14 September 2018 - Conference day 4

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9.00 - 10.40 Parallel sessions

Session 1 - Sport Special: Problems and Match Fixing

• Gambling and problem gambling in the world of sports in Sweden
  Maria Vinberg, Karolinska Institutet/Center for Psychiatry Research & Education
• Is Overestimation of One’s skills in Sports Betting Associated with Problematic Behaviours?
  Jonathan Mercier, Université Laval, Canada
• A needs assessment of responsible gambling professional training and education
  Kahlil Philander, Washington State University, USA
• The Effects of Mandatory and Global Gaming restrictions on digital gaming
  Hannu Rinkinen, Veikkaus Oy, Finland

Session 2 - Regulations and Borders

• Gambling regulation and Vulnerability
  Malgorzata Anna Carran, The City Law School, United Kingdom
• Translating research into policy and practice, the journey Down Under
  Rosa Billi and Linda Woo, Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, Australia
• Data Protection: A consideration of the initial impact of GDPR on gambling operators and regulators
  Alan Littler, Kalff Katz & Franssen, the Netherlands
• Current Studies on Policies and Regulatory Measures on Gambler Protection in Austria
  Alice Schogger, Federal Ministry of Finance, Gambler Protection Unit, Austria

Session 3 - Gambling and Youth – follow-up

• Mobile gambling among adolescents: Is this a problem?
  Jeffrey Derevensky, McGill University, Canada
• Student and Parental Concerns about Adolescent Gambling and other High Risk Behaviours in Romania
  Ramona Lupu, CJRAE Cluj, SCUC CLUJ, Romania
• Competencies for youth problem gambling psychosocial interventions - mental health professionals perspective
  Neven Ricijas, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Rites of passage? The changing role of gambling in the lives of children and young people in Great Britain
  Heather Wardle, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
• Gambling and Problem Gambling Among Young Adults: Insights From a Longitudinal Study
  David Forrest, University of Liverpool Management School, United Kingdom

Session 4 - Operators and Harm Minimisation

• RG Proactive Approach for a Gambling Operator
  Esther Scheepers, Kindred Group, Malta
• Effectiveness of an online self-management program for individuals who self-exclude from casinos
  David Hodgins, University of Calgary, Canada
• The development and use of real-time alerts and facial recognition technology to assist in Host Responsibility at Christchurch Casino
  Tony Azouri, Christchurch Casino, New Zealand
• Prevention: gender and culture considerations?
  Hillevi Stuhrenberg, Betsson Group, Malta
• Excessive gambling prevention by operators in French-speaking Switzerland: Available data and stakeholders perceptions (PREJEOP)
  Svetlana Dimova, Centre du Jeu Excessif, Switzerland

11.10 - 12.30 Parallel sessions

Session 1 - Esports, lootboxes, stock exchange and other new things

• Player and Fan Perspectives on Cheating in Esports: Implications for Gambling Awareness and Integrity
  Brett Abarbanel, UNLV International Gaming Institute, USA
• How Do at-Risk Online Stock Traders behave on the Stock Market?
  Melanie Dixon, Université Laval, Canada
• The psychology of esports and the buying of loot boxes in relation to gambling
  Mark Griffiths, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom
• Loot boxes as a form of gambling in video games: An empirical investigation
  Rune Mentzoni, University of Bergen, Norway

Session 2 - More Research Stories

• Gambling patterns, gambling involvement and levels of problem gambling (PG as measured by PGSI)
  Hakan Wall, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
• Efficacy of a randomized controlled trial of Integrative Couple Treatment for Pathological Gambling: 9 month follow-up
  Joël Tremblay, Université du Québec à Trois-Riviѐres, Canada
• Doing research on (historical) illegal gambling: Methodological questions
  Riitta Matilainen, University of Helsinki, Finland

Session 3 - Prevention

• Evaluation of youth gambling education initiatives
  Jane Rigbye, GambleAware, United Kingdom
• Effects of a workplace prevention programme for problem gambling: a cluster randomised controlled trial
  Per Carlbring, Stockholm University, Sweden
• Gambling prevention with adolescents: The effectiveness of a dual process perspective in targeted intervention
  Maria Anna Donati, University of Florence, Italy
• Target at-risk gambling - preventing gambling harm
  Tapio Jaakkola and Eija Pietilä, EHYT - Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention, Finland

Session 4 - Tools to monitor

• The Australian Environmental Scan: An Assessment of the Features Associated with Automated and Digitalised Gambling Products
  Tess Armstrong, Central Queensland University, Australia
• Evaluating Gamgard, a tool to guide responsible game design
  Bradley Cousins, University of Ottawa, Canada
• Validity and reliability of the Italian Gambling Functional Assessment-Revised
  Mauro Schiavella, B-ASC Bicocca Applied Statistics Center-University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
• Monitoring gambling impacts in Massachusetts: Taking stock in 2018
  Rachel Volberg, University of Massachusetts, USA

Session 5 - Women Round Table

       Putting Women First! What’s new about the clinical treatment approach & research in women gambling disorder

Short introductions + round table discussion

Moderators: Fulvia Prever & Andrea Wöhr

Participants: Jessika Spångberg, Heather Wardle, Helen Breen, Nerilee Hing, Ruth Champion and Adѐle Morvannou