Sports Wagering on Campus: When It's More Than Just 'Fun'
Includes a Live Web Event on 03/11/2025 at 1:00 PM (CDT)
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Join us for a 90 minute virtual training by Brianne Doura-Schawohl on March 11th from 1-2:30 pm CST.
With the massive expansion of legalized gambling across the United States, we are beginning to see a renewed interest and commitment in expanding education and prevention programs. Sports betting brings with it a whole new vulnerable demographic to educate and protect. This interactive session will dive into the growing popularity of sports betting on campuses and across the country and the problems that this new reality poses to athletes of all kinds and levels. Research suggests that athletes might be more vulnerable for developing a gambling addiction but beyond that, they are subject to increased mental health concerns and harassment issues due to increased gambling within society. The presentation will conclude with a discussion around gaps within the prevention and education field and opportunities that exist within our communities, on college campuses, and within the professional athletic area.
Learners will take away:
1 - Current state of gambling and problem gambling in the college setting across the United States.
2-Identify gaps and opportunities for problem gambling education and prevention programs to assist athletes.
3-Identify nationally leading problem gambling prevention programs that are changing the way we educate and prevent vulnerable populations (athletes) from struggling with gambling addiction.
This live course is accredited for 1.5 CEU for the following categories: COUN II, PREV II, CARS II, CODP I or II, PCGC I or II, CCJP II, CRSS I or II, CPRS I or II, CPRS I or II, MAATP II, RDDP II, CFPP II, CVSS II, LSW, LCSW, LPC, LCPC.
Brianne Doura-Schawohl
Brianne Doura-Schawohl is founder and CEO of Doura-Schawohl Consulting LLC, a boutique global government relations firm that specializes in problem and responsible gambling policy. She most recently served as Vice President of US Policy and Strategic Development for EPIC Risk Management, a global harm prevention consultancy, conducting work in over 24 countries. Prior to her role at EPIC, Brianne served as Legislative Director for the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG). Her experience includes over a decade of leadership in advocacy, public policy, government affairs, and communications.
Doura-Schawohl’s practice spans a wide range of work with executive and legislative branch officials and private sector stakeholders at the international, federal, state, and local levels of government. She has a history of achievements in State and United States Congressional legislative work, including a diverse portfolio of complex problem gambling policy issues. This continues to be invaluable in her ability to make a difference on behalf of people with gambling problems around the world.
Doura-Schawohl works with Congress and numerous state legislatures and regulators to provide expert advice on gambling policy. She continues to work with stakeholders on both sides of the aisle. Additionally, she has been featured in international, national, state, and local media, including ABC News, Bloomberg, CBS, CNBC, Forbes, ESPN, The Athletic, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Washington Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, CBC and others.
Brianne was named one of the top lobbyists in 2023 and 2022 by ‘The Hill’, named one of the top 100 lobbyists in 2022 and 2021 by the National Institute of Lobbying & Ethics (NILE), was featured as one of the 25 People to Watch in 2022 by Global Gaming Business, an honoree of the 2023 class of 40 under 40 Emerging Leaders in Gaming, is an honoree of the 2023-2024 ‘10 Women Rising in Gaming’ by Global Gaming Women and CDC Gaming Reports and named one of the top 10 most influential women in gaming in 2023 by iGB. In 2019 she was appointed as a member of the Digital Gaming Advisory Group for the State of Hawaii and continues to serve on various coalitions.
In 2020 and 2021 she was a guest faculty member for Seton Hall Law School at their Gaming Law, Compliance, and Integrity Program and continues to be a guest lecturer for the University of Minnesota, Global Institute for Responsible Sport Organizations, and at Bradley University. Doura-Schawohl presents at conferences and other public events on gaming policy across the United States, Europe, Canada, and Australia.
Doura-Schawohl serves on the Board of Directors for Kindbridge Behavioral Health and is a member of the leadership team of the NILE Next Gen Executives committee, a group committed to advancing educational & networking opportunities for the next generation of leaders within the government relations profession. She is a member of the National Council on Problem Gambling military affairs committee.
Mrs. Doura-Schawohl holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Mary Washington. She is a proud military spouse and resides in Fairfax, Virginia with her family.
