Wednesday May 27, 2026

Casino Industry: Operations & Tourism

Top 10 Strategies for Successful Industry-Academia Collaboration

Rachel Croson, University of Minnesota

12:00 AM

Casino Industry: Operations & Tourism

SATISFACTION, LOYALTY, OR INERTIA: WHAT BRINGS BACK CUSTOMERS BEFORE AND AFTER A COVID-19 SHUTDOWN?

Sanghee Kim, California State University Long Beach

12:00 AM

Casino Industry: Social & Community Impact

"Casinos in Las Vegas are at the top”: Perceptions of Casino Tourism among Israeli Problem Gamblers Abroad

Hagit Bonny-Noach, Department of Criminology, Ariel University & Israeli Society of Addiction Medicine (ILSAM)
Sapir Asor, Department of Criminology, Ariel University

12:00 AM

Casino Industry: Social & Community Impact

Corridor Court and the Order Out ordinance: Clark County’s solution to homelessness in Las Vegas a jackpot for gaming industry

Harrison Epstein, UNLV Boyd School of Law

12:00 AM

Casino Industry: Social & Community Impact

The Social and Economic Impacts of Casinos in Massachusetts and Implications for Other Jurisdictions

Rachel Volberg, University of Massachusetts Amherst

12:00 AM

Esports Betting & Competitive Gaming

An investigation of esports betting: Involvement, risk and gambling-related harms

Vivien Anthony, Rutgers University, Center for Gambling Studies
Lia Nower, Rutgers University
Shannon Cheung, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

12:00 AM

Esports Betting & Competitive Gaming

Risk Governance in Esports Gambling: Addressing Integrity and Regulation in a Rapidly Evolving Ecosystem

Tobias Scholz, University of Agder
Rune Andersen, University of Agder
Joseph Macey, Tampere University; University of Agder
Nepomuk Nothelfer, University of Agder

12:00 AM

Esports Betting & Competitive Gaming

Wanna bet? A framework for understanding multilevel risks in esports betting

Joseph Macey, Tampere University; University of Agder
Nepomuk Nothelfer, University of Agder
Tobias Scholz, University of Agder
Rune Andersen, University of Agder

12:00 AM

Gambling & Mental Health Crises

Gambling With Your Life: Rethinking the Notion of Russian Roulette as Suicide with 20 Years of National Violent Death Reporting System Data

Ryan DiMeglio, Rutgers University Center for Gambling Studies
Jackie Stanmyre, Rutgers University, Center for Gambling Studies
Lia Nower, Rutgers University
Mark van der Maas, Rutgers University Center for Gambling Studies

12:00 AM

Gambling & Mental Health Crises

Sports Betting Legalisation and Suicide Mortality

Ayan Orujov, University of Liverpool

12:00 AM

Gambling & Mental Health Crises

The Black Market Uncovered: A study on the scale and nature of the UK-facing illicit online gambling market

Charlie Leach, Alvarez & Marsal
Lewis Whiting, Obviously Group Limited

12:00 AM

Marketing: Media Representation & Consumer Perception

An in-depth analysis of slot machine vlogs on YouTube

Tiange Xu, Patrick

12:00 AM

Marketing: Media Representation & Consumer Perception

Fans First, Betting Second: A Social Semiotic Analysis of How UK Sports Betting Advertisements Construct the “Real Fan” Gambler

Eleanor Johnson, University of Nottingham

12:00 AM

Marketing: Media Representation & Consumer Perception

Sports Gambling: Savior or Mirage for the future growth of Gambling revenues

Richard McGowan, Boston College

12:00 AM

Poster session

Language Barriers as a Structural Risk Factor in Problem Gambling: An Ethical and Public Health Perspective

Aigerim Aliakparova

12:00 AM

Poster session

Drink in Hand, Limit in Mind: Simultaneous Alcohol Use Does Not Attenuate the Relation Between Monetary Limit Setting and Gambling Harm

Matthew Andersland, The University of Memphis
Sungho Jang, Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research at the University of Memphis · Full-time
James Whelan, The University of Memphis; Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research

12:00 AM

Poster session

Empathy-Aware Large Language Models for AI-Mediated Gambling Addiction Interventions

Liqian Bao, Morgan State University

12:00 AM

Poster session

AN EXPLORATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PROBLEM GAMBLING AND FOOD INSECURITY AMONG OLDER ADULTS IN SOUTHERN NEVADA

Merika Charupoom, UNLV School of Public Health

12:00 AM

Poster session

Beyond Abstinence: A Phenomenological Exploration of Identity and Long-Term Recovery from Gambling Disorder

Sophorn Choau, La Sierra University
Zixuan Zhao, La Sierra University

12:00 AM

Poster session

Examining the Co-occurrence of Cannabis-Gambling Behaviors and Mental Health Outcomes in Canadian College Students

