Panel Session 1-1-F

20 Years On: Flipping the Golden Nugget

UNLV IGI International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-A: Problem Gambling and Vulnerable Communities, Part 1

The Impact of Sports Betting on Athletes

Timothy w. Fong, UCLA Gambling Studies Program

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-A: Problem Gambling and Vulnerable Communities, Part 1

Gambling by schoolchildren in Great Britain - insights from the UK Data Archive

Daniel Waugh Mr

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-A: Problem Gambling and Vulnerable Communities, Part 1

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Gambling Disorder and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Military Veterans: A Brief Review

Catherine Hitch Dr, Swansea University
Dan Leightley Dr, King's College London
Dominic Murphy Prof, Combat Stress
Nora Trompeter Dr, King's College London
Simon Dymond Prof, Swansea University

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-A: Problem Gambling and Vulnerable Communities, Part 1

Problem Gambling and Other Addictive Behaviors Among US Military Populations

Shane W. Kraus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Kris Gunawan, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Joshua B. Grubbs, Bowling Green State University

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-B: Responsible Gambling Messaging and Discourse

Responsible Gaming and Advertising: best practices of Corporative Social Responsibility proposed by lottery sector

Itamar De Carvalho Pereira

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-B: Responsible Gambling Messaging and Discourse

Promoting Responsible Gambling through Creative Advertising: Developing an Intervention Effectiveness Scale

Marla B. Royne Stafford, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Jonathan Ross Gilbert, Northern Arizona University
Leonard Hostetter, Northern Arizona University

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-B: Responsible Gambling Messaging and Discourse

The Future of Responsible Gambling

Anastasia Hronis Dr, University of Technology Sydney

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-B: Responsible Gambling Messaging and Discourse

How does the responsible gambling discourse shape the mind of young adult gamblers?

Annie-Claude Savard, Universite Laval
Jean-Philippe Laforge, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Mélina Bouffard, Universite Laval
Sylvia Kairouz, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-C: Using Data for Responsible Gambling

The utilization of player account data in assessing the effectiveness of responsible gambling tools in Finland

Tomi Roukka

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-C: Using Data for Responsible Gambling

Pareto effects in the eCasino: differences across online products and links with self-exclusion

Xiaolei Deng, University of British Columbia
Luke Clark Dr, University of British Columbia

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-C: Using Data for Responsible Gambling

Data analytics for harm prevention: Lessons learned from a decade of research and practice

Sanjoy Sarkar

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-C: Using Data for Responsible Gambling

Development and 30-Month Revalidation of a Machine Learning System for Detecting Self-Reported Gambling Problems on an Online Gambling Platform

W. Spencer Murch, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sylvia Kairouz, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sophie Dauphinais, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Elyse Picard, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Jean-Michel Costes, Authorité Nationale des Jeux
Martin French, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-D: Policy and Regulation, Part 1

A Comparison of Advertising Policies for Cannabis, Alcohol, and Gambling: The Case of Ontario, Canada

Sasha Stark
Matthew Young, Greo

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-D: Policy and Regulation, Part 1

Back to the Future: Constructing Macao as a world-class casino tourism destination under new gaming laws

Ricardo C. S. Siu, Univeristy of Macau

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-E: Sports Betting

Stake Size and Wagering in a Professional Betting Environment – when data affects decision making

Anthony Bedford
Tristan Barnett, Flinders University

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-E: Sports Betting

“Sports gambling in America 2023: A final piece to the puzzle?”

John Dombrink, University of California, Irvine

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-E: Sports Betting

The disposition effect in cash-out betting and impact of behavioural biases

Adam Rivers
Alasdair Brown
James Bentley Mr

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Session 1-1-E: Sports Betting

A System Thinking Model on the Sustainability of Online Betting Business in Taiwan Sports Lottery

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

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

10:15 AM - 11:45 AM

Panel Session 1-3-F

Technology for Good

UNLV IGI International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-A: Compounding Issues in Problem Gambling

A Meta-Analytic Investigation of Problem Gambling and Self-Harm: A Causal Inference Perspective

Heather Gray, Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-A: Compounding Issues in Problem Gambling

Tackling Gambling Stigma: Sharing real life experiences of gambling harm to tackle stigma and discrimination

Clare Wyllie, Tackling Gambling Stigma
Alexander Kallman, Tackling Gambling Stigma
Elizabeth Killick, Tackling Gambling Stigma

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-A: Compounding Issues in Problem Gambling

Psychiatric comorbidity was linked with diagnosed gambling disorder in Finland – A study based on a total population sample

Anne H. Salonen, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland; University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Health Sciences
Tanja Grönroos, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
Tiina A. Latvala, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
Sari Castrèn, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Public Health and Welfare,Helsinki, Finland; University of Helsinki, Department of Medicine
Jonna Levola, University of Helsinki, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry; University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
Miika Vuori, University of Turku, Research Centre for Child Psychiatry, Turku, Finland; Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, the Knowledge Management and Co-Creation Unit (1.1.2023–), Helsinki, Finland

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-A: Compounding Issues in Problem Gambling

Psychosocial characteristics of gambling addicts – Does it matter when they start their treatment?

