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2006 SOCIAL & ECONOMIC COSTS &
BENEFITS OF GAMBLING
The 5th Annual Alberta Conference on Gambling Research
"Social and economic costs and benefits of gambling" will take
place on Friday, April 21 & Saturday, April 22, 2006 at the Banff
Centre, Banff, Alberta.
This international conference will feature presentations from
prominent economists and social scientists who have studied the
social and economic impacts of gambling. It has three themes.
The first is concerned with the METHODOLOGICAL
ISSUES associated with Cost/Benefit Analyses (e.g., difficulties
in quantifying social costs; degree to which impacts are specific
to the form of gambling, etc.).
The second addresses JURISDICTIONAL STUDIES OF
COSTS/BENEFITS that have been done from around the world
(e.g., Canada, U.S., Australia, etc.).
The third presents research that has studied the IMPACTS
ON SPECIFIC SECTORS (e.g., Aboriginals, Government,
Societal Values, Individual Communities, NonProfit Sector,
Crime, etc.).
The conference will be of interest to government regulators,
commercial gambling operators, economists, social scientists,
treatment providers and gambling researchers.
Contact thru http://www.abgaminginstitute.ualberta.ca
SOCIAL & ECONOMIC COSTS & BENEFITS
OF GAMBLING
ALBERTA GAMING RESEARCH INSTITUTE’S 5TH
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
BANFF CENTRE, BANFF, ALBERTA
APRIL 20 – 22nd, 2006
Thursday, April 20, 2006 - Welcome Reception
Friday, April 21, 2006 (Day 1)
8:30-9:00 am - Welcoming remarks
Dr. Keith Archer, Banff Centre;
Mrs. Sheila Murphy, Chair, Alberta Gaming Research Council;
Dr. Nady el-Guebaly, Board Chair, Alberta Gaming Research
Institute
METHODOLOGICAL ISSUES -- Moderator: Dr. Garry
Smith
9:00-9:45 am - Estimating the Costs of Substance Abuse:
Implications for the Estimation of Costs and Benefits of
Gambling
Dr. Eric Single: Professor of Public Health Sciences University of
Toronto &
Scientific Advisor Emeritus Canadian Centre on Substance
Abuse
9:45-10:30 am - The Devil is in the Details: Overview of the
Primary Methodological Issues in the Socioeconomic Analyses of
Gambling
Dr. Rob Williams & Rhys Stevens: Professor School of Health
Sciences & Alberta Gaming Research Institute
University of Lethbridge
10:30–10:45 am - COFFEE BREAK
10:45-11:30 am - Quantification of the Social Costs & Benefits of
Gambling
Dr. Doug Walker: Associate Professor of Economics Georgia
College & State University
11:30-12:15 pm - The Genuine Progress Indicators
Mr. Mark Anielski: President, Anielski Management Inc. &
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Project Director of the Social & Economic
Impact Study of Gambling (SEIG Initiative)
12:15-1:15 pm - LUNCH
JURISDICTIONAL STUDIES OF COSTS/BENEFITS -Moderator: Dr. David Hodgins
1:15–1:30 pm - Alberta - Finding the Balance
Honourable Gordon Graydon, Minister of Gaming
1:30-2:15 pm - The Korean Casino Impact Study
Dr. Ki-Joon Back: Assistant Professor Dept. of Hotel, Restaurant,
Institution Management, and Dietetics
Kansas State University
2:15-3:00 pm - U.S. National Gambling Impact Study
Dr. Dean Gerstein: National Opinion Research Center (NORC)
University of Chicago
3:00–3:15 pm - COFFEE BREAK
3:15–4:00 pm - Socioeconomic Impacts of Gambling in
Australia
Dr. Jan McMillen: Director, Centre for Gambling Research;
Regulatory Institutions Network ;Research School of Social
Sciences;
Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 0200;
Australia
4:00–4:45 pm - Proximity and Availability of Gambling Venues
on Gambling Habits
Dr. Robert Ladouceur: Ecole de Psychologie
Université Laval, Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada
Saturday, April 22, 2006 (Day 2); POSTERS SET UP
9:00-9:45 am - Ontario Charity Casino Impact Studies
Mr. Robert (Bob) Hann: President, Robert Hann & Associates
9:45-10:30 am - Socioeconomic Impact of Gambling in Iowa
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Dr. Deepak Chhabra: Assistant Professor, Health, Physical Educ
& Leisure Services
University of Northern Iowa
10:30-10:45 am - COFFEE BREAK
IMPACTS ON SPECIFIC SECTORS -- Moderator: Dr. Robert
Williams
10:45-11:30 am - The Impact of Gambling on North American
Aboriginals
Dr. Kate Spilde Contreras: Managing Director
Center for California Native Nations
University of California at Riverside
11:30-12:15 pm - The Impact of Gambling on Communities
