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Wednesday 2 October 2002

Thursday 3 October 2002

Angels Gonzalez Ibanez, chairman of the Executive Committee of the European Association for the Study of Gambling

Official opening
Invited guestspeaker:
Eduardo Rius, Minister of Health, Government of Catalunya, Spain
Amadeu Farré, General director of Gaming, Government of Catalunya, Spain

Chair: Hartmut Nevries, Casino Management International, Germany
Inaugural Speech: "Setting the Scene"
For more information, please e-mail: cas.man.nev@gmx.de

• New technologies, new games: can they be regulated?
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Eduardo Antoja, Euromat, Brussels, Belgium
  For more information, please e-mail: eduardo@antoja.net
• Significant trends in commercial gaming industries for the next five years
  William R. Eadington, University of Nevada, Reno, U.S.A.
  For more information, please e-mail:eadington@prodigy.net
• What kind of research do we need, a critical approach
  Robert Ladouceur, University of Laval, Quebec, Canada
  For more information, please e-mail: robert.ladouceur@psy.ulaval.ca
  

Chair: Pieter Remmers, Assissa Consultancy Europe ( ACE ), The Netherlands

• The neurobiology of Pathological Gambling
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Marc Potenza, Yale University, School of Medicine, U.S.A.
  For more information, please e-mail: marc.potenza@yale.edu
• Public Morality and the legislation of gambling (300 kb.)
  Peter Collins, Center for Gambling and Commercial Gaming, University of Salford, U.K.
  For more information, please e-mail: P.Collins@salford.ac.uk
• What can we learn about problem gambling from a mature casino economy? (450 kb.)
  Rachel Volberg, Gemini Research, U.S.A.
  For more information, please e-mail:rvolberg@geminiresearch.com
• The model of gambling control in Catalunya
  Amadeu Farré, Gaming Department in Catalunya, Spain
  Paper not available, please e-mail: : afarre@correu.gencat.es
  

Symposium on Reward Systems in the Brain / Genetics of Problem Gamblers; State of the Art

Chair: Iver Hand, Clinic for psychiatry and psychotherapy, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Germany

• Brain imaging of reward systems
  Knut Kampe, University College London, U.K.
  Paper not available, please e-mail: k.kampe@ucl.ac.uk
• The genetics of pathological gambling
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Marc Potenza, Yale University, School of Medicine, U.S.A.
  For more information, please e-mail: marc.potenza@yale.edu
• Psychosocial models of pathological gambling: state of art
  Iver Hand, Clinic for psychiatry and psychotherapy, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Germany
  Paper not available, please e-mail:hand@uke.uni-hamburg.de

Session on Policy

Chair: Paul Symond, Betsafe, NSW, Australia

• Gambling policy, the relationship between industry and government
  David Charles, Tabcorp, Australia
  For more information, please e-mail: charlesd@tabcorp.com.au
• Location, government regulation and the demand for Casino Gaming
  Richard Thalheimer, University of Louisville, U.S.A.
  Paper not available, please e-mail: rthal@gte.net
• Gaming machines in Great Britain: The new regime
  David Miers, Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University, U.K.
  For more information, please e-mail: miers@cf.ac.uk

Session on Research

Chair: Rik Bes, Jellinek Consultancy, The Netherlands

• A hierarchy of gambling disorders in the general population
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Marianna Toce, National Opinion Center, University of Chicago, Washington, U.S.A.
  For more information, please e-mail: toce_at_norcmail.unichicago.edu
• The VAGS, A new Australian instrument for the detection of Problem Gambling
  Barry Tolchard, Flinders University, South Australia, Australia
  Paper not available, please e-mail: barry.tolchard@flinders.edu.au
• The psychology of the fruit machine: the role of structural characteristics (580 kb.)
  Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University, U.K.
  For more information, please e-mail: mark.griffiths@ntu.ac.uk
  

The unfolding gambling environment in South Africa

Chair: Kerry Capstick-Dale, National Centre for the Study of Gambling, South Africa

• Developments in South Africa's regulatory environment
  Tibbs Majake, National Gambling Board, South Africa
  Paper not available, please e-mail: slouthelezi@ngb.org.za
• Issues facing South Africa's Casino Gambling Industry (250 kb.)
  Peter Collins, National Centre for the Study of Gambling, South Africa
  For more information, please e-mail: P.Collins@salford.ac.uk
• South Africa's NRGP: A developing Nation responds to Problem Gambling
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Rodger Meyer, National Responsible Gambling Programme, South Africa
  For more information, please e-mail: doc@kwplace.com

From the industry

Chair: Judy Cornelius, University of Nevada, Reno, U.S.A.

