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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.

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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Job opportunity

Latest publications

  • NEW! Ante, L., von Meduna, M., Steinmetz, F., Kairouz, S., Costes, J.-M., & Fiedler, I. (2023). Simulated gambling: An explorative study based on a representative survey? Journal of Gambling Studies.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-023-10190-6
  • NEW! Kairouz, S., Costes, J.M., Murch, W. S., Doray-Demers, P., Carrier, C., Eroukmanoff, V. (2023). Enabling new strategies to prevent problematic online gambling: A machine learning approach for identifying at-risk online gamblers in France. International Gambling Studieshttps://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2022.2164042

 

In the media

8 December 2022. Dr. William Spencer Murch was interviewed for a webinar from the University of Sydney entitled Identifying and responding to gambling risk markers: New ideas from data science.

8 November 2022. Dr. Sylvia Kairouz and Dr. Lesley Lambo were interviewed for a segment on the Tetewatha:ren Partyline Talk Show, K1037 Kahnawake.

Contact us

Research Chair on Gambling
Tel. :514-848-2424, ext. 5398
Email:lifestyle.lab@concordia.ca
Address: 2070 Mackay Street, 3rd floor, Montreal, QC, H3G 2J1

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