Provocative debates about the new diagnostic code for gambling disorder• A special track designed to help regulators and the gaming industry develop safe and effective

responsible gaming programs and regulations• Up to 13.75 continuing education hours approved by NAADAC, NBCC and other certifying

agencies for healthcare providers• A pre-conference workshop on screening, diagnosis and measuring treatment outcomes • A poster session providing researchers and students the opportunity to showcase their new

research on gambling disorder

Once again, the NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction boasts the highest quality programming relevant to all stakeholders in the gambling field. We hope you can join us in Oct.!

CONFERENCE VENUE AND HOTEL RESERVATIONSVENUE

The NCRG Conference is co-located with Global Gaming Expo (G2E) in the Las Vegas Sands Convention Center. For more information about G2E, visit www.globalgamingexpo.com.

HOTELS

To give you a wide range of lodging choices, G2E has opened up its extensive hotel options to NCRG Conference attendees. Book your hotel reservation at www.globalgamingexpo.com by clicking on “G2E Travel Desk.” Some of the options include:

• The Venetian Resort Hotel/The Palazzo, a short walk to the conference venue. Rates start at $242/night*

• Flamingo Las Vegas with rates starting at $75/night*• Harrah’s Casino Hotel with rates starting at $75/night*• The Mirage with rates starting at $170/night*• The Linq with rates starting at $89/night*• Treasure Island with rates starting at $125/night*

*These prices are estimates at the time of the brochure printing. Rates do not include resort fees (internet, fitness centers, etc.)

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FEATURED SPEAKERSJon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH, is a professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral neuroscience at The University of Chicago where he has led the NCRG Center of Excellence in Gambling

Research since 2012. Dr. Grant has been honored twice with the NCRG Scientific Achievement Award for his outstanding contributions to the field of study of gambling disorder.

Heather Gray, PhD, is associate director of academic affairs at the Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School (HMS) Teaching Hospital, and an instructor in psychiatry at HMS. Her research interests include the

development of, and recovery from, addictive disorders and how people gamble and respond to interventions designed to promote responsible gambling.

Blaine Graboyes is co-founder and CEO of GameCo, inventor of the video game casino, and CEO of The Gamer Agency, the premiere independent esports production company. GameCo is uniting the experience of playing video games with the excitement of

gambling by creating the world’s first skill-based Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM™) approved by regulators. Graboyes is an award-winning executive producer and game designer with over twenty years’ experience developing digital entertainment.

Hedy Kober, PhD, is an assistant professor of psychiatry and psychology at the Yale School of Medicine, where she runs the Clinical & Affective Neuroscience Laboratory. The lab takes a cognitive-neuroscience

approach to clinical questions, uses state-of-the-art neuroimaging methods, and organizes around a few interrelated themes such as craving, substance use disorders, mindfulness and meditation.

J. Carlos Rivera is the executive director of White Bison, Inc. He is an enrolled member with the Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians. Rivera served as a substance abuse treatment provider for 10 years at the Sacramento

Native American Health Center.

David H. Rosmarin, PhD, ABPP, is director of the Spirituality and Mental Health Program at McLean Hospital and an assistant professor of psychology in the department of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He supervises the provision of spiritually-integrated services

in clinical units throughout the hospital’s divisional structure, and collaborates with laboratories to study the clinical relevance of spirituality to anxiety, mood, psychotic, substance use and other disorders.

Randy Stinchfield, PhD, is assistant professor emeritus in the department of psychiatry at the University of Minnesota Medical School. He is a leading researcher on youth gambling and the developer of screening instruments and a treatment outcome measure for

gambling disorder. Dr. Stinchfield was the 2012 recipient of the NCRG Scientific Achievement Award.

Jerome Wakefield, DSW, PhD, has been University Professor and professor in the Silver School of Social Work at New York University since 2003. His scholarly specialty is the conceptual foundations of clinical theory. He is the author of over 200 publications

appearing in journals and books in psychology, philosophy, psychiatry, psychoanalysis and social work.

