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Thursday, March 26th, 2009
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| 6:00-8:00 pm |
Registration (Max Bell Foyer) |
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7:00-9:00 pm
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WELCOME RECEPTION
Sponsored by Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission
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Friday, March 27th, 2009
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| Posters Set Up |
| 7:00-9:00 am |
Registration (Max Bell Foyer) |
| 8:30-9:00 am |
Welcome / Opening Remarks |
Dr. Nady el-Guebaly
Chair, AGRI |
Moderator: Dr. Robert Williams
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9:00-9:45 am
Session 1 |
"Setting the Stage: History, Current Worldwide Situation, Regulatory Frameworks, and Concerns with Internet Gambling" |
Dr. Robert Williams
Professor, School of Health Sciences & Coordinator, Alberta Gaming Research Institute
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Alberta
Canada |
9:45-10:30 am
Session 2 |
"An Exploratory Investigation into the Attitudes and Behaviours of Online Casino and Poker Players" |
Dr. Jonathan Parke
Lecturer
Salford Business School
University of Salford
Salford, Greater Manchester
United Kingdom |
| 10:30-10:45 am |
COFFEE BREAK |
10:45-11:30 am
Session 3 |
"Actual Internet Gambling"
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Dr. Sarah Nelson
Instructor of Psychology
Division on Addictions
Cambridge Health Alliance, Teaching Affiliate of Harvard Medical School
Medford, MA
United States |
11:30-12:15 pm
Session 4 |
"Internet Gambling in Comparative Perspective: Patterns, Problems, and Policy Options" |
Dr. Rob Wood
Associate Professor
Department of Sociology
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Alberta
Canada |
| 12:15-1:15 pm |
LUNCH |
Moderator: Dr. Garry Smith
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| 1:15-1:30 pm |
"Greetings from the Province"
Location: Max Bell Auditorium |
Rob Anderson
Parliamentary Assistant to the Honourable Fred Lindsay, Alberta Solicitor General and Minister of Public Services |
1:30-2:15 pm
Session 5 |
"British Columbia Lottery Corporation’s Online Gaming" |
Kevin Gass
Vice President, Corporate Affairs
British Columbia Lottery Corporation
Richmond, B.C.
Canada |
2:15-3:00 pm
Session 6 |
"Public and Private Sector Internet Gambling Operations: Some useful information from Europe" |
Martin Sychold
Head of Common Law and Mixed Legal Systems
Swiss Institute of Comparative Law
Lausanne
Switzerland |
| 3:00-3:15 pm |
COFFEE BREAK |
3:15-4:00 pm
Session 7 |
"Player Protection Issues with Internet Gambling" |
Dr. Jamie Wiebe
Factz Research
Toronto, Ontario
Canada |
4:00-4:45 pm
Session 8 |
"The Polaris Computer Poker Program" |
Dr. Michael Bowling
Associate Professor
Department of Computing Science
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada |
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Saturday, March 28th, 2009
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9:00-9:45 am
Session 9
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"Youth Online Gambling" |
Dr. Jeff Derevensky
Professor of School/Applied Child Psychology
Dept of Educational and Counselling Psychology
McGill University
Montreal, Quebec
Canada |
9:45-10:30 am
Session 10 |
"Cheating and Cybercrime @ Gambling Sites.Com" |
Dr. John McMullan
Professor
Department of Sociology & Criminology
Saint Mary's University
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Canada |
| 10:30-10:45 am |
COFFEE BREAK |
Moderator: Dr. David Hodgins
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10:45-11:30 am
Session 11 |
"Internet Gambling Research and Policy in a Post-Obama United States: Yes They Can?" |
Dr. Bo Bernhard
Associate Professor
Departments of Sociology and Hotel Management
Director of Gambling Research
International Gaming Institute
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV
United States |
11:30-12:15 pm
Session 12 |
"Responsible Gaming and Gambling Problems among 3000 Swedish Internet Poker Players" |
Jakob Jonsson
Clinical Psychologist
Spelinstitutet
Skarpnäck
Sweden |
| 12:15-1:30 pm |
LUNCH |
12:45-1:30 pm
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Poster Session |
1:30-2:15 pm
Session 13 |
"Virtual Sovereignty: Exploring the Nature of Canadian First Nations Internet Gaming Ventures" |
Dr. Yale Belanger
Assistant Professor
Department of Native Studies
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Alberta
Canada |
2:15-3:00 pm
Session 14 |
"Online Treatment for Addictions" |
Dr. John Cunningham
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario
Canada |
| 3:00-3:15 pm |
COFFEE BREAK |
3:15-4:00 pm
Session 15 |
"Online Support for People with Gambling Issues" |
Dr. Richard Wood
Director of GamRes Research & Consultancy
Vaudreuil-Dorion, Quebec
Canada |
| 4:00-4:15 pm |
Closing Remarks |
Dr. Robert Williams
Professor, School of Health Sciences & Coordinator, Alberta Gaming Research Institute
University of Lethbridge
Lethbridge, Alberta
Canada |
