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Article History

Accepted: 17 September 2024

First Online: 30 September 2024

Declarations

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: Howard Shaffer and the Division on Addiction at the Cambridge Health Alliance have received funding support from a variety of sources, including the following: Bwin.Party Interactive Entertainment, AG; the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility (FAAR); National Institutes of Health (i.e., NIDA, NIAAA, NIMH); Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA); the National Center for Responsible Gambling (NCRG); Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling; the Massachusetts Gaming Commission; and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dr. Shaffer has received funding for consultation from Las Vegas Sands Corp., Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, LLP, Heineken USA, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, and the DUNES of Easthampton.During the preparation of this article, Robert Ladouceur received funding support for the International Group on Responsible Gambling from La Loterie Romande (Switzerland), ClubsNSW (Australia), Camelot (United Kingdom), La Française des Jeux (France), Loto-Québec (Québec, Canada), and the National Lottery (Belgium). Dr. Ladouceur is retired now and has not received any research funding for the past several years.Emeritus Professor Blaszczynski previously has conducted research funded directly by the Australian or International Government, or government-related funding agencies, and industry operators. He has funding support for the International Group on Responsible Gambling. These funds are derived from La Loterie Romande (Switzerland), ClubsNSW (Australia), Camelot (United Kingdom), La Française des Jeux (France), Loto-Québec (Québec, Canada), and the National Lottery (Belgium). Dr. Blaszczynski is now retired and has not received any research funding for the past 4 years.

: No ethical statement is required for this commentary. No research on human subjects were undertaken.