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The 4th Annual Alberta Conference on Gambling Research "Public Policy Implications of Gambling Research" took place on March 31 and April 1, 2005 at the University of Alberta Conference Centre, Lister Centre Complex (87th Ave. & 116th St.) in Edmonton, Alberta.
The conference program was approved for 10.75 credit hours by the Canadian Problem Gambling Certification Board.
PUBLIC POLICY IMPLICATIONS OF GAMBLING RESEARCH
The rapid proliferation of legal gambling in Canada over the past several decades has led to an increasing reliance on gambling revenues by provincial governments. At the same time, a growing body of empirical research has contributed greatly to our understanding of gambling's impacts on individuals and society. Despite this enhanced knowledge base, a gulf exists between research evidence and gambling public policy.
The aim of this conference was to provide a rational debate on gambling policy development, and in particular, to explore how gambling research might be integrated into the process. In so doing, issues such as the following were addressed: How is gambling policy formulated, influenced and evaluated? In whose interest is gambling policy made? To what extent is gambling policy under girded by informed consent, duty of care and precautionary principle considerations? How can wider input into gambling policy development be accommodated (e.g., interested citizens, other levels of government and academic research)? And, can competing principles such as "market forces", "societal good" and "individual freedoms" be balanced to create sound gambling public policy?
Last Updated: 04/02/05
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