9/26/2024 - Mitigating Gambling Harm w/ Technology First Solutions
Technological changes combined with liberalized gambling laws have been two major drivers behind the recent growth in gambling participation and revenues. New measures to balance the growth of legalized gambling with solutions to mitigate gambling harms have been developed, however, their impact is not keeping pace with need. This presentation will review several new technologies designed to reduce gambling harm, discuss their promises and limitations, and introduce a new comprehensive digital health platform that empowers users to create and maintain a healthy relationship with gambling, regardless of their goal: to quit, to control their spending and/or time gambling, or to maintain current levels of positive play. The new Technology that will be introduced during the session is designed to appeal to the new generation of mobile and online gamblers by utilizing gamification features within an app, conversational language, community engagement, and multi-method teaching techniques and change strategies. The development approach and preliminary evaluation data for this new suite of technology driven solutions will be presented and discussed.
Presenter: Sam DeMello
Learning Objectives:
- Understand how technology can be harnessed within health apps to foster healthy relationships with gambling.
- Understand how current tools and systems of care are not meeting today’s growing needs.
Agenda:
12:00-12:05 pm – Introductions of presenters and helpline information
12:05-12:45 pm – Lecture of material
12:45-12:55 pm – Discussion questions, case presentation, interaction (as needed)
12:55-1:00 pm – Closing comments
10/10/2024 - How Social Media Has Changed The Way We View Gambling
I share my story of gambling addiction and my current work as a content creator in the gambling addiction recovery space to highlight the current climate of gambling on social media. I also explain how anyone (regardless of their background or organization) can create impactful content to help garner more interest in this topic.
Presenter: Rob Minnick
Learning Objectives:
- Understand basic concepts of social media content creation.
- Understand basic concepts of social media trends within the niche of gambling addiction.
- Improve their level of understanding regarding gambling addiction thanks to a lived-experience narrative explaining the inner-thoughts of someone struggling with this issue.
Agenda:
12:00-12:05 pm – Introductions of presenters and helpline information
12:05-12:45 pm – Lecture of material
12:45-12:55 pm – Discussion questions, case presentation, interaction (as needed)
12:55-1:00 pm – Closing comments