Much has been made about the nature of slot machines - can a machine inherently cause addiction or is it merely a vehicle for the manifestation of an inherent addiction in the player? No one is more interested in answering that question than the industry itself. During this session, a researcher from the field joined key industry stakeholders to explore this hot-button issue.



Moderator:
Christine Reilly, Executive Director, Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling & Related Disorders, Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance

Speakers:
Connie Jones, Director of Responsible Gaming, International Game Technology (IGT)
Rohan Miller, Ph.D, Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Sydney
Kevin Mullally, General Counsel and Director of Government Affairs, Gaming Laboratories International, LLC (GLI)