Cerina Dubois, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Amrit Baral, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Lei Ding, Department of Statistics, University of Manitoba
Riana Durrett, UNLV Cannabis Policy Institute
Johannes Thrul, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University
Maya C. Thulin, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University
David C Hodgins, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
Matthew T. Keough, Department of Psychology, York University
Nassim Tabri, Carleton University
Will Shead, Department of Psychology, Mount Saint Vincent University
Samantha J. Dawson, Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia
Hyoun S. Kim, Department of Psychology, Toronto Metropolitan University

12:00 AM

Poster session

Shadows of the Past: Nostalgia Mediates the Relation Between Gambling Identity and Recovery Outcomes

Gray Gaudett, Atlas Institute for Veterans and Families · Contract Part-time

12:00 AM

Poster session

A Systematic Review of Gambling Amongst Elite Athletes With A Focus On Females

Anca-Maria Gherghel, EPIC Global Solutions

12:00 AM

Poster session

Improving the Odds for Living: Identifying Potential Intervention Points Among Individuals Seeking Treatment for Problem Gambling

Vivian Gleason, The University of Memphis
Mark Hastings, University of Memphis
M. David Rudd, The University of Memphis
Meredith Ginley, East Tennessee State University
James Whelan, The University of Memphis; Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research

12:00 AM

Poster session

Risky Loot Box Purchasing and Alcohol Use in College Students

Cassandra Grinstead, Oregon State University

12:00 AM

Poster session

Struggling to make ends meet? A population-based study of problem gambling severity and compromised basic needs

Tanja Grönroos, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

12:00 AM

Poster session

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Relative and Complementary Benefits of Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Problem Gambling and Gambling Disorder

Mark Hastings, University of Memphis
Maggie Gunnigle, Unaffiliated
Brianna Morelli, University of Memphis
Rory Pfund, University of Tennessee Health & Science Center

12:00 AM

Poster session

Motivational Concordance Between Alcohol Use and Gambling as a Moderator of Gambling Severity

Sungho Jang, Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research at the University of Memphis · Full-time
Matthew Andersland, The University of Memphis
James Whelan, The University of Memphis; Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research

12:00 AM

Poster session

Effects of Intimate Partner Violence on Gambling Among New Parents: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Won Kyu Jung, University of Calgary

12:00 AM

Poster session

Effects of Reinforcement Rate and Interval on Online Slot Machine Immersion and Post-Reinforcement Pauses

Isaac Kim, West Virginia University

12:00 AM

Poster session

Navigating the Impact of NIL on College Sports Betting

Kevin Krieger, University of West Florida
Justin Davis, University of West Florida

12:00 AM

Poster session

Adverse childhood experiences and problem gambling: Risk and protective factors among population health survey participants

Kalle Lind, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

12:00 AM

Poster session

From Influence to Illegality: A Open-Source Timeline of Russian Influence, Regulatory Capture, and Wartime Disruption in Ukraine’s Gambling Market

Mark Lucia, Kindbridge Research Institute
Maxwell Hoffman, Kindbridge Research Institute

12:00 AM

Poster session

Odds in Their Pockets: Can a Smartphone Intervention Reduce Gambling Risk in College Students?

Tazio Marotta, Gonzaga University

12:00 AM

Poster session

Revisiting the Interpersonal Theory of Suicide in Problematic Gambling: Evidence for the Robust Role of Perceived Burdensomeness

Holly Mattia, Texas Tech University, P.O. Box 41250, Lubbock, TX 79409-1250
Cole Marvin, Texas Tech University, P.O. Box 42051, Lubbock, TX, 79409-2051
Sean Mitchell, Texas Tech University, P.O. Box 42051, Lubbock, TX 79409-2051
Devin Mills, Texas Tech University

12:00 AM

Poster session

To Gamble or Not to Gamble: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis on the Effect of Cognitive Behavioral Treatment on Gambling Urges

Brianna Morelli, University of Memphis
Margaret Gunnigle
Mark Hastings, University of Memphis
Rory Pfund, University of Tennessee Health & Science Center

12:00 AM

Poster session

Ten-Year Trends in Young Adult Gambling Characteristics entering Outpatient Treatment

Tom Naar, UCLA Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs (ISAP) and UCLA Gambling Studies Program (UGSP) · Full-time

12:00 AM

Poster session

Third-party Casino Servicescape Design Evaluation: Highlighting Architectural Attributes Addressing Health & Wellness

Glenn Nowak, University of Nevada Las Vegas

12:00 AM

Poster session

Affordability as the Fourth A: Extending the Ecological Framework for Urban Gambling Risk and Policy

Paulette O'Gilvie PhD, American Baptist College
Vena Schexnayder, Arkansas Problem Gambling Council