Dr. Harold Wynne: President, Wynne Resources
12:15-1:30 pm - LUNCH & POSTER SESSION
1:30-2:15 pm - The Impact of Gambling on Crime
Dr. Garry Smith: Gambling Research Specialist, Faculty of
Extension
University of Alberta
2:15-3:00 pm - The Impact of Gambling on Problem
Gambling
Dr. David Hodgins: Professor, Department of Clinical
Psychology
University of Calgary
3:00-3:15 pm - COFFEE BREAK
3:15-4:00 pm - The Impact of Gambling on the NonProfit
Sector
Mr. Jason Azmier: Senior Policy Analyst, Canada West
Foundation
4:00-4:45 pm - Perceptions of gambling and the shaping of Civic
Values
Dr. Bill Ramp : Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
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GAMING STARS
AQUARIUS No matter what the controversy may be you will find that agreements with others is easy for you to accomplish today. Singles
will be making some long range plans for the future, and
marrieds will be preparing for the annual holiday sojourn back
to the old home place.
Writing should be your activity for today as your powers of self
expression is very high today which also makes it well to make a
few calls and clean up the loose ends of last week. Seminars,
home study courses or what have you is favored for today.
While you do not like to go into debt this is a day when you
may need to do so and the stars are right for your success
in negotiating with the powers that be and get what you are
after. Enjoy some happy closeness with the family tonight.
Taking time to meditate on some purely personal problems is
indicated for today as well as the pursuit of more mental
interests. Your esp is clicking and this makes you quick on
the uptake in most situations; you are a force to be reckoned
with.
Reaching an understanding with a child or a teenager is possible
today but you will have to work at it. Mutual agreements with
your spouse makes the holiday expenses a little easier to bear
and to afford. An evening out puts you in a good frame of mind
Conversation with a good friend could bring on a lot of exchange
of secrets...be sure you don't tell too much or someone elses'
confidences. This is not a good day for gambling or even loaning
money; guard your finances. Pay attention to a child tonight
Rather the thought that makes people happy.
Your thinking and planning is so down to earth today that it upsets your mate who thinks it would be better to go out and enjoy
these few days of joy rather than to sit home and save money. A
long talk and a compromise will work.
Devoting a lot of time today to study or to research will be of
great benefit to you in the near future. Be optimistic and upbeat about your business affairs as you are entering a new cycle
that will allow you much more flexibility which can bring bigger
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Listen carefully to a suggestion from a friend today on ways to SAGITTARIUS
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NOV 23-DEC 21
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Poor Montreal Neighbourhood
Fights big city plans for Casino
Volume 28 Number 7 (561)
April 1, 2006
http://www.PacificEntertainmentMagazine.com
Residents fear gambling addictions
Business sees rejuvenated core
Publisher
Egon Leslie Nielsen
Editor
Egon Nielsen
MONTREAL—As she makes the rounds of inner-city
Pointe St-Charles, on the fringe of downtown Montreal,
Patricia Murphy hears mounting concerns from
neighbourhood residents.
What worries them is Quebec's plan to build a $1.2
billion pleasure palace in their backyard that would
include a government-run casino, entertainment
complex, hotel, spa and trade show hall.
"People are frightened of what a casino could bring
to a poor neighbourhood that's already vulnerable," says
Murphy, director of outreach at St. Columba House, a
service organization.
They fear the prospect of "compulsive gambling,
crime, prostitution and loansharking," she says.
Opponents had appeared to gain momentum in
recent weeks, after authorities questioned the plan to
relocate the casino from its current location on Ile NotreDame, across from the city's waterfront, to an inner-city
site.
The project has drawn fierce resistance from
community organizations and anti-gambling groups, but
is strongly supported by the city's business community
and tourist industry.
Caught in the political crossfire, Jean Charest's
Liberal government asked a special committee to review
the plan and make a recommendation.
