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1.  March Madness
  Author: Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance
  Source: The Wager
  Description:
  It’s that time of the year again…March Madness. Next to the Super Bowl, this event stimulates the most sports wagering in the U.S. During 2004, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) conducted a national survey of gambling and other high risk behaviors among college athletes, which is described in a number of publications or reports (Ellenbogen, Jacobs, Derevensky, Gupta, & Paskus, 2008; Huang, Jacobs, Derevensky, Gupta, & Paskus, 2007a, 2007b; Petr, Paskus, & Dunkle, 2004). This survey revealed that college athletes (especially males) evidenced sports betting despite the NCAA rules prohibiting student-athletes from wagering on college or professional sports. In response to these results, NCAA president, Myles Brand, commissioned a task force of key figures in college athletics and the gambling research/treatment community to examine the data and recommend a course of action. The resulting recommendations were wide ranging and included various forms of educational outreach. During 2008, the NCAA conducted a subsequent national study of student-athletes. Analyses of these data are underway and the NCAA plan to release an initial report about the study later this year. This week’s WAGER reviews some preliminary findings of the 2008 NCAA study (Paskus, Petr, Vicente, & Derevensky, 2009; Petr et al., 2004).

 
2.  Can I hold a race night, casino night or poker night?
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  Source: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Description:
  A non-commercial race night is an event where participants stake money on the outcome of live, recorded or virtual races. And a non-commercial casino night is an event where participants stake money on casino-style games, such as poker or roulette. The money raised from the event must not be used for private gain and must be given to a good cause.

 
3.  Disordered Gambling and Meaningful Correlates among Cambodian Refugees
  Author: Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance
  Source: The Wager
  Description:
  Recent research shows that Cambodian refugees who settled in the United States suffer from disproportionately high rates of trauma (Marshall, Schell, Elliott, Berthold, & Chun, 2005). Other research shows that they also might be more prone to disordered gambling (Petry, Armentano, Kuoch, Norinth, & Smith, 2003). This week the WAGER reviews a study that examines whether socio-demographic variables and trauma are significant correlates of lifetime disordered gambling among a sample of Cambodian refugees (Marshall, Elliott, & Schell, 2009).

 
4.  Advice on non-commercial and private gaming and betting
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  Source: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Description:
  This advice is designed to provide help to people planning to offer gambling at non-commercial or private events. The rules governing non-commercial and private gaming and betting are complex and this advice is for guidance only. It is not a binding interpretation of the law and cannot cover every circumstance. Anyone intending to run events under these provisions should therefore refer to the Gambling Act 2005 itself and, if necessary, seek independent legal advice to ensure that their plans conform to the law before proceeding.

 
5.  Generation Gap: Difference in PG symptoms based on age of onset
  Author: Division on Addictions, Cambridge Health Alliance
  Source: The Wager
  Description:
  Research suggests that, like OCD, the clinical characteristics and symptoms of pathological gambling (PG) (e.g., symptom severity, changes in relationships, financial trouble, comorbid disorders) can vary based on age of onset. Research has indicated differences in PG-related clinical characteristics and symptoms based on gender (Ibanez, Blanco, Moreryra, & Saiz-Ruiz, 2003; Potenza, Steinberg, Wu, Rounsaville, & O'Malley S, 2006) and age when seeking treatment (Grant et al., 2007; Lucke & Wallace, 2006; Pietrzak & Petry, 2006). To further examine the clinical characteristics of PG, Grant and colleagues (Grant, Kim, Odlaug, Buchanan, & Potenza, 2009) studied a cohort of 322 adult pathological gamblers (PGs) and focused particularly on the clinical characteristics and symptoms evidenced among participants who developed PG as older adults.

 
6.  The case of Harry Kakavas
  Author: Carrick, Damien
  Source: ABC Radio National
  Description:
  High Roller Gambling -- it's a world of corporate jets, luxury accommodation and gift boxes full of cash. For gamblers it's an exhilarating roller-coaster ride. But of course when the party stops things can turn nasty... Queensland property developer Harry Kakavas lost $20 million at Melbourne's Crown Casino between June 2005 and August 2006. He was so angry he sued! Kakavas claimed the casino knew he had a gambling problem and had then deliberately set out to exploit his vulnerability. Last week Justice Harper of the Victorian Supreme Court handed down his decision in this extraordinary case. He ruled in favour of Crown Casino but not without some strong words aimed at the casino's practices.

 
7.  Joint statement with HMRC - December 2009
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  Source: Gambling Commission [UK]
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  Joint statement from HMRC (Revenue & Customs) and the Gambling Commission in relation to amusement machines which offer games designed to look like recognised games of chance.

 
8.  Kakavas v Crown Melbourne Limited & Ors [2009] VSC 559
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  Source: Supreme Court of Victoria
  Description:
  EQUITY – Unconscionable conduct – Casino sued by a VIP gambler – Whether gambler subject to a special disability – Pathological or problem gambling - Casino’s knowledge of any disability – Whether gambler’s past diagnosis as a pathological gambler still applicable at the relevant time - Plaintiff’s conduct, supported by expert opinion, in representing he had overcome his gambling problem – Ability to self-exclude - Whether unequal bargaining position between the parties – Whether a scheme to lure - Plaintiff’s conduct in negotiating favourable terms – Effect of inducements – Alleged concealment of breach of Casino Control Act 1991 - Whether plaintiff demonstrated an ability to make decisions in his own best interests and to control his impulse to gamble – Effect of interstate exclusion order – Forfeiture of winnings.

 
9.  Gambling and the Law: Read Those T&Cs
  Author: Rose, I. Nelson
  Source: BASIS Online
  Description:
  Party Poker won a nice victory in federal court in Ohio, because its Terms and Conditions say that all disputes will be heard in the courts of Gibraltar. The suit had the potential to be a major headache for Party Poker. The plaintiffs, Rose Wong and Patrick Gibson, had filed a class action, claiming they “and others similarly situated” had lost money because other players with multiple accounts had colluded against them. So why would Party Poker be liable? Wong and Gibson claimed Party Poker knew about the collusion and did nothing to prevent it.

 
10.  Under age gambling in betting shops - operators face further tests
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  Source: Gambling Commission [UK]
  Description:
  The Gambling Commission undertakes a rolling programme of nationwide test purchase visits to determine that adequate and effective controls are in place to prevent under age gambling. The Commission benefitted on this occasion from working with a number of local council licensing authorities on the most recent series of visits to betting shops. While the results show that there is still plenty of work to be done, the five major betting operators in Great Britain, accounting for around 80% of betting shops, have made considerable progress. Following disturbing results in May this year when almost all shops failed a similar exercise, these results show that in 65% of the 160 shops visited, a person under 18 years of age was prevented from placing a bet at the counter.

 
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