Newscan
  Volume 12, Issue 05 February 5, 2010  
In this Issue:
  1. Recent News
  2. Featured Research
  3. Call for Papers, etc.
  4. Upcoming Events

Recent News
Interactive Gambling Awareness Initiative Launched
February 03, 2010. Portage Online.com.
Loto-Quebec to get into online gambling business
February 03, 2010. CTV.ca.
New Problem Gambling Institute of Ontario improves the odds of better-integrated services to Ontarians
February 01, 2010. Health Canal.com.
Anti-gambling guru's luck turns sour
February 03, 2010. The Montreal Gazette.
Odds of addiction grow: With more casinos comes an increase in problem gamblers
January 30, 2010. MCT Regional News .
First casino to open in Russian gambling zone
January 30, 2010. Ria Novosti.
More news...
Featured Research
Betting their lives: the close relations of problem gamblers
Lesieur, H.R. (2009).

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.

Call For Papers, Presentations, Grant Proposals, or Nominations
OPGRC Call for Proposals: Level I and Level II Research Awards

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.**


2010 International Gambling Conference Scholarships for New Zealand Participants

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.


2009 Durand Jacobs Award: Call for Papers

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.


Call for Abstracts and Papers: 8th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues

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.

Upcoming Events
2010 International Gambling Conference
February 24-26, 2010 - Auckland City, New Zealand
The Canadian Institute's Gaming in Canada Conference
March 04-05, 2010 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
12th Annual Statewide Compulsive Gambling Awareness Conference
March 18-19, 2010 - Sheyboygan, Wisconsin, USA
Alberta Gaming Research Institute's 9th Annual Conference
April 9-10, 2010 - Banff, Alberta, Canada
Responsible Gambling Council's Discovery 2010 Conference
April 13-16, 2010 - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Minnesota Insitute of Public Health 7th Annual Minnesota Problem Gambling Conference
May 4, 2010 - Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, USA
National Council on Problem Gambling 24th Annual Conference
June 9-12, 2010 - Portland, Oregon, USA
8th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues
September 14-17, 2010 - Vienna, Austria

Hope you've enjoyed this edition of Newscan. We'll see you again next week!

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


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