Submission Title
The AGRI National Study of Gambling and Problem Gambling in Canada
Session Title
Session 2-1-A: Measuring Problem Gambling Behavior — On Location
Presentation Type
Event
Location
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Start Date
29-5-2019 9:00 AM
End Date
29-5-2019 10:25 AM
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
Comprehensive national investigations of gambling have been conducted in many countries, but not Canada. The present three-year project addresses this deficit with the aid of a large multi-disciplinary, multi-university, AGRI-based team of researchers combined with co-funding from the Canadian Consortium for Gambling Research, the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse and Addiction, and Gambling Research Exchange Ontario. There are three research elements to this investigation: a national Statistics Canada Survey of 28,000 Canadians in 2018; a national two-year Online Panel cohort of 10,000 Canadians in 2018 and 2019; and Independent Corroborating Investigations in 2019 in the form of key informant interviews of major provincial stakeholders and indigenous leaders, and targeted surveys of casino patrons and problem gamblers in treatment. This presentation discusses the project’s 10 research objectives, timelines, and progress to date.
Keywords
Canada, gambling, problem gambling, etiology, prevalence
Funding Sources
Alberta Gambling Research Institute; Canadian Consortium for Gambling Research; Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse; Gambling Research Exchange Ontario. None of the funding bodies had any involvement in any aspects of the research.
Competing Interests
No competing financial interests.
The AGRI National Study of Gambling and Problem Gambling in Canada
Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada
Comprehensive national investigations of gambling have been conducted in many countries, but not Canada. The present three-year project addresses this deficit with the aid of a large multi-disciplinary, multi-university, AGRI-based team of researchers combined with co-funding from the Canadian Consortium for Gambling Research, the Canadian Centre for Substance Abuse and Addiction, and Gambling Research Exchange Ontario. There are three research elements to this investigation: a national Statistics Canada Survey of 28,000 Canadians in 2018; a national two-year Online Panel cohort of 10,000 Canadians in 2018 and 2019; and Independent Corroborating Investigations in 2019 in the form of key informant interviews of major provincial stakeholders and indigenous leaders, and targeted surveys of casino patrons and problem gamblers in treatment. This presentation discusses the project’s 10 research objectives, timelines, and progress to date.