Neven Ricijas PhD, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Behavior Disorders
Dora Dodig Hundric PhD, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Behavior Disorders
Sabina Mandic MA, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, Department of Behavior Disorders
Sanja Radic Bursac MA, University of Zagreb, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences
Davor Bodor PhD, University Hospital St. John, Zagreb

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-B: Responsible Gambling Strategies

An Analysis of the Type and Value of Monetary Thresholds Used for AML and Social Responsibility Purposes in the Gambling Industry

Charlie Leach, KPMG UK

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-B: Responsible Gambling Strategies

Adopting Responsible Gaming in the New Frontier

Long Banh
Mark Vander Linden

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-B: Responsible Gambling Strategies

Global Self-Exclusion System

Simon Vincze

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-C: Lightning Talks

Pareto Distributions in Gambling: Is Most Spending Really Attributed to the “Vital Few”?

Eric R. Louderback, Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-C: Lightning Talks

Why it is hard to forecast a winner in horse race

Vlad Kazakov, non affiliated

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-C: Lightning Talks

Push for the innovation of table games in Macao

Tiange Xu, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-C: Lightning Talks

Caring Hurts

Otila Osborne

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-C: Lightning Talks

At-risk and problem gambling in families - Finnish population-based study with register-linkage

Tiina Latvala

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-C: Lightning Talks

“It Always Depends on the Context”: Poker Players' Perceptions of Substance Use at and Beyond the Table

Adèle Morvannou, University of Sherbrooke
Eva Monson, Université de Sherbrooke
Marianne Saint-Jacques, University of Sherbrooke
Vincent Wagner, Institut universitaire sur les dépendances
Valérie Aubut, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Natacha Brunelle, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières
Magali Dufour, Université du Québec à Montréal

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-C: Lightning Talks

Beat the Spread: Predicting NFL Professional Football Results

James McCaffrey

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-C: Lightning Talks

Gambling Courts Update: A Survey Across the U.S.

Cheryl Moss JD, State of Nevada
Scott Frederick LLM, State of Ohio

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-C: Lightning Talks

A Losing Hand: Gambling Among Youth in Custody for Criminal Offenses

Jeff Marotta
Glenn Yamagata, Problem Gambling Solutions, Inc.
Greta Coe, Oregon Health Authority

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-C: Lightning Talks

Product cannibalization: a case study

Bernardo Chagas

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-D: Policy and Regulation, Part 2

Opening of the Netherlands Remote Gambling Market: Resistance followed by Resistance

Alan Littler, Kalff Katz & Franssen Attorneys at Law

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-D: Policy and Regulation, Part 2

The reluctant lawmaker. The European Union and the regulation of gambling between the principle of free circulation of services and Member States prerogatives

Nadia Coggiola Ph.D, University of Turin

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-E: Gambling and Risk Taking

Playing it safe with the house money – evaluating the break even and house money effects using horse race betting data

Jussi Palomäki, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-E: Gambling and Risk Taking

Know when to hold’em Unpacking the determinants of table player win / loss and the elasticity of table house advantage

Clayton peister

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-E: Gambling and Risk Taking

Should casinos substitute 'true odds' rooms for 'high limit' slot rooms?

Douglas Walker, College of Charleston
David Ahnen, University of Virginia

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-3-E: Gambling and Risk Taking

Given the Illusion of Control, What Role Might Luck Play in the Game of Life?

Barbara Torell, Arcadia Research Institute

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Session 1-4-C: Lightning Talks

The Neuroscience of Safe Gaming: How to Use Wellness Content

Mary Donohue Dr., Digital Wellness Center

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Panel Session 1-4-F

Payments: Pains and Gains

UNLV IGI International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Panel Session 1-4-F

Cannabis & Gambling: A Land Use Perspective

UNLV IGI International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-A: Collaborating among Problem Gambling Stakeholders

Canadian Lower Risk Gambling Guidelines: Investigating Feasibility of the Guidelines in a Finnish Cultural Context

Sari Castren, National Institute for Health and Welfare
Tiina A. Latvala, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Public Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
Anne Salonen PhD, National Institute for Health and Welfare
Riitta Matilainen, EHYT ry
Michael Egerer, University of Helsinki
Jussi Jussi Palomäki, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, Department of Public Health and Welfare

