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Session 4-2-A: Taking The Disorder Out Of Gambling Disorder, Denise F. Quirk, Colin M. Hodgen
Session 4-2-A: Taking The Disorder Out Of Gambling Disorder, Denise F. Quirk, Colin M. Hodgen
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
DSM‐5 Gambling Disorder
A. Persistent and recurrent problematic gambling behavior leading to clinically significant impairment or distress, as indicated by four (or more) of the following in a 12‐month period:
A. Persistent and recurrent maladaptive gambling behavior as indicated by five (or more) of the following:
Session 4-2-C: Does Non-Problem Gaming Have Any Negative Impact On Gamblers?, Samuel Huang
Session 4-2-C: Does Non-Problem Gaming Have Any Negative Impact On Gamblers?, Samuel Huang
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Outline
Background
Literature Review
Data and Methodology
Analysis and Discussion
Session 4-2-C: Dissociating The Roles Of Delay And Probability Discounting In Gambling Behavior, Will Shead, Emad Talisman
Session 4-2-C: Dissociating The Roles Of Delay And Probability Discounting In Gambling Behavior, Will Shead, Emad Talisman
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Now or Later?
How would you like a gift?
Now vs. 1 week
Rewards now are worth more than later
- Delayed rewards are discounted
Session 4-1-A: Roman Addiction: The Changing Perception Of Problem Gaming In The Roman World, Suzanne B. Faris
Session 4-1-A: Roman Addiction: The Changing Perception Of Problem Gaming In The Roman World, Suzanne B. Faris
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Describes the perception of problem gambling in ancient Rome.
Session 4-1-C: Social Gaming: Problems, Policies And Predictions, Keith Whyte
Session 4-1-C: Social Gaming: Problems, Policies And Predictions, Keith Whyte
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Discusses key issues with social gaming.
Session 4-1-D: The Experience Of Lotto 6/49 And The Capacity To Trust: Elements For An Anthropology Of Gambling, Jocelyn Gadbois
Session 4-1-D: The Experience Of Lotto 6/49 And The Capacity To Trust: Elements For An Anthropology Of Gambling, Jocelyn Gadbois
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Anthropologists study Lotto 6/49 as an experience.
Lévy-Bruhl tries to compare the magical beliefs of serious gamblers with the magical beliefs of individuals he refers to as the ‘‘primitives’’ (1924).
After that, Henslin studied the superstitions of St.Louis taxi drivers who play craps during their work breaks and compared them to Skinner’s pigeon (1967).
I wanted in my thesis to help anthropology to reconstruct lost knowledge regarding gambling and beliefs about magic in capitalist society.
Session 4-1-C: Social Media Gambling Games: Impact On Young People, Sally Gainsbury, Jeffrey L. Derevensky
Session 4-1-C: Social Media Gambling Games: Impact On Young People, Sally Gainsbury, Jeffrey L. Derevensky
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Key concerns for youth
Normalisation & positive impressions of gambling
Misrepresenting the odds of winning
Encouraging transition to real money gambling
Development of problems
Session 4-1-B: A Public Choice Perspective On The Progression Of Casino Gaming, Miao He, Ricardo Chi Sen Siu
Session 4-1-B: A Public Choice Perspective On The Progression Of Casino Gaming, Miao He, Ricardo Chi Sen Siu
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Following the public choice literatures which explore the voting process to obtain an economic decision (Morton, 1991; Olson, 1965; Riker and Ordeshook, 1968; Stigler, 1974; etc.), a model is formulated in this paper to reveal the related forces which lead to the legalization/liberalization of casino gaming as a modern economic sector. It is shown that an individual’s decision to participate into a voting process or not is influenced by his/her anticipated benefit and cost. Then, the aggregate force of the beneficiary group and the anti-gaming group in standing for their own economic and emotional interests determines the voting result. Indeed, …
Session 4-1-A: The Problem Gambling Center, Robert Hunter
Session 4-1-A: The Problem Gambling Center, Robert Hunter
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Provides information and statistics on the Problem Gambling Center.
