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• Davide Diamare (invited), Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency (ADM)

• Alessio Chrisantemi, Gioco News

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• Francesco Rodano (Playtech)
• Michael Auer (Neccton)
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• Psychedelic-assisted therapy for people affected by problematic gambling
  Pedro Romero, Betblocker/University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar
• From group to individual psychosocial treatment for gambling addicts within the justice system - addressing challenges, needs and possibilities
  Neven Ricijaŝ, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Exploring views among Norwegian Sámi regarding gambling and gambling treatment
  Ståle Pallesen, University of Bergen, Norway
• Understanding the relationship between the onset of gambling disorder and the progression of suicidality among help-seeking individuals
  Margaret Paul, Saint Louis University, United States
• Contacting players at risk: do care calls work? Eight years of experience in how they help at-risk players and prevents problem gambling
  Thomas Gregersen and Fredrik Berg, Norsk Tipping, Norway

• Gambling and problem gambling in Germany: results of a mixed-mode population survey in 2023
  Gerhard Meyer, University of Bremen, Germany
• Measuring gambling: youth, college sudents, and adults in Indiana
  Desiree Reynolds, Indiana University, United States
• Swedish concerned significant others of individuals that gamble
  David Forsström, Uppsala University, Sweden
• Concerned significant others of problem gamblers and gamers in Norway: preliminary results from a population-based survey
  Elise Constance Fodstad, University of Bergen, Norway

• The new gaming concessions in Portugal and Macau
  Jorge Godinho, ISMAT/University of Macau, Portugal
• How does the taxation of gambling affect the fiscal revenues? Evidence from the literature of the last 30 years
  Leonidas Karakidis, Hellenic Gaming Commission, Greece
• Principles of safer gambling under Polish gambling act and the practice of their application
  Stanislaw Radowicki, Wierzbowski & Partners, Poland
• Observations about the recent advertisement restrictions in the Nehterlands
  Martin van Denzen, Kansspelautoriteit, Netherlands
• Safer gambling: the case for evidence based regulations
  I. Nelson Rose, Gambling and the Law, United States

• Blockchain and cryptocurrency and its relevance to the field of gambling studies
  Paul Delfabbro, University of Adelaide, Australia
• An examination of cryptocurrency ownership in Canada and it relationship with gambling involvement
  Daniel McGrath, University of Calgary, Canada
• IGT: sustainable play
  Stefania Colombo, IGT, Italy

• Netherlands remote gambling regime: death by a thousand
  Alan Littler, Kalff Katz & Franssen, Netherlands
• Mission (nearly) impossible: to study causality within the evaluation of the German regulation for gaming machines
  Gerhard Bühringer and Robert Czernecka, Universität Dresden / IFT Prevention and Workplace Health Promotion; Munich, Germany
• Gambling at multiple gambling operator's websites
  Judith Kas, Kansspelautoriteit, Netherlands

• Gambling behaviour and risk among LGBTQ+ individuals: a comparative study between the U.S. and U.K.
  Michelle L. Malkin, East Carolina University, United States
• The development and recommendations for gambling treatment diversion courts
  Michelle L. Malkin, East Carolina University, United States
• Plan ahead - an online intervention against unplanned depositing behaviour during gambling
  Axel Lyckberg, AB Svenska Spel, Sweden
• When trading becomes excessive
  Stéphanie Lienard, Aléris, France
• Betting on Equality: unveiling and addressing gambling harms in the LGBTQIA+ community
  Reece Bush-Evans, Bournemouth University, United Kingdom

• Catarina Primi
• Linda de Vries
• Jessika Spångberg
• Artemis Leung
• Olatz López
• Tamara Silvis

• What does gamling research need to focus on in the next five years?
  Zsolt Demetrovics, University of Gibraltar, Gibraltar

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Reflections by:

• Jeffrey Derevensky (McGill University, Canada)
• Sally Gainsbury (University of Sydney, Australia)
• Jonathan Parke (Sophro Limited, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom)
• Paul Delfabbro (University of Adelaide, Australia)
• Maris Catania (Kindred Group, Malta)
• Jakob Jonsson (Sustainable Interaction & Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
• Gerhard Bühringer (Universität Dresden, Germany)

Interviewed by:
Conny Jones (AGEM) and Birgitte Sand (Sand & Associates)

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• Erwin van Lambaart, chairman ECA, CEO Casinos Austria
• Monika Racek, CEO Admiral Casino & Entertainment, Austria
• Stefania Colombo, IGT Digital, Italy
• Arjan van ‘t Veer, European Lotteries, Belgium

