National Association for Gambling Studies

First presentation of our new research looking at the harms reported by youth related to technology by Dr ⁦@Krittany_Been⁩ #GatherTeam ⁦@NAGSGambling⁩ #NAGSConference

@Krittany_Been at @NAGSGambling talking research on problematic tech use and impact on youth #mentalhealth. Top three concerns #sleep #school refusal #depression/anxiety

Whose got the power and who does not/wants the power, when it comes to managing problematic risk taking in emerging tech (gambling tech)? #GatherTeam @DrSalGainsbury @NAGSGambling

@jamessauer @NAGSGambling presenting his #research on relationship between loot box #spend and #problemgambling #variable ratio reinforcement

Live streaming #Twitch while we learn about gambling mechanisms in games from @mrj_games & @babarbanel at #NAGSConference @NAGSGambling

Dr @jamessauer from @UTAS_ talking about video games, #gambling and limit setting. Combining his expertise in cognitive #psychology with his passion as a #gamer #NAGSconference #gaming

Plenary session @NAGSGambling David Walsh from @monamuseum in conversation with Alex Blaszczynski. “#Gambling produces bad outcomes but in my case it produced Mona” #luck #art #money #betting #maths #Iwanthissneakers

The last day of the 2019 #NAGSconference is off to a great start. David Walsh, owner of @monamuseum & professional #gambler chats with Prof Alex Blaszczynski @Sydney_Uni #gambling #gaming

Session : Young people and gambling: Emerging trends and challenges. #Researchers need to have better ways to measure #harm in young populations @DrSalGainsbury @NAGSGambling THREAD

Already off to a controversial start. Fireside chat with David Walsh, owner of @monamuseum and professional gambler & Prof Alex Blaszczynski at #NAGSConference @NAGSGambling #gambling

Awesome views of Hobart from the conference hotel #NAGSconference #gambling

It was a pleasure to present the 1st wave of findings from a longitudinal evaluation of multi venue self-exclusion for gambling at the 29th #NAGSConference in Hobart. Good outcomes found at 6mth followup; 12 to 24mth assessments will shed light on longer term effectiveness.

@fiona_nicoll from @GamblingUA presenting research on #harm #minimisation supported by safe gambling practices on #policy level #service delivery in Alberta CA @NAGSGambling

@babarbanel from @UNLVigi session “Is it gambling? The next wave of chance in gaming” Many questions for #regulation #publichealth #gaming #gambling let’s keep #discussing

The picture of what is defined as #gambling is rapidly changing with emerging tech @NAGSGambling. What are your questions in this space?

Breaking: @ausbanking has just released a public consultation seeking submissions around whether #credit is ever appropriate for #gambling ausbanking.org.au/wp-content/upl…