| Event Type: | Conference |
| When: | 5-6 April 2013 |
| Where: | Banff Centre |
| Banff, Alberta, Canada |
| Website: | www.abgamblinginstitute.ualberta.ca/en/Events/2013Conference.aspx
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| Audience: | Responsible Gaming |
The Alberta Gambling Research Institute and the University of Calgary are co-sponsoring the twelfth in a series of special interest conferences in the area of gambling studies. The 2013 conference theme is "Research to Practice in Gambling Disorders." The conference will take place Friday, April 5 & Saturday, April 6, 2013 at the Banff Centre – a relaxing and intimate setting in the majestic Canadian Rockies.
The Alberta Gaming Research Institute is a consortium of the University of Alberta, University of Calgary, and the University of Lethbridge. Its primary purpose is to support and promote research into gaming and gambling in the province. The identified research domains include bio-psychological and health care, socio-cultural, economic, and government and industry policy and practice. The Institute hosts an annual conference relating to a specific aspect of gaming and gambling research. In addition, internationally renowned invited speakers are periodically invited to present their findings to the Institute.