• Beyond pop-up messages: when can Responsible Gambling message be delivered
  Carrie Shaw, Responsible Gambling Council, Canada
• It's all about the money: decoding why players engage in long sessions without breaks
  Tracy Schrans, Focal Research Consultants, Canada
• Auto-play on online slots - effect on gambling behaviour
  Jakob Jonsson, Sustainable Interaction/Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
• Focus groups on evidence-based player protection communication - preception, evaluation and optimization of player protection measures
  Anke Quack, Universitätsmedizin Mainz, Germany
• The case of excluded player in Belgium and gambling limitation - an overview of the current situation
  Roland Louski, Lotterie Nationale, Belgium

• Impact of the Australian Government's 2022 monthly activity statement mandate: an analysis of survey & matched behavioural tracking data
  Robert Heirene, University of Sydney, Australia
• Online and land-based gambling: substitutes or complements?
  Wessel Oomens, Kansspelautoriteit, Netherlands
• Gambler protection on the internet - evaluation of the measures of the German state treaty on gambling 2021
  Tobias Turowski, University of Bremen, Germany
• Legal requirements for gaming machines and devices in Polish law
  Grzegorz Skowronek, Uniwersytet Jana Kochanowskiego w Kielcach, Poland

• Behavioural markers of harm and their potential in identifying product risk in online gambling
  Jonathan Parke, Sheffield Hallam University, United Kingdom
• The development and evaluation of gambling habit hacker: a smartphone app supporting sticking to gambling expenditure limits
  Simone Rodda, Auckland University, New Zealand
• An examination of demographics groups who are less likely to engage in positive play while gambling
  Nigel Turner, Centre for Addiction and Mental health, Canada
• Creating a positive play culture among employees
  Jade Luchauer, IGT, United States

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• Tools for modern times"- national dissemination of the universal prevention program for behavioural addictions and risk behaviours in virtual environment
  Dora Dodig Hundriç, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Transforming young gamers: a qualitative sudy of the gaming routines, health practices, and motivaton in esports and education of elite esports students in Norway
  Stian Overå and Niri Talberg, KORUS øst, Norway
• Adolescent gambling prevention: from efficacy to effectiveness with the PRIZE (Prevention of Gambling Risks among Adolescents) project in Italy
  Maria Anna Donati, University of Florence, Italy
• A systematic review of gambling amongst elite athletes and future resarch implications
  Anca-Maria Gherghel, Sheffield Hallam Univeristy & EPIC Global Solutions, United Kingdom
• Responsible gaming in Latin America, history, challenges: from denial to corporate social responsibility
  César A. Sánchez Bello, Asociacion Psiquiatrica de America Latina (APAL), Venezuela

• Setting the scene for remote gambling in Italy
  Valérie Peano, EGLA, Italy
• 20 years of Italian regulated gambling: lessons learned for legal market and consumer protection
  Emmanuele Cangianelli, EGP FIPE, Italy
• Outcomes evaluation after ten years of ORTHOS intensive residential treatment for pathological gamblers
  Riccardo Zerbetto, ORTHOS, Italy

• Understanding youth sports gambling in light of liberalized sports wagering in the United States
  Jeffrey L. Derevensky, McGill University, Canada
• Preliminary experience with gambling prevention events for children and young people in Denmark
  Johan Eklund, The Research Clinic for Gambling Disorder, Denmark
• Young people should be prioritized in responsible gaming measures
  Jenna Ekström and Jenny Henriksson, Paf, Finland‍
• Gambling disorder prevention among teens - the Game Over experience
  Claudio Dalpiaz, PsyPlus ETS, Italy

• Enhancing engagement with safer gambling tools: preliminary results from field trials
  Sally Gainsbury, University of Sydney, Australia
• Best practice self-exclusion standards
  Margaret Carran, Univeristy of London, United Kingdom
• The effect of exclusion on subjective well-being indicators and problem in Swiss casinos
  Suzanne Lischer, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts
• Experiences from limit setting in the gambling industry
  Daniela Johansson, Paf, Finland

• Online gambling patterns in Germany: basic findings of a web survey
  Tobias Hayer, Universität Bremen, Germany
• Threshold of monthly net deposits as indicator of problematic gambling behaviour
  Jeroen Stil and Judith Kas, Kansspelautoriteit, Netherlands
• Mandatory loss limits for customers under 20 years old (18-19 years old) - Norsk Tipping
  Christopher O'Connell and Eivor Korsgaard Fossum, Norsk Tipping, Norway
• Three years of real-time player interactions at Norsk Tipping: results and key learnings
  Tanja Sveen, Norsk Tipping, Norway

• The gambling recovery information network - an international lived experience collaboration
  Matt Smith, Betknowmore, United Kingdom