Yesterday, the committee headed by career civil
servant Guy Coulombe threw the decision back into the
provincial government's lap after four months of study.
The plan "deserves consideration, because of its positive
impact on the city of Montreal's economic and urban
development," it said.
But a final decision would be "premature" until more
public consultation are held and questions about the
project's impact are answered, it added.
Murphy sounded disappointed that the project was
still alive. "We were hoping they would kill the whole
thing," she said yesterday.
Richard Lessard, Montreal's public health director,
said at a recent news conference: "There is no doubt
relocating the casino will increase the numbers who use
it and the number of problem gamblers."
The Quebec Public Security Department has also
warned that relocating the venue could fuel pathological
gambling, theft and fraud.
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Tunica to Play Host to
2006 Southern Gaming Summit May 4-5
BILOXI, Miss. – The Mississippi Casino Operators Association
announced today that the 2006 Southern Gaming Summit will be
staged May 4-5 at the Tunica Arena & Expo Center. This will mark
the first time in more than a decade that this popular gaming industry
trade show and conference has moved from its traditional home at
the Gulf Coast Coliseum and Convention Center in Biloxi, which is
rebuilding following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina.
“All of us in the Tunica region are excited about the opportunity
to host thousands of gaming leaders from across the South and
Midwest next May," said Webster Franklin, President and CEO of
the Tunica Convention and Visitors Bureau. "For 12 years, the
Southern Gaming Summit has been an indispensable informational
and networking event. We look forward to carrying on the proud
tradition of Southern Gaming Summit in the thriving Tunica
market."
Members of the Mississippi Casino Operators Association were
unanimous in their desire to stage Southern Gaming Summit as
usual in 2006, and agreed it was important to keep the show in
Mississippi.
"Southern Gaming Summit has always been vital to operators
throughout Mississippi," said Bernie Burkholder, owner of Biloxi's
Treasure Bay Casino. "Now, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina,
and with the massive rebuilding effort that lies ahead, Southern
Gaming Summit is more important than ever. We look forward to
going to Tunica in May, and thank everyone in the community for
their enthusiasm for hosting us."
Southern Gaming Summit has grown to become a truly regional
trade show in recent years, with more than half of attendees coming
from outside of Mississippi (45 states were represented in 2005).
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03. Another word for 'over'.
05. Another word for 'in back of'.
06. Make eggs look pretty.
07. A big meal at the end of the day.
09. Little egg-shａｐ
ed candies.
11. What some bunnies are made of.
12. What children hunt for on Easter.
14. The season of Easter.
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01. A word to describe Easter eggs.
02. Watery color.
04. Another word for 'beneath'.
05. Another word for 'next to'.
08. An activity where children find eggs
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10. An Easter flower.
13. Something to carry Easter eggs in.
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‘EASTER’ CROSSWORD
Across
01 Symbols of Spring seen during EASTER and
PASSOVER
05 PASSOVER was a Spring Festival in preMosaic times, but then became a celebration of
the Exodus of the Israelites from here
10 Small indefinite amount
13 EASTER and PASSOVER are 'Movable
Feasts' (religious holidays which change dates
from year to year) because they are based on the
cycles of the what?
14 Some churches of this origin are among
those that celebrate #30D
15 Physical body
16 Italian "one"
17 Word With Way
18 Part of a play title by Shakespeare
19 Concerns of Chemists
20 Ceremonial feast of PASSOVER
22 This narrative of the Exodus is recited during
#20A
24 Double Drumbeat
26 Gossip
27 Little Rock's locale on an env.
28 Part of a Milne book title
31 City of northwest Peru
35 Item seen set on a feast table for EASTER or
PASSOVER
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39 Elizabeth or Eve
40 Jeanne d'Arc, e.g.
42 State of the Candles at #36D prior to
illumination
43 American zoologist Fossey
44 Triangular Candelabrums used during #36D
46 More cunning
48 Cartoonist Walker
49 Initials associated with the Theory of
Relativity
50 Blocker or Carotene
52 Mr. Griffin
55 "Veni Creator ___": Liturgical Latin Hymn
heard during Pentecost (Seventh Sunday after
EASTER commemorating the descent of the
Holy Ghost onto the Apostles)
59 With #32D
62 PASSOVER occurs during this month of the
Jewish Calendar (var. sp.)
