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Prevention of Problem Gambling: A Comprehensive Review of the Evidence & Recommended Best Practices [Guest Lecture, October 21, 2008] -- Dr. Rob Williams, Professor, School of Health Sciences, University of Lethbridge.
PRESENTATION ABSTRACT: Legalized gambling is now widely available in most western countries. Along with increased gambling has come increased rates of gambling addiction. This presentation provides a comprehensive review of the nature and effectiveness of educational and policy initiatives that are being used around the world to prevent problem gambling. It ends with recommendations concerning best practices in prevention.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1880/48372
First Nations / Indian Gaming Issues in North America [Guest Lecture, March 25, 2004] -- Dr. Kate Spilde, Senior Research Associate, Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development, Kennedy School of Government, and formerly, Director of Research for the National Indian Gaming Association.
Dr. Spilde's presentation included a discussion of research addressing the social and economic impacts of Indian gaming in the United States. She also examined the ways in which Indian gaming has been met with decidedly mixed reactions by the public in the U.S. and outlined how these same issues might impact First Nations gambling in Alberta.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1880/48373
Research challenges around gambling: what we need to know, and how to get there [Guest Lecture, November 24, 2003] -- Dr. William (Bill) Eadington, Professor of Economics and Director of the Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming, University of Nevada (Reno).
Dr. Eadington's presentation discussed recent developments, knowledge gaps, and research agendas pertaining to the gambling and commercial gaming industries. These theme included the socio-economic costs and benefits of different types of permitted gambling; the economic implications of alternative ownership and market structure regimes for casino gaming; the implications of technological developments on problem gambling and; the need to understand the actual impacts of harm minimization strategies.
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/1880/48374
Last Updated: 01/07/11
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