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Harvard Gambling Studies Under Fire

BOSTON, Massachusetts – As reported by the Associated Press: "The division of Harvard Medical School that studies pathological gambling is under fire from some antigambling activists who point out that virtually all its funding comes from the gambling industry.

"The Institute for Research on Pathological Gambling and Related Disorders, founded four years ago, has received nearly $5 million in industry money.

"…Harvard officials and gambling industry representatives say that the institute's scientists are under no pressure and that the research may lead to treatments for gambling addictions.

"Dr. Howard J. Shaffer, the institute's director, said its work is unbiased and its research is reviewed by independent scientists before publication…"

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