Jeremiah Weinstock, PhD, is associate professor of psychology at Saint Louis University. His research interests are gambling disorder, alcohol use disorders, cocaine and heroin dependence, motivational interviewing, contingency

management, cognitive behavioral therapy and treatment outcome.

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SUNDAY, OCT. 1, 2017

9 a.m. – 5 p.m.REGISTRATION

10 a.m. – NoonPRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP (2 CE Hours)

Screening, Diagnosis and Measuring Treatment Outcomes for Gambling DisorderLeader: Randy Stinchfield, PhD, University of Minnesota

Learn the latest approaches to screening, diagnosis and measuring treatment outcomes among disordered gamblers.Learning Objectives:As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Identify the pros and cons of various screens for gambling

disorder• Explain the most significant changes in the DSM-5 code for

Gambling Disorder• Apply the Gambling Treatment Outcome Monitoring System

(GAMTOMS)

1 p.m. WELCOMESpeaker: Alan Feldman, National Center for Responsible Gaming

1:15 – 2:30 p.m.PLENARY SESSION (1.25 CE Hours)

Does DSM-5 Over-Pathologize Substance Use and Gambling Disorders? Speaker: Jerome Wakefield, PhD, New York University

School of Medicine

Dr. Wakefield raises the question of how to distinguish between a medical/psychiatric disorder and normal behaviors that are eccentric, unconventional or a normal response to distress. He has critiqued the DSM criteria for failing to adequately draw this distinction. In this session, he will explain his critique and apply his perspective to the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for addictions, including alcohol use disorder, opioid use disorder and gambling disorder.Learning Objectives:As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Explain Dr. Wakefield’s critique of DSM-5 based on his “harmful

dysfunction” analysis• Identify two changes in the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for alcohol

use disorder that raise the issue of over-pathologization• Identify two ways that the DSM-5 criteria for opioid use disorder

were designed to facilitate prescription use of opioids• Explain how gambling disorder has been integrated into the

framework of the substance use disorders

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CONFERENCE PRESENTERThe National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) is the only national organization exclusively devoted to funding scientific research and education that will help increase understanding of gambling disorder and find effective methods of prevention and treatment for the disorder. More than $27 million has been committed to the NCRG through contributions from the casino gaming industry, equipment manufacturers, vendors, related organizations and individuals.

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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SUNDAY, OCT. 1, 2017 CONTINUED

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2:30 – 2:45 p.m.Refreshment Break sponsored by Caesars Entertainment, Inc.

2:45 - 4 p.m.PLENARY SESSION (1.25 CE Hours)

Spirituality and Mental Health: What Clinicians Need to KnowSpeaker: David H. Rosmarin, PhD, ABPP, McLean Hospital

How are religious/spiritual issues relevant to psychopathology and its treatment? Dr. Rosmarin will address what clinicians treating addiction and other disorders should know about this dimension of treatment.Learning Objectives:As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Explain why spirituality is important to some people in treatment• Identify one research finding regarding the efficacy of

integrating spirituality into treatment

4:15 - 5:15 p.m.PLENARY SESSION (1 CE Hour)

Debate: ICD Versus DSM-5 — Should Gambling be Moved to Addiction in ICD-11?Speaker: Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH Jeremiah Weinstock, PhDThe ICD-10, the World Health Organization’s International Classification of Disease (ICD) is due to be updated in 2018. Will the ICD follow the DSM-5 on the reclassification of “Gambling Disorder” as an Addiction? Or, maintain the classification of “pathological gambling” as an impulse control disorder? Scientists representing both sides of the argument will debate the construct of gambling disorder.Learning Objectives As a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Identify two key changes in the DSM-5 code for “Gambling

Disorder”• Identify one reason to keep “Gambling Disorder” in the impulse

control disorders category

5:30 - 6:30 p.m.PLENARY SESSION (1 CE Hour)

Case Studies: Co-occurring Gambling Disorder among Treatment Seekers at Community Addiction Clinics Speaker: Mark Albanese, MD, Cambridge Health Alliance

Because of the high rate of co-occurring disorders among people with a gambling problem, addiction centers are increasingly interested in screening clients in treatment for gambling disorder. This session will feature case studies from two substance use treatment centers that began to screen for gambling disorder among DUI and methadone clients.Learning ObjectivesAs a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Identify the percentage of disordered gamblers with substance

use disorders• Identify the biggest challenge of incorporating screening for

gambling disorder at an addiction center.

