GAMBLING: ISSUES, IMPACT, and TREATMENT

15 October 1999
Featuring Internationally Known Experts
Brought to South Carolina by:
The S. C. Center For Gambling Studies.
Where: COLUMBIA COLLEGE,
COTTINGHAM THEATRE
Columbia, South Carolina

AGENDA

8:30-8:45 am...........SIGN IN
8:45-9:00 .................OPENING REMARKS and WELCOME
9:00-10:00................SESSION ONE..........Dr. THOMPSON
10:00-11:00..............SESSION TWO........Dr. LORENZ
11:00-12:00..............SESSION THREE.....Mr. BERNHARD
12:00-1:30.......LUNCH ON YOUR OWN
1:30-2:30...................SESSION FOUR........Dr. HUNTER
2:30-3:30....................SESSION FIVE........Dr. PRESTON
3:30-4:30.....................SESSION SIX..........Dr. QUINN

The S. C. Center for Gambling Studies, in an effort to foster public and professional understanding of pathological gambling, is offering this one-day conference of internationally renowned gambling experts.

FACULTY

 Dr. Valerie Lorenz: Director of the Compulsive Gambling Center, Inc., Baltimore, Maryland.
"Women, Gambling, and the Criminal Justice System"

 Dr. William Thompson: Chairperson, Department of Public Administration, University of Nevada.
"An Examination of the Economic Impact of Machine Gambling in South Carolina"

 Dr. Robert Hunter: Director, Nevada Psychological Associates, Inc., Las Vegas, Nevada.
"New Approaches in the Treatment of Pathological Gambling"

 Mr. Bo Bernhard: Senior Research Analyst, Problem Gambling Consultants, Las Vegas, Nevada.
"The Impact of Gambling on Lower Socio-economic Groups"

 Dr. Frank Quinn: Director, South Carolina Center for Gambling Studies, Columbia, S. C.
"Co-morbidity Issues in the Treatment of Pathological Gambling in South Carolina"

 Dr. Fred Preston: Director, Problem Gambling Consultants, Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Gambling and Social Issues"

Program Content and Cost

The content of these presentations should be of interest to all health care professionals as well as the general public of South Carolina.

In order to make this conference available to a wide audience, the total cost of this all-day workshop is $50. Students are offered a special rate of $25, and a limited number of scholarships are available.

Cottingham Theatre is located on the Columbia College campus at 1301 Columbia College Drive in Columbia, S. C.

For further questions, please contact Dr. Frank Quinn at 803-771-7321, ext. 103

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