Boston, MA (July 18, 2024) – As the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) gathered for their annual conference in San Diego this week, the Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI)—a nonprofit research center for public health laws affiliated with Northeastern University School of Law— released a new video to highlight the ethical and scientific failure […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Boston, MA (June 26, 2024) – The Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI), a non-profit legal research center focused on public health law, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Harry Levant as its new Director of Gambling Policy. At Northeastern University, Harry has conducted extensive research dedicated to developing a public
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On June 13, 2024, the American Journal of Public Health published an editorial written by PHAI’s UnitedOnGuns director, Sarah C. Peck entitled, “Minimum Age Firearm Purchase Laws, By Themselves, Don’t Prevent Youth Suicide,” on the effectiveness of legislative and public health strategies to reduce young adult suicide. As Sarah notes, 60% of gun mortality in America is
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Dick Daynard, President of PHAI, recently was featured in Audie Cornish’s podcast “The Assignment” on CNN. The episode, titled “Is Online Gambling a Public Health Threat?” addresses a question we firmly support at PHAI. We contend that gambling poses a significant threat to public health. Despite this, legislative efforts predominantly focus on legalizing sports betting
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In his recent appearance on WBUR’s ‘On Point’ segment, PHAI’s President, Richard Daynard, discusses the recent controversies surround sports betting and its impact on the public health. Listen to the interview here.
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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’s Executive Director, Mark Gottlieb was featured on Radio Boston where he discussed the recent bylaw in Brookline, Massachusetts that was introduced in 2020 and was just recently upheld by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The ban on tobacco in Brookline, MA for those born on or after January 1st, 2000 is a first-in-the-nation law
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PHAI’s Executive Director, Mark Gottlieb is quoted in a new Boston Globe article on the Massachusetts Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Brookline’s Nicotine Free Generation law to phase out tobacco sales. Others have approved more aggressive measures; two California cities — Manhattan Beach and Beverly Hills — banned the sale of all tobacco products, for example. But Brookline is
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in a unanimous decision, today gave the green light to the life-saving Nicotine-Free Generation (“NFG”) policy. The Brookline bylaw, which the Court upheld the Town of Brookline’s local law to prohibit sales of tobacco products to anyone born on or after January 1, 2000, is in conflict with the state
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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