HORIZON POST DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AWARDED TO DR. SPENCER MURCH
Dr. Murch recently obtained a Horizon postdoctoral fellowship from the Research Chair on Gambling and Concordia University. His research seeks to identify behavioural markers of problem gambling harm in a large database of online gambling operators.
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INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 2021
The Research Chair on Gambling, in collaboration with the HERMES team, will be hosting the symposium “Gam(bl)ing: Commodification of Leisure in the Digital Era” virtually from May 10-13, 2021. The symposium will explore gam(bl)ing and its implications in our digital and densely connected age. Registration is open and free!
| PUBLICATIONS |
- Dussault, F., Brunelle, N., Dufour, M., & Kairouz, S. (2021). Multilevel Contextual Analysis of Poker Cash Game Gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies. 10.1007/s10899-021-10009-2.
- Stark, S., Reynolds, J., & Wiebe, J. (2020). Gambling and Gaming in an Ontario Sample of Youth and Parents. Journal of Gambling Issues, (46).
| SCHOLARSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS |
The Research Chair on Gambling Studies offer internships and scholarships for students interested in pursuing studies in gambling studies. Please visit our website for further information.
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PREVENTION TOOL "BIEN JOUER !"
An educational prevention tool on the risks associated with gambling in adolescents titled "BIEN JOUER" has been developed by the SEDAP and its partners, Jean-Michel Costes (ODJ and ANJ), Lucia Romo (Nanterre University), Baptiste Lignier (Bourgogne University), Armelle Achour (SOS JOUEURS). For more information, visit the BIEN JOUER website.
GAMBLING COMMISSION: DATA ILLUSTRATES THE IMPACT OF COVID-19
The Gambling Commission regularly updates their data on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on gambling behaviour in Great Britain. The data includes both online and in-person gambling.
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NEW HORIZONS IN RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING
The New Horizons in Responsible Gambling will be held virtually from March 9th- 11th, 2021.
ALBERTA GAMBLING RESEARCH INSTITUTE 20TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The AGRI 20th Annual Conference will be held virtually from April 27th- 29th, 2021.
CONGRESS OF THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 2021
The Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences 2021 will be held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from May 27th- June 4th, 2021.
KETTIL BRUUN SOCIETY ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
The KBS Annual Symposium will be held in Helsinki, Finland from May 31st- June 4th, 2021.
18TH ANNUAL MIDWEST CONFERENCE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE
The 18th Annual MCPGSA Conference will be held in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, from June 16th- 18th, 2021.
21E CONGRES INTERNATIONAL DES SOCIOLOGUES DE LANGUE FRANÇAISE
The 21st AISLF Conference will be held in Tunis, Tunisia from July 12th- 16th, 2021.
WISHING YOU GOOD HEALTH IN 2021!
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E-GAMES SURVEY
E-GAMES (Electronic Gam(bl)ing: Multinational Empirical Surveys Project) survey will be launched in November 2020 to collect data from Canadian gamblers and gamers in their habits and practices. Taking the pandemic into consideration, this survey will investigate the time and resources participants invested into their games of choice, as well as the effect of confinement on these practices.
FUNDING FOR THE "PORTRAIT DES JEUX DE HASARD ET D'ARGENT EN LIGNE AU QUÉBEC: REGARDS SUR UNE TRANSFORMATION AMORCÉE EN TEMPS DE PANDÉMIE" PROJECT
Congratulations to our researchers for receiving funding from the Fonds de recherche du Québec: Société et culture (FRQ-SC) on a longitudinal study that will span over the next three years. The project will investigate online gambling in Quebec in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| PUBLICATIONS |
- Morvannou, A., Kairouz, S., Andronicos, M., Jobin, E., Berbiche, D., & Dufour, M. (2020). Poker playing among women: Understanding factors associated with gambling problems. Journal of Gambling Issues, 45.
- von Meduna, M., Steinmetz, F., Ante, L., Reynolds, J., & Fiedler, I. (2020). Loot boxes are gambling-like elements in video games with harmful potential: Results from a large-scale population survey. Technology in Society, 101395.
- Lynch, E., Howes, D., & French, M. (2020). A touch of luck and a “real taste of Vegas”: A sensory ethnography of the Montreal casino. The Senses and Society, 15(2).
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Research Chair on Gambling. (2020). COVID-19 and gambling: Impacts, transformations, and reflections.
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THE RASCHOKOWAN LECTURE SERIES: GAMBLING DURING A DIGITAL REVOLUTION
The International Center for Youth Gambling & High-Risk Behaviours at McGill University and the National Council on Problem Gambling (NCPG) are hosting a lecture series entitled “The Raschkowan Lecture Series: Gambling During a Digital Revolution.” The webinars will take place on February 2nd, 2021 and March 9th, 2021.
TECHNOLOGY, RISH AND GAMBLING SEMINAR SERIES
The Technology Addiction team at the Brain and Mind Centre at The University of Sydney hosted a webinar series this summer entitled, “Technology, Risk and Gambling Seminar Series.” The webinars and discussions are available for viewing on Youtube.
| SCHOLARSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS |
The Research Chair on Gambling Studies offer internships and scholarships for students interested in pursuing studies in gambling studies. Please visit our website for further information.
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COVID-19 NEWS, EMERGING RESEARCH AND EVENTS
The Gambling Research Exchange Ontario (GREO) have published a directory of emerging research, news and events related to gambling and the COVID-19 pandemic. To access the directory, please visit the GREO website.
THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 SHUTDOWN ON GAMBLING IN AUSTRALIA
The Gambling Treatment and Research Clinic released the preliminary results on their first wave cross-sectional survey. Roughly three-quarters of the participants in their study reported having gambled less frequently during confinement. However, many of the participants indicated that they expected to gamble more post-confinement.
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JOINT ISAM & CSAM-SMCA ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Joint ISAM & CSAM-SMCA Annual Conference will be held virtually from November 12th-15th, 2020.
5TH AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND ADDICTIONS CONFERENCE
The 5th Australian & New Zealand Addictions Conference will be held in Surfers Paradise, Australia from December 7th-9th, 2020.
24TH EDITION OF THE "JOURNÉE ANNUELLES DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE
The 24th edition of the “Journée annuelles de santé publique” (JASP) will take place in Autumn 2021. A date has not been released.
CANADIAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION @ CONGRESS 2021
The CSA@Congress 2021 will be held at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from May 30th – June 3rd, 2021.
12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN NIGHTLIFE, SUBSTANCE USE AND RELATED HEALTH ISSUES
The 12th International Conference on Nightlife, Substance Use and Related Health Issues will be held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada from June 2nd-4th, 2021.
116TH AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
The 116th ASA Annual Meeting will be held virtually from August 7th-10th, 2021.
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NEW FACTSHEET: "COVID-19 ET JEUX DE HASARD ET D'ARGENT"
We will soon be releasing a factsheet titled “COVID-19 et jeux de hasard et d’argent : impacts, transformations et réflexions.” The factsheet will focus on the gambling sector’s worldwide response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
CONVERGENCE RECHERCHE INTERVENTION: SPECIAL EDITION
RISQ, IUD, the HERMES team and the AQCID hosted a virtual conference on addiction titled “CRI-Pandémie” from May 25th, 2020- June 17th, 2020.
RESCHEDULED: SUMMER INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM
The Symposium that was originally scheduled for June 8th-10th, 2020 has been postponed to May 10th-12th, 2021. For more information, please visit our website.
| RESOURCES AVAILABLE DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC |
GAMBLING: HELP AND REFERRAL
Gambling: Help and Referral is available 24/7 by phone in either English or French. Montreal: (514) 527-0140, Elsewhere in Quebec: 1 (800) 461-0140
RESOURCES FOR GAMBLERS
A bank of resources is available on the IUD and CIUSSS website to help individuals manage their consumption habits. Available in French only.
TOOLKIT FOR INTERVENTION SPECIALISTS
The IUD and CIUSSS have provided online documents to help intervention specialists continue their work virtually. Available in French only.
RESOURCES FOR STUDENTS
The Student committee involved in CRI-Pandemie created a list of resources for students working from home. Available in French only.
| PUBLICATIONS |
- Fiedler, I., Kairouz, S. & Reynolds, J. (2020). Corporate social responsibility vs. financial interests: The case of responsible gambling programs. Journal of Public Health, 1-8.
- Reynolds, J., Kairouz, S., Ilacqua, S., & French, M. (2020). Responsible Gambling: A Scoping Review. Critical Gambling Studies, 1(1), 23-39.
- Dufour, M., Morvannou, A., Laverdière, E., Brunelle, N., Kairouz, S., Nadeau, L., Nolin, M.A., Dusseault F., & Berbiche, D. (2020). Once online poker, always online poker? Poker modality trajectories over two years. Addictive Behaviors Reports.
- Dufour, M., Morvannou, A., & Saint-Arnaud, G. (2020). Le poker et les jeunes : un jeu dangereux ? In E. Mazalon et M. Dumont (dir.) (p. 103-123). Soutien à la persévérance et à la réussite des jeunes et des adultes en formation professionnelle. Montréal : Presse universitaire du Québec - Education, Intervention.
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SCHOLARSHIP ON GAMBLING
Congratulations to Jean-Philipe Laforge who won the annual scholarship of the Research Chair on Gambling. Jean-Philippe is beginning a Master's degree in Sociology at Concordia University under the supervision of Dr. Sylvia Kairouz. His project will focus on the medicalization and the social construction of cyberaddiction inrelation to the "problematic" use of video games.
CONGRATULATIONS NICOLE ARSENAULT!
The Research Chair on Gambling would like to congratulate Nicole Arsenault for completing her master’s degree. Nicole finalized in May 2020 her thesis titled, “Gambling Research and Older Women: Medicalization, Gender Essentialism, and Ageism
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THE EMERGING IMPACT OF COVID-19
The Responsible Gambling Council (RGC) released a report on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on gambling in the Canadian province of Ontario. On March 17th, 2020, the Ontario government restricted recreation businesses including gambling facilities. This report evaluates how community outreach and prevention programmes should be improved in the province.
BLOCKCHAIN AND THE DIGITAL ECONOMY
In this book written by Fred Steinmetz, Lennart Ante, Ingo Fiedler, an overview of the concepts of blockchain technology and the machinations of different blockchain ecosystems are presented. The book explores the socio-economic impacts and challenges regarding blockchain technology adoption, roll out, scalability and regulation.
GREA: "JEU D'ARGENT SUR INTERNET EN SUISSE" REPORT
A study carried out by GREA and Addiction Suisse revealed major challenges in the evolution of online gambling. The study draws attention to the dangers associated with the merging of video games and gambling.
