Gambling has gone digital. Online casino games are legal in several states, and online sports betting in dozens more. But behind the flashy marketing and sign-up bonuses, what are the costs of having “a casino in your pocket” 24/7? In this discussion, our panel of experts will examine the forces driving the rise of online gambling, the emotional, health and economic harms of problem gambling, and how policy change and treatment can reduce the burden. Speakers include Victor Ortiz, Director of the Office of Problem Gambling Services for the Commonwealth of MA; Shekhar Saxena, Adjunct Professor of Global Mental Health, Global Health and Population, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health; Lia Nower, Associate Dean for Research, Distinguished Professor and Director, Center for Gambling Studies & Co-Director of the Addiction Counselor Training Certificate Program, Rutgers University School of Social Work; Timothy Fong, Co-Director, UCLA Problem Gambling Studies Program and moderator Laura Haefeli, Journalist, WBZ-TV News