Session 3-4-A: Public Opinion And Problem Gambling, Don Feeney
Session 3-4-A: Public Opinion And Problem Gambling, Don Feeney
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
What do we need to know?
How does the public perceive addiction?
Do they stigmatize addiction?
Do they recognize gambling addiction?
Do they understand the causes?
Do they understand the solutions?
Do they know where to go for help?
Do they know preventative factors?
What are they willing to do?
What messages are credible and appealing?
Session 3-3-D: Interactive Gambling In Australia, Sally Gainsbury, Nerilee Hing, Alex Russell, Alex Blaszczynski, Dan Lubman, Robert Wood
Session 3-3-D: Interactive Gambling In Australia, Sally Gainsbury, Nerilee Hing, Alex Russell, Alex Blaszczynski, Dan Lubman, Robert Wood
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Describes interactive gambling and gives its advantages and disadvantages.
Session 3-2-D: Managing A Research Collaborative: Challenges And Outcomes, Joachim Haeusler
Session 3-2-D: Managing A Research Collaborative: Challenges And Outcomes, Joachim Haeusler
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Collaborative with the Division on Addiction
The collaborative set off in 2005 and since then produced 18 peer reviewed publications, leading to a paradigm shift in online gambling research and which allowed us to establish an evidence-based consumer protection concept.
Goals:
- Creating a scientific evidence base about actual online gambling behavior, relying on behavioral data
- Continuously evaluating games and player protection measures and designing a consumer protection concept based on this evidence
- Creating an early-detection model for the identification of customers at-risk of developing problems
Transparency:
- Full access to de-identified gambling transaction data of large samples (up to 100,000 customers), …
Session 3-2-A: The Conceptual Framework Of Harmful Gambling, Max Abbott
Session 3-2-A: The Conceptual Framework Of Harmful Gambling, Max Abbott
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Project Overview
Purpose: develop a clear, comprehensive, internationally relevant conceptual framework of harmful gambling that addresses a broad set of factors related to population risk and resilience beyond the symptoms-based view that affects individuals
Previous models inform the work
As the project sponsor, OPGRC is collaborating with an expert panel to facilitate the development of a conceptual framework of harmful gambling that captures the broad set of factors related to harmful gambling
The framework is outlined in a publication, jointly authored by the expert panel members, and presented at the OPGRC website
Session 3-2-F: A Game-Theoretic Analysis Of Baccara Chemin De Fer, Stewart N. Ethier, Carlos Gamez
Session 3-2-F: A Game-Theoretic Analysis Of Baccara Chemin De Fer, Stewart N. Ethier, Carlos Gamez
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Baccara chemin de fer — review of main contributions
Baccara was first mentioned in print by Van Tenac in 1847.
It was analyzed by Dormoy in 1872 and Bertrand in 1889.
Borel called Bertrand’s study “extremely incomplete,” but it motivated Borel to develop game theory in the 1920s.
Von Neumann planned to study baccara after proving the minimax theorem in 1928, but he didn’t.
The first game-theoretic solution was by Kemeny and Snell in 1957.
In 1964, Foster gave a solution based on a new algorithm, unaware of the Kemeny–Snell solution.
A solution under more realistic assumptions was found by …
Session 3-2-D: Predicting Gambling-Related Problems Among Internet Gamblers, Sarah E. Nelson
Session 3-2-D: Predicting Gambling-Related Problems Among Internet Gamblers, Sarah E. Nelson
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
The Goal
Use actual gambling behavior to identify, with good reliability and validity, distinct groups of gamblers among those who have gambling-related problems
Utilize this/these algorithm(s) to set up an early warning system for players at risk of developing problems
Session 3-2-C: Mentor - The New Online Prevention Tool In Use And Its Preliminary Results, Doris Malischnig
Session 3-2-C: Mentor - The New Online Prevention Tool In Use And Its Preliminary Results, Doris Malischnig
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
- Responsible Gaming (RG) Standards Casinos Austria / Austrian Lotteries
- MENTOR: Behavioral Feedback System
- Outlook
Session 3-1-E: Modeling Change In The Profile Of The Atlantic City Visitor, Brian J. Tyrrell, Israel Posner Ph.D.
