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The National Council on Problem Gambling estimates that two million US adults — or 1% of the population — meet the criteria to be considered problem gamblers. Another four to six million adults are considered to have a mild or moderate gambling disorder.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
But with gaming continuing to expand in Connecticut and across the US, the Mohegan Tribe and Yale University believe now is a most appropriate time to develop better safeguards.<\/p>\n
Connecticut’s Class III compacts require the two tribes to set aside a small percentage of their annual gross gaming revenue (GGR) for the Connecticut Council on Problem Gambling. But that amounts to around $300,000 a year. The $2 million grant will be allocated to Yale’s School of Medicine’s Psychiatry Department.<\/p>\n
Yale Problem Gambling Track Record<\/b><\/h2>\n In 2009, the International Center for Responsible Gambling, a nonprofit based in Massachusetts, developed a grant program to establish “Centers of Excellence in Gambling Research.” Yale was one of the first recipients.<\/p>\n
The New Haven school used the endowment to develop the Yale Center of Excellence in Gambling Research. The center has focused on better understanding gambling disorders and has placed an emphasis on developing careers centered on problem gambling research for students interested in mental health.<\/strong><\/p>\nThe Yale Center of Excellence in Gambling Research falls within the school’s Department of Psychiatry. It will be directly involved with the problem gambling research being funded by the Mohegan Tribe.<\/p>\n
“This new gift will allow for the development and testing of an innovative app-based intervention that we envision will help many people in Connecticut and beyond,” said Marc Potenza, co-director of the Yale Center of Excellence in Gambling Research.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Mohegan Tribe and Yale University are teaming up in Connecticut to take down problem gambling. One of two federally recognized tribes in the state, the Uncasville-based Mohegan Tribe announced yesterday a $2 million pledge to develop better treatment protocols for those gambling in excess. The tribe and university say the funding will bankroll researchers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":215041,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18943,18456],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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