Current News

Presentations

• Several members of our lab presented research posters at the annual Alberta Gambling Research Institute Conference. Click the links below to view their work.
   
  • Differences in HEXACO Personality Traits and Financial Behaviour: Trading, Investing, and Cryptocurrency Ownership
    • Naomi Sharlin, Jordyn Loeffler, Kibeom Lee, Daniel S. McGrath
       
  • Online Sports Betting Motivations Among Postsecondary Student-Athletes in Alberta: Preliminary Findings
    • Cailynne J. Smith, Scott Rathwell, Daniel S. McGrath, Thelma M. Gunn, Danny Balderson
       
  • Perceptions of AI-Based Interventions Among Online Gamblers
    • Sheraz Raja, Andrew Kim, Daniel McGrath, & W. Spencer Murch
       
  • Predictors of Risky Gambling Among Young Adult Online Gamblers in Canada
    • R. Diandra Leslie & Daniel S. McGrath
       
  • Structural Characteristics of Cryptocasinos Accessible to Canadians: A Content Analysis of responsible Gambling Provisions & Consumer Protections
    • Carter M.R. Bird, Daniel S. McGrath, & W. Spencer Murch

New Publications

The Long and Winding Road to Treatment for Problem Gambling: From Problem Awareness to Treatment Helpfulness

• Authors: Youssef Allami, Robert J. Williams, Darren R. Christensen, Carrie A. Shaw, Daniel S. McGrath, Rhys M.G. Stevens, Fiona Nicoll, Hyoun S. Kim, and David C. Hodgins
• https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2025.108440

Getting Lucky: Clinical Characterization of Compulsive Sexual Behavior Compared with Gambling Disorder and Intermittent Explosive Disorder

• Authors: Ashley R. Ethier, Hyoun S. Kim, David C. Hodgins, Daniel S. McGrath, Hermano Tavares, and Marco D.T. Scanavino
• https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2025.09.019 

Research Priorities in Gambling: Findings of a Large-Scale Expert Study

• Authors: Andrea Czakó, Marc N. Potenza, David C. Hodgins, Shu M. Yu, Anise M. S. Wu, Susana Jiménez-Murcia, Henrietta Bowden-Jones, Daniel King, Joël Billieux, Beáta Bőthe, Dan J. Stein, Gambling Research Priority Setting Consortium, and Zsolt Demetrovics
• https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2025.00072 

Testing the Utility of Mouseview. js for Measuring Associations Between Alcohol Related Attentional Bias and Problematic Alcohol Use

• Authors: Maya C. Thulin, Marie T. Campione, Samantha J. Dawson, Nassim Tabri, Carson Pun, Christopher Sears, Daniel S. McGrath, Hyoun S. Kim
• https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psycom.2025.100235 

Comparative Analysis of Video Gamers, Esports Spectators, and Esports Athletes on Gambling, Gaming, and Psychological Characteristics

• Authors: Ryan Nguyen, Zachariah Lail, Jenna L. Vieira, Daniel S. McGrath, and Hyoun S. Kim
• https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-025-10454-3