Gambling Access Project
Between 2008 and 2009, the Swinburne gambling research team (Professors Mike Kyrios, Susan Moore, Glen Bates and Denise Meredyth, with Dr Anna Thomas as project manager), carried out a study of gambling access with funding from the Department of Justice (Victoria). This project is now completed.
Thankyou to all those who participated, either in the survey or the focus groups.
We found some interesting differences between social gamblers and problem gamblers in the types of gambling venues they enjoy and the strategies they use to help them manage their gambling.
For a brief summary of our findings see Swinburne Magazine - Issue #5.
We are currently writing up the results for publication and will add links to our detailed findings as they are published.
Some Publications by our Researchers
Thomas, A.C., Allen, F.C., and Phillips, J. (2009). Electronic gaming machine gambling: Measuring motivation. Journal of Gambling Studies, 25, 343-355.
Thomas, A.C., Sullivan, G.B., and Allen, F.C.L. (2009) A theoretical model of EGM problem gambling: More than a cognitive escape. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 7, 97-107.
Thomas, A.C. and Moore, S. (2003). The interactive effects of avoidance coping and dysphoric mood on problem gambling for female and male gamblers, eGambling: The Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues. Volume 8 (no pagination specified), from http://www.camh.net/egambling/issue8/index.html.
Moore, Susan and Ohtsuka, Keis (2001) Youth Gambling in Melbourne's West: Changes between 1996 and 1998 for Anglo-European Background and Asian Background School-Based Youth. International Gambling Studies, 1. pp.87 to 101. View Paper
Moore, Susan and Ohtsuka, Keis (2000) Youth Gambling in Context:The structure of young people's leisure and their gambling behaviour. Behaviour Change, 17. pp. 167-177. View Paper
Moore, Susan and Ohtsuka, Keis (1999) Beliefs about control over gambling among young people, and their relation to problem gambling. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors, 13. pp.339 to 347. View Paper
Moore, Susan M. and Ohtsuka, Keis (1998) Control over gambling: Solution or problem? In: Responsible gambling: A future winner. Proceedings of the 8th National Association for Gambling Studies Conference, Melbourne 1997. National Association for Gambling Studies, Adelaide, Australia, pp.259 to 267. View Paper
Moore, Susan and Ohtsuka, Keis (1997) Gambling activities of young Australians: Developing a model of behaviour. Journal of Gambling Studies, 13 (3). pp.207 -236. View Paper
Thomas, A. & Moore, S. (2003) The interactive effects of avoidance coping and dysphoric mood on problem gambling for female and male gamblers. eGambling: The Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues, View Paper
Moore, S. M., & Ohtsuka, K. (1999). The prediction of gambling behaviour and problem gambling from attitudes and perceived norms. Social Behavior and Personality, 27, 455-466. View Paper
Trevorrow, K. & Moore, S. (1998). The association between loneliness, social isolation and women's electronic gaming machine gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 14, 263-284. View Paper
Conference Presentations
Thomas, A.C., Moore, S., Kyrios, M., Bates, G., & Meredyth, D. (2009). What attracts people to gambling venues? Deconstructing access. Paper presented at the 14th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA, May 2009.
Thomas, A.C., Allen, F., & Phillips, J. (2009). Electronic gaming machine gambling: The importance of escape and accessibility at gambling motivators. Invited presentation as recipient of the National Association of Gambling Studies student prize (2008), at the 14th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Lake Tahoe, Nevada, USA, May 2009.
Thomas, A.C., Allen, F., & Phillips, J. (2008). Electronic gaming machine gambling: The importance of escape and accessibility at gambling motivators. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the National Association for Gambling Studies, Adelaide, Australia, December 2008.
Moore, S., Thomas, A.C., Kyrios, M., Bates, G., & Meredyth, D. (2008). Gambling access preferences for at-risk and social gamblers. Paper presented at the 2008 18th Annual Conference of the National Association for Gambling Studies, Adelaide, Australia, December 2008.
Kyrios, M., Thomas, A.C., Moore, S., Bates, G. & Meredyth, D. (2008). Problem gambling: Initial attraction and control strategies as explanatory factors. Paper presented at the 2nd Asian Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Conference, Bangkok, October 2008.
Thomas, A.C., Sullivan, G.B., & Allen, F.C.L. (2008). Addiction: The importance of both overarching and specific factors. Poster presented at The International Addiction Summit, Melbourne, July 2008.
Thomas, A.C., Allen, F., Sullivan, G. & Phillips, J. (2006). Electronic gambling machine problem gambling: A theoretical model. Paper delivered at the 16th National Association for Gambling Studies Conference, Sydney, Australia, November 2006.