12:00 AM

Poster session

Analyzing Paroli and Let-It-Ride Betting Systems: Expected Gain, Variance, and Risk Measures in Roulette

Peter Pflaumer, Technical University of Dortmund, Department of Statistics

12:00 AM

Poster session

Honesty, Control, and Openness as Protective Processes in Gambling-Involved Couples

Nassim Tabri, Carleton University

12:00 AM

Poster session

Impulsivity, Cannabis Use, and Gambling in a Nationally Representative Sample of U.S. Adults

Karen Valle Frias, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

12:00 AM

Poster session

Responsible Sports Betting in Canada: Applied Evidence for Positive Play and Harm Prevention

Ali Poursabouri
Jennifer Reynolds, Responsible Gambling Council

12:00 AM

Poster session

Demographic Factors Mediating Gambling Severity and Treatment Outcomes Among CalGETS Clients

Aiden Wong, UCLA Gambling Studies Program

12:00 AM

Poster session

Understanding gambling harm of affected others in couple relationships: The role of the gambling partner’s financially focused self-concept and gambling problems

Nassim Tabri, Carleton University

12:00 AM

Poster session

The Underground World of Influencer Trading Card Gambling or "Breaking"

Brady Simpson, University of Calgary

12:00 AM

Poster session

Generation Z and Gambling: A Bibliometric Study of Social and Economic Consequences

Nailya Saifulina, University of Santiago de Compostela
Natalya Solomatina, University of Santiago de Compostela

12:00 AM

Poster session

High Stakes, Low Mood: Gambling Behavior and Mental Health Across Age Groups in Indiana

Desiree Reynolds, Indiana University
Mary Lay, Indiana University
Mikyoung Jun, Indiana University

12:00 AM

Poster session

Does Ethnic Identity Moderate the Association Between Ethnic Discrimination and Gambling Harm Among Hispanic or Latino/a/x College Students?

Adrianna Valencia, The University of Memphis

12:00 AM

Public Health: Monitoring & Data Innovation

Financial Stability and Responsible Gambling : Insights From Different Disciplines

Tim Fong, Kindbridge Research Institute

12:00 AM

Public Health: Monitoring & Data Innovation

Guiding Gambling Policy and Problem Gambling Treatment Decisions Using ArcGIS StoryMaps

Jackie Stanmyre, Rutgers University, Center for Gambling Studies
Lia Nower, Rutgers University
Alexander Cohen, Rutgers University

12:00 AM

Public Health: Monitoring & Data Innovation

The use of commercial data to assess the reliability of surveys in a post-Covid world

Daniel Waugh, University of Liverpool

12:00 AM

Public Health: Social Costs & Economic Burden

Gambling and Wellbeing: Uneven Gains and Deficits Across Risk Levels

Kaori Narita, University of Liverpool Management School

12:00 AM

Public Health: Social Costs & Economic Burden

Social costs of gambling problems: Evidence from Finnish Administrative Data

Tuomo Kainulainen, University of Eastern Finland, Business School

12:00 AM

Public Health: Social Costs & Economic Burden

The Individual and Economic Impact of Gambling: An Analysis of Spending Displacement

George Ferridge, University of Warwick
Steven Murphy, Warwick Business School (UK)
Naomi Muggleton, Warwick Univerisity

12:00 AM

Regulation: Behavioral Impacts & Market Outcomes

Impact of online gambling regulation on gambling behaviour

Michael Auer, NECCTON gmbh

12:00 AM

Regulation: Behavioral Impacts & Market Outcomes

Gambling Involvement and Problem Gambling: Finding from a General Population Survey

Bruno Škovrlj, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Renata Glavak Tkalić, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

12:00 AM

Regulation: Behavioral Impacts & Market Outcomes

Subjective Wellbeing as a Mediator Between Internalizing Symptoms and Problem Gambling in a Nationally Representative Sample

Renata Glavak Tkalić, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia
Bruno Škovrlj, Ivo Pilar Institute of Social Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia

12:00 AM

Regulation: Legal Frameworks & Oversight

Gambling and Problem Gambling in Germany: Data from the Gambling Survey 2025 and the OASIS Player Exclusion System

Gerhard Meyer, University of Bremen

12:00 AM

Regulation: Legal Frameworks & Oversight

Revisiting the Legal Definition of “Gambling” in an Era of Prediction Markets and Other Gambling-Like Activities

Ray Cho, Rutgers University Center for Gambling Studies
Lia Nower, Rutgers University
Alexander Cohen, Rutgers University
Jackie Stanmyre, Rutgers University, Center for Gambling Studies

