Below you can find the preliminary programme of the conference. A .pdf version of the programme is available here.

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Day 2 Wednesday, September 15, 2010

Mr. Eric van Vondelen, Chairman of the Executive Committee of EASG

• Can Italy be the template of a Pan-European regulation?
  Francesco Rodano, AAMS, Italy
• After the Great Recession: The Future of Casino Gaming in Europe and Elsewhere
  Bill Eadington, Institute for the study of gambling and commercial gaming, University of Nevada, U.S.A.
• The potentials of a realistic EU framework (with focus on internet)
  Phillippe Vlaemminck, Vlaemminck & partners, Belgium

• Participants
  • Ron Goudsmit, European Casino Association (ECA), Belgium
  • Friedrich Stickler, European Lotteries, Switzerland
  • Annette Kok, Euromat, Belgium (the speech itself is available here)
    
  • Franz Wohlfahrt, Novomatic, Austria
    

• Holland Casino’s developments in prevention of gambling addiction
  Guus Appels, Holland Casino, the Netherlands
• Encouraging responsible gambling – Optimal wording for warning signs and public health campaigns
  Sally Gainsbury, Southern Cross University, Australia
• Gambling and Corporate Social Responsibility – Embracing a Sustainable Gambling Agenda (the speech itself is available here)
  Malcolm Bruce, Betfair, U.K.
• Selling Internet Gambling: Advertising, New Media and the Content of Poker Promotion
  John McMullan, Saint Mary’s University, Canada

• Gambling access and adaption – implications for public policy and professional practice
  Max Abbott, AUT University, New Zealand
• Evidence-Based Decision-Making, Ethics and Public Policy: The Case of Gambling
  Magaly Brodeur, University of Quebec, Canada
• Public Health in practice: The New Zealand Experience
  Graeme Ramsey, Problem Gambling Foundation, New Zealand
• An Action Plan for National Gambling Governance: Why the Commonwealth Needs to be Re-regulate Gambling in Australia
  Michael O’Neill & Linda Hancock, Deakin University & Adelaide University, Australia

• The results of a pilot of a residential / day treatment problem gambling treatment system in Ontario
  Robert D. Murray, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada
• Internet treatment – does it work? Presentation of an advanced self help program using internet and telephone support to help problem gamblers
  Thomas Nilsson, Spelinstitutet, Sweden
• Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Problem Gamblers: Characteristics of treatment completer’s and non-completer’s
  Barry Tolchard, University of Essex, U.K.
• The Lottomatica Responsible Gaming Program (focus on communication) / The helpline GiocaResponsabile – phone, chat and web service for problem gamblers and relatives
  Teresa Zompetti, Lottomatica, Italy & Maurizio Fea, Federserd, Italy

• The transition from adolescence to adulthood: Insights from a longitudinal study into the stability of early gambling patterns
  Paul Delfabbro, University of Adelaide, Australia
• Gambling participation and gambling-related problems among adult residents in Catalonia, Spain
  Rachel Volberg, Health Department Catalonia, Spain
  
• The changing face of gambling and the changing face of the problem gambler
  Ian Semel, Breakeven, U.K.

• Casino taxation in Macao, Singapore and Las Vegas
  Guihai Huang, Macao Politechnic Institute, Macao SAR of PR of China
• The ECJ on gambling: How much discretion for the member states?
  Simon Planzer, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
• Italian gaming machines market: Regulation model and his effects
  Emmanuele Cangianelli, MAG Consulenti Associati, Italy
• A chilling wind blows from Luxembourg: Are we no longer moving towards an ‘ever closer union’ between gamblers and operators
  Alan Littler, Tilburg University, the Netherlands

• Development of an Instrument for Identifying Risk for Problem Gambling among Slot Machine Gamblers in Ontario?
  Tony Schellinck, Dalhousie University, Canada
• Community Attitudes Toward Gambling and Factors that Influence them
  Garry Smith, University of Alberta, Canada
• Individual differences in evaluative conditioning and reward responsiveness affect bet-size in gambling
  Geir Brunborg, University of Psychological Science, Norway
• Online Implementation of the Inventory of Gambling Situations
  Nigel Turner & Sylvia Hagopian, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario, Canada

• Is it internet addiction or just an addiction using the internet?
  Alex Blaszcynski, University of Sydney, Australia
• Alderney: A new Licensing scheme for eGambling
  André Wilsenach, Alderney Gaming Control Commission, U.K.
• Early Detection Items and Responsible Gambling Features for Online Gambling
  Joerg Haefeli, Lucerne University of applied Sciences and Arts, Switzerland

• Perceptions of gambling risks and gambling behaviour among high freuquency video game players
  Daniel King, University of Adelaide, Australia
• The role of parental comorbidity in the intergenerational transmission of problem gambling: Findings from a community survey
  Alun Jackson, Problem Gambling Research and Treatment Centre, Australia
• From Habit to Addiction: A Study in Online Gambling Behaviour
  Bill Jolley, Norwhich University, USA

• Lottery Gambling: A Review of the Literature 1990 - 2009
  Vanchai Ariyabuddhiphongs, Bangkok University, Thailand
• Better chances for charity lotteries
  Laura Santacreu, Association of Charity Lotteries in the EU, the Netherlands
• Online @ CAMH
  Robert D. Murray, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada

• Adolescent gamblers in a residential treatment programme in Ireland
  Paul Mullins, Aislinn Centre Kilkenny, Ireland
• The diagnosis and treatment of problem gambling: an emerging continuum
  Peter Harvey, Flinders University, Australia
• A transtheoretical and multimodal 35 days Inpatient Program for Pathological Gamblers
  César Sanchez-Bello, Asociacion de America Latina (APAL), Venezuela

• Effectiveness of Gambling Venue Exclusion Processes in New Zealand: A Pilot Study
  Rebecca Coombes, AUT University, New Zealand
• Implementation of responsible gambling across a group of online companies and cultures
  Hillevi Stuhrenberg, Betsson Group of Companies, Malta
• Recent Global Developments in player Pre-Commitment Policies to Reduce Problem Gambling
  Phillip Ryan, Responsible Gaming Networks, Australia
  

• Conceptualizing help-seeking and service production – Findings from Peluuri Gambling Helpline database
  Jenni Kämppi, University of Helsinki, Finland
• Therapist in Women and Gambling
  Liz Karter, Level Ground Therapy, U.K.
• Convergence of online gambling and social media
  Jani Kinnunen, University of Tampere, Finland