Webinar Recording & Key Insights: Financial Health, Gambling, and Prevention

In April 2026, FSRG brought together experts to explore the evolving landscape of financial health. If you couldn’t attend, you can now watch the full recording below, along with key insights from the discussion.

As gambling becomes more integrated into everyday digital life, its financial impact is showing up in new and often overlooked ways. Increasingly, financial stress tied to gambling is appearing across healthcare, financial systems, and gambling platforms–yet these perspectives are rarely connected.

In April 2026, Kindbridge Research Institute’s Financial Stability and Responsible Gambling (FSRG) Initiative brought these voices together for a timely webinar, Financial Health, Gambling, and Prevention: A Cross-Industry Conversation. Moderated by FSRG Project Lead, Kary Carbone, the discussion explored how different sectors are identifying early signs of financial harm and why collaboration is essential to preventing it.

Each sector brings a unique lens. Clinicians may see anxiety, secrecy, or compulsive behaviors before a financial crisis emerges. Financial institutes can detect early transactional warning signs, such as changes in repayment patterns or increased credit use. Meanwhile, gambling operators observe how digital environments can accelerate risk and blur the line between gambling and routine financial activity.

Despite these insights, the signals remain fragmented. Data privacy constraints, system silos, and differing frameworks limit the ability to connect these early indicators across sectors. As a result, early intervention opportunities are often missed.

Panelists emphasized how the digital environment has reshaped risk. With constant access, faster transactions, and new financial tools like digital wallets and alternative credit products, individuals can experience financial harm more quickly–and less visibly–than in the past. At the same time, many people normalize ongoing financial stress or view gambling as a potential solution, delaying recognition of harm.

Still, there are clear opportunities for progress. Greater transparency, improved financial health screening in healthcare, and a broader understanding of financial strain beyond debt can all support earlier identification. Most importantly, cross-industry collaboration can help connect these signals and create more effective prevention and harm reduction strategies.

As gambling continues to evolve within an increasingly digital and interconnected financial ecosystem, the need for earlier, more coordinated action is becoming more urgent. By aligning insights from healthcare, financial services, and the gambling industry, there is an opportunity to identify risk sooner, intervene more effectively and reduce long-term harm. Moving forward, collaboration will not just be beneficial, but essential to building a more responsive and preventative system that better supports financial stability and overall well-being.

To hear these perspectives directly from the panel, watch the full webinar recording below and explore the insights shared across sectors.

Panelists Included:

Dr. Timothy Fong, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA and Co-Director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program

Dr. Fong is a Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA’s Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior. He completed his undergraduate and medical training at Northwestern University and his psychiatry residency at UCLA, followed by an addiction psychiatry fellowship at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute. He co-directs the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, which focuses on understanding and treating gambling disorder. He also directs the UCLA Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship and is a founding member of the UCLA Cannabis Research Initiative.

Amanda Quintana, Player Health Manager, Colorado Lottery

Amanda Quintana is the Player Health Manager for the Colorado Lottery, leading responsible gambling and harm prevention efforts. She brings prior nonprofit experience supporting individuals impacted by gambling harm and currently serves as Treasurer of the National Council on Problem Gambling Board of Directors. Her work is grounded in a public health approach to promoting safer gambling and player well-being.

Greg Schlichter, Director of Research & Consulting at TransUnion

Greg Schlichter is the Director of Research & Consulting at TransUnion, where he brings years of experience in data analytics and strategic advisory to bear on solving key challenges facing major financial and governmental institutions. He’s spent the past decade advising public and private sector leaders on emerging trends and providing data-driven insights to improve inclusivity and efficiency in service delivery. Greg has an MBA from the Yale School of Management, and a BS from Johns Hopkins University.

All panelists are members of the FSRG Working Group, reflecting the Initiative’s commitment to cross-sector collaboration.