22nd Annual Conference – Launceston 2012
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
 Wednesday – 21st November 2012
0800 – 1400 Registration - Mezzanine (upstairs)
Room: Macquarie
0900 – 1200
Pre Conference Workshop - Increasing your skills as an author and reviewer for academic journals: A workshop hosted by International Gambling Studies
Sally Gainsbury & Alex Blaszczynski
1200 – 1300
Room: Tonic
Lunch
Room: Mt. Pleasant Room (downstairs) (Chair: Mary Marquass)
1300 - 1430
Plenary Session 1
Welcome to country: David Warrener
Conference Opening/Welcome – President of NAGS – Mary Marquass
The two Muppets: Professional versus randomness and illusions of control in wagering - Alex Blaszczynski & Clive Allcock
1430 -1500 Afternoon Tea - Clarendon
Room: Mt. Pleasant (Chair: Daniel King)
1500 - 1700
Concurrent Session 1A
Psychological Theory and Concepts
Sponsor – Australasian Gaming Council (AGC)
Room: Franklin & Entally (Chair: Patrice Baxter)
1500 - 1700
Concurrent Session 1B
Counselling and Treatment
Room: Tasman (Chair: Greg Coman)
1500 - 1700
Concurrent Session 1C
Marketing & Advertising
Knowledge about beliefs about gambling amongst
high-intensity players of gaming machines
Dr. Annie Carroll
Contingency management: Application to problem gambling
counseling
Dr. Darren Christensen
Effects of commercial gambling marketing and advertising
within New Zealand: Areas of harm and future policy
implications
Ms. Sarah Hare
Gambling beliefs and behaviour
Dr. Tanya Davidson
Psychological therapies for problem gambling: Findings from a
Cochrane review of the evidence
Dr. Sean Cowlishaw
A qualitative analysis of QLD residents' reactions to
gambling promotion during National Rugby League match
telecasts
Dr. Matt Lamont
The predictive versus the explanatory utility of
gambling outcome expectancies
Mr. Mal Flack
Predictors of outcomes following the treatment of problem
gamblers
Mr. Christopher Hunt
An emergent model of gaming machine payment
technology use diffusion
Ms. Sharen Nisbet
Exploratory factor analysis of the reasons for
gambling questionnaire with a representative
population sample from Tasmania
Ms. Kate Francis
Evaluation of a gambling help counselling service
Dr. Jemima Petch
"You just change the channel if you don't like what you're
going to hear": Attitudes towards, and interactions with,
downstream social marketing campaigns about gambling
Dr. Samantha Thomas Paper Withdrawn
1800 – 2000
Welcome Reception
Room: Clarendon & Mezzanine
Sponsor – TABCORP / Tatts Group Limited
November 19, 2012
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 Thursday – 22nd November, 2012
0800 – 1100 Registration Mezzanine
0930 – 1130 Gambling Experiential Workshop – How to play Black Jack; Roulette and EGMs – Country Club Casino Main Gaming Floor (Casino is closed until 12 noon)
Room: Mt. Pleasant (Chair: Daniel Hanna)
0900 – 1015 Plenary Session 2
Keynote Address - Associate Professor Richard Eccleston - UTAS –
'The 6 political realities of gaming regulation (and some thoughts on their implications)'
1015 – 1045 Morning Tea – Clarendon
Room: Mt. Pleasant (Chair: Jabez Allies)
Room: Franklin & Entally (Chair: Victoria Vyvyan)
Room: Tasman (Chair: John Haw)
1045 – 1245 Concurrent Session 2A
1045- 1245 Concurrent Session 2B
1045- 1245 Concurrent Session 2C
Responsible gambling
Family Impacts
Psychological Theory
Observable signs of problem gambling-in venue
training and validation
Mr. Brett Hetherington
The family impacts of problem gambling reported by problem
gamblers
Professor Alun Jackson
Decision-making impairments in problem gambling
Ms. Felicity Lorains
Interviews with Queensland gambling help
counsellors about the effectiveness of gambling exclusion
programs
Dr. Louise Holdsworth (Barry Tolchard – presenting)
Gambling-related coping strategies reported by help-seeking
problem gamblers
Dr. Aino Suomi
"The zone": Is there an altered state of awareness in
problem gambling and relapse
Ms. Jane Oakes
Pop-up messages on EGMs in NZ: What we're told
and what we observed
Dr. Jason Landon
The relationship between gambling-related family impacts
and coping strategies employed by family members
Dr. Tiffany Lavis
An exploratory investigation on validity and reliability of an
illusion of control questionnaire
Dr. Keis Ohtsuka
Responsible gambling: is it a bit over, is that OK?