HARM REDUCTION FOR GAMBLING: A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH
This edited volume aims to facilitate the evolution of the new public health approach towards gambling. Bringing together the work of international experts, it gives a current overview of the field, highlighting the need for a coordinated framework of prevention and harm reduction measures to replace current "player protection" measures.
| CONFERENCE UPDATES |
The following conferences have been postponed to a later date as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Public Health 2020 Conference originally set for April 28th-30th, 2020 has been postponed to October 14th-16th, 2020 and will be held virtually.
- The AFCAS Conference originally set for May 4th-8th, 2020 has been postponed to May 3rd-7th, 2021 at the University of Sherbrooke and Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke, Canada.
- The CPA Annual Convention originally set for May 28th-30th, 2020 in Montreal, Canada has been cancelled. A virtual convention will be held from July 6th-August 28th, 2020.
The following conferences have been cancelled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic:
- Alberta Gambling Research Institute 2020 Conference originally set for March 26th-28th, 2020 has been cancelled.
- The Discovery 2020 Conference originally set for April 14th- 16th, 2020 has been cancelled. The 2021 conference will take place in Toronto, Canada. A date has not been released.
- The 17th Annual Midwest Conference on Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse originally set for June 17th-19th, 2020 has been cancelled. A conference in 2021 has been confirmed. A date has not been released.
- International Gambling Conference 2020 originally set for June 24th-26th, 2020 has been cancelled. A conference in 2022 has been confirmed. A date has not been released.
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SAVE THE DATE: SUMMER INTERACTIVE SYMPOSIUM 2020
The Research Chair on Gambling, in collaboration with the HERMES team, will be hosting the symposium “Gam(bl)ing: Commodification of Leisure in the Digital Era”, June 8-10 2020, in Montreal. This symposium will be structured around interactive sessions offering roundtable dis- cussions, exchanges in small groups and immersive activities, as well as presentations by researchers and students from a variety of disciplines.
NEW FACTSHEET: GAMBLING SPENDING AND PROBLEM GAMBLERS
A new factsheet titled “Gambling Spending and Its Concentration Among Problem Gamblers: A Comparative Study of Quebec, France, and Germany ” is now available online. This factsheet was prepared by the Research Chair on Gambling Studies and the HERMES team at Concordia University, in collaboration with the Universität Hamburg (Germany), and the “Observatoire des Jeux” (France).
| PUBLICATIONS |
Morvannou, A., Monson, E., Savard, A-C., Kairouz, S., Roy, E., & Dufour, M. (2020). “It did not apply to me”: poker players’ per- spectives of prevention messages. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 1-10. (online version)
Nadeau, L., Dufour, M., Guay, R., Kairouz, S., Ménard, J-M., & Paradis, C. (2019). Challenges of online gambling for risk and harm reduction. In H. Bowden-Jones, C. Dickson, C. Dunard & O. Simon (Eds.), Harm reduction for gambling: A public health approach (chap. 16, pp. 162-171). London: Routledge.
| KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER |
Our students and researchers actively participated in several conferences over the spring:
Kairouz, S. (2019, October). Les jeux de hasard et d'argent à l'ère numérique: du comportement individuel à la responsabilité collective. Invited presentation at the Colloquium “Rencontres autour du Jeu”, Groupement d'intérêt scientifique, jeu et société. La Sorbonne, Paris, France.
Kairouz, S. (2019, September). International collaboration. Invited speaker at a roundtable at the “New Critical Directions in Gambling Studies: An International Conference for Early Career Scholars”. Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.
Nadeau, J. & Kairouz, S. (2019, September). A gendered overview of Gamblers Anonymous. Poster presentation at New Critical Directions in Gambling Studies: An International Conference for Early Career Scholars. Longueuil, Quebec, Canada.
Côté, M., Blanchette-Martin, N., Ferland, F., Tremblay, J., Kairouz, S., Nadeau, L., Savard, A-C., L'Espérance, N., Garceau, P., & Dufour, M. (2019, June). Les stratégies d’adaptation des proches de joueurs pathologiques : un levier d’intervention pro- metteur. Presentation at the 9e journée nationale de la Fédération Addiction. Perpignan, France.
Blanchette-Martin, N., Ferland, F., Kairouz, S., Tremblay, J., Nadeau, L. Savard, A-C, L'espérance, N., Garceau, P., & Dufour, M. (2019, June). Besoins de service et pistes d’intervention auprès des proches de joueurs pathologiques. Presentation at the 9e journée nationale de la Fédération Addiction. Perpignan, France.
For a complete list of our conference presentation, please visit our website.
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GAMBLING IN EVERYDAY LIFE: OPENING NEW CONVERSATIONS On September 6th, 2019, Dr. Fiona Nicoll (associate professor, dept. Political science, University of Alberta & chairholder of the Research Chair on Gambling Policy with the Alberta Gambling Research Institute—AGRI) presented as part of the Conference Series on Gambling. She discussed how conversations about gambling in everyday life can form an evidence base from which to open new academic conversations about gambling's provision, consumption and regulation.
| SCHOLARSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS |
The Research Chair on Gambling Studies offer internships and scholarships for students interested in pursuing studies in gambling studies. Please visit our website for further information.
HERMES MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIPS
The HERMES research team offers scholarships for graduate students interested in digital gambling, gaming and internet. Please visit our website for further information.
SUSAN RUSSELL MEMORIAL GRADUATE AWARD
Congratulations to Miss Jessica Nadeau, research assistant at the Chair, for receiving the Susan Russell Memorial Graduate Award. The award is given to master’s students who demonstrate the feminist values exemplified by the late Professor Susan Russell in their research.
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"GAMBLING AND PUBLIC HEALTH: WE NEED POLICY ACTION TO PREVENT HARM"
As according to the recent article published by Wardle, H., Reith, G., Langham, E., & Rogers, R.D. (2019), current prevention measures underestimate the harms of gambling on individuals. The authors suggest that public health policies should include a varie- ty of “population based approaches” that are supported by regulations, legislation and funding. Reference : BMJ 2019; 365:l1807
| GAMBLING CONFERENCES |
AGRI 2020
The 19th Conference of the Alberta Gambling Research Institute entitled Freedom, Justice & Sovereignty will be hosted at the Banff Center, March 26-28, 2020 (Banff, Alberta, Canada).
IGC 2020
The International Gambling Conference will be held from June 24th to 26th 2020 at the Crown Plaza Hotel (Auckland, New Zea- land).
MCPGSA 2020
The 17th Annual Midwest Conference on Problem Gambling and Substance Abuse entitled Building Hope in Recovery will take place at the Hilton Airport in Kansas City, June 17-19, 2020 (Kansas City, Missouri, United States).
NCPG 2020
The 34th Conference of National Council on Problem Gambling entitled Capital Ideas: Accelerating Change will take place at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill, July 22-25, 2020 (Washington D.C., Columbia, United States).
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DISCOVERY 2020
The Responsible Gambling Council will be hosting the Discovery 2020 conference at the Mariott in the Eaton Center from April 14 to 16 , 2020 (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
CSA @ CONGRESS 2020
The Annual Canadian Sociological Association Conference entitled Resisting Racism and Colonialism will be held at Western University, June 1-4, 2020 (London, Ontario, Canada).
CPA ANNUAL CONVENTION MONTREAL 2020
The Annual Convention the Canadian Psychological Association entitled Psychology in Action will be held at the Western Montre- al, May 28- 30, 2020 (Montreal, Quebec, Canada).
KBS ANNUAL MEETING
The Institute of Psychiatry and Neurology and the State Agency for Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems will jointly host the 46th Annual Meeting of the Kettil Brauun Society at the MsMer- maid to be held at the Conference Center - The Tides, June 1- 5, 2020 (Warsaw, Poland).
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FUNDING FOR THE E-GAMES PROJECT
Congratulations to our researchers for receiving funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) for the E-Games project to produce a first portrait of Free-to-play (F2P) gaming in Canada. Consult the project page for more information.
NEW FACTSHEET ON THE CONCENTRATRION OF GAMBLING SPENDING
A new factsheet on the concentration of gambling spending in Québec, France and, Germany will soon be available on our website.
| KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER |
Our students and researchers actively participated in several conferences over the spring:
- Kairouz, S., Benoit, E., Leudet, F., & Gottraux, X. (2019, June) Table ronde 2: Jeux de hasard et d’argent : Quelles pistes de régulation(s) avec les acteurs économiques. Invited speaker at a roundtable at the 2ème Sommet francophone Régulation(s) : conjuguer intérêts et associer les compétences. Perpignan, France.
- Carru, D., Kairouz, S., & French, M. (2019, June). Mobilité forcée et inclusion sociale: le rôle des nouvelles technologies de l’information dans l’expérience des réfugié.e.s au Québec. Poster presentation at the Séminaire annuel CRI 2019. Trois-Rivières, Canada.
- Arsenault, N., Monson, E., Kairouz, S., Eroukmanoff, V., Costes, J-M. (2019, May-June). Gambling on state-regulated websites is associated with less gambling-related harm. Poster presentation at the CPA's 80th Annual National Convention. Halifax, Canada.
- Monson, E., Kairouz, S., Fleury, M-J., Arsenault, N., & Caron, J. (2019, May-June). Neighborhood perceptions associated with gambling outcomes. Poster presentation at the CPA's 80th Annual National Convention. Halifax, Canada.
- Monson, E., Morvannou, A., Arsenault, N., Shaw, M., & Kairouz, S. (2019, May-June). Are general and activity-specific problem gambling severity index (PGSI) scores consistent? Poster presentation at the CPA's 80th Annual National Convention. Halifax, Canada.
- Savard, A.C., & Kairouz, S. (2019, May). « Risque et responsabilité » : un regard critique sur les campagnes de prévention et de promotion des jeux de hasard et d’argent. Presentation at the 87e Congrès de l'ACFAS 2019. Gatineau, Canada.
- Savard, A.-C., Kairouz, S., & French, M. (2019, May). La monétisation des jeux à l’ère du numérique: enjeux de marché, de santé et de société - Gaming, Gambling, Marketing, Ding! Ding! Ding!. Presentation at the Conference La cyberdépendance: crions-nous au loup? Fondation du centre de référence du Grand Montréal. Montréal, Canada.
For a complete list of our conference presentation, please visit our website.
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PRESENTATIONS OF THE ANNUAL SEMINAR - CONVERGENCE, RESEARCH AND INTERVENTION (CRI 2019)
The presentations from the June 2019 CRI Annual Seminar are now available on the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières website.
