Thursday May 28, 2026

Casino Industry: History & Culture

Lessons from Fan Studies for Sports Gambling Ventures

Ethan Tussey, Georgia State University
Chelsea Kai Roesch, University of California, Santa Barbara

12:00 AM

Financial Impacts: Debt, Spending & Behavior

Impact of Online Gambling on Credit Card Debt

Mustafa Caliskan, University of Delaware

12:00 AM

Financial Impacts: Debt, Spending & Behavior

The Relationship Between Gambling Involvement and Financial Health: An Analysis of 1.8 Million UK Open Banking Customers

Piyush Puranik, International Gaming Institute, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Kasra Ghaharian, UNLV International Gaming Institute

12:00 AM

Financial Impacts: Debt, Spending & Behavior

The bookie doesn't love you back: analysis of switching behaviour of active UK gamblers derived from bank account data

Charles Cohen, Department of Trust

12:00 AM

Gambling Behavior: Language, Finance & Digital

Cross-Sport Substitution Effects on NBA Betting Volume: Evidence from the 2024–2025 Regular Season

Andrew Weinbach, Coastal Carolina University
Nick Riccardi, Syracuse University
Rodney Paul, Syracuse University

12:00 AM

Gambling Behavior: Language, Finance & Digital

Financially focused people who gamble selectively attend to descriptors of financial hardship: Findings from an emotional Stroop task study

Nassim Tabri, Carleton University

12:00 AM

Gambling Behavior: Language, Finance & Digital

On gamblers' use of language in the context of their financial transaction behaviour, gambling harms and financial harms

Steven Murphy, Warwick Business School (UK)

12:00 AM

Gambling Markets: Policy & Behavioral Response

Dynamic Responses to Gambling Outcomes in iGaming Markets

Matt Mullis, West Virginia University

12:00 AM

Gambling Markets: Policy & Behavioral Response

Do Sportsbooks Cannibalize Lottery Play? Evidence from Non-Jackpot Lottery Sales in Indiana

Rodney Paul, Syracuse University

12:00 AM

Gambling Markets: Policy & Behavioral Response

How Bad Sports Betting Research Can Lead to Bad Sports Betting Regulations

Brent Evans, Georgia College
Doug Walker, College of Charleston

12:00 AM

Gambling Mathematics: Classic Games & Odds

Between the Joker and the Bug: Poker with Semi-Wild Bridgette Cards

Mark Bollman, Albion College

12:00 AM

Gambling Mathematics: Classic Games & Odds

Mathematical studies of baccarat before game theory

Stewart Ethier, University of Utah

12:00 AM

Gambling Mathematics: Classic Games & Odds

Strangling Time Decay Profits from Short-Dated Index Options

Tom Miller, Mississippi State University
Zhuo Li, Montana State University

12:00 AM

Gambling Psychology: Risk, Time & Escalation

Social Representations of Commercial Gambling in Spain (2011–2025): Ambivalence, Stigma, and the Limits of the “Responsible Gambling” Paradigm

David Pere Martínez Oró, Episteme Social. Autonomous University of Barcelona

12:00 AM

Gambling Psychology: Risk, Time & Escalation

A Time to Gamble: How Time Perspective Shapes Gambling Behavior and Risk

Lening Olivera-Figueroa, Morgan State University Center for Data Analytics and Sports Gaming Research (DASGR)
Kyle Nolla, Morgan State University

12:00 AM

Gambling Psychology: Risk, Time & Escalation

End-of-Session Temporal Escalation of High-Stakes Betting: Examining Its Overlap with Loss Chasing

Kengo Yokomitsu, Univerisity of Human Environments
Goki Kohagura, University of Human Environments
Takato Nishioka, University of Human Environments
Meia Tokumoto, University of Human Environments
Daiki Miyagawa, University of Human Environments
Akito Tahara, University of Human Environments

12:00 AM

Gambling Research: Measurement & Online Patterns

Typologies of Online Gambling Behaviours in Great Britain: Insights from Geographic Smart Data Analysis

Shunya Kimura, University of Liverpool

12:00 AM

Gambling Research: Measurement & Online Patterns

How accurate are self-reports? Not very -- Linking population surveys with gambling operator data

Jussi Palomäki, The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare

12:00 AM

Gambling Research: Measurement & Online Patterns

Matched Betting and Gambling Harm: Reassessing the "Risk-Free" Claim

Reece Bush-Evans, Bournemouth University

12:00 AM

Player Protection, Gambling Literacy, & Risk Reduction

Evaluating Gambling Awareness and Mitigation Education Program to Reduce Underage Gambling and Gambling-Related Harm

Dorothy Koompah, Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research, The University of Memphis

12:00 AM

Player Protection, Gambling Literacy, & Risk Reduction

Math, Data, and Cognitive Bias: Educating Teens to Make Informed Decisions About Gambling

