Preliminary Programme (10 June 2005)

6th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues

Radisson SAS, Malmö, Sweden, 29 June – 2 July 2005

Wednesday 29 June 2005

16.00 – 20.00	Registration
18.00 – 20.00	Welcome Cocktail in the Town Hall of Malmö, speech by the major of Malmö

Thursday 30 June 2005

08.00 – 17.00	Registration
09.00 – 09.15	Welcome speech Thomas Nilsson, chairman of the Executive Committee of the European Association for the Study of Gambling Official opening Invited guest speaker: To be announced.
09.15 – 11.00	Plenary session: Setting the Scene The European Gaming Market and the present Legal and Harmonisation Problems and Consumer Protections. Chair: Hartmut Nevries, Casino Management International, Germany An outlook on the European Casino Industry Anders Galvensjö, Casino Cosmopol, Sweden „What happens to ‚best-laid plans‘: Lessons from around the Globe on recent efforts to legalize and liberalize Gaming laws.“ Prof. Dr. William Eadington, University of Nevada, Reno, U.S.A. „A Dinosaur reviews the many ways of helping Problem Gamblers and tries to pick some Future Winners (strategies for helping people with gambling problems)!“ Prof. Clive Allcock, Cumberland Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee Break
11.30 – 13.00	Plenary session: Four legal views on European Developments Chair: Eric van Vondelen, The Netherlands Gaming Control Board, The Netherlands Presenters: Dr. Philippe Vlaemminck, Vlaemminck & Partners, Belgium Thibault Verbiest, ULYS, Belgium Martin Sychold, Swiss Institute for Comparative Law, Switzerland Arjan van’t Veer, Dutch State Lottery, The Netherlands
13.00 – 14.15	Lunch
14.15 – 15.45	Parallel Session 1 – Session on regulatory issues Chair: To be announced Can governments Regulate to help Prevent Problem Gambling Kitt Hall-Johnston, GLI-Europe, The Netherlands What does Economics teach us about the Regulations of Machine Gambling John Lepper, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (SCMS), United Kingdom The Demand for Slot Machine and Parimutual Wagering at a Racino Location with Emphasis on Government Regulation Richard Thalheimer, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA Parallel Session 2 – Session on research Chair: To be announced Pathological Gambling: A Psycho physiological Investigation Sabine Grüsser, Institute for medical Psychology Charité Berlin, Germany Self-regulation and Arousal: A Study on Psycho physiological Measures during Decision making in Pathological Gambling Anneke Goudriaan, Department of Clinical Neuropsychology, Vrije University, The Netherlands Using Participatory Action Research to Study Canadian Aboriginal Gambling Robert Williams, University of Lethbridge, Canada Parallel Session 3 – Session on lottery issues Chair: To be announced Prevention of Gambling problems: a new task for electronic scratch cards retailers in Switzerland Jennifer Szymanski, Center for pathological gambling, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Social cognitive model of lottery gambling and a test of cognitive bias hypothesis in Thailand Vanchai Ariyabuddhiphongs, Bangkok University, Thailand Lot of lotto. The fasinating story of the most succesful game in the world Göran Wessberg, World Lottery Association, Sweden Parallel Session 4 – Session on economics Chair: To be announced Casino Taxation John Anderson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln , USA Trading Volume and Betting Market Efficiency: The Role of Insiders Alistair Bruce, Nottingham University Business School , United Kingdom The End of the Gaming Monopoly and the Evolution of the Casino Gamblers‘ Profile in Macau Sar, PR China, 2003-2004 Pedro Moreira, Institute For Tourism Studies, Macau
15.45 – 16.15	Tea break
16.15 – 17.45	Parallel Session 1 – Session on responsible gaming Chair: To be announced Responsible Gambling Partnerships – Breaking New Ground Gail White, British Columbia Lottery Corporation (BCLC), Canada Implementing the Reno Model – From Theory to Practice Juliet Williams, Australian Gaming Council, Australia After Three Years of Responsible Gaming Practice in Switzerland – Does it Work? Jörg Häfeli, Swiss Institute for Responsible Gaming, Switzerland Parallel Session 2 – Session on research Chair: To be announced Adolescent Gambling in Australia: Our Current State of Knowledge Paul Delfabbro, The University of Adelaide, Australia Survey on the Profile of Problem Gamblers in Belgium Cristophe Druine, Rodin Foundation, Belgium Prevalence Estimates of Problem Gambling among 13-15 year old Adolescents in Reykjavik Daniel Thor Olason, Faculty of Social Science, Iceland Parallel Session 3 – Session on treatment Chair: To be announced Miss Fortune: Barrier and Boundaries Affecting British Woman Seeking Residential Treatment Faith Freestone, The Gordon House Association, United Kingdom Raising Awareness of Problem Gambling: Constructing Communities as Clients Brian Carlson, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health , Canada Compulsive Gambling „Action“ Inventory Valerie Lorenz, Compulsive Gambling Center, USA Parallel Session 4 Chair: To be announced Is the Gamble Worth the Price? How and Why to Provide Consumer Protection to Gamblers Kurt Eggert, Chapman University School of Law, USA Gambling Places and Gambling Lives – An Ethnographic Study Lise Hildebrandt, Aarhus University, Denmark G4 Responsible e-Gaming – a Case Study in Delivering Successful e-Gaming Standards Rob Wootton, Global Gambling Guidance Group (G4), Australia
18.00 – 19.00	Tri-annual meeting of the members of the European Association for the Study of Gambling (members only)
19.30	Transfer to Casino Cosmopol, Malmö
20.00	Dinner and night at the Casino Dinner speech, (to be announced) Dresscode: Business