• Typology of Casino visitors - An observational study through qualitative analysis (420 kb.)
  Elena Brustenga Regard, SynErgic Investigation and Marketing, Spain
  For more information, please e-mail: sylvie@casinos-catalunya.com
• The industry has to be more pro-active than ever
  Keith Fagan, European Gaming Organization, The Netherlands
  For more information, please e-mail: marketing@ego.nl
• Can regulators help?
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Kit Hall-Johnston, GLI Europe, The Netherlands
  For more information, please e-mail: kithj@gli-europe.com

Group Treatment

Chair: Thomas Nilsson, Spelinstitutet, Sweden

• Group therapy for problem gamblers: how experience has changed the therapeutic structure and content in group treatment
  Marianne Hansen, Blue Cross Center, Norway
  Paper not available, please e-mail: hansen@bks.no
• Group treatment of pathological gamblers using a manual-based behavioural cognitive psychotherapy intervention
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Angus Forbes, Flinders Medical Centre, Australia
  For more information, please e-mail: angus.forbes@flinders.edu.au
• Problem Gambling: Solution Focused and Health Psychological Interventions (600 kb.)
  Eva Fera, St. Vincent de Paul Society, Australia
  For more information, please e-mail: gamesvdp@bigpond.com
• " L'exception francaise"; are there excessive gamblers in France?
  Armelle Achour, SOS Joueurs, France
  For more information, please e-mail: llorenzi@lfdj.com

Regulations and crossing borders

Chair: Malgorzata Rogowicz-Angierman, Casinos Poland World, Poland

• Cross border betting; the law of Internet gambling (580 kb.)
  I. Nelson Rose, Whittier Law School, California, U.S.A.
  For more information, please e-mail: rose@sprintmail.com
• Competition, ownership, regulatory structures, and tax regimes, economic implications of the structural differences between American and European Casino Industries
  William R. Eadington, University of Nevada, Reno, U.S.A.
  For more information, please e-mail: eadington@prodigy.net
• Cross-border application of national regulation (requires Adobe Acrobat, 41 kb.)
  Eva Schriever, Swiss Institute of comparative law, Switzerland
  For more information, please e-mail: eva.schriever@isdc-dfjp.unil.ch

Health and treatment issues

Chair: Thomas Nilsson, Spelinstitutet, Sweden

• Gamblers post treatment, quality of life (419 kb.)
  Cesare Guerreschi, Italian society of intervention on compulsive pathology, Italy
  For more information, please e-mail: siipac.roma@siipac.it
• Cross-border gambling in Europe and the role of the internet; implications for a public health policy (requires Adobe Acrobat, 500 kb.)
  Rik Bes, Jellinek Consultancy, The Netherlands
  For more information, please e-mail: r.bes@hetnet.nl
• Supporting community-based problem gambling awareness initiatives: the innovative approach taken in Ontario
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Robert Murray, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
  For more information, please e-mail: robert_murray@camh.net

Session on Research and Treatment

Chair: Adrian Scarfe, GameCare, U.K.

• Group telephone counseling for problem gambling (210 kb.)
  Greg Coman, Australian Centre for Posttraumetic Mental Health, Austin and Repatriation Medical Centre, Victoria, Australia
  For more information, please e-mail: gcoman@unimelb.edu.au
• Motivations to gamble as tools for the prevention and treatment of pathological gambling (requires Adobe Acrobat, 100 kb.)
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Serge Chevalier, National Institute of Public Health of Quebec, Canada
  For more information, please e-mail: scheval2@santepub-mtl.gc.ca
• A prospective study of a cognitive behavioral grouptreatment programme in Norway, background and preliminary findings (450 kb.)
  Maya Skjerve and Arvid Skutle, Bergin Clinics Foundation, Norway
  For more information, please e-mail: maya.skjerve@hotmail.com
• Sensation seeking, deferment of grafication and competitiveness a personality trait prediction model
  Adrian Parke, Nottingham Trent University, U.K.
  Paper not available, please e-mail: parke.adrian@hotmail.com

