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An Update on Gambling Research in Alberta, Vol 1, 2001-2002 University of Calgary PRISM: University of Calgary's Digital Repository Alberta Gambling Research Institute Alberta Gambling Research Institute 2002 Research reveals ... : an update on gambling research in Alberta, Vol 1, 2001-2002 Alberta Gaming Research Institute Alberta Gaming Research Institute http://hdl.handle.net/1880/292 technical report Downloaded from PRISM: https://prism.ucalgary.ca ISSUE 4 • VOLUME 1 APRIL / MAY 2002 APRIL / MAY About The Alberta Gaming Research Institute A Vital (and Virtual) Resource The Alberta Gaming Research Institute is a consortium of the Universities IT IS A TRUISM that the heart of any academic institution is its of Alberta, Calgary, and Lethbridge. library; traditionally, it has been the physical repository of knowl- Its primary purpose is to support and edge, both old and new. The Alberta Gaming Research Institute promote research into gaming and Library plays the same essential role. But there is one important gambling in the province. The Institute’s difference between the Institute library and other, more familiar identified research domains include libraries. “There is no separate library,” says Institute Librarian bio-psychological and health care, Rhys Stevens, who is located at the University of Lethbridge. socio-cultural, economic, and government Materials purchased for the collection are housed at the libraries and industry policy and practice. of the Universities of Alberta, Calgary, and Lethbridge. A liaison librarian at each The Institute aims to achieve international of these universities assists with actual collection development and coordination. recognition in gaming-related research. The Institute library primarily supports academic research into all aspects of gam- It is coordinated by a Board of Directors bling, but the general public is welcome to, and indeed does, use its services. The working in collaboration with the Alberta Institute’s website serves as the Library’s major gateway. While the actual contents of Gaming Research Council. The Ministry most publications relating to gambling are not accessible directly on the site, Rhys has of Alberta Gaming provides funding to established comprehensive hyperlinks to the free online versions (published by the the Institute. Institute as well as other groups). The website also provides instructions on how to access the physical and proprietary electronic gambling collections of the three OUR MISSION: consortium libraries. To significantly improve Rhys, who has a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science (Western Albertans’ knowledge of Ontario), agrees that the library portion of the Institute website is an increasingly how gambling affects society useful resource for those conducting research into gambling, as well as an efficient means to disseminate research findings. Future improvements – digitizing historical- Your comments and queries are welcome ly significant Canadian gaming reports, potential collaborative arrangements, and either by e-mail [email protected] building a database of the growing amount of ‘grey’ literature relating to gambling – or phone 780.492.2856. will further enhance this resource. (“Grey literature,” notes Rhys, is “that which is Alberta Gaming Research Institute produced [by] all levels of government, academics, business and industry in print Board of Directors, 2002 and electronic formats, but which is not controlled by commercial publishers.”) Dr. Keith Archer, Chair, University of Calgary “It’s a challenge to keep up with all of the material that is being published on Dr. Dennis Fitzpatrick, University of Lethbridge gambling these days,” says Rhys. To do so, he identifies and summarizes significant Dr. Nady el-Guebaly, University of Calgary gambling-related items from those received through a monitoring service of major Dr. Chris Hosgood, University of Lethbridge daily newspapers and media. As well, an automated email message is sent to Dr. Edd LeSage, University of Alberta subscribers when new academic journal issues become available. Rhys has adapted Ms. Sheila Murphy, Chair, Alberta Gaming these concepts by notifying researchers of new items and publications related Research Council to their research area. He also has access to collection development aids such Dr. Rick Szostak, University of Alberta as library association guides, review journals and publisher catalogues to order Node Coordinators: current publications. Finally, he relies on advice and recommendations from University of Alberta: Dr. Garry Smith gambling researchers themselves. To see what’s newly available, go to ([email protected]) www.abgaminginstitute.ualberta.ca/agrilibrary/blogger.html. University of Calgary: Dr. David Hodgins As the collection grows, the Library becomes a more vital resource for anyone ([email protected]) interested in issues related to gambling. Of course, Rhys would like to hear any ideas University of Lethbridge: Dr. Robert Williams that people might have to improve the usefulness of the Institute website. “And feel ([email protected]) free to contact me for any information requests that you might have!