Gambling – The “Secret” Addiction: The Impact of Internet and Sports Betting in the Post-COVID World

Expired

Program Number

3262

Program Date

2022-03-04

CLE Credits

In 2018, the United States Supreme Court, in Murphy vs. NCAA, held that sports gambling was legal in all of the United States. By 2019, many states had added legalized sports gambling and, as revenues soared, so did the impact of legalized sports betting on state budgets. With it came the compulsive gambler. **Then the whole world seemed to stop with the onset of the Covid-19 Pandemic. But the world of the compulsive gambler simply moved on to other forms of seeking “action” - via the internet. By the time sports resumed, a new breed of addicted gamblers was anxiously waiting- now ready, willing and extremely more able to utilize cell phones, laptops and tablets as their preferred gambling format. **This program will explore not only Gambling Disorder, but also the connection between gambling and the more well -known forms of impairment and why lawyers are at higher risk to develop problems. This problem has only been exacerbated by the stress, anxiety and isolation caused by COVID-19. The results are startling.

Mr. Quinn will discuss:

1. The early warning signs of impairment and how they relate to gambling disorders. Special attention will be given to the connection between COVID-19 and it’s impact on social isolation, stress, anxiety, depression and gambling disorders.

2. The impact of the internet and sports betting on the problem gambler.

3. The impact of marketing and advertising, as well as the availability of “in game” betting, on gambling and the problem gambler.

4. The free services that Lawyers Assistance Programs provide to lawyers, judges, their family members and law students.

5. A close look at existing barriers that prevent lawyers and judges from seeking the help they need will be provided and the role that education plays in breaking the stigma and fear associated with addiction and mental illness in the legal profession.

6. Ethical considerations unique to the lawyer who suffers from a Gambling Disorder, including ABA Model Rule 1.15, Safekeeping Property; Rule 8.4, Misconduct.

7. The confidential nature of Lawyer Assistance Programs and both the obligation to report misconduct set forth in ABA Model Rule 8.3, Reporting Misconduct, as well as the possible exceptions to that duty set forth in Rule 8.3(c).

Available in States

California
Colorado
Georgia
New Jersey
New York
Texas Self Study

PROGRAM CREDITS

Legal Ethics : 1 Credit

Presenters

Brian S.

Quinn, Esq.

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