Panel Presentation of the Problem Gambling Committee of New Zealand

• A Responsible Gambling Strategy Defined as a Public Health Issue: The Evolving New Zealand Response to Liscensed Gambling

Sub-Topics

1. Jim Lynch, Problem Gambling Committee of New Zealand
   Introduction: A Multiple Stakeholder Approach Driving the Change for Responsible Gambling Actions
2. Gary Clifford, Gambling Problem Helpline
   Expanding the Role of First Contact Services - A Helpline Health Promotion and Client Follow-up
3. Robert Brown, Centre for Gambling Studies, University of Auckland
   Health Promotion & Harm Minimisation: A Socil Obligation or a Risk Containment Rationalisation
4. Ingrid Ward, Public Health Division, Ministry of Health
   The New Zealand Government Position on Gambling and Public Health

Diversity of topics

Chair: Connie Jones, International Gaming Technology (IGT), U.S.A.

• Betting in cyberspace: A survey of Internet Gamblers
  Richard Woolley, Australian Centre for Gambling Research, Australia
  For more information, please e-mail: r.woolley@uws.edu.au
• The deregulation of commercial gambling in Great Britain
  David Miers, Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University, U.K.
  For more information, please e-mail:miers@cf.ac.uk
• What proportion of gaming revenue comes from problem gamblers
  Robert Williams, University of Lethbridge, Canada
  For more information, please e-mail: robert.williams@uleth.ca

All about horses in the U.K.

Chair: Nina Davies, Assissa Consultancy Europe, The Netherlands

• The provision and use of information to create fair betting markets: the impact of post-position bias in horse races
  Julia Bennel, University of Southampton, U.K.
  Paper not available, please e-mail: jab2@socsci.soton.ac.uk
• The predictive capacity of odds in horse betting markets: the role of trading volume
  Alistair Bruce, Nottingham University, U.K.
  Paper not available, please e-mail: alistair.bruce@nottingham.ac.uk
• Behaviour in U.K. betting markets: biased judgements by bettors or markets manipulation by bookmakers?
  Johnnie Johnson, University of Southampton, U.K.
  Paper not available, please e-mail: jej@soton.ac.uk

Friday 4 October 2002

chair: Reidar Nordby Jr., WLA, Norway

• The WLA view on Gaming Research and Responsibility
  Reidar Nordby Jr., World Lottery Association, Norsk Tripping, Norway
• The Code of Conduct of the European Lotteries
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Barbara Hoffman - Schoell, Austrian Lotteries, Austria
  For more information, please e-mail: Melanie.Hornek@lotterien.at
• Internet Gaming Update (requires Adobe Acrobat, 800 kb.)
  Robert Skogh, Bossmedia, Sweden
  For more information, please e-mail: rs@bossmedia.se

chair: Paul Bellringer, GamCare, U.K.

• To avoid the risks of gaming abuse by encouraging responsible gaming
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Nicolas Ricat, Accor Casinos, France
  For more information, please e-mail: DRUT_Martine@accor-casinos.com
• Social Responsibility and an Academic view (430 kb.)
  Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University, U.K.
  For more information, please e-mail: mark.griffiths@ntu.ac.uk
• G4, Global Gambling Guidance Group - An international accreditation for the gambling industry
  Paul Symond, Paul Symond Consultancy, NSW, Australia
  For more information, please e-mail: paul@betsafe.com.au

Research and treatment in Spain

Chair: Angels Gonzalez Ibanez, University Hospital of Bellvittge, Spain

• Motivational Interviewing in Gamblers. Does it work?
  Antoni Gual Solé, University of Barcelona, Spain
  Paper not available, please e-mail: tgual@clinic.ub.es
• Psychological treatment of slot machine pathological gambling: new perspectives
  Enrique Echeburua, University of Bask Country, Spain
  Paper not available, please e-mail: ptpodece@ss.ehu.es
• Prevalance of pathological slotmachine gambling in adolescents in the city of Barcelona
  Montserrat Freixa and Marga Barrera, University of Barcelona, Spain
  Paper not available, please e-mail: dega-psi@psi.ub.es
• Pathologic gambling: an emerging problem in public health in Venezuela. An integrated vision
  Cesar Sánchez Bello, Isla Margerita, Venezuela
  Paper not available, please e-mail: csanchezbello@cantv.net

Do lotteries become more (inter)active?

