NATIONAL GAMBLING IMPACT STUDY COMMISSION

CONTENTS

September 11, 1998

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OPENING AND WELCOME

STAFF BRIEFING ON TREATMENT

QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING: METHODS OF TREATMENT AND PREVENTION

• Dr. John Eades, Witness, Winchester, TN
• Mr. Bob Ladouceur, Professor, University of Laval, Quebec
• Mr. Reece Middleton, Louisiana Council on Compulsive Gambling, New Orleans, LA
• Mr. Tom Brosig, President and CEO, Grand Casinos, Minnetonka, MN
• Mr. Roger Svendson, Director of Gambling Programs, Dept. of Human Services Gambling Problems, Anoka, MN
• Question and Answer Session

STATE REGULATION: PROMOTING VS. RESTRICTING THE INDUSTRY

• The Hon. Tony Perkins, State Representative, State of Louisiana, Baton Rouge
• Mr. Chuck Patton, Executive Director, Mississippi Gaming Commission, Jackson, MS
• Mr. Stuart Bowen, Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, Office of the Governor, Austin, TX
• Mr. Ronald J. Rychlak, University of MS, Law Center
• Question and Answer Session

REGULAR BUSINESS MEETING

GAMBLING AND CRIME II

• Mr. Warren DeBrueys, Former Director, New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission, Covington, LA
• Mr. Edward Galanek, Detective, Brooklyn District Attorney's Office Squad, NY
• Report from Dr. Adam Rose
• Question and Answer Session

PUBLIC COMMENT

• Ms. Bray
• Mr. Jenkins
• Mr. Biossat
• Mr. Pierson
• Mr. Thompson
• Mr. Friedley
• Mr. Cerone

ADJOURN