Programme th 11 European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues Development of the invisible and unknown: Research, Responsibilities and Regulation 13 - 16 September 2016 InterContinental Lisbon, Portugal the conference language is English 1 Tuesday – 13 September 2016 12.00 – 20.00 Registration of participants location: conference desk, foyer, floor 2 13.30 – 17.00 Pre conference workshops Pre conference workshop 1 - Match Fixing location: Óbidos A + B, floor 0 Workshop participants • Evangelos Alexandrakis, Sports Secretary European Lotteries, Switzerland • Joao Paulo de Almeida, Olympic Committee Portugal • Khalid Ali, ESSA, Belgium • Marcelo Moriconi, Transparency International Portugal • Pedro Varas, LaLiga, Spain • Thierry Pujol, la Francaise des Jeux, France • Tjeerd Veenstra, Dutch FA KNVB, the Netherlands Workshop facilitator • Philippe Vlaemminck, Pharumlegal, Belgium Pre conference workshop 2 – The Basics of Applying Motivational Interviewing to Gambling Problems location: Porto, floor 0 Workshop facilitator: • David Hodgins, Ph.D., Professor, University of Calgary, Canada 15.00 – 20.00 Registration of conference participants location: conference desk, foyer, floor 2 18.00 – 20.00 Welcome cocktail location: InterContinental, room Eduardo VII, floor 2 the conference language is English 2 Wednesday – 14 September 2016 08.00 – 17.30 Registration of participants location: conference desk, foyer, floor 2 08.45 – 09.30 Welcome and official opening location: Coimbra A + B, floor 2 Chair of the morning programme: Pieter Remmers, Assissa Consultancy Europe, the Netherlands • Heliodoro Giner, chairman of the Executive Committee of the EASG, Spain • Pedro Santana Lopes, President of Santa Casa, Portugal • Joao Goulao, President of Drugs and Addictions HNS Service (SICAD), Portugal 09.30 – 10.30 To Regulate or not to Regulate. Small and beautiful? location: Coimbra A + B, floor 2 • Luis Coelho, Inspectorate General on Gaming, Portugal • Birgitte Sand, Danish Gambling Authority, Denmark 10.30 – 11.00 To Regulate or not to Regulate. Big and Ugly? location: Coimbra A + B, floor 2 • Harrie Temmink, European Commission, Belgium 11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break location: foyer, floor 2 11.30 – 12.30 New Developments in Research location: Coimbra A + B, floor 2 • New Findings in the Genetics of Problem Gambling Marc Potenza, Yale University, USA • What are the effects and consequences of gambling advertising? New Swedish data in the light of previous research Per Binde, University of Gothenburg, Sweden 12.30 – 13.45 Lunch location: Eduardo VII, floor 2 the conference language is English 3 13.45 – 15.25 Parallel Sessions Session 1 – Symposium: Youth Gambling location: Coimbra B, floor 2 Moderator: Jeffrey Derevensky, McGill University, Canada • Parents' Perception of Youth Gambling and other Risk Behaviors - Comparison between Croatian and Canadian Parents Neven Ricijas, University of Zagreb, Croatia • Youth Problem Gambling: A comparison between Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina Dora Dodig, University of Zagreb, Croatia • Teacher Awareness and Attitudes Regarding Adolescent Risk Behaviours: A Convenience Sample of Finnish Middle and High School Teachers Sari Castrén, National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland • A Cross-cultural comparative analysis of Romanian and Canadian Mental Health Professionals’ perceptions of adolescent gambling Loredana Marchica, McGill University, Canada • Behavioral addictions among adolescents: Do the predictors of pathological behaviors differ across gambling and video-gaming? Maria Anna Donati, University of Florence, Italy Session 2 – Focus on Research, Gambling and Harm location: Coimbra A, floor 2 Chair: Jane Rigbye, Responsible Gambling Trust, United Kingdom • Something weird, interesting and important is going on: Changing relationships between gambling availability, participation and harm Max Abbott, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand • Reflections on the results of the 4th Italian Prevalence study problem gambling Claudio Barbaranelli, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy • An empirical study of the relationship between losses disguised as wins and gambling behaviour Tony Leino, University of Bergen, Norway • Item biases within the Gambling Related Cognitions Scale (GRCS): The particular case of poker players David Lévesque, Université Laval, Canada • Gambling behaviours and problem gambling amongst older adults in Ontario at casinos or slot machine venues Nigel Turner, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada the conference language is English 4 Session 3 – Regulators and Economics location: Porto, floor 0 Chair: Alan Littler, Kalff Katz & Franssen, the Netherlands • The Impact of Taxation on Channelization: