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This Australian paper discusses gambling as a public health concern and outlines why local circumstances are central to such concerns. It argues that local circumstances of individuals and communities are critical to whether gambling activity is problematic, and that strategies designed to prevent or minimize gambling-related problems should target the local contextual environment.
This UK report offers a European country-by-country analysis of the known empirical (and in some cases anecdotal) evidence of gambling and problem gambling in each country.
This UK paper provides information on participation remote forms of gambling, i.e., via computer, mobile phone or interactive television. The findings are from questions asked through an omnibus survey conducted by ICM Research in 2001 and 2005.
An initiative of the Australian Ministerial Council on Gambling, this online research database lists over 1500 gambling research publication titles - searchable via topic, title author or category.
The following report presents the results of a survey conducted by Ipsos Reid and Gemini Research on behalf of the Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch of British Columbia’s Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General. The main objectives of this research were to determine the prevalence and nature of gambling and problem gambling within the adult population of British Columbia, as well as to compare findings to prior surveys completed in British Columbia and in other Canadian provinces. Problem gambling estimates were assessed using the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI). This paper discusses how each member of a couple that includes a pathological gambler differs in their perception of harm related to gambling.
Over the past decade, Canadians have accessed the Internet in record numbers to look for information, communicate with others, make transactions, and to provide entertainment. In addition to these seemingly benign activities, they've been using the Internet to gamble at online casinos, place sports wagers, and to utilize the services of peer-to-peer betting exchanges. Of those individuals who frequent gambling sites, there is a paucity of information concerning whom they are or why they've chosen to participate in this gambling format. Dr. Rob Wood and Dr. Rob Williams of the University of Lethbridge jointly received a grant from the Institute to address this knowledge gap through their investigation entitled: "Using on on-line survey techniques to profile the internet gambler: A pilot study."
Research Agenda: Manitoba Gaming Control Commission 2008/9
The Manitoba Gaming Control Commission seeks to address significant goals in the area of problem gambling by completing an extensive agenda including the development of valid frameworks capable of accurately measuring the impact of gambling within the province and country understanding, and implementation of responsible gambling/harm reduction programs In 2003, an inter-provincial group of funding partners was convened under the aegis of the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse (CCSA) to oversee the development of the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory (CAGI). The objective was to develop an instrument for assessing gambling risk and problem gambling in adolescent populations. This research was to be undertaken in two phases. Phase I included an examination of the gambling literature, consulting with an expert panel and conducting focus groups with adolescents. This process resulted in the development of a conceptual framework, an operational definition of adolescent problem gambling, and a draft pool of 51 candidate items for measuring gambling risk and problems among adolescents.
Contains the key documents that were reviewed to develop the PHASE I REPORT on the Canadian Adolescent Gambling Inventory (CAGI) listed above.
Performance and Enhancement of the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI): Report and Recommendations
(PHASE II - FINAL REPORT)
Phase II of the project involved providing a common version of CAGI in English and French and testing the candidate items to determine which should be included in the final instrument. Data collection included a pilot test with students from Manitoba and from Québec, followed by a general school survey, a re-test from the general school survey, and clinical validation interviews with students who initially participated in the general school survey.
Phase III of the project has now been launched to fine-tuning the instrument through testing in clinical settings. Specifically, the objectives are a) to assess the classification accuracy of the CAGI for detecting problem gambling behaviours against a clinical assessment; and b) to compare the CAGI with existing instruments for youth problem gambling.
This research initiative was funded by agencies in the provinces of Nova Scotia, Québec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia.
(Rapport final de la Pahse II)
En 2003, un groupe interprovincial de partenaires financiers a été formé sous l’égide du Centre canadien de lutte contre l’alcoolisme et les toxicomanies (CCLAT) pour superviser l’élaboration de l’Inventaire canadien des jeux de hasard et d’argent chez l’adolescent (ICJA). Le projet de recherche en deux phases visait à concevoir un instrument permettant d’évaluer le risque et les problèmes de jeu chez les populations adolescentes. La phase I consistait en un examen de la littérature sur les jeux de hasard et d’argent et impliquait la consultation d’un comité d’experts ainsi que la tenue de groupes de discussion avec des adolescents. Ce processus a permis le développement d’un cadre conceptuel, d’une définition opérationnelle du jeu problématique chez les adolescents et d’un ensemble de 51 items candidats visant à mesurer les risques associés aux jeux de hasard et d’argent ainsi que les problèmes de jeu chez les adolescents. [lien vers le rapport de la phase 1 ici]
La phase II du projet consistait à obtenir une version commune française et anglaise de l’ICJA et à tester les items candidats afin de déterminer lesquels devraient être inclus dans l’instrument final. La cueillette de données comprenait les éléments suivants : un test pilote mené auprès d’élèves du Manitoba et du Québec, suivi d’une étude en milieu scolaire, d’un retest de l’étude en milieu scolaire et d’entrevues de validation clinique menées auprès d’élèves ayant pris part à l’étude en milieu scolaire.
La phase III du projet est maintenant amorcée et permettra de raffiner l’instrument grâce à des tests en milieux cliniques. Elle visera plus spécifiquement à mesurer la justesse de la classification de l’ICJA par rapport à une évaluation clinique et à comparer l’ICJA aux autres instruments de mesure du problème de jeu chez les jeunes.
La version finale de l’ICJA devrait être rendue publique au début de l’automne 2009. Bien qu’on encourage les chercheurs à tester l’instrument et à informer l’équipe de recherche de leurs conclusions, les commanditaires, eux, les mettent en garde contre une utilisation générale de l’inventaire dans des études auprès de la population tant que l’instrument n’aura pas été parachevé et publié.
Ce projet de recherche a été financé par des organismes de la Nouvelle-Écosse, du Québec, de l’Ontario, du Manitoba, de l’Alberta et de la Colombie-Britannique.
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