EASG 2026 Conference programme

Exploring Differences in Regulatory Frameworks and Gambling Cultures: USA vs Spain

» Prof. Richard McGowan

Mission (nearly) impossible: How to evaluate the State Treaty on Gambling of the German Federal States (GlüStV) – a meta-evaluation

» Prof. Gerhard Buehringer

Scientific assessment of both the performance and the fairness of the French National Gambling Authority (ANJ)'s identification of excessive gamblers' algorithm

» Dr. Katia Lurbe Puerto, Mr. Thomas Delafosse

Using evidence to understand trends in illegal gambling and support to disruption

» Mr. Tim Livesley

Effects of new responsible gambling regulations in the Netherlands

» Dr. Judith Kas, Mrs. Jolijn Vogel

Concerned significant others of problem gamblers and gamers: Preliminary results from a one-year follow-up survey

» Mrs. Elise Constance Fodstad

Gambling among first responders in the US

» Ms. Anca-Maria Gherghel, Mr. Mark Lucia

Prevention of Pathological Gambling and Excessive Digital Consumption Together with Training of Mental Health Specialists – a Pilot Program

» Mrs. Ramona Lupu

HEXACO personality traits and gambling disorder: A four-wave longitudinal study

» Ms. Farangis Sharifibastan

The Gambling Harms Scale Index (GHSI): Holistic Framework and Measurement of Gambling Related Harm and Recovery

» Dr. Ryan Statton

From Identification to Impact: Measuring the Effectiveness of Safer Gambling Interactions

» Dr. Melissa Salmon

Sport Sponsorship: informing and involvement of the market

» Mr. Erik Buis

Real world trial: Reduced spend after a targeted three-tier intervention

» Mr. Vishal Phand

International Emerging Adult Gambling

» Dr. Michele Stacey

Addicted Intelligence: When Chatbots Exhibit Problem Gambling Traits

» Mr. Glenn Yamagata

Knowing but Not Using: The Gap Between Awareness and Active Use of Player Protection Measures

» Dr. Anke Quack

Understanding the Recovered and Recovering Gambler: A Sentiment and Thematic Analysis

» Dr. Marla Royne Stafford

The Effects of Monthly Gambling Activity Summaries on Player Awareness and Behavior: Evidence from a Large-Scale Real-World Experiment

» Mrs. Nienka Kroesen

Implementing a unified gambling limit across online and retail channels

» Ms. Maria Lifveredson

Building Bridges in Gambling Spaces: A Field-Based Approach for Awareness and Self-Regulation

» Mrs. Helena Saverino, Mr. Luca Ciuffreda

Beyond the Jackpot: analysing the safety of charity lotteries

» Mr. Dan Waugh, Mr. Malcolm Fleming

No Perfect Model: Trade-offs in Online Gambling Regulation

» Ms. Elizabeth Lusk, Dr. Matthew Young

Gambling Industry, Quo Vadis?

» Mr. Arno Nagelschmied

Detecting Unusual Gambling Transaction Patterns

» Ms. Melissa Swinehart

The Court of Justice of the European Union: Still Shuffling the Cards of National Gambling Law?

» Dr. Alan Littler

Young Minds, Healthy Decisions – pilot primary prevention program for adolescents gambling in Romania (Cluj and Harghita counties)

» Mrs. Ramona Lupu

Danish Gambling Authority's Educational Programme on Gambling and Probability

» Mr. Heine Jakobsen

Responsible Gambling and Young Adults Under 25: Motivations, Contexts, and Intervention Strategies

» Dr. Cinzia Castiglioni, Prof. Edoardo Lozza

Youth gambling engagement and problems among a nation-wide sample

» Dr. Carrie Shaw

Winds of change in the Belgian gambling model

» Mr. Roland Louski

Legal Frameworks and Responsible Gambling as a Way to Balance Player Protection and Market Access in Poland and Bulgaria

» Prof. Grzegorz Skowronek

Exploring the nature and incidence of illegal gambling on TikTok

» Mrs. Laura Carter

Polish gambling law perspective on loot box regulations – current status and future options

» Mr. Jarosław Śliwczyński

The Prevalence of Gambling Advertising during a Matchday of the German Bundesliga: A Frequency and Content Analysis of Live TV Coverage, Sport Highlight Programmes and Social Media

» Dr. Johannes Singer

Targeted promotions and player risk: Evidence from OLG data in Canada

» Dr. Chris Percy, Mr. Francesco Rodano

Structural Speed and Advertising Exposure in Sports Betting: Associations with Coping Motives and Gambling Harms

» Dr. Jennifer Reynolds

Problematic gambling and its risk and protective factors: a dynamic network approach

» Dr. Ladan Esmalian Khamseh

Physical activity, organized sports and gambling

» Dr. David Forsström

From offline to omnichannel: what drives gambling channel engagement across Italy and the UK

» Ms. Chiara Barone

Gamblers seeking help: Statistics from outpatient counselling centres in Lower Saxony (Germany)

» Dr. Tobias Hayer

Mandatory Limits: What do players actually say about them?