12:00 AM

Regulation: Legal Frameworks & Oversight

The Role of Civilian Informers, Undercover Law Enforcement Officers and Agent Provocateurs in Prosecuting Online Gambling Offences in Malaysia: A Comparative Overview with Brunei and Singapore

Sharifah Zulia Balqish S Agil, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Selangor, Malaysia; Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia

12:00 AM

Sports Betting: Youth, Addiction & Education

Betting on More Than the Game: Elevated Cannabis Use Disorder Risk Among U.S. Sports Gamblers

Frankie Nieblas, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

12:00 AM

Sports Betting: Youth, Addiction & Education

Segmenting College Student Sports Bettors: Who Bets, Why They Bet, and How to Tailor Interventions

Brandon Mastromartino, Institute on Sports Wagering and Gaming
Katherine Spilde, San Diego State University

12:00 AM

Sports Betting: Youth, Addiction & Education

When Sports Betting Addiction Takes Hold: Creation and Validation of the Sports Betting Addiction Index

Andrew Billings, University of Alabama
Kenon Brown, The University of Alabama

12:00 AM

Treatment: Clinical Approaches

A Mixed Methods Examination of Client Experience and Effectiveness of a Residential Treatment Facility for Gambling Disorder

Jonah Im, Los Angeles Human Rights Initiative

12:00 AM

Treatment: Clinical Approaches

Problem Gambling Treatment Dropout: Why Clients Leave & How To Help Them Stay

Jeff Marotta, Problem Gambling Solutions, Inc.
Glenn Yamagata, Oregon Council on Problem Gambling
Paige Vazquez, Problem Gambling Solutions, Inc.

12:00 AM

Treatment: Clinical Approaches

Psychedelic-assisted therapy for people with gambling disorder?

Pedro Romero, BetBlocker · Part-time

12:00 AM

Treatment: Digital & Intervention Design

GRIN: A Transatlantic Model for Embedding Lived Experience Peer Specialists in Safer Gambling Systems

Anna Niemczewska, Betknowmore UK
Odessa Dwarika, Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health

12:00 AM

Treatment: Digital & Intervention Design

The need for Pro-Activity, Positive Play, Personalized Approach and Proof of Evidence: My lucky Numbers

Pieter Remmers, Assissa- G4

12:00 AM

Treatment: Digital & Intervention Design

Designing interventions to avoid the inevitability of abstinence/cessation in gambling

Mathew Reynolds

12:00 AM

Treatment: Family, Training & Support Systems

Listening at Scale: Innovative Approaches to Engage Those Impacted by Gambling Harm

Stacy Shaw, OREGON LOTTERY
Jay Robinson, JR Consulting

12:00 AM

Treatment: Family, Training & Support Systems

Psychotherapeutic Support for Concerned Significant Others Impacted by Gambling Disorder

Noah Anderson, East Tennessee State University
Lily Milam, East TN State University

12:00 AM

Treatment: Family, Training & Support Systems

Three-Tiered Staff Training System for Establishing Support for Gambling Disorder in Japan

Keiji Kobara, Osaka University of Commerce
Tatsuro Tanioka, TANIOKA GAKUEN Educational Foundation, Osaka University of Commerce
Ichiro Tanioka, TANIOKA GAKUEN Educational Foundation, Osaka University of Commerce
Nobumori Otani, Institute of Amusement Industry, Osaka University of Commerce

12:00 AM

Youth Gambling: Emerging Adult Profiles

From Adolescence to Adulthood: Sharing the Profile of High-Risk Gamblers

Lisa Chaney, Learning Tree Institute at Greenbush
Farzana Sultana, Learning Tree Institute at Greenbush

12:00 AM

Youth Gambling: Emerging Adult Profiles

Profiling Emerging Adult Gamblers: A Latent Class Analysis

Michele Stacey, East Carolina University
Michelle Malkin, East Carolina University

12:00 AM

Youth Gambling: Emerging Adult Profiles

The Emerging Adult Gambling Longitudinal Exploratory Study (EAGLES): Results from the First Wave (N=2,000+) and Insights for Future Waves

Michelle Malkin, East Carolina University
Michele Stacy

12:00 AM

Youth Gambling: University & Athlete Programs

Engaging Today's Student Leaders in Executive Gaming Leadership Classes at the University Level

Julie Hogan, University of Nevada, Reno

12:00 AM

Youth Gambling: University & Athlete Programs

From Prevalence to Prevention: Assessing Gambling Behaviors and Implementing a Harm-Reduction Program Among University Students.

Alexander Connolly, The University of New Mexico

12:00 AM

Youth Gambling: University & Athlete Programs

Gambling, Integrity, and Safeguarding Athlete Vulnerability: A Case Study from the NCAA + EPIC Global Solutions Partnership

Megan Popovic, EPIC Global Solutions
Brian Selman, EPIC Global Solutions

12:00 AM