WHEELING — West Virginia Del. Shawn Fluharty will bring his expertise in gaming and gambling — from more than one perspective — to an international stage this week.

Fluharty, D-Ohio, will be one of the speakers at the Global Forum on Responsible Gaming and Gambling Policy, to be held Friday and Saturday at the BMO Center in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The forum is part of the G7 Canada Brain Economy Summit.

The G7 is an intergovernmental forum including leaders from the United States, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Japan and Italy.

“It will touch on many different issues within what they’re calling the brain economy,” Fluharty said. “A large part of that is the gaming space. On one end, it’s a source of entertainment, but as it becomes increasingly embedded in our digital en

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