6:30 – 8 p.m.POSTER SESSION AND RECEPTION

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

Poster session at the 2016 NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction.

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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7 - 8 a.m. OPEN AA/GA MEETINGNETWORKING BREAKFAST FOR ALL ATTENDEES

8 a.m. - 4 p.m.REGISTRATION

8 - 9 a.m.PLENARY SESSION (1 CE Hour)

Wellbriety: A Native American Recovery MovementSpeaker: J. Carlos Rivera, White Bison, Inc.

The Wellbriety approach to recovery helps Native people find recovery from alcohol and drugs by using a cultural base by which the individual may go beyond recovery to find wellness by returning to Native cultural roots. J. Carlos Rivera will address the history of this movement and its present-day relevance to Native Americans struggling with addiction.Learning ObjectivesAs a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Explain why the cultural dimension of Wellbriety is significant• Identify one similarity between Wellbriety and 12-Step Programs

9:15 - 10:15 a.m.PLENARY SESSION (1 CE Hour)

The Shock of the New: The Next Generation of GamblingModerator: Connie Jones, Association of Gaming Equipment

Manufacturers

Speaker: Blaine Graboyes, GameCo

Looking to the next generation of gamblers, the industry is now welcoming new forms of gambling such as video games, eSports and remote gambling. Connie Jones will lead a discussion of these new forms of gaming and how responsible gaming programs and regulations should respond.Learning ObjectivesAs a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Identify what is different about new forms of gambling

compared with traditional forms• Identify the audience for new forms of gambling• Identify one responsible gaming program that will be vital to

reducing gambling-related harms with these new forms of wagering

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. PLENARY SESSION (1 CE hour)

Craving, Mindfulness and GamblingSpeaker: Hedy Kober, PhD, Yale University

Research indicates that craving for drugs is similar neurobiologically and psychologically to gambling urges. This session will discuss these findings and also address the promise of mindfulness for substance use disorders treatment and implications for treatment of gambling disorder.

Learning ObjectivesAs a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Explain how cravings for drugs is similar to craving to gamble• Identify one possible reason why mindfulness might be effective

for gambling cravings

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. NCRG AWARDS LUNCHEON 1 - 2:15 p.m. PLENARY SESSION (1.25 CE Hours)

Town Hall Meeting: The Politics of Responsible GamingModerator: Bo Bernhard, PhD, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

The objective of responsible gaming policies and programs is to reduce gambling-related harms. But not all programs are founded on science. Political pressures and biases often influence the development of policies and regulations. This town hall meeting will examine these influences and consider how to ensure that responsible gaming programs are safe and effective.

Learning ObjectivesAs a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Define responsible gaming• Identify one obstacle to using evidence-based practices.

MONDAY, OCT. 2, 2017

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CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

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MONDAY, OCT. 2, 2017 (CONTINUED)

CONCURRENT SPECIAL INTEREST TRACKSNote: All attendees are welcome to participate in either track.

TRACK FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND REGULATORS

Educating Patrons and Employees about Responsible Gaming: What Does the Research Say? (1 CE Hour)Speaker: Heather Gray, PhD, Cambridge Health Alliance

Many responsible gaming practices are focused on educating patrons and personnel alike. But are these programs effective? Dr. Gray will show what research is saying about such programs.Learning ObjectivesAs a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Identify two programs geared to educate patrons and

employees• Identify one finding from the research on employee

education

2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Warning Messages on Gaming Machines: Do They Work? (1 CE Hour)Panel: James Whelan, PhD, University of Memphis

Luke Clark, PhD, University of British Columbia

There is increasing interest in equipping gaming machines with warning messages intended to moderate or eliminate excessive gambling. But do these messages work? The panel will address the research base for such interventions.Learning ObjectivesAs a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Identify the goal of warning messages.• Describe the state of research on this issue.