PRESENTATIONS OF THE SOMMET INTERNATIONAL FRANCOPHONE
A summary in graphic images is available for the Sommet International Francophone that took place on June 12, 2019 in Perpignan, France.
| SCHOLARSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS |
The Research Chair on Gambling Studies offer internships and scholarships for students interested in pursuing studies in gambling studies. Please visit our website for further information.
MASTER'S SCHOLARSHIP ON GAMBLING
Congratulations to Elsa Bérubé and Jessica Nadeau of whom have been awarded master’s level scholarships from the Research Chair on Gambling.
ELSA BÉRUBÉ
Elsa is completing her master’s degree in Social Work at Université Laval under the supervision of Dr. Annie-Claude Savard and co-directed by Dr. Sylvia Kairouz. Her thesis focuses on the effects of responsible gambling on female gamblers and the internalization of the discourses surrounding responsible gambling among female gamblers.
JESSICA NADEAU
Jessica is currently completing her M.A. in Sociology at Concordia University under the supervision of Dr. Sylvia Kairouz and Dr. Shelley Reuter from Concordia University. Her thesis centres on exploring the experiences of self-identified female gamblers in the Gamblers Anonymous movement.
| NEWS FROM THE GAMBLING FIELD |
CEFRIO: A DIGITIAL PORTRAIT OF THE QUEBEC ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS
CEFRIO published a new study on the usage of electronics such as smart phones, tablets and the Internet in Quebec in 2018. Consult the publication for more information (in French only).
| GAMBLING CONFERENCES |
19TH ALBERTA GAMBLING RESEARCH INSTITUTE CONFERENCE
The 19th AGRI Conference will take place March 26th to 28th, 2020 at the Banff Centre in Banff, Canada.
8TH INTERNATIONAL GAMBLING CONFERENCE
The 8th International Gambling Conference will be held June 24th to 26th, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand.
| OTHER CONFERENCES |
23RD JOURNÉE ANNUELLES DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE
The 23rd JASP conference will be held on November 27th to 29th, 2019 at the Hotel Bonaventure in Montreal, Canada
PUBLIC HEALTH 2020
The Canadian Public Health Association will hold its annual conference on April 28th to 30th, 2020 at the RBC Convention Centre in Winnipeg, Canada.
3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
ON ADDICTION RESEARCH AND THERAPY
The conference will take place March 23rd to 24th, 2020 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
88TH ACFAS CONFERENCE
The annual ACFAS conference will be held May 4th to 8th, 2020 at Université de Sherbrooke and Bishop’s University in Sherbrooke, Canada.
Consult the newsletter in PDF format here.
| FEATURED INFORMATION |
NEW FACTSHEET AVAILABLE
This new factsheet compares socioeconomic and legislative characteristics of electronic gambling machines across Quebec, Germany and France.
LAUNCH OF E-GAMES PROJECT
A partnership between the HERMES team, the Research Chair on Gambling and the research program "Responsible Gaming and Transition to Adulthood", just launched the first phase of the E-Games project which aims to produce a first portrait of Free-to-play (F2P) gaming in Canada. Consult the project page for more information.
EARLY CAREER RESEARCH SHOWCASE
The Early Career Research Showcase, an event featuring national and international speakers, aims to highlight novel research undertaken by up-and-coming researchers in the gambling field. It will take place on Tuesday, September 3, 2019 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM at the Longueuil Campus of the Université de Sherbrooke, as part of the New Critical Directions in Gambling Studies: An International Conference for Early Career Scholars. The Showcase will be followed by a virtual poster session, and we encourage early career scholars and students to submit a poster abstract by July 31, 2019. Visit the event website for more information.
| PUBLICATIONS |
- Monson, E., Kairouz, S., Perks, M., & Arsenault, N. (2019). Are general and activity-specific PGSI scores consistent? Journal of Gambling Issues, 41, 40-52.
- Reynolds, J. (2019). Gambling on big data: Designing risk in social casino games. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 10(1), 116-131.
- Savard, A.-C., Kairouz, S., Reynolds, J. (2018). Free to Play ou Free for all? La régulation des jeux hybrides. Addiction(s): Recherche et pratique, 3, 40-43.
| KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER |
Our students and researchers actively participated in several conferences over the spring:
- Savard, A.-C., Kairouz, S., French, M, Bouffard, M., & Martel, C. (2019, Mai). De la médicalisation à la responsabilisation: la question de la prévention dans le domaine des jeux de hasard et d’argent. Presentation at Conférence Nationale sur les Perspectives Critiques en Criminologie et Justice Sociale. Brantford, Canada.
- Morvannou, A., Savard, A.-C., Monson, E., Dufour, M., Kairouz, S., & Roy, E. (2019, Avril). Comment prévenir les risques liés à la pratique du poker ? Le point de vue des joueurs. Poster presentation at Public Health 2019. Ottawa, Canada.
- Reynolds, J. (2019, Avril). Responsible gambling : A scoping review. Poster presentation at Public Health 2019. Ottawa, Canada.
- Kairouz, S. (2019, Mars). Hide and seek with a hidden addiction. Invited speaker at the conference Beyond Disciplines – Health: Myths vs. Facts , organised by the Arts and Science Faculty, Concordia University. Montréal, Canada.
For a complete list of our conference presentation, please visit our website.
| ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS |
ANNUAL SEMINAR - CONVERGENCE, RESEARCH AND INTERVENTION (CRI 2019)
We look forward to seeing you on June 6th 2019 at the 2019 CRI annual seminar in Trois-Rivières. Do not miss the dynamic conferences to look at the current state of knowledge and to question the avenues yet to be explored in the vast field of addictions.
| SCHOLARSHIPS & INTERNSHIPS |
The Research Chair on Gambling Studies offer internships and scholarships for students interested in pursuing studies in gambling studies. Please visit our website for further information.
| NEWS FROM THE GAMBLING FIELD |
GAMBLING COMMISSION (UK): NEW FRAMEWORK TO UNDERSTAND GAMBLING HARM ON CHILDREN
The Gambling Commission (UK) published a new study measuring gambling related harm among children. This study recommends the creation of a specific action framework to limit the negative effects of the gaming industry on children. Please consult the publication for further information.
| GAMBLING CONFERENCES |
9TH NATIONAL DAY OF THE FÉDÉRATION ADDICTION
The Journées Nationales of the Fédération Addiction will take place between June 13 and 14 2019, in Perpignan, France.
NAGS 2019 CONFERENCE
The 2019 conférence of the National Association for Gambling Studies will take place between December 4 and 6, 2019 in Hobart, Australia.
NCRG CONFERENCE ON GAMBLING AND ADDICTION
The 20th anniversary Conference on Gambling and Addiction of the National Center for Responsible Gaming, will take place on October 13 and 14, 2019 in Las Vegas, United States.
| OTHER CONFERENCES |
2019 CSAM ANNUAL MEETING AND SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE
The 31st annual Canadian society of Addiction Medicine conference will take place between October 24 and 27, 2019, in Halifax, Canada.
JASP 2019: ANNUAL PUBLIC HEALTH DAYS
The 2019 edition of the Journées annuelles de santé publique will take place between November 27, 28 and 29, 2019 in Montreal, Canada.
ISSUES OF SUBSTANCE 2019
The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction’s conference, will take place between November 25 and 27 2019, in Ottawa, Canada.
Consult the newsletter in PDF format here.
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NEW FACTSHEET ON ELECTRONIC GAMBLING MACHINES
A new factsheet comparing the portrait of electronic gambling machines between Quebec, France, and Germany, will soon be available on our website.
| PUBLICATIONS |
- Dufour, M., Morvannou, A., Brunelle, N., Kairouz, S., Laverdière, E., Nadeau, L., Berbiche, D., & Roy, E. (2019). Gambling problems trajectories and associated individual risk factors: A three years follow up study among poker players. Journal of Gambling Studies, advance online publication.
- Kairouz, S., Fiedler, I., Costes, J.-M., & Weißmüller, K. (2019). Gambling spending and its concentration on problem gamblers. Journal of Business Research, 98, 82-91.
- Kairouz, S., Fiedler, I., Monson, E., Arsenault, N. (2018). Exploring the effects of introducing a state monopoly operator to an unregulated online gambling market. Journal of Gambling Issues, 37, 136-148.
- Monson, E., Kairouz, S., Fleury, M. J., & Caron, J. (2018). Neighborhood perceptions associated with gambling outcomes. Canadian Journal of Addiction, 9(4), 42-49.
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PRESENTATIONS AT CONFERENCES
Our students and reserachers actively participated in several conferences over the fall:
- Reynold, J. (2018, December 10). Loot boxes: A risk for public health. Invited guest speaker at the University of Hamburg, Germany.
- Reynold, J. (2018, December 6). A public health perspective on social gambling. Invited guest speaker at the University of Hamburg, Germany.
- Kairouz, S. (2018, November 18). Responsible gambling: Governance of an evolving concept. Invited guest speaker at Gambling Research Group, University of Lethbridge, Canada.
- Kairouz, S. (2018, November 20). Gam(bl)ing realities in the new digital era: Epistemological shifts and challenges for public health. Invited guest speaker at 2018 Una Ridley Lecture, Faculty of Health Sciences and Alberta Gambling Research Institute, University of Lethbridge, Canada.
- Kairouz, S., Savard, A.-C., & French, M. (2018, November 1 & 2). Table ronde: La monétisation du jeu à l’ère numérique: Enjeux de marché, de santé et de société. Sommet sur les dépendances, Montreal, Canada.
- Morvannou, A, & Kairouz, S. (2018, November 1 &2). Les joueuses demandent-elles de l’aide? Resultats de l’enquète populationnelle ENHJEU Quebec. Sommet sur les dépendances, Montreal, Canada.
For a complete liste of all confernce presentaitons, please visit our website.
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PRESENTATIONS OF THE 2018 SOMMET SUR LES DÉPENDANCES
The Sommet sur les dépendances took place in Montreal on November 1 and 2. Presentations on different topics related to addiction and gambling are available on their website (in French only).
AIDQ: SHORT VIDEOS ENTITLED "MIEUX QUE LE JEU, C'EST POSSIBLE DE RÉÉCRIRE L'HISTOIRE"
The AIDQ created a series of short videos tracing the life of Denise and Raynald, two persons suffering from addictive behavior. The purpose of these videos is to inform people suffering from the same dependencies, on resources available for them (In French only).
| NEWS FROM THE GAMBLING FIELD |
FRQ-SC PROJECT REPORT ON CYBER ADDICITON AND GAMBLING
Dr. Magali Dufour recently published a research report for her project on cyber addiction and gambling, funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec—Société et culture (FRQ - SC) Concerted Actions program titled: Socioeconomic impacts of gambling (in French only).
