Research Chair on Gambling
Since its creation in 2012, the Research Chair on Gambling has been a hub for innovative research on gambling, risk and prevention.
In partnership with various sectors both national and international, it supports a multidisciplinary team of researchers.
CHANCE Collaboratory – Now Open
The Research Chair on Gambling is proud to announce the launch of the CHANCE Collaboratory, an immersive research space that replicates real-world gambling environments to study gambling behaviour in real time.
Co-directed by Sylvia Kairouz and Martin French, CHANCE brings together researchers and the public to observe, experience, and critically reflect on how gambling platforms shape consumer behaviour.
Portrait of online gambling in Quebec: a look at a transformation that began during the pandemic
February 7th, 2025
News
May 8 & 9, 2025
ACFAS 2025: Members of the Chair presented at the ACFAS 2025 conference, sharing current research findings and engaging with the broader academic and public health communities.
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New Project with KSCS in Kahnawà:ke: The Research Chair on Gambling, in partnership with Kahnawà:ke Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services (KSCS), and the Kahnawà:ke community, has been awarded a 5-year grant from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to conduct the project:
“ShaP/Ring gambling in the community of Kahnawà:ke: an ongoing dialogue.”
This collaborative project explores gambling practices and harm reduction through sustained dialogue and community-led research.
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Other conferences
June 16 and 17, 2025
The Current Advances in Gambling Research conference (CAGR) will be held at the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland.
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June 18-20, 2025
The 5th International Multidisciplinary Symposium on the Prevention and Treatment of Excessive Gambling in a Digital World will be held in Montreux, Switzerland.
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No upcoming events at this time.
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Latest publications
- Savard, A. C., Kairouz, S., Laforge, J. P., Morin-Bertrand, F. A., Blanchette-Martin, N., Costes, J. M., … Monson, E. (2025). “Try to Zone Out and Not Think of the World That Was Exploding”: The Experience of Free-to-Play Games and Everyday Life During the Pandemic. International Journal of Human–Computer Interaction, 1–12.
- Murch, W. S., Scheurich, R., Monson, E., French, M., & Kairouz, S. (2025). Distinguishing Persistent Versus Episodic Clusters of At-Risk Respondents on the Problem Gambling Severity Index. Journal of Gambling Studies, 1-15.
In the media
11 May 2025. Les années lumière at the CHANCE Lab
19 March 2025. Dr. Sylvia Kairouz was interviewed with Ludos Corpus