Treatment Resistance: Motivators for Changing Behavior (1 CE Hour)Speaker: David Hodgins, PhDStudies in both the United States and Canada have identified low rates of treatment seeking among disordered gamblers. Dr. Hodgins will share research that seeks to understand treatment resistance and motivations for seeking help.Learning ObjectivesAs a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Identify one reason why researchers think there is resistance to

treatment among disordered gamblers• Identify one motivator that seems to move individuals to seek help

3:45 - 4:45 p.m.

TRACK FOR CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Screening for Gambling Disorder in Real World Settings (1 CE Hour)Speaker: Seth Himelhoch, MD, MPH, University of Maryland

School of Medicine

The Maryland Center of Excellence on Problem Gambling is working with the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to develop a gambling-specific SBIRT (Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral to Treatment) intervention targeting individuals in general primary care clinics. This session will report on the feasibility and effectiveness of inserting a gambling disorder intervention in preexisting substance use services.Learning ObjectivesAs a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Explain why brief screening is important.• Identify one finding from the research presented.

3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Refreshment Break

TRACK FOR INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND REGULATORS

TRACK FOR CLINICIANS, RESEARCHERS AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

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PLENARY SESSION (1 CE Hour)5 - 6 p.m.Integrating Gambling into Existing Health SurveysSpeaker: Randy Stinchfield, PhDImportant data about gambling disorder has been derived by adding gambling questions to large-scale studies such as NESARC, National Comorbidity Survey Replication, the Harvard College Alcohol Study and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). In addition to the considerable cost savings of this approach, integrating gambling into existing health surveys affords researchers the opportunity to explore relationships between gambling problems and other health problems. The session will discuss how public health professionals, researchers and members of the gaming industry should proceed if interested in pursuing this approach.Learning ObjectiveAs a result of this session, attendees will be able to:• Identify examples of gambling questions to add to surveys• Identify procedures for adding questions to statewide BRFSS surveys

CONFERENCE SCHEDULEMONDAY, OCT. 2, 2017 (CONTINUED)

Dr. Donald W. Black (left) receiving the 2016 NCRG Scientific Achievement Award from NCRG Chair, Alan Feldman.

The recipients of the outstanding poster awards at the 2016 conference.

The 2016 poster session/reception was sponsored by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation.

GameCo sponsored the charging station at the 2016 conference.

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NCRG CONFERENCE SCHOLARSHIPSDeadline for Application: July 17, 2017Each year, the NCRG awards approximately 15 scholarships to the conference. A portion of these may also include travel assistance.

To apply for a scholarship, visit www.ncrg.org/conferencescholarships and submit your application by July 17, 2017.

Questions? Contact Ariana Fox at the NCRG (978-338-6610; afox@ncrg.org).

Conference attendees can earn up to 13.75 continuing education hours approved by healthcare certifying agencies.

2 HOURSPre-conference Workshop: Screening, Diagnosis and Measuring Treatment Outcomes for Gambling Disorder

11.75 HOURS Sessions held Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon• The NCRG is approved by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, to offer

continuing education (Provider # 100793)• The National Center for Responsible Gaming has been approved by NBCC as an Approved

Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6474. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. NCRG is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

• The NCRG is an approved continuing education provider of the California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (Provider # OS-02-260-1218)

• The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The NCRG maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

The NCRG is seeking single program approval from the following organizations, most of which have approved CE hours offered by previous NCRG conferences and webinars:

• American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders• Canadian Addiction Counsellors Certification Federation• Canadian Problem Gambling Certification Board• International Gambling Counselor Certification Board• National Association of Social Workers• Nevada Board of Examiners for Social Workers• States that have their own certification programs for addiction counselors

Please visit www.ncrg.org/conference for updates on continuing education approvals or contact Christine Reilly (creilly@ncrg.org) to suggest other certifying boards and organizations.

CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS

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CALL FOR NOMINATIONS AND ENTRIES

The NCRG recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of research on gambling disorder with the annual NCRG Scientific Achievement Award. We invite nominations in the following categories:• Research investigators at any stage in their career — early stage,

mid-career or senior — whose research has made a significant contribution to the knowledge base about gambling disorder

• Educators who have successfully mentored young investigators in the field or have excelled at promoting public awareness and education about gambling disorder and responsible gaming

• A recent publication in a scientific, peer-reviewed journal that represents seminal work in the field

GUIDELINES FOR SUBMITTING A NOMINATIONThe nomination package must include the following:• Letter of recommendation: A detailed letter describing the worthiness

of the nominee or nominated work, specifying the contribution to the field of gambling studies and significance

• Curriculum vitae (CV):• For individual nominees, include an up-to-date CV• For research investigators, include a comprehensive bibliography

of the nominee’s publications• Publications: For research investigators, submit no more than five

scientific publications representative of the nominee’s work. When nominating a publication, include a copy of the published version of the article. The publication must have been published in the same year or the year prior to the nomination

Submit nomination materials to Christine Reilly at creilly@ncrg.org by Aug.1. The selection committee, composed of distinguished scientists in the addictions field, will select the recipient of the 2017 NCRG Scientific Achievement Award. The award will be presented at the awards luncheon during the NCRG Conference on Monday, Oct. 2, 2017.

PAST RECIPIENTS2002Robert Custer, MDNancy Petry, PhD

2003Robert Ladouceur, PhDMarc N. Potenza, MD, PhDRenee Cunningham-Williams, PhD

(Honorable Mention)

2004Alex Blaszczynski, PhDJon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPH

2005Ken C. Winters, PhD

2006Suck Won Kim, MDRina Gupta, PhD

2007Howard J. Shaffer, PhD, CAS

2008Marc N. Potenza, MD, PhD

2009Jon E. Grant, JD, MD, MPHAnna Goudriaan, PhD

2010David C. Hodgins, PhD

2011Wendy S. Slutske, PhD

2012Randy Stinchfield, PhD, LP

2013Jeffrey Derevensky, PhD

2014Linda B. Cottler, PhD, MPHCatharine Winstanley, PhD

2015Luke Clark, PhD

2016Donald W. Black, MD

2017 SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARDSDeadline: Aug. 1, 2017

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CALL FOR POSTERS POSTER SESSION: OCT. 1, 2017 Deadline for abstracts: Aug. 1, 2017

The NCRG showcases new research on gambling disorder during a poster session and reception held at the NCRG Conference. This event is an opportunity for investigators to report on their empirical research and discuss their findings with conference attendees. Each year, a committee selects the recipients of the Outstanding Poster Award and honorable mention.

SUBJECT MATTERPosters can focus on any aspects of gambling problems and gambling disorder and must report on empirical research. Abstracts will be reviewed for scientific merit.

SUBMISSION GUIDELINESAbstracts should be submitted electronically in MS Word or another word processing software using a font size no smaller than 12 pt. PDFs will not be accepted. Please include the following information:• Title of Presentation• Name(s) and affiliation(s) of the author(s)• Mailing address, telephone and email address of the first author• Poster abstract (no more than 500 words). Please follow APA format for text and references.

The abstract should address the following:

• Sample and methods

• Preliminary findings

• Implications for the field

• Digital signature of first author certifying that any work with human or animal subjects in the abstract complies with the guiding policies and principles for experimental procedures of the World Medical Association of Helsinki.

By submitting a poster, at least one author must agree to attend the conference and to participate in the poster session. No individual can be first author on more than one submission.

Abstracts will be accepted on a rolling basis until Aug. 1. Send the abstract to Ariana Fox at afox@ncrg.org. For more information or questions, call 978-338-6610.

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