Having collected data and information over the last 10 years on the ways in which gambling is changing, the Mass. Gaming Commission is preparing this spring to convene a regional conference to consider how to apply that research to responsible gaming policies.

The May 14 conference in Worcester aims to bring together officials from the Northeast Council on Problem Gambling, which includes Maine, Connecticut, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and New York, and other industry stakeholders. It’s planned to take place at the AC Marriott hotel with a capacity of about 200 people.

Mark Vander Linden, the commission’s director of research and responsible gaming, said the goal is to improve “knowledge mobilization,” or how the commission and others can make sure the vast amount of research they conduct gets to the right people or organizations to be implemented as policy or practice.