» Ms. Carly Grace Allen

Using AI to analyse gambling advertising: technical and ethical challenges for governance

» Mrs. Carine Mutatayi

Use of artificial intelligence within the gambling field: a scoping review

» Ms. Conchita Sisi

Mapping the EU AI Act onto Gambling Operator AI Systems: Risk, Compliance, and AI Safety in the Gambling Industry

» Mr. Abdelrahman Ahmed

Involvement in Gambling and Simulated Gambling Among Polish Adolescents (Aged 15–17): National Survey Findings

» Prof. Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta

Teenagers' Gambling Trends from Three Analytical Perspectives

» Dr. Niri Talberg

The role of gambling-like video game features, offline leisure and help seeking behaviour in problematic gaming among Flemish adolescents: a three-wave annual longitudinal design

» Ms. Maya Geudens

Population survey of online gambling habits in Denmark

» Mr. Rasmus Rødsgaard Frydenlund

Underage Gambling – Insights and Solutions for Preventive Work with Young People

» Ms. Johanna Vakkuri, Ms. Camilla Metsäranta

Measuring Gambling in a Changing Environment: Youth, University Students, and Adults in Indiana

» Dr. Desiree Reynolds, Ms. Amy Frederick

The relationship between gambling involvement and financial health: A secondary analysis of UK Open Banking data

» Dr. Kasra Ghaharian

Adaptation, adoption or something else? What insights can be drawn from 30 years of EGM data in Australia?

» Prof. Paul Delfabbro

Don't Take a Blind Guess: Development and Evaluation of a Gambling Prevention Program

» Dr. Magdalena Rowicka

Understanding consequences experienced due to someone else's gambling, and overlaps with own gambling behaviour

» Mrs. Laura Carter

Canary in a Coalmine: Gambling, Sports Betting, and Gambling Problems and Harms in Massachusetts 2022–2024

» Prof. Rachel Volberg

Gambling Taxation and Illegal Online Participation: Evidence from European Jurisdictions

» Mr. Leonidas Karakidis

Promotional Lotteries – Attractive Marketing or Problematic Gambling for minors? The Polish Market Perspective

» Mr. Stanislaw Radowicki

Civil society as a safeguard: the strategic role of NGOs in gambling harm prevention at the EU level

» Dr. Riitta Matilainen

From Control to Trust: A Collaborative Model of Gambling Regulation

» Mr. Jan Rehola

Development of the Danish Gambling Authority's Communication for the StopSpillet helpline

» Mrs. Katja Arabelle Antabi

Gambling Harm, Inequality, and LGBTQIA+ Communities

» Dr. Reece Bush-Evans

The Role of Personality Traits in Gambling and Financial Speculation

» Dr. Daniel McGrath

Effectiveness of internet-based treatments for gambling problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

» Prof. Dominic Sagoe

Exploring Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy as a Novel Intervention for Gambling Disorder: Insights from Participant Recruitment and a Psilocybin Retreat Case Study

» Mr. Pedro Romero

Investigating the Perceived Relationship Between Problem Gambling and Suicidality Through Lived Experience: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis of Qualitative Interviews

» Dr. Joakim Hellumbråten Kristensen

Gambling-Related Harm Among Concerned Significant Others in Croatia: A Pilot Study

» Prof. Sabina Mandic

Undirected and directed networks of problem gambling

» Dr. André Syvertsen

Struggling to make ends meet? A population-based study of problem gambling severity and unmet basic needs due to lack of money

» Dr. Tanja Grönroos

Mind games: Neurophysiological Responses to (e)Sports Gambling Ads Among Adolescents and Adults

» Mr. Edoardo Tozzi

Examining gambling behaviour trends in Great Britain; integrating three years of prevalence data with other complementary sources of data