Mr. Pieter Remmers
Accidental therapists? Partners' experiences of supporting a
person with gambling problems
Ms. Margaret Tiyce
Will decisional support assist sleep deprived gamblers
Dr. Jim Phillips
1245 – 1330
Lunch
Room: Tonic
Sponsor – Anglicare Tasmania Inc.
November 19, 2012
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 Thursday – 22nd November… Cont.
Room: Mt. Pleasant (Chair: Keis Ohtsuka)
Room: Franklin & Entally (Chair: Simone Rodda)
Room: Tasman (Chair: Paul Delfabbro)
1330 – 1500 Concurrent Session 3A
1330 - 1500 Concurrent Session 3B
1330 – 1500 Concurrent Session 3C
Psychology and Concepts
Ideas Forum
Gambling in young people/ Methodology
Are we being sold some "pups" on disordered/ Monopolies or open markets for casino industries- What risks do simulated gambling activities pose to young
people?
pathological gambling
insights into casinos in USA (30 minutes)
Dr. Daniel King
Dr. Clive Allcock
Dr. Catherine Prentice Paper Withdrawn
Problem gambling and emotional vulnerability among female
mahjong gamblers in Hong Kong
Dr. Keis Ohtsuka
Brief Presentations
What do I do with clients (counselling process)
Ms. Lena Carmichael
Teenage problem gambling based on type of
preferred gambling activity
Prof. Kale Sudhir (Anna Thomas – presenting)
Factors affecting relapse in a naturalistic study of problem
gamblers: Examining the role of gambling urges, negative
affect, impulsivity, and accessibility to gambling
Mr. Robert Leardi
Card playing in remote communities of the NT:
Communicating health messages to the have-nots
Ms. Carolina Siqueira
Improving gambling survey research using a dual
frame survey of landline and mobile phone
numbers
Prof Alun Jackson
Gambling severity and health correlates among Hong Kong
people
Ms. Ling Yeung
1500 – 1530 Afternoon Tea – Clarendon
November 19, 2012
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 Thursday – 22nd November… Cont.
Room: Mt. Pleasant (Chair: Anna Thomas)
Room: Franklin & Entally (Chair: Matt Stevens)
Room: Tasman (Chair: Helen Breen)
1530- 1730
1530 - 1730
1530 - 1730
Concurrent Session 4A
Concurrent Session 4B
Concurrent Session 4C
Internet Gambling
Understanding Gambling
CALD and Indigenous Gambling
Practice makes poorer: The behavioural effects of simulated
internet gambling
Ms. Tahnee Frahn & Dr. Paul Delfabbro
Gambling urges are fuelled by their fear of death
Dr Matthew Rockloff
A collaborative approach to issues of problem gambling and
Aboriginal people groups
Rev. Chester Carter & Mr Ashley Gordan
Interactive gambling in Australia: Comparison of internet and
non-internet gamblers
Dr. Sally Gainsbury
Australia: a nation of gamblers?
Mr. Tony Phillips
Risk factors for problem gambling amongst Australian
aboriginal groups
Prof. Nerilee Hing
A look inside the gambling database of an online betting
agency
Mr. Alex Russell
Lifetime gambling and the development of psychological
distress
Ms. Kristal Yeung
"Mob day"- innovative ways of promoting gambling
awareness to Victorian Aboriginal communities
Ms. Jo Argent
RAY's online casino: highest possible player protection
creates healthy gaming and enables healthy bottom line
Mr. Janne Peräkylä
Cultural diversity and gambling: Exploring the impact of
culture and migration on gambling
Dr. Chris Anderson
Room: Mt Pleasant
1800 – 1900
November 19, 2012
Annual General Meeting
Evening Free
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 Friday – 23rd November, 2012
0800 – 1100 Registration - Mezzanine
Room: Mt. Pleasant
0900 – 1000
Plenary Session 3
Panel:
Michael Walker Memorial Lecture: Online and Interactive Gambling
Dr Sally Gainsbury, Dr Daniel King, Mr Chris Downy, (moderator: Ms Nadine Grinblat)
1000 – 1030
Morning Tea – Clarendon
Room: Mt. Pleasant (Chair: Alun Jackson)
Room: Franklin & Entally (Chair: Linda Woo)
1030 – 1230
1030 – 1230
Concurrent Session 5A
Concurrent Session 5B
Room: Tasman (Chair: Jane Oakes)
1030 – 1230
Concurrent Session 5C
Comorbidity
Responsible Gambling and Regulation
Counselling and Treatment