Myths, Misunderstandings, and Missing Data Rein Halbersma, Netherlands Gaming Authority, The Netherlands • A Comparison of Casino Anti-Money Laundering Rules and Procedures Between Macao and the United States Carlos Siu Lam, Macao Polytechnic Institute, China • The regulation of casinos in Macau Jorge Godinho, University of Macao, China • Legal changes on a gambling market in Poland Martyna Pawlowska, Instytut im. Edwarda Taylora, Poland Session 4 – Self-exclusion and What’s Next; The industry involved! location: Óbidos A, floor 0 Chair: Connie Jones, AGEM, USA • Evaluating Responsible Gambling Programs: A Review and Integration of Published Work Brad Cousins, University of Ottowa, Canada • Gambling Behaviour after Self- or Forced-Exclusion from Casino Gambling in Germany Gerhard Bühringer, Technical University Dresden, Germany • The impact of Industry-led harm-minimisation initiatives in Britain: A road-map for realistic evaluation through cross-sector collaboration David Parsons, Leeds Becket University, United Kingdom • The Socio-Economic Impact of Casino Gambling in Australia Michael O’Neil and Paul Delfabbro, Adelaide University, Australia • The ECA Responsible Gaming Certification Standard Herman Pamminger, Casino Austria, Austria the conference language is English 5 Session 5 – Preventing Gambling Harm location: Óbidos B, floor 0 Chair: Malcolm Bruce, Gambling Integrity, United Kingdom • Monitoring gambling impacts and preventing gambling harm in Massachusetts Rachel Volberg, University of Massachusetts, USA • The complex relationship between participation, prevalence and harm – recent findings from large prevalence studies down under in Victoria (Australia) Rosa Billi, Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, Australia • Changing the way gambling services are delivered to Indigenous Australians: New Directions Marisa Fogarty, Australian National University, Australia • An integrated Pilot Programme for Prevention and Assistance of Gambling Disorders at Neuquén Province, Argentina Julio Angel Brizuela & Alfreido Cia, APAL Section of Pathological Gambling and Behavioural Addictions - Conjugar Center, Argentina • The gambling operator and harm minimisation: An overview of the theory and evidence regarding the operator’s role in preventing and reducing harm in commercial gambling Jonathan Parke, Sophro Ltd., United Kingdom 15.25 – 15.55 Tea break location: foyer, floor 2 15.55 – 17.35 Parallel Sessions Session 1 – Symposium: State of the Art in the Practices of Responsible Gaming location: Coimbra B, floor 2 • Robert Ladouceur, Laval University, Canada • Alex Blaszczynski, University of Sydney, Australia Session 2 – Symposium: The Bingo Project location: Coimbra A, floor 2 • National Bingo Vision: Welfare State Restructuring and Gambling in Britain Kate Bedford, Kent Law School, United Kingdom • Risk and Welfare: The Regulation of Online Bingo in the European Union Donal Casey, Kent Law School, United Kingdom • It’s All about that Place: Commercial bingo regulation in Brazil Toni Williams, Kent Law School, United Kingdom the conference language is English 6 Session 3 – Online and the Future location: Porto, floor 0 Chair: Alan Littler, Kalff Katz & Franssen, the Netherlands • Gambling behaviour – before and after regulated online casino games came into the Norwegian regulated market Jonny Engebø, The Norwegian Gaming Authority, Norway • Actual Online Gambling Behaviour: A Critical Review of the Literature José Bernardo Chagas, ISEG – University of Lisbon, Portugal • Digital Gambling as Leisure: Exploring Psychological Needs and the Moderating Effects of Game Preferences Jonathan Parke & Peter Scholfield, Sophro Ltd. United Kingdom • Online Gambling in the EU – from data protection to gambler protection Dusan Pavlovic, University of Bologna, Italy & University of Tilburg, the Netherlands • National Commission for On-Line Gambling Regulation (What governments should be focusing on) Susan Cacciotti, Bentleigh Bayside Community Health & Gambler’s Help Southern, Australia Session 4 – Treatment of Problem Gaming location: Óbidos A, floor 0 Chair: Jane Rigbye, Responsible Gambling Trust, United Kingdom • Gambling motives in gamblers seeking treatment and its association to gambling behaviour at 6 month follow-up Bettina Grüne, Institut für Therapieforschung, Germany • Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Online and Offline Portuguese Gamblers: A pilot study Pedro Hubert, Instituto Apoio Jogador, Portugal • Online treatment of problem gambling in Italy. Results and implications. Fabio Lucchini, FeDerSerD, Italy • Factors associated with problem gambling treatment success: Results from a randomised controlled trial of psychological interventions Stephanie Merkouris, Monash University, Australia • Market research: an important marketing tool that also works as a prevention