This book has 14 chapters divided among three sections: Problem Gambling, Gambling and Family Problems, and Future Directions. Tepperman’s recommendations for treatment, policy, and research represent a very good integration of sociological knowledge and theory with problem gambling and will be of interest to sociologists and researchers, as will the last chapter on regulation theory. The idea of role exits and the inherent “delay, mind-changing and backsliding” (p. 290) will be familiar to clinicians and those who study abstinence and relapse cycles among addicts. Regulation theory posits that embeddedness can produce overregulation, spouse regulation or kin regulation, while lack of embeddedness generates underregulation. Therapists would do well to pay attention to this.

The Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre is pleased to announce that solicitations will be opening for the following awards:

Level I Awards: The Level I research award program has been revamped to include a two-stream application and evaluation system. The Centre will be accepting applications for this award on Monday January 18th, 2010. Guidelines and evaluation criteria will be available on the website at that time.

Deadline for submissions is February 12th, 2010 at 5pm.

**Research for this award must begin prior to March 31st, 2010.**

The Problem Gambling Foundation of New Zealand is pleased to announce that ten conference scholarships are now available for New Zealand participants, courtesy of the Tindall Foundation. These scholarships will include the registration fee (which includes morning and afternoon teas and lunches during the conference) and accommodation which will be arranged by the organisers. Attendees will be responsible for their travel arrangements and any other costs. These scholarships are for individuals who would not be able to attend the 2010 International Gambling Conference in Auckland without the benefit of this scholarship.

Deadline for submissions is February 10th, 2010.

The International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviors at McGill University invites submissions to the 2009 Durand Jacobs Award competition, to be awarded to be best graduate student paper related to the psychology of addictive behaviors. This annual award is dedicated to Dr. Durand Jacobs’ lifelong efforts to help mentor students. Published and/or publishable papers will be considered by the selection committee, comprised of an international panel of experts in the field. The recipient will receive an award plaque and their work will be featured in the Youth Gambling International newsletter. Graduate students from all related disciplines are encouraged to submit.

Deadline for submissions is February 26th, 2010.

Authors wishing to present a paper during the course of the Conference must submit in advance, as a requirement for acceptance, a summary or abstract of the proposed content with a maximum extension of 250 words, setting out the general interest of the paper for the participants at the Conference and describing the contents of the presentation.

Deadline for submissions is July 1st, 2010.

Nadine Kauffman
Manager, Information Services
Responsible Gambling Council
www.responsiblegambling.org

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