Arty Smith, Gambling Awareness Initiative

12:00 AM

Player Protection, Gambling Literacy, & Risk Reduction

Revolutionizing Responsible Gaming: A Data-Driven Solution for Managing Player Risk and Enhancing Protection

Miha Vidmajer, Sportradar
Martin Rerabek, ICLS -ZHAW

12:00 AM

Responsible Gambling: Culture & Best Practice

Operationalising Safer Gambling: Turning Training Into Culture and Culture Into Daily Practice

Jay Robinson, JR Consulting

12:00 AM

Responsible Gambling: Culture & Best Practice

Responsible Gambling, Consumer Well-Being, and Sustainable Growth: Evidence-Based Insights and Recommendations

Ganga Urumutta Hewage, University of Memphis
Chance Vijit Dow
Jessica Webb, University of Memphis
Meredith Ginley, East Tennessee State University
Jim Whelan, University Of Memphis

12:00 AM

Responsible Gambling: Culture & Best Practice

Designing a Digital Gambling Recovery Support System: Translating Clinical Models into Scalable, Guided Interventions

Michael Zhang, Incumental

12:00 AM

Responsible Gambling: Player Outreach

Care calls: Contacting players at risk. Ten years of experience contacting at-risk players, and how they prevent problem gambling.

Fredrik Liberg Berg, Norsk Tipping
Thomas Walter Gregersen, Norsk Tipping AS

12:00 AM

Responsible Gambling: Player Outreach

Is There a Right Time to Interact with Players in Long Gambling Machine Sessions? Implications for Risk Identification and Messaging

Melissa Salmon, Focal Research Consultants Limited

12:00 AM

Responsible Gambling: Player Outreach

Real world trial: Reduced spend after a targeted three-tier intervention

Sanjoy Sarkar, Playtech Software Limited

12:00 AM

Sports Betting: Behavior & Decision Making

Cognitive ability and dynamic risk taking: Evidence from horserace betting

Niko Suhonen, LUT University, Business School

12:00 AM

Sports Betting: Behavior & Decision Making

What Bettors Don't Know About Their Own Betting: A Programme of Research Using Matched Behavioural and Self-Report Data to Examine the Limits of Informed Decision-Making in Online Sports Wagering

Sally Gainsbury, University Of Sydney

12:00 AM

Sports Betting: Behavior & Decision Making

The Surprising Effects of Bet Size on Enjoyment of Sports Wagering

Nathan Novemsky, Yale University

12:00 AM

Sports Betting: Strategy & Investment

An Investment Management Approach to Sports Betting

Ahmad Namini, Brandeis University

12:00 AM

Sports Betting: Strategy & Investment

Beat the Sportsbook: The Theory and Practice of Successful Sports Betting

Robert Scott, Monmouth University
Mikhail Sher, Monmouth University

12:00 AM

Sports Betting: Strategy & Investment

Price in the Player? Testing Performance-Based Mispricing in NFT Fantasy Sports Markets

Nick Riccardi, Syracuse University
Rodney Paul, Syracuse University
Andrew Weinbach, Coastal Carolina University
Hamid Ekbia, Syracuse University

12:00 AM

Treatment: Peer Support & Community

A Dual Analysis of Understanding Lived Experiences of Gamblers Overcoming Harm:

Marla Stafford, UNLV Lee School of Business
Matt Zarb-Cousin

12:00 AM

Treatment: Peer Support & Community

All In On Recovery: A Community-Based Participatory Approach to Defining Recovery from Problem Gambling

Travis Spencer, Texas Tech University
Devin Mills, Texas Tech University

12:00 AM

Treatment: Peer Support & Community

Addressing Online Gambling Harms: A Tailored Outpatient Model and Outcomes From Westside Gambling Treatment

Fiona Donovan, UCLA Gambling Studies Program
Dan Field, Westside Gambling Treatment
Deborah Buhaj, Westside Gambling Treatment

12:00 AM

Youth Gambling: Risk Factors & Vulnerability

Prediction Markets, by the Numbers: Scale, Growth, and Risk

Glenn Yamagata, Oregon Council on Problem Gambling

12:00 AM

Youth Gambling: Risk Factors & Vulnerability

Exploring the Role of Masculinity in Gambling Behaviors and Responsible Gambling Among Emerging Adult Men

Chance Dow, Tennessee Institute for Gambling Education & Research - The University of Memphis

12:00 AM

Youth Gambling: Risk Factors & Vulnerability

The Role of Psychological Distress in Gambling Participation in Black American College Students: Interim Results of Structural Equation Models

Kyle Nolla, Morgan State University
Lening Olivera-Figueroa, Morgan State University Center for Data Analytics and Sports Gaming Research (DASGR)

12:00 AM