Session 3-1-E: Modeling Change In The Profile Of The Atlantic City Visitor, Brian J. Tyrrell, Israel Posner Ph.D.
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
The Atlantic City casino market has faced increasing competition over the past decade, particularly since the introduction of Pennsylvania gaming in 2006. In response to this increased competition, the State of New Jersey, through legislation, created a public private partnership to both redevelop parts of the city and devote significant marketing dollars into shaping the image of the city. The private side of that partnership, the Atlantic City Alliance (ACA), found in their earliest consumer research that Atlantic City’s image as a gaming destination was well established, but that the city was less known for the retail, entertainment and restaurants …
Session 3-1-E: Segmenting Slot Machine Players: A Factor-Cluster Analysis, Stowe Shoemaker, Dina Marie Zemke
Session 3-1-E: Segmenting Slot Machine Players: A Factor-Cluster Analysis, Stowe Shoemaker, Dina Marie Zemke
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Overall objectives of the study:
Understand the following aspects of slot players:
– Demographic profile
– Motivations to play
– Behavioral characteristics while playing
– Factors important in choosing a game to play
– Attitudes toward progressives
– Desire for themed games
Session 3-1-C: A Qualitative Examination Of Online Gambling Culture Among College Students: Factors Influencing Participation, Maintenance And Cessation, Rina Gupta, Jeffrey L. Derevensky, Michael Wohl
Session 3-1-C: A Qualitative Examination Of Online Gambling Culture Among College Students: Factors Influencing Participation, Maintenance And Cessation, Rina Gupta, Jeffrey L. Derevensky, Michael Wohl
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Qualitative research: focus groups
Population: college students
Objective: achieve a better understanding of the factors attracting students to online gambling including the role played by social media sites.
More importantly, the issue of migration between the play-for-fun gambling social media sites and online gambling was of primary interest.
Session 3-1-C: Gambling Behaviors Among American College Student-Athletes: Results From The 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association Study, Tom Paskus, Jeffrey L. Derevensky, Caroline Temcheff
Session 3-1-C: Gambling Behaviors Among American College Student-Athletes: Results From The 2012 National Collegiate Athletic Association Study, Tom Paskus, Jeffrey L. Derevensky, Caroline Temcheff
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Why Is the NCAA Concerned about Student-Athlete Gambling?
Student-athlete well-being
Contest integrity
Session 3-1-B: Casino Employee Crime: Equal Opportunity Threat, Teresa Dalton
Session 3-1-B: Casino Employee Crime: Equal Opportunity Threat, Teresa Dalton
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Patterns of Offending
Gender Crime Theories
HR Implications
Session 3-1-E: Anatomy Of A Jackpot: Characteristics Of Purchasers Of Large Jackpot Lottery Tickets, Todd Maki, Don Feeney
Session 3-1-E: Anatomy Of A Jackpot: Characteristics Of Purchasers Of Large Jackpot Lottery Tickets, Todd Maki, Don Feeney
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Jackpot “Run” & Survey Design
Record breaking Powerball jackpot
Started at $40 million on Oct 6, 2012
Rolled 15 times to reach $550 million Nov 28, 2012
MN Sold $25.2 million worth of tickets
Sales from all lotteries totaled $1.3 billion
Internet Survey
1,000 Minnesota adults
In the field Dec 14 to 18
Took, on average, about 10 minutes to complete
Representative of the general population (age and gender)
Conducted by Ipsos
Session 2-4-G: Gambling Segmentation Studies A General Approach To Segmentation For Various Gambling Agencies, Paul Lauzon, Don Feeney
Session 2-4-G: Gambling Segmentation Studies A General Approach To Segmentation For Various Gambling Agencies, Paul Lauzon, Don Feeney
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
What is Segmentation?