Chair: Tjeerd Veenstra, Lotto, The Netherlands

• The impact of the Euro on the EU state lotteries
  Alexander Malwitz, Norwest Lotto, Germanay
  Paper not available, please e-mail: sidrid.bock@westlotto.de
• The new Belgian approach on responsible gaming (150 kb.)
  Phillippe Vlaemminck, Vlaemminck & Partners, Belgium
  For more information, please e-mail: veerle.beyaert@nationale.lotery.be

Gambling and society

Chair: Connie Jones, International Gaming Technology (IGT), U.S.A.

• A scocial economy of Australian gambling
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Charles Livingstone, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
  For more information, please e-mail:c.livingstone@latrobe.edu.au
• Assessing the socio-economic costs and benefits of gambling in the United States
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Dean Gerstein, National Opinion research Center, University of Chicago, Washington, U.S.A.
  For more information, please e-mail: gerstein@norcmail.uchicago.edu
• Gambling and non-gambling nations: Reflections on the worldwide distibution of gambling
  Per Binde, Götenborg University, Sweden
  Paper not available, please e-mail: per.binde@cefos.gu.se
• Pathological gambling in Montreal's Chinese Community; challenge for research and treatment
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Elisabeth Papineau, National Institute for Scientific Research, Canada
  For more information, please e-mail: elisabeth.papineau@inrs-ucs.uquebec.ca

Research

Chair: Roger Edlund, Spelinstitutet, Sweden

• Self-deception and its role in the maintenance of slotmachine gambling
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Jonathen Parke, Nottingham Trent University, U.K.
  For more information, please e-mail: jonathan.parke@ntu.ac.uk
• Pathological Gambling in Lithuania before introducing of new forms of gambling
  Norbertas Skokauskas, Kaunas University Hospital, Lithuania
  Paper not available, please e-mail: interbalt@hotmail.com
• Common cause for concern: simularities between excessive gambling and videogame playing in youth (600 kb.)
  Richard Wood, Nottingham Trent University, U.K.
  For more information, please e-mail: richard.wood@ntu.ac.uk

Woman and gambling

Chair: Nina Davies, Assissa Consultancy Europe, The Netherlands

• Women and gambling through a Femist lens (330 kb.)
  Shaunda Wood, University of Ottowa, Canada
  For more information, please e-mail: shaunda_wood@hotmail.com
• Womans participation in gambling: Whose reality? A public health issue (135 kb.)
  Phillida Bunkle, New Zealand
  For more information, please e-mail: bunklepp@xtra.co.nz
• Voices of woman who gamble in Ontario: barriers to treatment & treatment services needed
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Roberta Boughton, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
  For more information, please e-mail: roberta_boughton@camh.net

The Catalunyan model in pathological gambling

Chair: Carmina Saldana, Barcelona University, Spain

• Pathologic Gambling and other addictions
  Josep Cañete, Mataro Hospital, Barcelona, Spain
  Paper not available
• Psychological and biological aspects of pathological slot machine gamblers
  For Powerpoint presentation, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Angels Gonzalez-Ibanez, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Spain
  For more information, please e-mail: agi2003@eresmas.com
• Integration of the therapy of pathological gambling in the mental health network of Catalunya
  Josep Ballester, Servei Catala de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain
  Paper not available, please e-mail: jballest@olimpia.scs.es

New Markets

Chair: Davied Miers, Cardiff Law School, University of Cardiff, Wales, U.K.

• Emerging markets - new gaming regulations in Lithuania and Poland
  Malgorzata Rogowicz-Angierman, Casinos Poland World, Poland
  For more information, please e-mail: mangierman@casinospl.com.pl
• Legalization of internet gambling? Holland, of course!
  Abdel Ytsma, Holland Casino, The Netherlands
  Paper not available, please e-mail: aytsma@hollandcasino.nl
• The marketing of temptation - and some intelligent people's crazy behaviour at the stock exchange
  Iver Hand, Clinic for psychiatry and psychotherapie, University Hospital Hamburg, Eppendorf, Germany
  Paper not available, please e-mail: hand@uke.uni-hamburg.de
• The Swiss way of doing business
  Yves Rossier, Swiss Gaming Board, Switzerland
  Paper not available, please e-mail: yves.rossier@esbk.admin.ch

