The International Center for Responsible Gaming Monday announced today it has received a $600,000 donation from Bally’s Corporation to support research on gambling among young adults and the use and effectiveness of responsible gambling tools.
The ICRG will invite scientists from around the world to apply for grants to ensure funding of the highest quality research. The ICRG also will sponsor programming extending the findings of these projects beyond academia and provide guidelines to the gaming industry for effective responsible gambling strategies.
“With this grant, Bally’s Corporation has taken a giant stride toward understanding the health risks of young adult gamblers and improving the effectiveness of existing responsible gambling tools” said ICRG President Arthur Paikowsky in a statement. “The ICRG salutes Bally’s Corporation for making such a huge impact on the field of gambling studies.”
The donation will also help fund several programs designed to educate treatment providers, responsible gambling professionals, regulators, and public policy makers about gambling disorder and responsible gambling.
Previous ICRG-funded research has informed the industry about the health risks of casino employees, created the only research-based website on college gambling, and launched a national campaign to make parents and teachers aware of youth gambling.
Current ICRG projects include evaluating the responsible gambling tool of self-imposed limits on time and money spent gambling and the national impact of sports wagering.
“We take seriously our responsibility to educate the public, including young adult gamblers, and our employees about responsible gaming, Bally’s is committed to this work,” said Bally’s Corporation President of Interactive Robeson Reeves. “We look forward to working with ICRG on cutting-edge scientific research on gambling among young adults and the usage and effectiveness of responsible gambling tools.”