GAMBLING IN QUEBEC IN 2018
A new study published by the government of Quebec highlights gambling participation statistics in 2018 in Quebec. Two in three adults in Quebec participate in at least one type of gambling activity. Online gambling participation is trending upward while the region of Montreal has proportionately fewer players than the rest of Quebec. Consult the publication for more details.
GAMBLING VS. GAMING - A PROBLEMATIC DISTINCTION
The Fribourg prevention association REPER recently published an explanatory document elaborating on links between video games and gambling (in French only).
| GAMBLING CONFERENCES |
33RD NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GAMBLING ADDICTION & RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING
The 33rd National Conference will take place from July 19-20 2019 in Denver, United States.
LISBON ADDICTIONS 2019
The 3rd European conference on addictive behavior and addiction, Lisbon Addictions 2019, will take place from Octo-ber 23-25 2019 in Lisbon, Portugal.
| OTHER CONFERENCES |
KETTIL BRUUN SOCIETY ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM
The 45th symposium on Social and Epidemiological Research on Alcohol will take place from June 3-7 2019 in Utrecht, Netherlands.
DIGRA 2019 CONFERENCE
The DiGRA 2019 Conference will take place from August 6-10 2019 in Kyoto, Japan.
CANADIAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
The Annual Canadian Sociological Association Conference will take place from June 3-6 2019 in Vancouver, Canada.
AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING
The annual meeting of the American Sociological Association will take place from August 10-13, 2019 in New York, United States.
Consult the newsletter in PDF format here.
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NEW RESEARCH PROJECT
Congratulations to our researchers for receiving funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) for their new research project entitled: Responsibility and gambling – promotion, prevention, and construction.
CONFERENCE ON GAMBLING
The conference entitled Standing the test of time? Gambling trends, prevention and regulations will take place on Tuesday, October 16th, 2018 from 1:30—4pm in room LB-362 at Concordia University’s Webster library: 1400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Montreal. Register online now.
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Our students and researchers actively participated in several conferences over the summer:
- Kairouz, S. (2018, June 29). The usefulness of population surveys for a monitoring system. Paper presented at the 4th International Multidisciplinary Symposium Gambling addiction: Science, Independence Transparency. University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
- Reynolds, J. (2018, June 28). 'What's going on here?': Key stakeholder perspectives on social casino gambling games. Paper presented at the 4th International Multidisciplinary Symposium Gambling addiction: Science, Independence Transparency. University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
- Fiedler, I., Kairouz, S. Jordan, J.-M., Eichenberger, P. (2018, June 28). Round table discussion 1: Monitoring for gambling public policies. Round table at the 4th International Multidisciplinary Symposium Gambling addiction: Science, Independence Trans-parency. University of Fribourg, Switzerland.
- French, M., & Doray-Demers, P. (2018, June 19). Big data, Small N: Enjeux et défis associés à l’utilisation de données massives. Paper presented during the ‘Utilisation des technologies’ workshop, organized by S. Kairouz and M. Goyette at the École d’été sur les dépendances 2018, Longueuil, QC.
- Kairouz, S., & Savard, A.-C. (2018, June 7). Les jeux mobiles hybrides: Réalité et enjeux pour la prévention et le traitement. Paper presented at the Séminaire annuel RISQ-IUD, Trois-Rivières, QC.
For a complete list, please visit the presentations page on our website.
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SOMMET SUR LES DÉPENDANCES 2018
Join us on November 1st and 2nd, 2018 for the first Sommet sur les dépendances, organized in collaboration with the research team HERMES. Administrators, stakeholders, and researchers will give presentations on over 15 themes at workshops and round tables, followed by a discussion with participants.
FRIBOURG SYMPOSIUM: GAMBLING ADDICTION: SCIENCE, INDEPENDNECE, TRANSPARENCY
The Ka-Ching: Pokie nation documentary was screened on June 26th, 2018 at the Musée Suisse du Jeu de La Tour-de-Peilz during the opening of the 4th International multidisciplinary Symposium: Gambling Addiction: Science, Independence, Transparency, in collaboration with the Research Chair on Gambling. The screening was followed by a debate.
ÉCOLE D'ÉTÉ SUR LES DÉPENDANCES
The presentations from the École d’été sur les dépendances, held June 2018, are now available on the Université de Sherbrooke’s website.
SÉMINAIRE ANNUEL DU RISQ ET DE L'IUD
The presentations from the June 2018 Séminaire annuel du RISQ et de l’IUD are now available on Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières website.
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S-POP-CR-CSIS PRIZE AWARDED TO ADÈLE MORVANNOU
Congratulations to Dr. Adèle Morvannou, postdoctoral fellow at the Chair, for receiving an award on June 7th, 2018 during the last S-POP day (organized by the Centre de Recherche – Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne) for her article entitled One year prospective study on passion and gambling problems in poker players.
| NEWS FROM THE GAMBLING FIELD |
NEW MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES ADDICTION ACTION PLAN
The Ministry of Health and Social Services recently launched the Plan d’action interministériel 2018-2028, an interdeparmental action plan aiming to prevent, reduce, and treat the consequences associated with consumption of psychoactive substances, gambling, and internet use (available in French only).
ONLINE GAMBLING HABITS IN FRANCE
France’s Observatoire des jeux published a factsheet on the evolution of online gambling habits in France.
| GAMBLING CONFERENCES |
6TH NEW HORIZONS IN RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING CONFERENCE
The 6th New Horizons in Responsible Gambling Conference will take place March 12 to 14th, 2019 in Vancouver, British Colombia.
DISCOVERY 2019
The 24th Discovery Conference of the Responsible Gambling Council of Ontario will take place May 6th to 7th in Toronto, Ontario.
18TH ALTERBA GAMBLING RESEARCH INSTITUTE CONFERENCE
The 18th AGRI Conference will take place March 27th to 29th, 2019 in Banff, Alberta.
17TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GAMBLING AND RISK TAKING
The 17th Conference of the University of Nevada will take place from May 27th to 30th, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE CANADIAN SOCIETY OF ADDICTION MEDICINE
The meeting will take place from October 25th to 28th, 2018 in Vancouver, British Colombia.
PUBLIC HEALTH FORUM 2019
The Canadian Public Health Association will hold its annual conference from April 30th to May 2nd, 2018 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.
22ND JOURNÉES ANNUELLES DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE
This event will take place December 4th and 5th, 2018 at Hotel Bonaventure in Montreal.
87TH ACFAS CONFERENCE
The annual conference of the Association canadienne francophone pour le savoir will be held at l’Université du Québec en Outaouais, from May 27th to 31st 2019.
Consult the newsletter in PDF format here.
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RESEARCH CHAIR RENEWED
It is with great pleasure that we announce the renewal of the funding of the Research Chair for the study of gambling (2018-2023). The Chair will continue to conduct its research on gambling harm prevention in the general population and among specific groups.
KA-CHING! POKIE NATION SCREENING IN SWITZERLAND
In collaboration with the Research Chair on Gambling Studies and the Centre du jeu excessif de Lausanne, the Swiss museum of games will be screening the documentary in La Tour-de-Peiltz in Switzerland, on June 26, 2018. It will be followed by a debate between gambling experts. This event is part of the 4th International Multidisciplinary Symposium “Gambling Addiction: Science, Independence, Transparency.”
NEW FACTSHEET ON ELECTRONIC GAMBLING MACHINES IN QUÉBEC
The new factsheet is available on our website. It will soon be followed by a 2nd factsheet presenting a comparative portrait of electronic gambling machines between Québec, France, and Germany.
| PUBLICATIONS |
Costes, J.M., Kairouz, S., Monson, E. Eroukmanoff, V. (2018). Where lies the harm in lottery gambling? A portrait of gambling practices and associated problems. Journal of Gambling Studies. Advance online publication.
Morvannou, A., Dufour, M., Brunelle, N., & Roy, É. (2018). Être passionné un peu, beaucoup, énormément ? Le concept de la passion chez les joueurs de poker, une étude qualitative. Journal of Gambling Issues, 38. Advance online publication.
Morvannou, A., Dufour, M., Monson, E., Roy, É. (2018). Passion for gambling: A scoping review. International Gambling Studies. Advance online publication.
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Our students actively participated in multiple conferences this winter:
- Doray-Demers, P. (2018). Les statistiques : Un outil pour comprendre un monde probabiliste. Collège de Maisonneuve, Montréal, Québec, April 26, 2018.
- Morvannou, A. (2018). Préparer, négocier et ajuster : Principes clés pour optimiser la collaboration avec son directeur de recherche. Colloque pédagogie, didactique et TICE (PeDTICE), Sherbrooke, Canada, April 20, 2018.
- Morvannou, A., Monson, E., Dauphinais, S., Kairouz, S. (2018). Do General Problem Gambling Severity Indices Converge with Activity Specific Scores? Alberta Gambling Research Institute’s 17th annual conference. Banff, Alberta, April 13, 2018.
- Reynolds, J. (2018). Responsible gambling: Towards a critical understanding. 7th International Gambling Conference: Auckland, Nouvelle-Zélande, Feburary 12-14, 2018.
For a complete list of all the conference presentations, please visit our website.
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RISQ-IUD ANNUAL SEMINAR
Organized by RISQ and the IUD, the "Convergence, la recherche et l’intervention" seminar will take place at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières on June 7, 2018.
SUMMER SCHOOL ON ADDICTION
The summer school on current approaches and challenges in addiction research, organized by les programmes d’études et de recherche en toxicomanie de l’Université de Sherbrooke, in collaboration with the IUD, will take place from June 18 to 21, 2018. Visit the website for more information.
FRIBOURG GAMBLING ADDICTION
CONFERENCE
The 4th International Multidisciplinary Symposium, “Gambling Addiction: Science, Independence, Transparency,” will take place in Fribourg, Switzerland, from June 27 to 29, 2018. Find the programme here.
COLLABORATORY PROJECT EVENT
On May 1st 2018, the Research Chair on Gambling Studies organized a Collaboratory on internet use from normal to excess to dependence, using Candy Crush as an example. The event united some thirty participants, including researchers, clinicians, internet users, and players.
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IUD SCHOLARSHIP AND PRIZE AWARDED TO ADÈLE MORVANNOU
Dr. Adèle Morvannou obtained a scholarship from the Institut universitaire sur les dépendances (IUD) to present her research at the 12th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues. Congratulations to Adèle for also receiving the 2nd place award for her presentation during the colloque étudiant du groupe de recherche PeDTICE.
