Society for the Study of Gambling
MEETING AGENDA
Thursday 26 November 2015
Agenda
13.30 – 14.00
Reception and tea/coffee
14.00 – 14.05
Introductions of new Executive Committee members
14.05 – 15.15
Speakers
Kate Bedford and Oscar Alvarez-Macotela – “The Bingo Project –
some preliminary results”
Lee Richardson – "In-play betting on football – Growth,
challenges & outlook”
15.15 – 15.45
Tea/coffee break
15.45 – 16.55
Speakers
Adam Oliver – “Behavioural Economics: can it be used to change
gamblers’ behaviour?”
Raian Ali – “Digital addiction warning labels – can they be
applied to gambling products?”
Guest Speaker biographies
Kate Bedford
Kate is a Reader in Law at Kent Law School, University of Kent, where she teaches public law and
law and development. She is currently the principal investigator on an Economic and Social
Research Council funded project into the socio-legal regulation of gambling (ES/J02385X/1, A Full
House: Developing A New Socio-Legal Theory of Global Gambling Regulation).
Oscar Alvarez-Macotela
Oscar is a social scientist specialising in qualitative research, with field-work experience in rural
and urban areas. He holds a Ph.D. in International Development and an LLM in International
Commercial and Business Law, both from the University of East Anglia.
Lee Richardson
A Former marketing director of the British Horseracing Board, Lee has also held top executive level
roles with Tote Direct, Coral-Eurobet plc, Chartwell Games International, Boylesports and
ONEworks. He has an MBA from Strathclyde and is a Fellow of the UK Chartered Institute of
Marketing. Currently he is CEO of Gaming Economics, an international e-gaming consultancy and
advisory business.
Adam Oliver
Adam is a Reader in the Department of Social Policy at the London School of Economics and
Political Science. He teaches a range of health policy and health economic-related topics, and his
principal research interests focus upon behavioural economics and its applications to public and
private policy making.
Raian Ali
Raian is a Senior Lecturer in Computing and Head of Research in the Department of Computing &
Informatics, Bournemouth University. He has a PhD in Software Engineering from University of
Trento, Italy and his research focuses on the engineering of social informatics, i.e. the systematic
design of software-based solutions for social requirements and the governed integration of such
solutions into the fabric of a socio-technical system.
Attending the meeting
If you would like to attend the meeting on 26 November 2015 please send a completed booking
form by email to confirm to our Membership Secretary, Lynda Atkinson, whose address is
Lynda.Atkinson@gentinguk.com or by email to me peter@peterwl.com or by post to me at 26
Queen Anne’s Place, Bush Hill Park, Middlesex EN1 2PT.
If you have any points you would like to raise, questions, or comments about the Society or the
next meeting, then you can contact me in advance by email or phone 0208 364 1270 or complete
the enquiry form on our website www.societystudygambling.co.uk and of course there is always
the opportunity for discussion on the day of the meeting.
Both members and non-members are welcome to our meetings and we look forward to seeing you
on 26 November 2015. Finally, feel free to share information about the Society with your friends
and colleagues in the gambling sector.
Kind regards,
Peter Wilson,
Chairman
The meeting will take place at:
London Mathematical Society - http://www.demorganhouse.org.uk/
De Morgan House,
57-58 Russell Square,
London WC1B 4HS
Directions:
Tube - Closest underground station is Russell Square (Piccadilly Line), 3 minutes walk from De Morgan
House. Also within walking distance is Holborn station (Central, Piccadilly lines) and Euston (Victoria,
Northern, National Rail).
Bus - Russell Square is serviced by many major bus routes including 68, 168, 188 and 91.
Rail - De Morgan House is close to three mainline railway stations: Euston, Kings Cross and St Pancras. In
addition, due to our central location all other central London railway stations are only a short tube journey
away.
Car - Please be aware that De Morgan House is inside the central London congestion zone and there is only
metered street parking in the area.