Chicken or egg? What the Victorian longitudinal study tells
us about gambling and co-morbidities
Ms. Rosa Billi
Responsible gambling and help-seeking: targeting gender
specific issues
Dr. Barry Tolchard
Reasons gamblers choose and recommend online counselling
Simone Rodda
The prevalence of comorbidities among pathological
gamblers in South Australia
Mr. Reza Abodollahnejad
Gamblers' help venue support program: working with gaming
venues towards good practice
Ms. Jan McGannon & Ms. Simone Martin
How to create trusting and manageable services for the client
Fong Ung
The temporal relationship between problem gambling and
co-morbid disorders
Dr. John Haw
Policy and regulatory challenges in a developing gaming world
Ms. Cate Carr
Sharing our experience
Victoria Vyvyan
Becoming attached to gambling: how significant life events
and psychological morbidity contribute to increased levels of
gambling and gambling problems
Dr. Elaine Nuske
A harm minimisation program for problem poker machine
gamblers in the unlucky country
Dr. David Rowell
An integrative financial intervention model on gambling
treatment: Applying a functional levels of family needs and
interventions approach to financial counselling and planning
Anne Cheng
1245 – 1330
Lunch
Room: Tonic
Sponsor – Relationships Australia Tasmania
November 19, 2012
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 Friday 23rd November 2012 (cont’d)
1345 – 1515
Panel
Room: Mt. Pleasant
Concurrent Session 6A
Gambling problems: Is there a solution?: Q & A session
Moderator: Tony Phillips
Panellists: Sarah Hare, Kate Roberts, Brett Hetherington,
Daniel Hanna
Room: Franklin & Entally (Chair: Matthew Rockloff)
1345 – 1515
Concurrent Session 6B
Internet gambling
Room: Tasman (Chair: Maria Bellringer)
1345 – 1515
Concurrent Session 6C
CALD and Indigenous Issues
Online and mobile phone gambling: Findings from the
Victorian Gambling Study
Ms. Helen Miller
Gambling impacts on Pacific communities: secondary
analyses of recent New Zealand studies
Ms. Zoe Poon
Gambling on the internet: giving it context within the wider
gambling history of low and high risk players
Dr. Anna Thomas
Problem gambling prevalence amongst selected Aboriginal
groups: Current knowledge and future implications
Dr. Helen Breen
Attitudes towards gambling and gambling reform legislation
in Australia
Dr. Phillip Donaldson
Beyond gambling: Cambodian Art Project
Mr. Vira Thach
(90 minutes)
1515 – 1545
Afternoon Tea – Clarendon
Closing Address: Hon. Scott Bacon MP – Minister for Gaming Tasmania
Room: Mt. Pleasant (Chair: Rosa Billi)
Room: Franklin & Entally (Chair: Paul Delfabbro)
Room: Tasman (Chair: Greg Coman)
1545 – 1715
Concurrent Session 7A
1545 – 1715
Concurrent Session 7B
1545 – 1715
Concurrent Session 7C
Gambling in CALD Populations
Legal and Vocational Issues
Gambling and Consumption / High-Risk Activity
Understanding gambling from a Pacific island perspective: A Sentencing the problem gambler
A consuming passion: linking gambling to the use of alcohol,
qualitative study
Mr. Richard Brading
caffeine and energy rich foods
Dr. Maria Bellringer
Dr. Matthew Browne
Engaging with pacific people requires Heart Intelligence
Ms. Seilosa Patterson
More than a simple game of 'cops and robbers': what marks
the difference between law-enforcement personnel and
individuals with a criminal background with gambling
problems?
Ms. Tiffany Tse Hing Mui
Vietnamese experiences with a CBT gambling treatment
program
Mrs. Sramek Phuong
Gambling as an expression of needs for autonomy: men who
are not free at work, free to gamble (a lot!)
Dr. En Li
Room:
Ballroom
Smart Casual
1900 for 1930
‘till Late
November 19, 2012
CONFERENCE DINNER,
Problem gambling among sex workers in Hong Kong
Ms. Chine Chan
The pathways of gambling development of male sex workers
and taxi drivers in Hong Kong
Ms. Chine Chan
Sponsor – Federal Group Tasmania / Australasian Casinos Association / Australian
Wagering Council
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