POSTDOCTORAL SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO PASCAL DORAY-DEMERS
Congratulations to Dr. Pascal Doray-Demers for obtaining a postdoctoral scholarship from the Fonds de recherche Québec - Société et culture (FRQ-SC). His project is entitled: Développement d’un système de détection du jeu problématique en ligne.
| NEWS FROM THE GAMBLING FIELD |
GAMBLING COMMISSION REPORT 2017
A report on the gambling behaviour of youth between 11 and 16 years old in Great Britain, called "Young people and gambling 2017" was published by the Gambling Commission.
INTERNATIONAL GAMBLING
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
The presentations and keynote addresses from the International Gambling Conference held in February 2018 are now available online.
| GAMBLING CONFERENCES |
28TH ANNUAL NAGS CONFERENCE
The 28th annual connference of the National Association for Gambling Studies will take place from November 21 to 23, 2018, in Brisbane, Australia.
19TH ANNUAL NCRG CONFERENCE
The 19th annual conference of the National Center for Responsible Gaming sur le Jeu et l’Addiction will take place on October 7 and 8, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
| OTHER CONFERENCES |
2018 ADDICTION SUMMIT
The first bi-annual summit on addiction will take place on November 1st and 2nd, 2018, in Montreal. The summit is organized by the IUD, the AIDQ, the AQCID, RISQ, and both the HERMES and GRIF-Jeu teams.
11TH EUROPEAN PUBLIC HEALTH
CONFERENCE
The 11th European Public Health Conference will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia from November 28 to December 1, 2018.
30TH CSAM CONFERENCE
The scientific conference of the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine will take place in Vancouver, British-Colombia, from October 25 to 27, 2018. The theme of the conference will be Crisis, Controversy, and Change.
Consult the newsletter in PDF format here.
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NEW HERMES RESEARCH TEAM WEBSITE
The Chair would like to announce the launch of the HERMES team website. The team’s research program aims to examine emerging hybrid gambling forms, and their impact on everyday life for individuals and communities. To learn more about the team, their research projects and publications, visit the website.
COLLABORATORY RESEARCH PROJECT UPCOMING EVENT
A “collaboratory” event will be hosted in the spring of 2018. The event will gather researchers, clinicians, Internet users, gamblers, and regulators to discuss key issues in excessive use of Internet and recommendations for interventions. Learn more about the Collaboratory project here.
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NEW FACTSHEET
COMING SOON! A new factsheet on slot machines and video lottery terminals in Quebec will be available soon on our website.
NEGOTIATING MEANING OF TIME AND MONEY WITHIN THREE GAMBLING SETTINGS
Robillard, C., Kairouz, S., Monson, E. (2017). Win or Lose: Negotiating meaning of time and money within three gambling settings. Journal of Gambling Issues. Advance online publication. doi: 10.4309/jgi.2017.36.8.
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
At the Second European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, in Lisbon, Portugal, our researchers held a panel titled « Gambling and gaming 2.0: one and the same? ».
- Costes, J.-M. (2017). Overlapping between gambling and some form of gaming in the Internet world: first results of a crossnational survey.
- Fiedler, I. (2017). Business models of gaming and gambling and how they converge.
- Kairouz, S. (2017). Reframing the gambling field: epistemological and methodological shifts in the study of the gambling/gaming convergence.
- Reynolds, J. (2017). Spectrum model of social casino gaming/gambling: understanding the convergence.
For a complete list of all the conference presentations, please visit our website.
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SUMMER SCHOOL ON ADDICTIONS
The Addiction program at Sherbrooke University, in collaboration with the Institut universitaire sur les dépendances, will be hosting a summer school on the current approaches and challenges in addiction research. The event will be held on June 18-21, 2018 and will bring together students, postdoctoral fellows, researchers, and clinicians. For more information visit the conference website here.
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POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AWARDED TO
ADELE MORVANNOU
Dr. Adèle Morvannou has been awarded a postdoctoral fellowship from the Research Chair on Gambling to pursue her research on gambling culture among women and prevention.
HORIZON POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWHIP
AWARDED TO PASCAL DORAY-DEMERS
Dr. Pascal Doray-Demers recently obtained funding for a Horizon postdoctoral fellowship from the Research Chair on Gambling and Concordia University. His research takes an in-depth look at how big data can be used in the detection of online problem gamblers.
SAMANTHA ILACQUA RECEIVES FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE IUD
Samantha Ilacqua, a master student at the Chair, has been awarded the Institut universitaire sur les dépendances’ writing fellowship for the completion of her article entitled: Gambling and economic crisis: A multivariate regression analysis of the Canadian data. Congratulations to Samantha for also obtaining her bachelor’s degree in sociology with very high distinctions (Arts and Science Scholar).
| NEWS FROM THE GAMBLING FIELD |
2015 GREAT BRITAIN GAMBLING BEHAVIOUR REPORT
NatCen Great Britain released a report last August on gambling behaviour in Great Britain. The report includes evidence from England, Scotland, and Wales.
EVOLUTION OF GAMBLING SPENDING IN FRANCE (2000-2016)
The Observatoire des Jeux in France released a new publication on the evolution of gambling spending in France, from 2000 to 2016.
| GAMBLING CONFERENCES |
32nd NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEM GAMBLING
The 32nd National Conference on Problem Gambling will take place July 20-22, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio.
12th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON GAMBLING STUDIES AND POLICY ISSUES
The European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG) will be holding its 12th conference on September 11-14, 2018, in Valletta, Malta.
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AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
CONGRESS
The 113th American Sociological Association’s annual meeting will take place August 11-14, 2018 in Philadelphia.
ANNUAL KETTIL BRUUN SYMPOSIUM
The 44th Kettil Bruun Society alcohol epidemiology annual symposium will be held from May 28 to June 1, 2018 in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
INTERNATIONAL SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONGRESS
The Canadian Sociological Association is hosting the International Sociological Association’s Congress in Toronto, Ontario from July 15 to 21, 2018. The main themes are power, violence, and justice.
Consult the newsletter in PDF format here.
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KA-CHING! POKIE NATION SCREENING AT THE INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE SUR LES DÉPENDANCES
The Research Chair on Gambling, in collaboration with the Institut universitaire sur les dépendances and the HERMES team, will be hosting a screening of the documentary in Montreal. The film will be followed by a panel discussion (in French) featuring two gambling experts, Dr Magali Dufour and Ms. Valérie Van Mourik. The event will take place on Thursday November 23 from 12 to 1:30 pm. It will be held in the in Dollard-Cormier room at the Centre de réadatation en dépendance de Montreal, 950 Louvain Est. Watch the trailer for the film here.
HERMES RESEARCH TEAM RENEWED
The Chair would like to announce the new FRQ-SC funding of the HERMES team and its research program entitled The JEUX.com Project: Research team on next-generation games, Internet and mobile technologies. It will continue to pursue its work on emerging forms of hybrid gaming/gambling games and their impacts on lifestyles.
| PUBLICATIONS |
Dussault, F., Brunelle, N., Kairouz, S., Rousseau M., Leclerc, D., Tremblay, J. Cousineau, M.M., Dufour, M. (2017). Transition from playing with simulated gambling games to gambling with real money: A longitudinal study in adolescence. International Gambling Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14459795.2017.1343366
Kairouz, S., Dussault, F., Monson, E. (2017). Co-occurring addictive behaviors: an analysis of risk profiles among university students. Addiction Research & Theory. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/16066359.2017.1348499
Kairouz, S., Ferland, F., Dufour, M., Gagnon, S. R., Van Mourik, V., Nadeau, L. (2016). JEU.COM: Équipe de recherche sur les jeux de hasard et d’argent, la virtualité et la cyberdépendance. Montréal, QC : Fonds de recherche du Québec - Société et culture.
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CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Our students made multiple presentations at conferences during the summer.
- Arsenault, N., Kairouz, S., Fiedler, I., Monson, E. (2017). Effets de la mise en marche d'une offre légale de jeux de hasard et d'argent en ligne au Québec. Poster presentation at the ACFAS 85th conference. Montréal, Québec, May 8-12.
- Reynolds, J., Ilacqua, S., French, M., Kairouz, S. (2017). Responsiblizing capitalism: Responsible gambling in the late capitalist world. Canadian Sociological Association Congress 2017. Toronto, Ontario, June 1 2017.
- Monson, E., Kairouz, S., Dussault, F., Arsenault, N., Ilacqua, S. (2017). Assessing problem gambling: Convergence and divergence of the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR). Poster presentation at the 78th Canadian Psychological Association National Convention, Toronto, Ontario, June 7-10
- Ilacqua, S. (2017). Gambling in Action: Film representations vs. the local Montreal bar setting. 35th International Visual Sociology Conference, Montreal, Ontario, June 19-22
For a complete list of all the conference presentations, please visit our website.
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GAMBLING: BASIC NOTIONS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT INTERVENTION
The PowerPoint presentations and videos are now available for the Cross-training event organized by the Research Chair on Gambling in collaboration with the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and the Institut universitaire sur les dépendances.
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FRQ-SC POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP
AWARDED TO JENNIFER REYNOLDS
Dr. Jennifer Reynolds recently obtained funding for a postdoctoral fellowship from the Fonds de recherche - Société et culture (FRQ-SC) for her project: Youth social network gambling and gaming: Understanding the convergence. Jennifer will pursue her research at the Chair for two more years.
INVITED RESEARCHER
Welcome back to Dr. Ingo Fielder from the University of Hamburg (Germany). During his stay at Concordia, Dr. Ingo Fiedler will investigate the effectiveness of responsible gambling programs that are implemented voluntarily by gambling operators.
DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP AWARDED TO
FEDERICAL CHIUSOLE
Welcome to Federica Chiusole from the University of Bologna (Italy) who will undertake a doctoral research internship at the Chair this Fall. Her research project is entitled : Inside the world of gambling : Behaviors, spaces, and meanings in young people gaming practices.
| NEWS FROM THE GAMBLING FIELD |
2016 NORTHERN IRELAND GAMBLING PREVALENCE SURVEY
The department for Communities of Northern Ireland recently released a report on their 2016 Gambling Prevalence survey. Consult the document here.
FRQ-SC RESEARCH REPORTS 2017 ON SOCIO-ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GAMBLING
The most recent research reports from the Concerted Actions program titled: Socioeconomic impacts of gambling, funded by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQ-SC) are now available on their website.
| GAMBLING CONFERENCES |
7th INTERNATIONAL GAMBLING CONFERENCE
The International Gambling Conference (IGC) will take place from February 12 to 14, 2018, in New Zealand.
ALBERTA GAMBLING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
The 17th annual conference will be held on April 12 to 14, 2018 in Banff, Alberta.
