National Center for Responsible Gaming

National Center for Responsible Gaming

The National Center for Responsible Gaming (NCRG) is an American nonprofit group, associated with Harvard University, that funds scientific research on gambling addiction.[1] It was founded in 1996.[2] The group is a wing of the American Gaming Association, the casino industry's main trade group.[1] The mission of this organization is to help people who suffer from gambling disorders. They do that with scientific research into pathological and youth gambling and encouraging the application of new research findings to improve prevention, diagnostic, intervention and treatment strategies.[3]


The NCRG founded the Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling and Related Disorders (IRPGRD) in 2000. While housed at an institution affiliated with Harvard, the IRPGRD remains dependent on casino funding, channeled through the NCRG. This arrangement has led some critics to question the independence of the IRPGRD's research.[4] IRPGRD executive director Christine Reilly told Salon.com that the institute's contract with the NCRG stipulates that the industry not interfere with its work.

References

  1. ^ a b Strickland, Eliza (2008-06-16). "Gambling with science: Determined to defeat lawsuits over addiction, the casino industry is funding research at a Harvard-affiliated lab". Salon. http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/16/gambling_science/. 
  2. ^ "Index of Non-Profit Organizations Receiving Corporate Funding: National Center for Responsible Gaming". The Center for Science in the Public Interest. 2005-05-09. http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/nonprofits/the_national_center_for_responsible_gambling.html. 
  3. ^ "About NCRG". http://www.ncrg.org/about/about-the-ncrg.cfm. Retrieved 2011-05-27. 
  4. ^ Salon article

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