• Honorable Mark Farrell (Ret)

    In 2001, the late Judge Mark Farrell began the first Gambling Treatment Court in the U.S. It was located in Amherst, NY.

  • Honorable Cheryl B. Moss (Ret)

    In 2018, Judge Moss established and presided over Nevada's first Gambling Treatment Diversion Court (GTDC).

  • Judge Linda Bell

    Chief Judge Linda Bell currently serves as the presiding judge of Nevada’s GTDC. She succeeded Judge Cheryl Moss.

  • Professor Bill Eadington

    Professor Eadington helped with the law for gambling diversion in 2009, which later evolved into the GTDC Court in 2018.

  • Arnie and Sheila Wexler

    Arnie Wexler is a certified compulsive gambling counselor (CCGC). He currently works with his wife, Sheila, as a consultant on gambling addiction.

  • Robert Custer, MD

    Dr. Custer was a psychiatrist who first raised awareness about gambling addiction. In 1980, the American Psychiatric Assn recognized gambling as a disorder.

  • Rena Nora, MD

    Dr. Rena Nora was a psychiatrist and a pioneer in the field of problem gambling treatment.

  • Dr. Rory C. Reid

    Dr. Reid has written evaluations for gambling defendants in Nevada courts.