Friday 1 July 2005

08.00 – 17.00	Registration
09.00 – 10.30	Plenary session: Diversity and Common Goals Chair: Malgorzata Rogowicz-Angierman, Casinos Poland, Poland Internet Gambling – Perspectives from a European Industry leader Dr. Franz Wohlfahrt, Novomatic, Austria „Youth gambling: Myths, reality and new understandings-implications for policy and practice.“ Dr. Jeffrey Deverensky, McGill University, Montreal, Canada „Deceptive and unethical? Reflections on gambling advertising.“ Dr. Per Binde, CEFOS, Göteborg University, Sweden.
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee break
11.00 – 13.00	Plenary session: Further Investigations Chair: Pieter Remmers, Assissa Consultancy Europe, The Netherlands „Social Protections and the Technology Provider.“ Connie Jones, International Game Technology, (IGT), U.S.A. „Gambling ‚addiction‘ and Brain Imaging Research on the Reward System: What has been found and what does it mean?“ Prof. Dr. Iver Hand, University Hospital Eppendorf/Hamburg, Germany Public morality and the legalisation of gambling Peter Collins, University of Salford, United Kingdom
13.00 – 14.30	Lunch
14.30 – 16.00	Parallel Session 1 – Session on treatment and prevention Chair: To be announced The Rediscovery Program: A Person-Centred Group Approach to the Treatment of Problem Gambling Kate Earl, Gamblers Help Southern Victoria , Australia A legal Study of Internet Player Protection: problem gambling in the context of consumer protection Martin Sychold, Swiss Institute for Com[arative Law, Switzerland Virtual Casino – it’s more than just gambling Angelica Ortiz, Institute for Public Health, Sweden Parallel Session 2 – Session on lottery issues Chair: To be announced Irrational Beliefs as Possible Mediators of the Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Video Lottery Terminal Play Michael Ellery, Dalhousie University, Canada The Leeway of Lotteries in the European Union Tatiana van Lier/ Sytze Kingma, Vrije University Amsterdam, The Netherlands Sports Betting, Addictive Potential, Problem Gambling Tobias Hayer, University of Bremen, Germany Parallel Session 3 – Working group meeting GREF (Gaming Regulators European Forum) Regulators only Parallel Session 4 – Session on treatment Chair: To be announced Note: 2 presentations of 45 minutes each Motivating Clients Toward Solutions and Teaching Skills for Change: A Canadian Perspective Peter Chen, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada Problem Gambling and Suicide, A Deadly Game Brian Carlson, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
16.00 – 16.30	Tea break
16.30 – 18.00	Parallel Session 1 – Session on research Chair: To be announced Episodic Chasing in Pathological Gamblers Using the IOWA Gambling Task Jakob Linnet, Centre for Integrative neuroscience, Århus University, Denmark Development of a Scale to Assess Craving on Pathological Gambling Angels Gonzáles Ibáñez, Pathological Gambling Unit, Hospital of Mataró, Spain What Proportion of Gambling Revenue is Derived from Problem Gambling Robert Williams, Alberta Gaming Research Institute, University of Lethbridge, Canada Parallel Session 2 – Session on economics Chair: To be announced The Psycho-Economic Model of Casino Gambling Based on the Derivation of Consumption Component Bartlomiej Dzik, Graduate School for Social Research, Poland The impact of publicity available on betting markets: implications for betters, betting operators and regulators MingChien Sung, University of Southampton, United Kingdom Efficiency, Taxation and Regulation of Modern Betting Markets Leighton Vaughan Williams, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom Parallel Session 3 – Session on treatment / Prevention Chair: To be announced Early Detection in Casinos – A New Instrument for Casino Staff Caroline Schneider, Swiss Institute For Responsible Gaming, Switzerland Problem Gambling – www.Gamblingtherapy.org an Online Advice and Counselling Helpline Kevin Farrel-Roberts, The Gordon House Association, United Kingdom Brief Interventions for Problem Gamblers Gerhard Meyer, Institute of Psychology and Cognition Research, University of Bremen, Germany Parallel Session 4 – Session on international issues Chair: To be announced Balancing the Growing Influences of Gaming Industry and the Debilitating At-Risk Community – An Asian Experience Cheuk-yan Li, Zion Social Service, Hong Kong Changing the „Rules of the Game“: Exploring the Ability of Bettors to React to Changing Management Practices which Impact their Chances of Success Johnnie Johnson, Centre for Risk Research, United Kingdom EU member Malta – a Remote Gaming Jurisdiction of Choice George Mangion, PKF, Malta
19.30	Transfer to Copenhagen, Denmark
20.15	Gala Dinner at Restaurant NIMB at Tivoli

