GamblingResearch@UBC

📢Strange time to have a paper published… but just out today in CiHB, Gabriel Brooks and me @LukeClark01: The gamblers of the future? Migration from #lootboxes to #gambling in a longitudinal study of young adults @UBCPsych @DMCBrainHealth 🧵⬇️ doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.…

From sports betting to slot machines, opportunities to gamble are not hard to find. Dr. Jeremiah Weinstock joins us to discuss gambling disorders and how they might not be so different from other addictions. Don't miss the latest @AddPsychPodcast episode, dropping next week!

Letter to Addiction highlighting the importance of investigating gambling‐related suicide - Roberts - Addiction - Wiley Online Library onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad… @stevesharman81 @Charles_GwL @GamLearn

To Be Released Shortly.... The complex relationship between return-to-player percentage and problem gambling: A literature review and analytical framework @GamRegGB @WAGambling @vicrgf @CGR_UBC @PGFNZ @GREOntario @EASG_News @Nigel_Turner99

⏰ SAVE THE DATE ⏰: We are thrilled to officially announce that #CAGR2025 will be held in Glasgow on 16 and 17 June 2025. Our first confirmed keynote speaker is the illustrious @CLjeSuppose from Monash University, Australia 🥳🥳

Catch up on our recent webinar: Nostalgia and Behavioural Change with Professor @michaelJAwohl How sentimental longing is a critical factor in both the behavior change and recovery process among people living with a gambling disorder youtube.com/watch?v=8m0zHB…

@JGamblingIssues is recruiting Associate Editor #hiring #Recruiting #Associate #Editor #GamblingTwitter @GamRegGB @RGF_Kenya @WAGambling @GamCare @GREOntario @vicrgf @NCPGambling @MinnesotaAPG

Open access version of our article now available; peruse at your leisure (though when the sun is shining like this, I may question your choices!) Concentration of gambling spending by product type: analysis of gambling accounts records in Norway tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

We are excited to announce the selected abstract oral presenters & themes for #CAGR2024. Check it out here — cagrconference.org/themesandorala… 👏🏻 @SSA_Addiction @AFSGUK @GREOntario @ZonMw @stevesharman81 @RuthJvanHolst

Please take part in this international study if your child plays video games. The team are interested in learning about the video gaming behaviours of children and caregivers, and their spending habits in video games. Thank you! @HBowdenJonesOBE uwaterloo.ca1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_da…

Today I am very happy that my second paper "Gambling Operators' Use of Advertising Strategies on Social Media and Their Effects: A Systematic Review" has been published as part of my dissertation. Free download: link.springer.com/article/10.100… Thanks to my colleagues at @Hohenheim_GRC.

** If you have lived experience of gambling and gambling harm and would like to take part in focus group next looking at how LE and research can work together more productively - please DM me and I'll send you some details.** Please share widely, thanks!

We are recruiting a financial counsellor to join the Gamble Aware team at the University of Sydney Gambling Treatment and Research Clinic. Join an amazing team of psychologists, community engagement officers and researchers Apply now linkedin.com/jobs/view/3839…

The Hail Mary Tactic to Pay Off Student Debt: Sports Betting - WSJ “Gambling for loan payments will strike many parents, teachers and lenders as a bad idea. Consumer advocates warn gambling can be addictive.” archive.ph/2024.02.28-104…

New article by @VirveMarionneau, Søren Kristiansen & Håkan Wall explores trends in longitudinal gambling helpline data from three Nordic countries, and calls for further #harm prevention efforts to address the online #gambling field academic.oup.com/eurpub/advance…

In this Addiction Audio, @RobCalder3 talks to Dr @PNewall, lecturer in psychological science at @BristolUniPsych, about #gambling, and how the industry frames the evidence on gambling advertising. Listen here: buff.ly/481ujMQ

The AFSG are delighted to announce the opening of three research grant pathways for researchers and students working to effectively prevent, reduce, and address gambling harm. Learn about the calls, how to apply, and past funded projects -> afsg.org/funding/

Call for Papers Auckland International Gambling Conference 2024 @JGamblingIssues is excited to announce a special issue in conjunction with the upcoming Auckland International Gambling Conference 2024, organized by @AUTuni @PGFNZ More to come .........

In this episode of Publishing Addiction Science @CasyCalver from @AddJournalEds talks to Prof @WilliamStoops about defining your research's ideal audience for publication in the most suitable journal. Listen here: buff.ly/48M3QUv #PhDAdvice

New paper in @DrugAlcoholDep 5,481 adults ~1 mo out of tx answered questions about availability and enjoyment of non-drug free time activities. Access to pleasant non-drug activities was associated with significantly reduced chance of return to substance use.

New paper from @LukeClark01 and I in @apadivision50 Psychology of Addictive Behaviors “Gender gaps in publications and citations in gambling studies: comparisons against addiction science” @APAjournals @UBCPsych @TMUPsych @CGR_UBC