Digital Scholarship@UNLV

Session 2-1-A: A Longitudinal Study of Alberta Electronic Machine Gamblers

Garry Smith, University of Alberta
Nady el-Guebaly, University of Calgary
David Casey, Alberta Gambling Research Institute
David Hodgins, University of Calgary
Rob Williams, University of Lethbridge
Don Schopflocher, University of Alberta

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian I

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2-1-E: Toward an understanding of price movements in betting markets: Profitable trading against the herd

Johnnie E.V. Johnson, University of Southampton
Ming-Chien Sung, University of Southampton
David C.J. McDonald, University of Southampton

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine II

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2-1-B: Gaming Regulators Africa

Linda E. De Vries, University Western Cape-South Africa

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian II

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2-1-B: A Mandate for Business Leadership: The case of regulated gambling in South Africa

Linda E. De Vries, University Western Cape-South Africa

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian II

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2-1-C: Amphetamine Effects and the Possible Role of Sesitization in Pathological Gambling

Martin Zack PhD, University of Toronto

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian III

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2-1-A: Long-term Client Outcomes The State-wide Gambling Therapy Service South Australia

Peter W. Harvey, Flinders University, South Australia
David Smith
Rachel Humeniuk, Flinders University, South Australia

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian I

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2-1-C: Gambling distortions and the brain reward system

Luke Clark, University of Cambridge

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian III

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Mid-morning Break and Poster Sessions: A Comparative Analysis of Design and Motivation in Slot Machines and Video Games

Daniel Sahl, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Roman Ballroom

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Mid-morning Break and Poster Sessions: Survey of Internet user’s intentions about gambling on a legal online site

Emilie Vezina, Université Laval
Serge Sevigny, Laval University
Christian Jacques, Laval University
Isabelle Beaudoin, Université du Québec à Rimouski
Isabelle Giroux, Laval University

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Roman Ballroom

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Mid-morning Break and Poster Sessions: Family Gambling and its Connection to Intergenerational Family Relationship Building

Melissa M. Sleightholm, Wilfrid Laurier University
Joan E. Norris, Wilfrid Laurier University
Joseph Tindale, University of Guelph

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Roman Ballroom

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Mid-morning Break and Poster Sessions: Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviour within School-Based Prevention Programs for Adolescent Gambling

Renee St-Pierre, McGill University
Jeffrey L. Derevensky, McGill University
Rina Gupta, McGill University
Caroline Temcheff, Université de Sherbrooke

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Roman Ballroom

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Mid-morning Break and Poster Sessions: Psychological and physiological responses to gambling cues in pathological gamblers

Stephen P. Sharman Mr, University of Cambridge
Eve Limbrick-Oldfield, University of Cambridge
Mike R. Aitken, University of Cambridge
Henrietta Bowden-Jones, National Problem Gambling Clinic, UK
Luke Clark, University of Cambridge

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Roman Ballroom

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Mid-morning Break and Poster Sessions: Clinical Profile and Psychiatric Co-Morbidity of Treatment-Seeking Individuals With Pathological Gambling

Heidi Sinclair, University of Cape Town
Sonja Pasche, University of Cape Town
Adele Pretorius, South-African Gambling Foundation
Peter Collins, South-African Gambling Foundation
Dan J. Stein, University of Cape Town

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Roman Ballroom

10:00 AM - 10:30 AM

Session 2-2-A: Effectiveness of Brief Interventions for Problem Gambling: a randomized controlled trial

Max Abbott, Auckland University of Technology

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian I

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2-2-F: Combining forecasts to predict the outcome of horseraces

Stefan Lessmann, University of Hamburg
Ming-Chien Sung, University of Southampton
Johnnie E.V. Johnson, University of Southampton
Tiejun Ma, University of Southampton
Chung-Ching Tai

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine III

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2-2-F: Guides to Beating the Spreads in MLB, NBA and NFL Games

William S. Mallios, Mallios Associates
R. R. Mallios, Mallios Associates

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine III

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2-2-E: The Growth Trends in Macau’s Gambling Industy: A Scenario Analysis

Zhonglu Zeng, Macao Polytechnic Institute

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine II

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Session 2-3-E: An Analysis of AHP on Investment Project Evaluation: A case Study of Matsu Integrated Resort

Day-Yang Liu, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine II

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2-3-E: Integrated Resort and Casino Law in an Asset-inflated Japanese Economy

Sasaki Kazuaki, Nihon University

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine II

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2-3-C: How do teenagers’ differentiate computer gaming from gambling

Margaret Carran, City University London
Julia Hornle
Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian III

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2-3-A: Considerations for Implementing Self-Assessment in Online Gambling Platforms

Michelle Nogueira, Homewood Health Centre
Sylvie Smith, Homewood Health Centre
Chris Perlman, University of Waterloo
Suzanne Rath, University of Guelph

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian I

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2-3-G: The Consumption Screen for Problem Gambling (CSPG): Why a Penchant for Big Macs May Predict Appetites for Gambling

Matthew Rockloff, Central Queensland University
Matthew Browne Browne, Central Queensland University

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine IV

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2-3-C: Adolescent slot machines players: experiences, motivation and cognitive distortions

Neven Ricijas PhD, University of Zagreb
Dora Dodig, University of Zagreb
Valentina Kranzelic, University of Zagreb
Aleksandra Huic, University of Zagreb

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian III

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2-3-F: Gaming Applications of a Forgotten Distribution

Rohan J. Dalpatadu, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Ashok K. Singh, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine IV

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2-3-G: Starving to Gamble: Hunger and gambling-related craving interact to heighten persistent play among problem gamblers

Travis K. Sztainert, Carleton University
Michael Wohl, Carleton University
Alfonso Abizaid, Carleton University

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine IV

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Session 2-4-G: Gambling Segmentation Studies A General Approach to Segmentation for Various Gambling Agencies

Paul Lauzon, Ipsos-Reid
Don Feeney, Minnesota State Lottery

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine IV

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Session 2-4-E: Financial Evaluation Commonalities and Distinctions Expressed by 10-Ks with Two Libertarian Hospitality Segments: Casino Gaming and Gentlemen’s Clubs

David J. Paster, Oklahoma State University - Main Campus

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine II

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Session 2-4-F: The Trials and Tribulations of Canadian Sports Gambling

Garry Smith, University of Alberta

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine III

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Session 2-4-D: New educational tools for gambling machine players

Nigel E. Turner, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Florentine I

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Session 2-4-C: Addressing the Related Epidemics of Financial/Mathematical Illiteracy and Adolescent Problem Gambling

William S. Mallios, Mallios Associates
R. R. Mallios, Mallios Associates

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian III

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Session 2-4-B: Intellectual Capital and the Gaming Industry

Mikael B. Ahlgren, The Penn State University

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian II

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Session 2-4-B: The Boomerang Effect

Jonathan Galaviz, Galaviz & Co.

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian II

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Session 2-4-B: Las Vegas: The Houston of the Gaming Industry?

Bo J. Bernhard, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Caesars Palace, Las Vegas Pompeian II

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM