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The Institute for Gambling Education and Research (TIGER) was founded in the late 1990's by Drs. James Whelan and Andrew Meyers in the University of Memphis Psychology Department.

TIGER is involved in a number of research projects related to gambling and problem gambling behavior. The goals of these projects are to develop a better understanding of gambling behavior and to develop treatments that successfully help decrease problematic gambling behaviors. The Research Center is presently developing assessment instruments to aid in the treatment of problem gambling, assessing the prevalence of problem gambling in various populations, exploring the role of cognition in gambling behavior, and studying treatment outcomes.