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Dr. Derevensky interviewed regarding US Supreme Court decision to allow states to legalize sports gambling

Published: 24 May 2018

Deseret NewsDr. Jeffrey Derevensky, Chair of our Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology (ECP), spoke to Deseret News' Matthew Piper last week for a report about the United States Supreme Court's recent decision to allow states to legalize sports betting. The article, titled "FAQ: The Supreme Court allowed states to legalize sports betting. What's next?," appeared in various news sources, as numerous stakeholders attempt to come to terms with the ramifications of the Supreme Court announcement.

Jeffrey Derevensky is a James McGill Professor with ECP, Professor with McGill's Department of Psychiatry, and Co-Director of the Faculty of Education's Institute for Human Development and Well-Being (IHDW). He is one of the world's leading researchers of youth gambling. Much of Dr. Derevensky's renown stems from his work with McGill's International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviours, where he has been Director since their foundation in 1994. In 2017 Dr. Derevensky was awarded the prestigious Lifetime Research Award by the U.S. National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG).

[read "FAQ: The Supreme Court allowed states to legalize sports betting. What's next?", Matthew Piper, Deseret News, May 15, 2018]

 

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