A segmentation groups a market or population into meaningful subgroups
Segment members share characteristics and market influences that cause them to have similar product and/or service needs
Each segment is unique from the other segments
Session 2-4-F: The Trials And Tribulations Of Canadian Sports Gambling, Garry Smith
Session 2-4-F: The Trials And Tribulations Of Canadian Sports Gambling, Garry Smith
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Preview
Historical context
Illegal sports gambling
Sports lotteries
The push for legal single event sports betting
Pros and Cons
Session 2-4-D: New Educational Tools For Gambling Machine Players, Nigel E. Turner
Session 2-4-D: New Educational Tools For Gambling Machine Players, Nigel E. Turner
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Purpose
This paper will discuss the development of a series of education tools designed to teach players about the nature of gambling machines.
Currently being evaluated.
Session 2-3-C: Sports Betting Of Adolescents In Croatia: From Favorable Environment To Psychosocial Consequences, Dora Dodig, Neven Ricijas Phd, Valentina Kranzelic, Aleksandra Huic
Session 2-3-C: Sports Betting Of Adolescents In Croatia: From Favorable Environment To Psychosocial Consequences, Dora Dodig, Neven Ricijas Phd, Valentina Kranzelic, Aleksandra Huic
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Social context
Expansion of places registered for gambling, especially sports betting
Croatian Law on Games of Chance (2009.)
- Sports betting is illegal for minors (<18)
- Minimum 200 meters from schools
Session 2-3-C: How Do Teenagers’ Differentiate Computer Gaming From Gambling, Margaret Carran, Julia Hornle, Mark Griffiths
Session 2-3-C: How Do Teenagers’ Differentiate Computer Gaming From Gambling, Margaret Carran, Julia Hornle, Mark Griffiths
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Aims of the study
Part I – qualitative focus groups to find out:
- How some of London adolescents view gambling following the significant expansion of perceived opportunities to gamble in UK since 2007
- What they think gambling is and whether it differs from what law considers gambling to be
- What they think about the similarities and differences between computer games and monetary forms of gambling and in particular whether they recognise gambling types activities within computer games; and
- What they know about law relating to gambling and how, if at all, it influences their behaviour.
- To identify the main theme …
Session 2-3-A: Considerations For Implementing Self-Assessment In Online Gambling Platforms, Michelle Nogueira, Sylvie Smith, Chris Perlman, Suzanne Rath
Session 2-3-A: Considerations For Implementing Self-Assessment In Online Gambling Platforms, Michelle Nogueira, Sylvie Smith, Chris Perlman, Suzanne Rath
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Research Goals
Review problem gambling self-assessment tools for use on an internet platform.
Explore how self-assessment tools may be promoted to increase uptake.
Session 2-3-C: Adolescent Slot Machines Players: Experiences, Motivation And Cognitive Distortions, Neven Ricijas Phd, Dora Dodig, Valentina Kranzelic, Aleksandra Huic
Session 2-3-C: Adolescent Slot Machines Players: Experiences, Motivation And Cognitive Distortions, Neven Ricijas Phd, Dora Dodig, Valentina Kranzelic, Aleksandra Huic
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Aims of this research
1. to explore how often high-schools students play slot machines
2. to explore how often adolescent slot machine players play other games of chance
3. to explore their main motivation and beliefs related with gambling
4. to explore their gambling experiences and behavioral patterns
Session 2-3-G: Starving To Gamble: Hunger And Gambling-Related Craving Interact To Heighten Persistent Play Among Problem Gamblers, Travis K. Sztainert, Michael Wohl, Alfonso Abizaid
Session 2-3-G: Starving To Gamble: Hunger And Gambling-Related Craving Interact To Heighten Persistent Play Among Problem Gamblers, Travis K. Sztainert, Michael Wohl, Alfonso Abizaid
International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking
Describes how hunger and gambling-related cravings relate to problem gambling.