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• Johan Dokter and Raymond de la Hayde, AGOG, Netherlands
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• Testing the feasibility of the Canadian LRGG in the Finnish cultural context with a mixed methods approach
  Riitta Matilainen, EHYT Finnish Association for Substance Abuse Prevention, Finland
• Developing a new approach for measuring gambling behaviours and harms in Great Britain
  Helen Bryce, Gambling Commission, United Kingdom
• Life after PGSI: could a harms-based approach to measurement align industry interests with public health approaches?
  James Close, University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
• An assessment of the measurement invariance of the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)
  Mana Azizsoltani, University of Nevada, United States

• Understanding the transformative landscape of safer gambling since Mindway AI's inception in 2018
  Rasmus Kjaergaard, Mindway AI, Denmark
• Responsible AI and Machine Learning in Gambling (RAIMLinG): addressing concerns and guiding ethical practice
  Kasra Ghaharian, University of Nevada, United States
• Machine learning early detection of risk factors for gambling disorder in adolescents
  Gemma Mestre-Bach, Universidad Internacional de la Rioja, SA, Spain
• AI-driven risk prediction and RG interventions at Veikkaus
  Emmi Kankkunen, Veikkaus, Finland
• In online gambling, does pattern of deposit activities indicate early sign of responsible gambling related risk?
  Sanjoy Sarkar, Playtech Software Limited, United Kingdom
• A stepwise approach to Duty of Care
  Christofer Hagstedt, Sustainable Interaction Sweden, Sweden
• Nudging players to promote healthy gambling
  Michael Auer, Neccton, Austria
  

• Gambling and problem gambling in the Republic of Cyprus: results of a 2022 national quantitative survey
  Matthew Young, Greo Evidence Insights, Canada
• Basic psychological needs as predictors of gambling problems
  Ilkka Vuorinen, Tampere University, Finland
• Exploring the family counselling service as a setting for gambling prevention in Sweden
  Magdalena Lagerlund, Public Health Agency of Sweden, Sweden
• Comparing motivations for participating in both gambling and gambling-like activities present in contemporary digital games
  Joseph Macey, University of Turku, Finland

• Using consumer insights to inform regulation
  Laura Balla, Gambling Commission, United Kingdom
• Behavioural effects of match play promotions
  Doug Walker, College of Charleston, United States
• Attitudes and perceptions around gambling marketing and advertising
  Marudan Sivagurunathan and Carrie A. Shaw, Responsible Gambling Council, Canada

• In search of the different facets of chasing behaviours among online gamers
  Xavier Noël, Université Libre de Bruxelles
• Identification of gambling as a precipitating factor in deaths by suicide in the national violent death reporting system
  Mark van der Maas, Rutgers University, United States
• Working paper: suicide mortality among individuals with gambling disorder: a comparative cohort study using Norwegian health registry data
  Joakim Hellumbråten Kristensen, University of Bergen, Norway
• Criminal risks in pathological gamblers
  Viorel Lupu and Ramona Lupu, "luliu Hatieganu" Univeristy of Medicine and Farmacy, Romania

• Why did it take you so long to seek help? And how were you met when you opened up about your disordered gambling?
  Niri Talberg and Stian Overå, KORUS øst, Norway
• The role of illusion of control in gambling behaviour among aging players
  Antoine Marques Mourato, Université Paris Cité, France
• A closer look: insights from semi-structured interviews on games and gambling
  Topias Mattinen, Tampere University, Finland
• Is there a 'right time' to interact with players based on how long they play?
  Melissa Salmon, Focal Research Consultants, Canada

• The Spielbank Berlin and its "kernteam" - an experience report
  Judith Schäfer, Spielbank Berlin, Germany
• The number of gambling terminals in a venue and gambling behaviour: an empirical real-world study using player account data
  Dominic Sagoe, University of Bergen, Norway
• Exploring the unintended consequences of loyalty programs within the UK gambling sector
  Violet Justine Mtonga, University of Salford, United Kingdom

• Comitato donne in Gioco
  Antonia Campanella, Comitato donne in Gioco, Italy
• Gender perspective in gambling research in Sweden - results from a scoping review
  Jessika Spångberg, Stockholm University, Sweden
• Some for a good time, some for a long time: women's ratings of the mate value of men with different addictions - an experimental study
  Razieh Chegeni, University of Oslo, Norway
• Risky behaviour of South African woman during periods of constraints
  Linda de Vries, ORE Group, South Africa

(The good news what does the future looks like)

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• Mark Griffiths, Notthingham Trent University, United Kingdom

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Reflections made by participants