NEW HORIZONS IN RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING
The 5th annual conference will take place February 13 to 15, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
PRÉVENIR LE JEU EXCESSIF
The 4th international multidisciplinary symposium will be held in June 27 to 29, 2018 at the Université de Fribourg, Switzerland.
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21st JOURNÉE ANNUELLE DE SANTÉ
PUBLIQUE 2017 (JASP)
The event will be held on December 5 to 6, 2017 at the Centre des Congrès de Québec, in Québec City.
PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE 2018
The Canadian Public Health Association will hold its annual conference on May 29 to 31, 2018, in Montreal, Québec.
86TH CONFERENCE OF THE ACFAS
The conference of l’Association francopohne pour le savoir will take place May 7-11, 2018 in Chicoutimi, Québec.
Consult the newsletter in PDF format here.
| FEATURED INFORMATION |
GAMBLING: BASIC NOTIONS AND RESOURCES TO SUPPORT INTERVENTION
In collaboration with the Research Chair on Gambling and the Institut universitaire sur les dépendances, the Douglas Mental Health University Institute presents the 16th exchange session of the cross-training program on mental health and substance Gambling : Basic notions and resources to support intervention. The event will take place on Tuesday June 6, from 9:00 am to 4:30 pm. It will be held at the Douglas Hall of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute and via videoconference in partner sites.
The event is intended for professionals, administrators or anyone involved with a clientele consisting of youth or adult at risk, or dealing with gambling, mental health or substance use disorders.
Please visit our website for more details.
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GAMBLING TRAJECTORIES IN QUEBEC
NEW! The Chair’s new fact sheet on gambling trajectories in Quebec is now available.
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
Our researchers and students presented three posters at the 16th Alberta Gaming Research Institute Conference:
- Arsenault, N., Kairouz, S., Fiedler, I., Monson, E. (2017). Exploring the effects of introducing a state monopoly operator to an unregulated online gambling market.
- Kairouz, S., Costes, J.-M., Monson, E., Eroukmanoff, V., Arsenault, N. (2017). Gambling patterns and problems of gamblers on regulated and unregulated sites.
- Monson, E., Kairouz, S., Dussault, F., Arsenault, N. Ilacqua, S. (2017). Assessing problem gambling: Convergence and divergence of the problem gambling severity index (PGSI) and the diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM-IV-TR).
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THE ALGORITHM OF ADDICTION: A PEEK INSIDE THE WORLD OF SLOT MACHINES
In collaboration with the Observatoire des Jeux (France), the Research Chair on Gambling organized a screening of the documentary Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation in Paris (France) in February. Researchers and government representatives attended the event.
A second North American public screening of the documentary was held in April in Quebec City, followed by a panel discussion with gambling experts. The event was organized in collaboration with the Criminology program (School of Social Services of Université Laval) and attracted more than 40 participants.
An upcoming screening of the film Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation will take place at the 35th International Visual Sociology Conference on June 20th, 2017.
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RISQ 25th ANNIVERSARY
In collaboration with the Institut universitaire sur les dépendances, the regroupement de Recherche et intervention sur les substances psychoactives - Québec (RISQ) is organising its annual seminar: 25 ans et tournés vers l’avenir, on June 8, 2017, in Trois-Rivière.
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SAMANTHA ILACQUA RECEIVES CUSRA AWARD AND MASTER'S FUNDING
Congratulations to Samantha Ilacqua for obtaining the Concordia Undergraduate Student Research Award for the summer 2017. Samantha’s research will examine the relationship between gambling rates and the financial crisis of 2007/2008, in Canada and the United States.
Samantha also received the Merit, Dean’s and Mentor awards from the department of Sociology and Anthropology at Concordia University. In addition to her Master’s scholarship from the Research Chair on gambling, these will help fund her training as a researcher under the supervision of Dr. Kairouz, starting in the fall of 2017.
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WHEN GAMBLING AFFECTS THE GAMBLER'S SOCIAL NETWORK: IMPACTS AND CONSEQUEN-CES
In a recent knowledge transfer activity organized by the FRQ-SC, Dr. Francine Ferland and her team (CIUSSS de la Capitale-Nationale) presented her research on the harmful effects of gambling on the social network of gamblers. The full report is available on the FRQ-SC website.
RISQ DISTRIBUTION AND ACCESSIBILITY OF VLTS IN MONTREAL
The Direction de santé publique du CIUSSS du Centre-Sud-de-l’île-de-Montréal has released a report on video lottery terminals acces-sibility and mapping of gambling risk in Montreal.
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NCRG 18th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The National Center for Responsible Gambling will be hosting its 18th annual conference on gambling and addiction on October 1-2 2017, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
NAGS 27th ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The 27th annual Conference of the National Association for Gambling Studies will be held on November 22-24 2017, in Melbourne, Australia.
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INSTITUT UNIVERSITAIRE SUR LES DÉPENDAN-CES SYMPOSIUM
The Institut universitaire sur les dépendances will be hosting a scientific symposium on September 28 at the Institut de recherche du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal.
ISSUES OF SUBSTANCES 2017
The Issues of Substance 2017 conference: Addiction matters will be held on November 13-15, in Calgary, Alberta.
EUROPEAN PUBLIC HEALTH CONFERENCE
The 10th European Public Health Conference on Sustaining resilient and healthy commu-nities will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 1-4 2017.
Download the Winter 2017 Newsletter of the Research Chair on Gambling in PDF format here.
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The Research Chair on Gambling, in collaboration with the criminology program (School of Social Services) at the University of Laval, will be hosting another screening of the documentary in Quebec City. The film will be followed by a panel discussion (in French) featuring gambling experts. The event will take place on Wednesday, March 15th, 2017, from 6 to 8:30 PM. It will be held in the theatre at Le Cercle Lab Vivant, 228 St-Joseph Est. Please see our website for more details and the registration form. Watch the trailer for the film here.
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GENDER COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF GAMBLING PATTERNS IN CANADA
Kairouz, S., Monson, E., & Robillard, C. (2017) Gender comparative analysis of gambling patterns in Canada. In H. Browden-Jones, & F. Prever (eds.). Gambling disorders in women: An international female perspective on treatment and research. Routledge.
For a list of our most recent publications, please visit our website.
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THE ALGORITHM OF ADDICTION: A PEEK INSIDE THE WORLD OF SLOT MACHINES
In December, the Research Chair on Gambling held a screening of the documentary Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation, followed by a panel discussion with two gambling experts: Dr. Natasha Dow Schüll and Dr. Magali Dufour. As the first North American screening of the film, the event was a success, with 86 participants and a discussion that was both riveting and educational. Due to its popularity and success, the event will be brought to Quebec City (see above) and to the 35th International Visual Sociology Conference (see below). Updates on these future events can be found on our website.
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35TH INTERNATIONAL VISUAL SOCIOLOGY CONFERENCE
The International Visual Sociology Association has invited the Research Chair on Gambling to present a screening of Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation at their 35th conference (June 19-22, 2017), to be held at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. Sylvia Kairouz has also been asked to present on a panel on criminology. Please visit their website for more information.
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STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
The Research Chair on Gambling offers a series of scholarship opportunities for graduate students interested in the study of gambling. We welcome applications at any time. Please consult our website for more information.
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GAMBLING-RELATED HARM: A PUBLIC HEALTH PERSPECTIVE
The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation has released a new report on gambling-related harm in Victoria, Australia, and on the assessment of the aggregate ‘burden of harm’ with reference to different levels of problem gambling, and other comparable conditions. The full text can be found here.
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PROBLEM GAM-BLING
The 31st national conference on problem gambling, hosted by the National Council on Problem Gambling, will be held on July 21-22, 2017 in Portland, Oregon.
NORTH AMERICAN THINK TANK 2017
Hosted by the Alberta Gambling Research Institute, this Think Tank on Gambling Research, Policy and Practice will take place on April 9-10, 2017, at the Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta.
LISBON ADDICTIONS 2017
This is the second European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, and will be held on October 24-26, 2017, in the new Lisbon Congress Centre.
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AMERICAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
The ASA’s annual conference will take place on August 12-15, 2017, in Montreal, Quebec.
43RD ANNUAL KETTIL BRUUN SOCIETY
MEETING
This year’s Alcohol Epidemiology Symposium will be held in Sheffield, UK, on June 5-9, 2017.
CANADIAN SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION
The annual CSA conference will take place in Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, on May 27-June 2, 2017, as part of the Canadian Federation of the Humanities and Social Sciences Congress. More than 70 associations will hold their conferences during this Congress.
Download the Autumn 2016 Newsletter of the Research Chair on Gambling in PDF format here.
| FEATURED INFORMATION |
The Research Chair on Gambling is hosting its next event, The Algorithm of Addiction: A peek inside the world of slot machines on Tuesday, December 6th, 2016, from 6 to 8:30 PM at the J. A. DeSeve Cinema, LB-125, Concordia University: 1400 boulevard de Maisonneuve West, Montreal. The first North American screening of the documentary Ka-Ching! Pokie Nation will be followed by a panel discussion featuring gambling experts. You are cordially invited to attend. Please see our Upcoming Event page for details and registration. Watch the trailer for the film here.
| PUBLICATIONS |
PATHWAYS AND TRANSITIONS OF GAMBLERS OVER TWO YEARS
Luce, C., Nadeau, L., Kairouz, S. (2016). Pathways and transitions of gamblers over two years. International Gambling Studies. Prépublication. DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2016.1209780
LIFE EVENTS AND PROBLEM GAMBLING SEVERITY
Luce, C., Kairouz, S., Nadeau, L., Monson, E. (2016). Life events and problem gambling severity: A prospective study of adult gamblers. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. DOI: 10.1037/adb0000227
GAMBLING: TAXES AND PREVENTION
Fiedler, I., Kairouz, S., Robillard, C. (2016). Gambling: Taxes and prevention. In Carter, Y. (Ed.), Gambling: Risk factors, prevalence, and treatment options. New York: Nova Science Publishers
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THE NEW FACE OF ONLINE GAMBLING
Le nouveau visage des jeux en ligne has been published on the blog of Association des Intervenants en Dépendance du Québec (AIDQ). Written by Sylvia Kairouz, Philippe Laperle, and Frédéric Dussault.
THE CHAIR IN THE MEDIA
The topic of video lottery terminals received much media attention in Quebec during September and October. Several articles featured quotes from Dr. Kairouz and Dr. Nadeau, as well as data provided by the Research Chair on Gambling. Consult the media coverage here.
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ELEVENTH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON GAMBLING AND POLICY ISSUES
The European Association for the Study of Gambling hosted its 11th conference from September 13-16, 2016, in Lisbon. A spe-cial session was held on the topic of Women and Gambling. Sylvia Kairouz was involved in the panels for this session. Her PowerPoint presentation can be accessed here.