» Mrs. Helen Bryce

Casino openings and local bankruptcies

» Prof. Doug Walker

Understanding Uncertainty: A Qualitative Study on Slot Machine Gamblers' Perceptions of how Payouts are Determined

» Prof. Eilin Erevik

Creating Empirically Supported Tools and Resources to Reduce Gambling-Related Harms among College Students

» Dr. Michelle Malkin

Digital Self-Exclusion as Harm Reduction: Engagement, Compliance, and Everyday Use Among BetBlocker Users

» Ms. Andrea Dassopoulos

The 'Gambling Star' as a tool for risk awareness and harm reduction in contexts related to gambling

» Mrs. Helena Saverino, Mr. Luca Ciuffreda

Implementing a Modern Intrinsic Game Risk Assessment Framework: Insights from the Application of the "ADESSO Model" within a National Lottery in Belgium

» Mrs. Celine Schluntz

Instant lotteries ("scratch cards") as games of chance

» Prof. Jorge Godinho

Beyond "Loot Boxes": Disaggregating Gambling-Like Content in Digital Games and Esports

» Mr. Topias Mattinen

Role of social media hashtag '#Veikkauskratia' advocacy for stricter gambling regulation in Finland: Analysis of X data

» Dr. Thomas Babila Sama

Illegal Gambling as a Blind Spot of Player Protection: Evidence from the Czech Republic and the Need for International Cooperation

» Mr. Vaclav Ulrich

Is women's gambling behaviour different from men's? Analysis of tracking data from a German slot game provider

» Mrs. Andrea Wöhr

Estimating the size of the illegal market using Google Search Volume

» Mr. Martin van Denzen

Prediction Markets: What They Are, Why They Matter, and Emerging Risks

» Mr. Glenn Yamagata

Another Challenge to Gambling Laws: Futures Predictions Markets

» Prof. I. Nelson Rose

A qualitative exploration of gambling culture in elite female sports clubs in England: Football, Cricket & Rugby Union

» Ms. Anca-Maria Gherghel

Analysis of Technical Manipulation in Sports: the 2025 Nordic Ski World Championships

» Mr. Severin Moritzer

When "Risk-Free" Isn't Harmless: Matched Betting and Gambling Harm

» Dr. Reece Bush-Evans

Prevalence of match fixing among athletes: A systematic review and meta-analysis

» Prof. Ståle Pallesen

Exploring different indications for care-calls at a gambling company – response rate, action taken and effect on gambling behavior

» Dr. Jakob Jonsson

Real-Time Risk Detection and In-Session Support: An Evidence-Based Model for Safer Gambling at Scale

» Mrs. Tracy Schrans

A New Generation of Risk: Why Young Adults Are Increasingly Engaging in Online Casino Play

» Mr. Bjørn Helge Hoffmann

Beyond PGSI: Enhancing Problematic Gambling Detection Through Advanced Behavioural Analytics

» Ms. Annika Lindberg

Project: More at Stake

» Mrs. Trine Rasmussen

Gamblers' Recommendations for Providing Feedback on Their Problematic Online Gambling Behavior: A Lexicometric Analysis

» Ms. Daphnee Thomas

The Danish national gambling helpline – StopSpillet

» Mrs. Stine Hald Mårtensson

Preventing Behavioral Addictions in Children: Quasi-Experimental Effectiveness Results from the National Implementation of the 'Tools for Modern Times' in Croatia

» Prof. Neven Ricijas

Identified play reduces underage gambling and gambling-related harm among young players

» Mrs. Eeva Rissanen

Sports betting behavior among high school students: A systematic review

» Mr. Hailemariam Weldemariam

Gambling and wellbeing: Uneven gains and deficits across risk levels

» Dr. Kaori Narita

Current Trends in Public Policies for Gambling and Betting in Latin America

» Dr. Cesar A. Sanchez-Bello

Public Gambling in Italy: Reorganisation, Territorial Issues and Institutional Short-Circuits

» Dr. Geronimo Cardia

Psychosocial Characteristics of Treatment-Seeking Patients with Gambling Disorder: Differences Regarding Initial Motivational Status

» Prof. Dora Dodig Hundrić

Heterogeneous Effects of Sports Betting Legalisation on Suicide Mortality

» Dr. Ayan Orujov

'Not on GamStop': A digital risk-audit of black market gambling websites promoted via predatory advertisements

» Dr. Jamie Torrance

What does Positive Play look like? Findings from 2017 to present day

» Dr. Richard Wood