Saturday 2 June 2005

09.30 – 11.00	Workshop / part one, in cooperation with SNSUS Treatment in the Nordic Light, what works and for whom? Introduction: Jakob Jonsson, Clinical Psychologist, Sweden „CBT in group for the treatment of pathological gambling“ Liria Ortiz & Peter Wirbing, Karolinska Institute, Sweden „A few sessions of motivational interviewing – could that really be an effective treatment for pathological gambling?“ Lars Forsberg, Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden
09.30 – 11.00	Symposium organized by The International Gaming research Unit, Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, Mark Griffiths / Part one The Psychology of Internet Gambling „Online data collection from videogame players: Methodological issues.“ Richard Wood „Internet gambling: an online empirical study.“ Mark Griffiths „Behavioural Effects of Increased Accessibility of remote Access Gambling in United Kingdom: A Grounded Theory Theoretical Framework.“ Adrian Parke
11.00 – 11.30	Coffee break
11.30 – 13.00	Workshop / part two, in cooperation with SNUS Treatment in the Nordic Light, what works and for whom? Introduction: Jakob Jonsson, Clinical Psychologist, Sweden „Internet-based self-help for pathological gambling.“ Per Carlbring, Uppsalla University, Sweden „Out-patient group therapy with pathological gamblers – potential and limitations.“ Marianne Hansen, Blue Cross Center, Norway
11.30 – 13.00	Symposium organized by The International Gaming research Unit, Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, Mark Griffiths / Part two „Online Poker: Problem Gambling and Influencing Factors Among a Student Population.“ Jonathan Parke Special guests: „An empirical study of Internet Gambling among adolescents: need for concern?“ Jeffrey Derevensky, McGill University, Montreal, Canada „Offering self-exclusion options on a pokersite and the use of it.“ Rob d’Hondt, Assissa Consultancy Europe, The Netherlands Panel disscusion: all presenters
13.00 – 14.30	Farewell lunch