An impressive line-up of international and local speakers
will feature at the 9th International Gambling Conference
(IGC2024), being held next week at the Sir Paul Reeves
Building at Auckland University of Technology from Wednesday
10 – Friday 12 July.

The conference, themed
Unveiling Progress: Treatment, research and public health
advances in reducing gambling harm, provides a platform
to share collective knowledge with the aim of overcoming the
barriers to the prevention and minimisation of gambling
harm.

This year’s opening Ministerial address to
delegates is from Hon Matt Doocey, the Minister for Mental
Health, Associate Minister of Health, Minister for ACC,
Minister for Tourism and Hospitality, Minister for Youth,
and Associate Minister of Transport.

The
programme includes inspiring presentations from keynotes:
Far North Mayor Moko Tepania on The
Birthplace of the Nation – Bringing wellbeing back to the
Far North; Dr Reece Bush-Evans Senior
Lecturer in Psychology and a member of the Gambling Research
Group at Bournemouth University, UK on Addressing
gambling-related harm: Incorporating evidence-based
interventions and unveiling LGBTQIA+ experiences; and
Associate Professor Simone Rodda from the
Department of Psychology and Neuroscience at Auckland
University of Technology on Progress in the psychology of
help-seeking for gambling harm: Advances in addressing
engagement, retention, and
evaluation.

The second day of the
conference is hosted by Mapu Maia, a national provider of
gambling harm services to Pacific communities and the third
day is hosted by Asian Family Services, a national provider
of gambling harm services to Asian communities.

Prior
to the Conference, an International Think Tank on Gambling
Research, Policy and Practice is being held at the AUT City
Campus, 8-9 July. The Think Tank will bring together experts
in their field to ensure progress on current collaborative
projects and identify new initiatives to expand knowledge
and advance gambling policy and practice.

The
International Gambling Conference is a well-established
biennial event and one of the leading international
conferences on preventing and minimising harmful gambling,
attracting delegates from New Zealand and around the world.
It is hosted by the Gambling and Addictions Research Centre
at AUT University, and the Problem Gambling Foundation of
New Zealand.

Additional information:

The
programme also includes presentations on the following
themes/topics:

• Online gambling and gaming
  (including loot boxes in video games)
• Gambling harm
  within Pacific communities
• Gambling stigma and harm
  in Asian communities in New Zealand
• An effective
  public health approach to gambling
• Gambling policy
  and regulation in Aotearoa New
  Zealand.

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