Session on Research

Chair: Goris Verburg, Assissa Consultancy Europe, The Netherlands

• Can betters beat the spread?
  Leighton Vaughan Williams, Nottingham Trent University, U.K.
  Paper not available, please e-mail: leighton.vaughanwilliams@ntu.ac.uk
• Gambling attitudes in heroine addicted subjects
  For Powerpoint presentation and paper, please e-mail: easg@easg.org
  Daniela Capitanucci, Group Azzardo Sovrazonale, Italy
  For more information, please e-mail:capitand@tin.it
• A recipe for disaster: young men, alcohol and electronic gaming machines
  Louise Sharpe, Univesity of Sydney, Australia
  Paper not available, please e-mail: louises@psych.usyd.edu.au

Social responsibilty and the treatment follow-up

Chair: Paul Bellringer, GamCare, U.K.

• Impact of counselling session: Preliminary results (490 kb.)
  Annamaria Sani, Casino Lugano, Switzerland
  For more information, please e-mail: sani@casinolugano.ch
• Me and my shadow: meeting the hidden side of problem gamblers
  Adrian Scarfe, GamCare, U.K.
  For more information, please e-mail: adrian@gamcare.org.uk
• Steps towards a National Plan of Action (330 kb.)
  Anders Stymne, National Institute of Public Health, Sweden
  For more information, please e-mail:anders.stymne@fhi.se
• Online Therapy: Implications for Problem Gamblers and Clinicians (500 kb.)
  Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University, U.K.
  For more information, please e-mail: mark.griffiths@ntu.ac.uk

Lotteries and research

Chair: Tjeerd Veenstra, Lotto, The Netherlands

• Is the U.K. National Lottery experiencing Lottery fatigue?
  Stephen Creigh - Tyte, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, U.K.
  Paper not available, please e-mail: stephen.creigh-tyte@culture.gsi.gov.uk
• A typology of U.K. adolescent lottery and scratchcard layer (350 kb.)
  Richard Wood, Nottingham Trent University, U.K.
  For more information, please e-mail: richard.wood@ntu.ac.uk
• Are scratchcards addictive?: the Dutch example (470 kb.)
  Laura DeFuentas-Merillas, Amsterdam Institute for Addiction Research, The Netherlands
  For more information and presentation, please e-mail: merillas@aiar.nl

News from Canada

Chair: Jeffrey Derevensky, McGill University, Canada

• Working with family members and couples (300 kb.)
  Janine Robison, Brenda Teasel, Centre for Addiciotn and Mental Health, Canada
  For more information, please e-mail: peter_chen@camh.net
• Lifeskills for problem gamblers: a multi-dimensional educational group model (300 kb.)
  Peter Chen and Gary Hoskins, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
  For more information, please e-mail: peter_chen@camh.net

Saturday 5 October 2002

Cognitive therapy, approaches in the treatment of pathological gamblers

Practical applications of cognitive therapy in the management of Pathological Gambling. A skills-based workshop describing clinical approaches based on research findings. Discussion and demonstration of the use of cognitive treatment and its efficacy.

• Robert Ladouceur, Laval University, Quebec , Canada

Youth Gambling: A global perspective and future directions

An American Perspective
Randy Stinchfield, Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota, U.S.A.
A Canadian Perspective
Rina Gupta & Jeffrey Derevensky, International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems & High-Risk Behaviors, McGill University, Canada
A British Perspective
Mark Griffiths, Department of Psychology, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
An Australian Perspective
Alex Blaszczynski, Department of Psychology, University of Sydney Gambling Research Unit & Westmead Hospital, NSW, Australia

Cognitive therapy, approaches in the treatment of pathological gamblers

• Robert Ladouceur, Laval University, Quebec, Canada

Gambling Problems Amongst Youth: Some Measurement & Clinical Issues

Youth Gambling Problems: Are the rates over-inflated?
Jeffrey Derevensky, Rina Gupta, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Ken Winters, University of Minnesota, U.S.A.
Measuring Youth Gambling Problems: A conceptual model
Randy Stinchfield, Jeffrey Derevensky, Rina Gupta, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Ken Winters, University of Minnesota, U.S.A.
Clinically treating youth with gambling problems: A pathway model
Lia Nower, Department of Psychology, University of Missouri, U.S.A.
Alex Blaszczynski, University of Sydney Gambling Research Unit & Wetsmead Hospital, Australia
Working with yout with gambling problems: The McGill model
Rina Gupta, Jeffrey Derevensky, McGill University, Montreal, Canada