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JENNIFER REYNOLDS, POSTDOCTORAL FEL-LOWSHIP
Jennifer Reynolds, PhD, has been awarded the Research Chair on Gambling’s 2016-2017 postdoctoral fellowship. Dr. Reynolds brings with her almost 15 years of research experience on the topic of gambling prevention, with an expertise in youth. She has previously worked at the Responsible Gambling Council in Toronto, and the Public Health Gambling Project, at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, the University of Toronto.
STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS
The Research Chair on Gambling offers a series of scholarship opportunities for graduate students inter-ested in studying gambling. We welcome applications at any time. Please consult the Opportunities page for more information.
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GAMBLING PATTERNS IN SWEDEN
A report on results from the Swedish Longitudinal Gambling Study (Swelogs) has been recently published, covering years 2008-2010.
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NEW HORIZONS IN RESPONSIBLE GAMBLING
The 2017 conference will take place February 20 - 22, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
DISCOVERY 2017
Hosted by the Responsible Gambling Council, the 2017 conference will be held in Toronto, Ontario, April 18-20.
ALBERTA GAMBLING RESEARCH INSTITUTE
This conference will be held in Banff, Alberta, on April 6-8, 2017.
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85TH CONFERENCE OF L’ ASSOCIATION CANADIENNE-FRANÇAISE POUR L’AVANCEMENT DES SCIENCES (ACFAS)
The conference will take place May 8-12, 2017, in Montreal, Quebec.
25TH INTERNATIONAL HARM REDUCTION
The conference, hosted by l’Association des intervenants en dépendance du Québec (AIDQ), will be held on May 14-17, 2017 in Montreal, Quebec. This will be preceded by the Francophone Summit on Drug Harm Reduction, to be held in Montreal on May 13.
Download the Spring 2016 Newsletter of the Research Chair on Gambling in PDF format here.
| FEATURED INFORMATION |
ADRIAN GOULD, NEW COORDINATOR
Adrian Gould joins the Research Chair on Gambling as Coordinator.
INTERNATIONAL GAMBLING CONFERENCE 2016
Speaker presentations from the International Gambling Conference 2016 are now available online.
- Gambling behaviors among undergraduate students: a multilevel analysis of the gambling contexts, Sylvia Kairouz
- Gender, gambling settings, and gambling behaviours among undergraduate poker players, Eva Monson
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A CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON OF POPULATION GAMBLING PATTERNS AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS: FRANCE AND QUÉBEC
Kairouz, S., Paradis, C., Nadeau, L., Tovar, M-L., & Pousset, M. (2016). A cross-cultural comparison of population gambling patterns and regulatory frameworks: France and Québec. Journal of Public Health Policy. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1057/jphp.2016.200
For a complete list of our most recent publications, please visit our website.
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NEW FACTSHEET
A new factsheet has been published on our website. It covers patterns and trends in gambling behaviours in Quebec (2009-2012).
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ESTIMATION OF GAMBLING-RELATED HARM AND PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS
Assessing gambling-related harm: a public health perspective, a report on the study of gambling related harm from Australia’s Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation is now available.
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CIHR FELLOWSHIP AWARDED TO EVA MONSON
Eva Monson recently obtained funding for a postdoctoral fellowship from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR) for her project entitled A chance to better understand problem gambling: Increasing our odds using complexity theory. Eva will continue to pursue her research career with the Chair for two more years.
SUMMER INTERNSHIP AWARDED TO SAMANTHA ILACQUA
The Research Chair on Gambling would like to extend a warm welcome to Samantha Ilacqua who will undertake a research internship at the Chair this summer.
MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO NICOLE ARSENAULT
Nicole Arsenault joins the Research Chair on Gambling. She will be pursuing her master’s studies under the supervision of Dr. Sylvia Kairouz and her project will focus on the relationship between the regulation of online gambling and gambling related harm.
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GREO KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER FORUM
The Gambling Research Exchange Ontario (GREO) organized a knowledge transfer forum in Toronto, Ontario that took place on March 11th and 12th, 2016. Experts in gambling studies attended. Sylvia Kairouz presented When the online reality catches up with us.
WORKSHOP ON MULTILEVEL ANALYSIS
A workshop on multilevel analysis, organized by the Research Chair on Gambling, took place on April 25th, 2016. Statistician Pascal Doray-Demers presented multilevel theory as well as practical applications for the social sciences.
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16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL GAMING INSTITUTE
The International Gaming Institute will hold its 16th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking from June 6 to 10th, 2016 at the Mirage Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
11TH EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON GAMBLING STUDIES AND POLICY ISSUES
The European Association for the Study of Gambling will hold the 11th European Conference on Gambling studies and Policy issues from the 13th to 16th of September at the InterContinental in Lisbon, Portugal.
30TH NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE NATIONAL COUNCIL ON PROBLEM GAMBLIN
The 30th National Conference on Problem Gambling of the National Council on Problem Gambling will take place on the 15th and 16th of July, 2016 at the Westchester Marriott in Tarrytown, New York, United States.
JOINT CONFERENCE: ISAM AND CSAM
The International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) and the Canadian Society of Addiction Medicine (CSAM) are holding a joint conference from October 20th to 22nd, 2016 at the Marriott in Montreal.
THE RESEARCH CHAIR ON GAMBLING TEAM WISHES YOU A GREAT SUMMER
Download the Winter 2016 Newsletter of the Research Chair on Gambling in PDF format here.
| FEATURED INFORMATION |
NEW SUPPORT WEBSITE ON GAMBLING AND INTERNET ADDICTION
The CRDM-IU launched a new website designed to provide support to individuals struggling with gambling-related problems and/or internet addiction as well as their families. It also offers resources to frontline health service providers.
PROGRAMME NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE
The Ministry of Health and Social Services’ Programme national de santé publique 2015-2025 is now available.
JOURNÉES ANNUELLES DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE
Presentations from the 19es Journées annuelles de santé publique are now available.
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GENDER, GAMBLING SETTINGS AND GAMBLING BEHAVIOURS AMONG UNDERGRADUATE POKER PLAYERS
Kairouz, S., Paradis, C., & Monson, E. (2016). Gender, gambling settings and gambling behaviors among undergraduate poker players. International Journal of Gambling Studies. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1080/14459795.2016.1147590
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SENSING RISK
The upcoming symposium “Sensing Risk: A Symposium on Risk in the Sensor Society” will take place at Concordia University on March 14th, 2016 at 1pm, room H-1120.
Dr. Jennifer Reynolds (University of Toron-to) will be presenting on “Youth, Poker, & Facebook”. The panel will include the following speakers:
- Dr. Mark Andrejevic (Pamona College, keynote speaker)
- Dr. Orit Halpern (Concordia University)
- Dr. Vincent Duclos-Bélanger (McGill University)
NEW FACTSHEET
COMING SOON! A new factsheet on patterns and trends in gambling participation in Quebec will be available soon on our website.
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INTERNATIONAL GAMBLING CONFERENCE 2016
Gambling behaviors among undergraduate students: A multilevel analysis of the gambling contexts, Sylvia Kairouz, Concordia University. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, February 12th, 2016.
Gambling across poker settings: A gender perspective, Eva Monson, Concordia Univer-sity. Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, February 12th, 2016.
THINK TANK ON GAMBLING 2016
The meeting of the International Think Tank on Gambling Re-search, Policy and Practice took place on February 15th and 16th, 2016, at the Auckland University of Technology in Auck-land, New Zealand, with the participation of Sylvia Kairouz and Eva Monson.
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MASTER’S SCHOLARSHIP AWARDED TO ANNE-SOPHIE PONSOT
Anne-Sophie Ponsot joins the Research Chair on Gambling team after obtaining a scholarship from the Research Chair on Gambling for a master’s level internship.
POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN SWEDEN
The department of Creative Technologies at Blekinge Institute of Technology in Karlskrona, Sweden is currently offering a postdoctoral fellowship for a researcher in Compu-ter Science with Emphasis on Game Technology.
| NEWS FROM THE GAMBLING FIELD |
GAMBLING ANALYSIS AND POLICY RECOMMAN-DATIONS
I. Fiedler’s new book, Glücksspiele, Eine verhaltens- und gesundheitsökonomische Analyse mit rechtspolitischen Empfehlungen (Gambling: A Behavioral and Health Economic Analysis of Gambling with Policy Recom-mendations), edited by M. Adams, has recen-tly been published.
GAMBLING CONSUMPTION PATTERNS
T. Amadieu’s (2015) article entitled “Prises de risques délibé-rées avec l’argent : les modalités de consommation des jeux de hasard” was published in the October-December 2015 issue of the Revue française de sociologie.
RESEARCH INTEGRITY IN GAMBLING STUDIES
C. Livingstone and P. J. Adams’ (2015) article entitled “Clear principles are needed for integrity in gambling” was published in Addiction and sparked a series of commentaries from several researchers in the field.
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DISCOVERY 2016
The Responsible Gambling Council will hold its Discovery 2016 conference from April 19th to 21st, 2016 at the Delta, 5 Lower Simcoe Street, Toronto, Ontario.
AGRI’S 15TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE
The Alberta Gambling Research Institute will hold the Understanding Gambling: Mecha-nisms and Predictors conference from April 7th to 9th, 2016 at The Banff Centre, 107 Tunnel Mountain Drive, Banff, Alberta.
84TH CONGRESS OF THE ACFAS
The 84th Annual Congress of the Acfas (Association franco-phone pour le savoir) will take place from May 9th to 13th, 2016 at UQAM (Université du Québec à Montréal), 405 Saint Catherine Street East, in Montreal.
IGI’S 16TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
The UNLV International Gaming Institute will hold its 16th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking from June 6th to 10th, 2016 at the Mirage Hotel and Casino, 3400 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, Nevada.
To download the Autumn 2015 Newsletter of the Research Chair on Gambling in PDF format here.
Offices of the ministère de la Santé et Services sociaux (MSSS), 2021 Av. Union, room 12.02, Montreal, November 9, 2015.
Concordia University, 1190 Guy Street, room E104, Montreal, November 6-7, 2015.
Hotel Bonaventure Montreal, 900 rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, November 16-18, 2015.
Please consult the Activities and Events section for more details.
Shen, Y., Kairouz, S., Nadeau, L., & Robillard, C. (2015). Comparing problem gamblers with moderate-risk gamblers in a sample of university students. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 4(2), 53-59.
Kairouz, S., Paradis, C., & Monson, E. (2015). Does context matter? A multilevel analysis of gambling settings among undergraduates. Addictions and Research Theory. Advance online publication. doi: 10.3109/16066359.2015.1059826.