63 Locale of Yellowknife, for short
64 Stomach muscle, commonly
65 Type of Drama pioneered in Japan in 1383:
___ Drama
66 Bancroft or Brontë
67 Farewell remark
69 It begins on #64D and ends at Midnight on
Holy Saturday
70 Acquire
71 Aromatic Resin of the Bible
72 Lyric poems
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01 They're flightless in Australia
02 Part of a Margaret Mitchell book title
03 * Christian Commemoration of the
Crucifixion
04 Symbol for Tin
05 Self importance
06 It's often seen with Brit.
07 When tripled, it's part of a Beatles chorus
8 * Another name for PASSOVER
9 He (Initials) is the host of "Nightline" (TV)
10 * It plays a large role in EASTER and
PASSOVER celebrations
11 Novel by Jane Austen
12 Cleanse with Cleanser
15 * At EASTER, this devotion represents the
14 stages of Christ's journey to Calvary: ___ of
the Cross
17 Charlton Heston backs this org.
19 Heard in a Dentist's Office: "I have ___
between my front teeth. Can you fix it, Doctor?"
21 Word with Niño
23 Luke 'n' Laura's Soap
25 It's seen on a sign on a hwy.
27 EASTER Sunday: ___ 23RD, 2000
29 It'll turn "Can" into Birchbark Boats
30 Its date is based on the Julian Calendar:
___dox EASTER
32 It is eaten throughout the Festival of
PASSOVER (With #59A)
33 Salary increase
34 Social insect
36 Ceremony of Candles during Holy Week
(The week before EASTER)
37 Initials of the star of "Walker, Texas Ranger"
(TV)
39 Newspaper promos
41 Suffix to "Ballad"
42 Ancient city of Sumer
45 24 hr. banker
47 Control a Colt
48 The Thursday before EASTER
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54 He (Initials) starred in "Barefoot in the Park"
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68 Alternative indicator
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The continued vitality of the Mississippi market and of gaming
throughout the South has prompted leading industry vendors to sign
up for exhibit space and sponsorships at the 2006 show.
"The expo has sold out the last three years," said Lesley
Grashow, the head of Trade Show Sales and Operations for Ascend
Media, "and we'll be in a smaller facility this year, so we know we're
going to have to be creative to accommodate everyone who wants to
participate in the 2006 expo. But without fail, vendors have been
completely supportive of our efforts to stage a wholly inclusive
show." Operators outside of Mississippi's two largest markets are
also showing their support for the 2006 show.
"One of the best things about the Southern Gaming Summit in
recent years is that it has attracted a diverse group of operators from
across the region, ensuring a representative cross-section of our
industry," said Curt Follmer, Senior Vice President and General
Manager, Rainbow Casino, Vicksburg "Everyone's perspective will
be especially important this year as gaming in the Southern region
prepares to enter a new era.”
Eighth annual GIGSE
Global Interactive Gaming Summit & Expo
Three days of Networking, New Product launches and
Top-Tier Conference sessions. GIGSE has maintained the
reputation as the one event that cannot be missed. Over 1,500
delegates and exhibitors agreed last year and there are NO
LIMITS to the growth and potential of this industry at GIGSE
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May 16-18, 2006, Palais des Congres, Montreal, Canada
NEW SCHEDULE
All events will be held over Tuesday ~ Wednesday ~ Thursday
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this year!
We've designed a new format to hold GIGSE 2006 on new
weekdays. The historically strong conference program will
highlight the transformation and ever-changing issues arising in
Interactive Gaming.
EXTENDED EXPO HOURS
The Expo Hall hours are being extended on Wednesday and
Thursday.
With the phenomenal surge last year to 98 sponsor and
exhibiting companies, we've added more EXPO HOURS to the
schedule to allow exhibitors more time to meet and conduct
business with the growing GIGSE audience. Exhibit and
sponsorship opportunities are being snapped up quickly so
attendees can be assured of plenty of new companies and new
products. The current floorplan shows another dynamic GIGSE
event shaping up.
NEW CHARITY
We're pleased to designate another deserving recipient of the
GIGSE Charity Event as an industry-based concerted effort to
help the Responsible Gaming community. GIGSE 2006 will pledge
all contributions to Gordon House, a UK-based provider of special
programs. We know that, as in the past two years, the industry will
step forward generously!
There are NO LIMITS to what we can do at GIGSE Montreal 2006.
