{"id":1586160,"date":"2024-06-27T08:47:36","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T12:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1586160"},"modified":"2024-06-27T08:47:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T12:47:36","slug":"the-military-gaming-awareness-committee-has-been-created-by-the-kindbridge-research-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/the-military-gaming-awareness-committee-has-been-created-by-the-kindbridge-research-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"The Military Gaming Awareness Committee has been created by the Kindbridge Research Institute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Wednesday, the Kindbridge Research Institute they have established the Military Gaming Awareness Committee (MGAC). Their mission is to address the mitigation of problem gambling and how it affects the military community. Marc Lucia is the Chairperson for the MGAC. He was a special forces medic with deployments in Europe. Eventually. Lucia found himself at Johns Hopkins University to study military mental health. He ended up graduating with a <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">dual MBA and MPH. Lucia had this to say when interviewed about his new position. <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>&#8220;<span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sports betting when I was in the military was never largely talked about and it really hasn\u2019t been,\u201d said Lucia. \u201cAnd I think at this point when I talk to folks who are still in [the military], I don\u2019t get the impression that sports gambling in the military is being considered a whole lot, and I think a lot of what drives that is the press that comes around it.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><b>Who are the members of the MGAC? <\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Daniel Umfleet is the CEO and founder of Kindbridge. Umfleet personally assembled the seven-person team for the MGAC. Together, they all share experiences in sports gambling and other events directly related to the military. Brianne Doura-Schawohl is the MGAC\u2019s policy advisor. She\u2019s been a long-time advocate for responsible gambling. Caroline Ponseti is part of the team as well, bringing experience as the former American Gaming Association media relations director. Richard Taylor currently serves as Senior Manager for Responsible Gaming at BetMGM. He\u2019s also been appointed as a member of the MGAC.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Joe Solosky joined the MGAC with experience as the managing director of sports betting at NASCAR. Rounding out the seven-person team at the MGAC are\u00a0 Kinectify CEO Joseph Martin and 11-year U.S. Army veteran, David Yeager. Mrs. Doura-Schawohl served in the past as the legislative director for the National Council on Problem Gambling. Additionally, she is the spouse of someone in the military. Mrs. Ponseti was previously the press secretary for the U.S. House Committee on Veteran\u2019s Affairs. Richard Taylor spent time on the AGA\u2019s Responsible Gaming Board and is a former marine.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>The first step for the MGAC is spreading awareness<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Marc Lucia is aware that the MGAC needs to deal with this practically. They cannot expect the problem to be solved right away and it will take time. The first step for them is to spread awareness of problem gambling in the military. Once they\u2019ve done that, the MGAC will be ready for the next step. Lucia wants to use technology to his full advantage to target problem gambling.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, the Kindbridge Research Institute they have established the Military Gaming Awareness Committee (MGAC). Their mission is to address the mitigation of problem gambling and how it affects the military community. 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