Gamres was thrilled to be the recipient of the 2021 National Council on Problem Gambling Corporate Social Responsibility award, an award given to an organization that has demonstrated outstanding commitment to social responsibility as it relates to problem gambling in the past year.
Also, our team won the Annual Research Award for the best original peer-reviewed research article on problem and pathological gambling published within the past year. The research must contribute substantially to the understanding of this disorder. The criteria include the impact, quality and relevance to gamblers and their families. The award was granted for our paper An examination of the validity and reliability of the Positive Play Scale: findings from a Canadian national study. Tabri, N., Wood, R. T., Philander, K., & Wohl, M. J. (2020). International Gambling Studies, 20(2), 282-295. Download the paper here https://gamblingpolicy.org/s/An-examination-of-the-validity-and-reliability-of-the-Positive-Play-Scale-findings-from-a-Canadian-n.pdf