Charitable Gambling - Ontario [Consultation]

The Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario has produced "A Consultation Document on the Modernization of Charitable Gaming" (2005, May). "This paper provides some background regarding how charitable gaming is currently regulated, what is to be accomplished through this consultation, and guiding principles for the consultation. The most important section in this paper outlines a number of areas for possible change and requests comment and feedback on those points."

American Journal of Economics and Sociology [Call for Papers]

Larry Moss, editor of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology has posted the message "Call for Papers (2006)" on the History of Economics (HES) email list. This issue of the American Journal of Economics and Sociology (AJES) will combine paperson the subject of gaming/gambling from a variety of different perspectives and differentresearch methodologies in the social sciences.

Gambling in Utah? [newspaper series]

Utah is one of only two U.S. states without any form of legalized gambling (the other is Hawaii)... but if you think that Utahns don't gamble, think again. The Deseret News of Salt Lake City is running a series of stories this week on gambling in the State of Utah. See:

1) The big gamble: Utahns support gaming in both word and deed (June 26)

2) Gambling with the law (June 27)

3) Web a gambler's hideaway (June 28)

Youth Gambling International [Newsletter]

The Summer 2005 issue of Youth Gambling International is available on the web site of McGill University's International Centre for Youth Gambling & High-Risk Behaviors... several interesting articles and various news highlights.

Assessment of Problem Gambling Services - California [Report]

Situational assessment of problem gambling services in California (2005, March) is a report by Volberg at al. that includes a fairly thorough review of the status of various problem gambling research and programs.

Professional Addictions Conference 2005 [Presentations]

The Professional Addictions Conference 2005 took place in early June, 2005 and was sponsored by the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (AADAC). The available online presentations included several that relate specifically to gambling.

Gambling in Canada 2005 [Report]

The Canada West Foundation (CWF) report "Gambling in Canada 2005: Statistics and Context" (2005, June) is available on their web site. The report uses statistics from the 2003-04 fiscal year as well as historical trend analysis to provide context for an examination of Canada's main gambling policy issues.

European Conference on Gambling Studies [Online Schedule]

The 6th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues is taking place in Malmö , Sweden between June 29th and July 2nd, 2005. The preliminary programme is available online.

Bill S-11 [Canadian Government Bill]

Bill S-11 is an act to amend the Criminal Code (lottery schemes) and was introduced to the Canadian Senate by Jean Lapointe. Basically, it seeks to restrict VLTs to either casinos or horse racing tracks. You can follow the status of Bill S-11 using the LEGISinfo web site provided by the Library of Parliament.

AGA White Paper & NSW Paper [Online Reports]

It's acronym time...

1) AGA = American Gaming Association. Their most recent online offering is the white paper "The Impacts of Gaming Taxation in the United States" (2005, June).

2) NSW = New South Wales [Australia]. Online report is "Towards a Culture of Responsibility in Gambling: Response by the NSW Government to the Reports of the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal: 'Gambling: Promoting a Culture of Responsibility' and 'Consequential Report on Governance Structures'" (2005, May).

UNLV Gaming Research & Review [Subscriber-only Journal]

Volume 9, Issue 1 (2005) of the UNLV Gaming Research & Review journal has appeared. Electronic access to journal contents is available through the subscription-based databases ABI/Inform & Academic Search Premier... which are available through many academic libraries. The following articles are included in the current issue:

• An Assessment of Crime Volume Following Casino Gaming Development in the City of Detroit
• Gambling in a Fantasy World: An Exploratory Study of Rotisserie Baseball Games
• Profile of Internet Gamblers: Betting on the Future
• Proposal for a Special Issue on Internet Gambling
• The Responsible Gambling Code in Queensland, Australia: Implementation and Venue Assessment

Number of Casinos in Canada [Statistic]

I've counted the number of casinos (including horse racing tracks with slot machines) in Canada and determined that there are currently 82 of them in operation. They broken down as follows:

British Columbia (19); Alberta (19); Saskatchewan (7); Manitoba (4); Ontario (27); Quebec (3); Nova Scotia (2); Yukon (1).

If you think I've missed any or would like a copy of this listing, let me know!

eCOMMUNITY, Volume 3, Issue 1 [Online Journal]

eCOMMUNITY: International Journal of Mental Health & Addiction has just released its new issue (volume 3, issue 1), a special conference issue covering selected peer-reviewed articles from the 2004 New Zealand International Gambling Conference. These articles are available free of charge at http://www.ecommunity-journal.com/issues/issue/3/1.

Problem Gambling & Low Income Earners [Report]

"House of cards: Problem gambling and low income earners in Tasmania" (2005, June) is a report from Anglicare Tasmania [Australia]. This research found that gambling expenditure need not be at a high level for negative impacts to be experienced by people on low incomes.

Description of a Gambling Digital Library Utilizing DSpace

I've created a 10-page document that describes the Alberta Gaming Research Institute Library's DSpace digitization project... called "A digital library of gambling-related publications" (2005, May).

Harm Minimization Measures [Research Report]

"Review of the ACT Government's Harm Minimisation Measures" (2005, March) is a study produced by the Centre for Gambling Research, Australian National University. The main focus is to report on the measures introduced between 1993 and 2002 in the Australian Capitial Territory were:

1) a $10 maximum bet on EGMs (electronic gaming machines, or ‘poker’ machines);
2) a mandatory three-hour shutdown of gaming machines each day, and;
3) a restriction on cash payment of winnings.

Gambling Research Panel Releases Two Studies [Research Reports]

The Gambling Research Panel [Australia] just released two new gambling-related research reports. They are Study of the Impact of Caps on Electronic Gaming Machines (2005, May) and Changes in Wagering within the Racing Industry (2005, May).