“ He can be reached at [email protected]. >>> photo: Allan Gergel American gamblers with betting Gambling, Law Enforcement and Justice services, was caught and fined, and System Issues: Conference Summary remains in business today.* Mr. Shawn York, Internet Sports and THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA was the site on March 8-9, 2002 of a conference on gam- Gaming Consultant, Yorky’s Sports Pix, bling, law enforcement and justice system issues. Featuring policy makers, academia, Edmonton: provides website-based sports the gambling industry, law enforcement agencies and the legal profession, the con- handicapping services for those who use ference provided both broad overviews and in-depth analyses of gambling issues. online sports books, currently illegal (but popular) in Canada and the US, but legal Mr. Ivan E. Sack, Editor, Canadian Gaming News: ship between crime and gambling, and will provide in other jurisdictions (mainly the Caribbean). provided an overview of legalized gambling in more information on the impact gaming has on law Honourable Ron Stevens, Minister, Alberta Canada, including a region-by-region review of enforcement agencies.* Gaming: provided an overview of the recent current issues. He observed that there is still little Dr. Harold Wynne, Wynne Resources, Edmonton: Gaming Licensing Review Policy and the knowledge of gambling’s economic impact and presented the results of a 1998 research project significance of public consultation to its emphasized the importance of maintaining an that examined the relationship between crime and development. arms-length relationship between regulators gambling. The study concluded that illegal gambling Prof. Jan McMillen, University of Western and operators. is not pervasive throughout western Canada, but is Sydney, Australia: Examined similarities Det. Insp. Larry Moodie, Ontario Provincial most prominent in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, and differences between gambling in Police: In recent years, Ontario has allocated and Winnipeg. He also presented an overview of Australia and Canada, and what works increased resources to fight organized crime the current study referred to by Sgt. McDonald (government regulation and control, interna- in gambling, since illegal sports betting is a multi- (above).* tional cooperation) and what does not billion dollar activity in North America – for every Dr. John McMullan, St. Mary’s University, (proliferation of gaming machines and $1 bet legally, $152 is bet illegally. As well, of each Halifax: presented an in-depth case study of video venues, lack of high-level coordination dollar earned by bookmakers, 92 cents flows lottery terminal fraud, noting that the criminal and enforcement resources).* through the hands of organized crime. Internet technology was sophisticated and required Mr. Bo Bernhard, Department of gambling provides an ideal climate for organized collusion and teamwork. The results caused Sociology, University of Nevada: crime to thrive.* the Atlantic Lottery Corporation to take remedial as gambling moves into the mainstream, Det. Jim Rorison, Calgary Police Service: action with its VLTs. so will its associated descriptive pathology. presented a detailed case study of an undercover Mr. Peter Teasdale, Q.C., Regional Director, A “profound parallelism” has emerged operation to close down illegal gaming houses in Alberta Justice, Edmonton: provided an overview between medical terminologies associated Calgary and Edmonton, providing an appreciation of the Criminal Code of Canada and its interpreta- with both mental illness and gambling of the amount of work required for such an opera- tion as it relates to gambling, and criteria to addiction, giving rise to the question: if tions. Because the Alberta Gaming and Liquor determine what is legal and what is illegal.* pathological gambling is in fact a medical Commission has extended legal poker gambling Mr. Brian Beresh, Beresh, DePoe Cunningham, issue, then why is it treated as a moral one? * to 22 hours per day, the need for illegal houses Barristers, Edmonton: presented a defense Dr. Henry Lesieur, Brown University/ has almost disappeared.* lawyer’s perspective of gambling and its conse- Rhode Island Hospital: presented a socio- Brian Jones, Investigations, Alberta Gaming quences, noting in particular “the devastating logical overview of crimes and crime rates and Liquor Commission (AGLC), Edmonton: personal effects
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