Cryptocurrency, Day Trading, and Sports Wagering in the 21st Century - Home Study

This Webinar was pre-recorded from September 6th, 2022 and is approximately 1 hour in length.

1 CE Available from IOADAPCA

**CE credit available for those who watch the entire webinar (credit is tracked by email at registration, so please be sure to use the same email for joining the webinar).

Description:

As the world of gambling continues to expand with the legalization of sports wagering, we are seeing other sectors and industries adapt along the way. One such industry has been the world of financial services and crypto. The panelists will discuss the similarities and differences between gambling and day trading. Additionally, they will take a look at the growth of cryptocurrency, blockchain, and the connection with eSports. Lastly, the panel will explore the growth and changing nature of sports wagering and the implications for education, prevention, and treatment.

Objectives of the Session: Attendees will be able to:

Identify the similarities between day trading and gambling
Identify the emerging trends in the world of sports betting including “in Play” and “early cash out”.
Identify available resources specific to each state and treatment resources.
Identify the connection and link between crypto currency and Esports.

Presenters:

James Syphax serves as a Community Prevention Manager at Prevention Action Alliance, the state-level behavioral health prevention provider in Ohio. In addition to providing training and technical assistance to prevention coalitions across Ohio he also manages the agency’s problem gambling prevention activities. James is a member of Ohio’s Problem Gambling Advisory Board, an advisory board member for Ohio’s NCPG affiliate, and is part of the team managing the Before You Bet and Change the Game campaign.

Dan Trolaro is the VP of Prevention – US for EPIC Risk Management. He graduated from The College of New Jersey with a major in Finance and a concentration in Economics and spent 12 years in the world of Investment Banking. Despite a successful career, Dan had also been suffering in silence with a gambling disorder since high school. In 2013, and after a series of life events, he went on to receive his Master’s in Psychology in order to help educate others around the country on prevention, education, and emerging trends in the world of gambling.