Alberta Gaming Research Institute's Inaugural Conference: Gambling, Law Enforcement & Justice System Issues


Event Type:Conference
When:8-9 March 2002
Where:
Website:www.abgaminginstitute.ualberta.ca/2002_conference.cfm



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. The theme of the Institute's 2002 conference was "Gambling, Law Enforcement & Justice System Issues" and focused on gambling-related crime and problem gambling issues.