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The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) is an American nonprofit group, associated with Harvard University, that funds scientific research on gambling addiction. Founded in 1996, as a separate 501(c)(3) charitable organization, the NCRG’s mission: “is to help individuals and families affected by gambling disorders by supporting the finest peer-reviewed, scientific research into pathological and youth gambling; encouraging the application of new research findings to improve prevention, diagnostic, intervention and treatment strategies; and advancing public education about gambling disorders and responsible gaming.”[2] The NCRG is also the only national organization which is exclusively devoted to funding research that helps increase understanding of youth gambling as well as pathological gambling by finding effective methods that can help treat gambling disorders.[3] In 2000, The NCRG founded the Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling and Related Disorders.[4] Since the establishment of the organization almost $25 million has been committed to the NCRG.[5] Contributions include offerings from the casino gaming industry, vendors, equipment manufacturers as well as other related organizations and individuals.[6]

Structure
The NCRG is overseen by four board officers and nine board of directors.[7] The member board includes representatives from the gaming industry, public health officials as well as regulatory communities.

Board Officers: · Chairman-Alan M. Feldman- Executive Vice President of Global Government and Industry Affairs MGM Resorts International · President- Phil Satre Chairman- International Game Technology · President-Emeritus- William S. Boyd- Executive Chairman Boyd Gaming Corporation · Secretary and Treasurer-- Christine Reilly-Senior Research Director National Center for Responsible Gaming[8]

Board directors:

· Sue Cox- Founding Executive Director Texas Council on Problem and Compulsive Gambling · Jonathan S. Halkyard- Chief Operating Officer Extended Stay America · Mark Lipparelli- Consultant Former Chairman, Nevada Gaming Control Board · Kevin Mullally- General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs Gaming Laboratories International, Inc. · Kathleen M. Scanlan-Senior Advisor, Special Projects Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling · Jennifer Shatley- Vice President, Responsible Gaming Policies and Compliance Caesars Entertainment Corporation · Bruce A. Shear- Executive Vice Chairman Acadia Healthcare · Mark Vander Linden- Director of Research and Problem Gambling Massachusetts Gaming Commission · Andrew Zarnett- Managing Director Deutsche Bank[9]

Resources
NCRG provides many useful resources that help raise public awareness surrounding gambling disorders, by promoting various ideas within the field of gambling research as well as help deliver resources for those are interested in this issue.[10] The resources include helpful links for disordered gamblers, treatment providers, the gaming industry, other organizations as well as presentations, speeches and news on responsible gaming and gambling disorders.[11]

Educational Programs
Since one of NCRG’s missions is to educate the public about responsible gaming as well as gambling disorders, they provide many educational programs surrounding this issue:

· Collegegambling.org- a website that provides free resources that are designed to give students, parents, campus administrators and student health professional the tools they need to address gambling on college campuses across the country[12] · EMERGE (Executive, Management &amp; Employee Responsible Gaming Education)- the only employee training program that is based on scientific research which has been translated into an accessible training tool for gaming employees at all levels[13] · Talking with Children About Gambling- Uses research-based guides that are designed to help parents, as well as others who work with youth, to discourage children from gambling and recognize possible warning signs of gambling problems as well as other risky behaviors[14] · NCRG Conference on Gambling and Addiction- a conference conducted by the NCRG to bring clinicians, public policymakers, industry representatives, researchers as well as other stakeholders to discuss the concerns around gambling disorder research as well as responsible gaming[15] · THE NCRG Webinar Series- provides a year round educational opportunities that are designed to help individuals address and understand critical issues that are related to gambling as well as responsible [16]