Gaming Technology Summit Returns
for Fourth Big Year May 24-25
LAS VEGAS – The gaming industry’s premier technology
conference, Gaming Technology Summit, returns for its fourth
year, May 24-25, 2006, at the Green Valley Ranch in Las Vegas.
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Rack of Lamb with Herb Crust
1/8 C fresh parsley
1/8 C fresh oregano
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Attendance has grown steadily each year, and in 2006 the show
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larger exhibit floor, golf outing and a new project management
conference.
“Since Gaming Technology Summit launched in 2003 it has
been a hit with gaming professionals who appreciate an event that
provides real educational value and content,” says Saverio R.
Scheri III, Managing Director at WhiteSand, co-producer of GTS.
“The show has enjoyed phenomenal growth because
professionals at all levels of the casino and hotel operation
recognize Gaming Technology Summit as the leading source of
practical information on using technology to enhance the
business value of the gaming enterprise.”
Scheri announced events new to Gaming Technology
Summit in 2006, and unveiled a stellar lineup of keynote
presenters:
GTS introduces the Project Management Forum, designed
specifically around the needs of the Casino/Gaming industry. The
workshop provides techniques and approaches for identifying,
planning, managing and measuring project success. It will be
presented by Michael R. Wood, a former gaming CIO who is a
nationally recognized expert in the field of Business Process
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In the past decade gambling has moved from Vegas and
Atlantic City right into our neighborhoods and, oftentimes, our
living rooms. Almost every state offers some form of legalized
gaming — from lotteries and bingo to riverboat casinos and
Indian gaming. Thanks to the Internet and televised poker
tournaments, our homes can even be havens for gambling. Of
course, this activity is supposed to be reserved for adults.
But researchers say a shocking number of kids are
gambling, whether they’re doing it online with credit cards,
sneaking into casinos with fake IDs, holding their own Texas
Hold 'Em poker games or betting on sports events.
The National Council on Problem Gambling, in fact, says a
“vast majority” of kids have gambled before their 18th birthday,
and researchers who study the issue, such as Lia Nower, an
assistant professor of social work at the University of Missouri
in St. Louis, say that anywhere from 24 to 42 percent of
adolescents gamble weekly. Of these gamblers, about 3 to 5
percent will become problem gamblers.
“Kids are very vulnerable. They’re about twice as likely as
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Part of the reason children are at higher risk of developing
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supposed gambling prowess these days.
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“You have all these television shows now with role models
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made gambling a very sexy activity in which to engage,” she
says.
Elizabeth George, director of the Minnesota Council on
Compulsive Gambling, agrees that TV has made more kids
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other forces: “The Internet is also an awesome player in this
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now. This is the first generation of young people who have had
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whole life. Now almost every state spends millions of dollars
advertising lotteries, casinos and other ways to gamble.”
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Continued From Page 6
itself will grow bigger and better with an expanded program, larger
exhibit floor, golf outing and a new project management
conference.
“Since Gaming Technology Summit launched in 2003 it has
been a hit with gaming professionals who appreciate an event that
provides real educational value and content,” says Saverio R.
Scheri III, Managing Director at WhiteSand, co-producer of GTS.
“The show has enjoyed phenomenal growth because
professionals at all levels of the casino and hotel operation
recognize Gaming Technology Summit as the leading source of
practical information on using technology to enhance the business
value of the gaming enterprise.”
Scheri announced events new to Gaming Technology
Summit in 2006, and unveiled a stellar lineup of keynote
presenters:
GTS introduces the Project Management Forum, designed
specifically around the needs of the Casino/Gaming industry. The
workshop provides techniques and approaches for identifying,
planning, managing and measuring project success. It will be
presented by Michael R. Wood, a former gaming CIO who is a
nationally recognized expert in the field of Business Process
Improvement and author of “The Helix Factor – The Key to
Streamlining Your Business Processes.” It runs 1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
May 23, prior to the start of Gaming Technology Summit. After
several days of intensive seminars and workshops, GTS attendees
will be able to unwind at the inaugural GTS Golf Challenge,
Friday, May 26, on the Lexington Course at The Revere Golf
Club. GTS 2006 builds on its tradition of attracting top names for
its keynote sessions. This year’s keynote presenters include Don
Speer, Chairman, VCAT; and Marshall Andrew, CIO, Station
Casinos.
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