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-A: Collaborating among Problem Gambling Stakeholders

Safer Gambling Strategic Frameworks to Drive Collaborative and Coordinated Evidence-Based Action

Elizabeth Lusk
Jess Voll
Lindsay Kalbfleisch

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-A: Collaborating among Problem Gambling Stakeholders

Understanding who is calling a problem gambling helpline: Data from the Florida Problem Gambling Helpline

Jeffrey L. Derevensky, McGill University
Jennifer Kruse, Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-A: Collaborating among Problem Gambling Stakeholders

Using the modified Delphi method to establish consensus for gambling treatment core competencies

Greta Coe, Oregon Health Authority

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-B: Evaluating Responsible Gambling Frameworks

A Safe Bet: The conceptual blueprint for a novel player-tailored online responsible gambling promotion framework.

Harriet Rose Galvin, Erasmus University of Rotterdam
Leory Snippe, University of Amsterdam
Reinout W. Wiers, University of Amsterdam
Marilisa Boffo, Erasmus University of Rotterdam

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-B: Evaluating Responsible Gambling Frameworks

Responsible Gambling Program Awareness and Engagement, and Gambling Beliefs and Behaviors: A Three-Wave Study of Customers from a Large Gambling Operator

Eric R. Louderback, Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance
Debi A. LaPlante, Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance
Brett Abarbanel, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Shane W. Kraus, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Bo J. Bernhard, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Heather M. Gray, Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-B: Evaluating Responsible Gambling Frameworks

Do we need to broaden RG to ESG or is there too much on the operator's plate at the moment?

Pieter Remmers

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-C: Lightning Talks

Motivations for Loot Box Engagement in Video Games and Related Characteristics

Will Shead, Mount Saint Vincent University
Breanna Huggan, Mount Saint Vincent University

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-C: Lightning Talks

Evaluating Safer Gambling Initiatives: Curiosity and the Messy Middle

Jess Voll, Greo

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-C: Lightning Talks

Measuring Bets’ Riskiness Across Multiple Forms of Gambling

Matthew A. Tom, Cambridge Health Alliance

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-C: Lightning Talks

Responsible Gambling Algorithms: What Are We Really Measuring?

Sarah E. Nelson, Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance; Harvard Medical School

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-C: Lightning Talks

Gambling Disorder Screening Day: A Ten-year Retrospective

Heather Gray

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-C: Lightning Talks

Advancing Systems-based Responsible Gambling

Debi A. LaPlante, Harvard Medical School

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-C: Lightning Talks

Strategies for correcting misinformation related to gambling: Lessons learned from public health

Seth McCullock

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-C: Lightning Talks

What is Open Data and why should you join in

Sasha Stark

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-C: Lightning Talks

Exploring a Multi-dimensional Understanding of “Loss Chasing,” and its Manifestation in Actual Gambling Record Data

Timothy Edson, Harvard Medical School and Cambridge Health Alliance

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-D Policy and Regulation, Part 3

Examining the Use of Offshore Online Gambling Sites in the United States via Routine Activities Theory: A SEM Analysis

Sinyong Choi, Kennesaw State University

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-D: Policy and Regulation, Part 3

The application of transactional fairness to the gambling sector

Seamus McGowan
Adam Rivers

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-D: Policy and Regulation, Part 3

Casino Diplomacy in Minnesota: Lessons from America’s First Tribal Casino Compacts

Theodor Gordon, College of Saint Benedict/Saint John's University
Savannah Supan, College of St. Benedict

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-D: Policy and Regulation, Part 3

Tribal Sports Betting: Three Models of Legalization

Kathryn R.L. Rand, University of North Dakota
Steven Andrew Light, University of North Dakota

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-E: Online Betting: New Perspectives

Mobile Free-to-Play Gaming Practices: The Entanglement of Time, Technology and Games in Everyday Life

Jean-Philippe Laforge, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Sylvia Kairouz, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Annie-Claude Savard, Laval University

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-E: Online Betting: New Perspectives

Similarities and differences in crypto trading and gambling discourses and practices: why should scholars of gambling be interested?

Riitta Matilainen, EHYT ry
Jani Kinnunen, Tampere University, Game Research Lab

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-E: Online Betting: New Perspectives

Monetary consumption in gambling, digital gaming and their converged forms: findings from the Finnish Player Barometer 2022 study

Jani Kinnunen, Tampere University, Game Research Lab

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM

Session 1-4-E: Online Betting: New Perspectives

Meme asset gambling

Kahlil Philander

Park MGM, Las Vegas, NV

3:45 PM - 5:15 PM