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Harry Levant, PHAI’s Gambling Policy Advisor, Featured on KMX News LA

Harry Levant, PHAI’s Gambling Policy Advisor, was featured on KMX News Los Angeles discussing the recent firing of Ippei Mizuhara, the interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers’ star Shohei Ohtani. The dismissal occurred Wednesday afternoon after suspicions arose of Mizuhara taking funds from Ohtani for illegal gambling activities. Give the interview a listen by downloading the […]

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PHAI to Host International Webinar on the Myth of the Responsible Gambling Model

It\’s Not the Dough, it\’s the Dopamine: The Dangerous Myth of the Responsible Gambling Model
How the gambling industry misleads regulators and imperils the public’s health. . . and what we can do about it!
An unprecedented Zoom event during Problem Gambling Awareness Month

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Dec. Issue of Atlantic: PHAI’s Daynard and Friedman Comment in Powerful Gambling Addiction Article

In a powerful long-form article by by John Rosengren covers the impact of gambling addiction and the predatory casino industry.  The article, entitled “How Casinos Enable Gambling Addicts,” details the ways that electronic gambling machines, like slot machines, along with outrageously predatory tactics used by casinos to bait problem gamblers, combine to destroy the lives

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PHAI Finds Online Fantasy Sports Gambling Operators in “Clear” Violation of Massachusetts Law

A review by a prominent public interest law organization based in Boston revealed that online sports gambling operators like DraftKings are in “clear” violation of Massachusetts law. The findings were included in an October 16th legal memo to Attorney General Maura Healey’s office that was prepared by the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) at Northeastern University.

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PHAI Presentation Highlights Similarities in Tactics of Tobacco and Gambling Industries

On October 30, 2014 at Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI), in association with the Boston Alliance for Community Health (BACH), hosted a forum focusing on common tactics and strategies of two predatory industries: tobacco and casino gambling. It featured Northeastern University Distinguished Professor Richard Daynard, David Aronstein, Director of

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PHAI Files Amicus Brief Comparing Gambling and Tobacco Industries

The Public Health Advocacy Institute has filed an amicus curiae brief in an appeal pending before the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.  The Plaintiff/Appellants are seeking to reverse a decision of the attorney general and get a question certified for inclusion on the 2014 ballot to repeal a law legalizing casino gambling in Massachusetts.  The case is Steven

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Harry Levant

Harry levant Harry holds a Master’s in Professional Clinical Counseling from La Salle University and has been recognized as an Internationally Certified Gambling Counselor (ICGC-I). He is published in journals, newspapers, and magazines and appears on television and radio addressing the prevention and treatment of gambling disorder. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Law and

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PHAI’s President Richard Daynard is Featured on CNN 

PHAI’s President Richard Daynard is spotlighted in this CNN article that highlights how the Public Health Advocacy Institute is taking on the online sports gambling industry. This CNN article details how gambling disorder is classified as an addiction that falls under a similar category to drugs and nicotine. Sites like DraftKings try to take advantage

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PHAI’s Daynard and Gottlieb Featured in 60 Minutes Piece

On February 4th, 60 Minutes ran a strong piece on sports betting featuring our president, Richard Daynard, and Executive Director Mark Gottlieb, along with our gambling policy advisor, Harry Levant. On December 8, 2023, PHAI filed a class action lawsuit against DraftKings Sportsbook, on behalf of Massachusetts citizens who opened a DraftKings Sportsbook account in

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