Kairouz, S., Paradis, C., Nadeau, L., Hamel, D., & Robillard, C. (2015). Patterns and trends in gambling participation in the Quebec population between 2009 and 2012. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 106(3), e115-e120.
Please visit our website for a complete list of our most recent publications.
Visit our website to access presentations, videos, and posters from the symposium.
A new factsheet offers an overview of the history of gambling in the province of Quebec.
Gambling careers: description, meaning and impact on prevention, Gerda Reith (keynote speaker), Natacha Brunelle, Magali Dufour, Frank Vitaro, and Sylvia Kairouz, offices of the MSSS, 2021 Av. Union, room 12.02, Montreal, November 9, 2015. The conference will also be broadcast as a videoconference in Quebec City and will be available by webcast.
Risk, gambling, and governmentality, Sylvia Kairouz, Concordia University, 1190 Guy Street, room E104, Montreal, November 6, 2015.
Fairness of the designer God? Players’ perception of disruptive and exemplary behaviours regulation in League of Legends, Chantal Robillard, Concordia University, 1190 Guy Street, room E104, Montreal, November 6, 2015.
Gambling settings and gambling behaviours among undergraduate student gamblers, Sylvia Kairouz, Eva Monson, and Chantal Robillard, Hôtel Bonaventure Montreal, 900 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, November 17, 2015.
Regulation, protection and monitoring of gambling in cyberspace, Sylvia Kairouz, Magali Dufour, Richard Guay, Jean M. Ménard, Louise Nadeau, and Catherine Paradis, Hôtel Bonaventure Montreal, 900 de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal, November 18, 2015.
Frédéric Dussault has joined the Research Chair on Gambling team after obtaining funding for a postdoctoral fellowship offered jointly by the Canada Research Chair in Drug Use Patterns and Related Problems, the Research Chair on Gambling, and the Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Montréal - Institut universitaire (CRDM-IU).
Eva Monson has joined the Research Chair on Gambling team after obtaining funding for a postdoctoral fellowship from the Fonds de recherche du Québec - Santé (FRQS) as well as from the Research Chair on Gambling and Concordia University’s Faculty of Arts and Science.
Proceedings from presentations that took place at the 2nd International Conference on Behavioural Addictions in Budapest, Hungary from March 16 to 18, 2015, were published in the Journal of Behavioural Addictions, 4(Suppl. 1).
Results from l'Enquête nationale sur les jeux d'argent et de hasard conducted in 2014 by the Observatoire des jeux (ODJ) in collaboration with l’Institut national de prévention et d’éducation à la santé (INPES) are now available.
The National Association for Gambling Studies will hold its 25th annual conference on gambling studies from November 25 to 27, 2015, at Stamford Plaza, 150 North Terrace, Adelaide, Australia.
The International Gambling Conference (IGC) will take place from February 10 to 12, 2016, at Auckland University of Technology, 2 Governor Fitzroy Place, room 303, Auckland, New Zealand.
The Issues of Substance Conference will take place from November 16 to 18, 2015, at Hotel Bonaventure Montreal, 900 Rue de la Gauchetière Ouest, Montreal.
The International Think Tank on Gambling Research, Policy and Practice will take place on November 15 and 16, 2016, at Auckland University of Technology, 42 Wakefield Street, room 103, Auckland, New Zealand.
To download the Spring 2015 Newsletter of the Research Chair on Gambling in PDF format, click here.
We invite you to attend the public opening conference of our Summer Interactive Symposium - Research 2.0, to be held on June 8, 2015 at 1:30pm, at Concordia University. Dr. Natasha Schüll (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) and Dr. Jennifer Whitson (University of Waterloo) will address gambling, technology of the self and gamification. We encourage you to join us in person or in streaming. Simultaneous translation will be available in both instances. Registration is required for participation.
Gambling Patterns and Problems of Gamblers on Licensed and Unlicensed Sites in France, written by J.M. Costes, S. Kairouz, V. Eroukmanoff, and E. Monson, was published in the Journal of Gambling Studies. This article aims to assess differences in gambling patterns and related harm between online gamblers who use licensed versus unlicensed sites.
Two articles on gambling among homeless youth and on internet use by adolescents, written by M. Dufour and colleagues, have been published in a special edition of the Journal of Addition Research & Therapy (JART) entitled Addictions with cooccurring problems.
The article Prévalence et utilisation des services dans le domaine de la consommation des substances psychoactives et du jeu de hasard et d'argent, written by A.N. Ngui, S. Kairouz, L. Nadeau and M.-J. Fleury, was published in Le Point en administration de la santé et des services sociaux. The article describes prevalence and determinants of gambling and drug consumption, as well as social and health services use.
For a complete list of our most recent publications, please click here.
UPCOMING!! The Research Chair on Gambling will soon publish a new fact sheet that offers an overview of the history of gambling in the province of Quebec from the early forms promoted by the Catholic church in the late 1800s until today's provincial regulation system. Please visit our website for more information.
We will be hosting two panels at the 2015 Issues of Substance conference, taking place November 16-18, 2015. The panels are Regulation, Protection and Monitoring of Gambling in the Cyberspace and Gambling settings and gambling behaviors among undergraduate student gamblers.
At the 83rd congress of the Association francophone pour le savoir, to be held in Rimouski on May 25-29, 2015, we will be hosting a workshop on online support and prevention. Dr. Robillard will discuss the similarities and the differences between offline and online gambling patterns, as well as their implications for intervention.
The Research Chair on Gambling offers a series of scholarship opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students interested in studying gambling. We welcome applications at any time. Please consult our website for more information.
The Research Chair on Gambling (Concordia University), the Canadian Research Chair on Drug Use Patterns and Related Problems (UQTR), as well as the Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Montréal - Institut universitaire are currently offering a one year Postdoctoral Fellowship of CAD$35,000. Please visit our website for more information.
The Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Montréalinstitut universitaire (CRDM-IU) has published the report Jeux de hasard et d’argent chez les 55 ans et plus, a population at great risk of developing gambling problems. Please consult the CRDM-IU website for more information.
The Observatoire des jeux has published a new report on the most recent findings regarding practices of gambling in France. Please visit the ODJ website for more information.
The Alberta Gambling Research Institute (AGRI) has published the final report on the Leisure, Lifestyle, & Lifecycle Project—a five-year prospective longitudinal study on factors influencing gambling behaviour over time. Please consult AGRI’s website for more information.
The Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Montréalinstitut universitaire (CRDM-IU) has launched a new website to serve people with gambling or internet addiction and their families. The new website can be accessed via the gambling section on the CRDM-IU website (dependancemontreal.ca) or directly at dependancejeu.org.
The Pinel Institute in Montreal will be hosting a symposium on Psychiatry, Violence, and Virtual Reality on May 21, 2015. For more information, please visit the Pinel Institute website.
The Centre de réadaptation en dépendance de Montréalinstitut universitaire (CRDM-IU) and Recherche et intervention sur les substances psychoactives (RISQ) will be hosting a training event on the analysis of qualitative data on May 29, 2015 at the CRDM-IU.
The Game History Annual Symposium will take place on June 26-27, 2015 at the Grande Bibliotheque in Montreal. This year, the theme will be History of Gender in Games.
On May 27-28, 2015, the 19th East Coast Gaming Congress & iGaming Institute will take place at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in Atlantic City.
The National Council on Problem Gambling will be hosting its 29th annual congress, New Challenges—Creative Solutions, on July 10-11, 2015 in Baltimore, Maryland.
The National Center for Responsible Gambling will be hosting its 15th annual conference on gambling and addiction on September 27-29, 2015 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The first European conference on addictive behaviours and dependencies will take place in Lisbon, Portugal on September 23-25, 2015.
To download the Winter 2015 Newsletter of the Research Chair on Gambling in PDF format, click here.
The Research Chair on Gambling is happy to launch its Scientific Monitoring on gambling. Since 2013 the Chair has been continuously monitoring 16 government sites, 27 scientific journals, 9 statistical sites, and 17 other research sites, including sites outlining the research activity of gambling research centers in Quebec and elsewhere. To access the complete list of references of the scientific monitoring project, please click here.
Mark your calendar now. Research 2.0: The Virtual Stakes will take place from June 8-11, 2015. The Summer Interactive Symposium will discuss the impact of the internet in shaping gambling/gaming. Deadline for application is February 28, 2015. For more details and application, please click here.
The report from the France-Quebec Comparative Study is now available online. The project is a collaboration between the Research Chair on Gambling and the Observatoire français des drogues et des toxicomanies (OFDT). To read the report, please click here.
The 2012 report from the ENHJEU-Quebec survey is now available online. The project describes patterns of gambling in Quebec over a four-year period, with phase one completed in 2009 and phase two in 2012. To read the reports, please click here.
For a complete list of our most recent publications, please click here.
A new fact sheet on the prevalence of the participation in gambling in Canada and around the world is now available. For more information, please click here.
A new fact sheet on the prevalence of the participation in online gambling in Canada and around the world is now available. For more information, please click here.
On September 10, 2014, the Chair hosted Dr. Ingo Fiedler (University of Hamburg, Germany) and Mr. Jean-Michel Costes (Observatoire des jeux, France) for a very successful conference on the challenges of online gambling in Quebec and elsewhere. To view the video, presentations, and transcriptions of the Q/A, please click here.
On February 17, 2015, the Centre de Réadaptation en Dépendance de Montréal –Institut Universitaire will be hosting a talk by Dr. Kairouz on ENHJEU-Québec, our 4-year study of gambling in Quebec. To find more information and register, please click here.
The Working Group on Online Gambling released its report entitled “Five recommendations to increase government revenue and protect at-risk gamblers.” The group had the mandate to analyze the social, legal, technical, and economic circumstances surrounding online gambling in Quebec. The report and press release are available here.
The Research Chair on Gambling is excited to announce the launch of a new project: CIBRG (Corporeal Intersubjective Battlefield for the Resistance of Gamers). The project is funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and aims to understand the subjective experience of male and female players in the use of avatars in an online game. For more information, please click here.
The fourteenth in a series of special interest conferences in the area of gambling studies, Critical Issues in Gambling Research, will take place at the Banff Centre, Banff, AB on March 27-28, 2015. For more information, please click here.
The National Council on Problem Gambling will host its 29th annual conference on problem gambling in Baltimore, MD on July 10-11, 2015, with the theme New Challenges—Creative Solutions. To find more information and register, please click here.
The Responsible Gambling Council will be hosting the Discovery 2015 conference on the tensions between persuasion, prohibition, and personal change on April 21-23, 2015 in Toronto, ON. For more information, please click here.
