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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-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 3-1-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