PUBLIC LECTURE~Internet Gambling

[Brandi Gillett Woods]

*Internet Gambling: Current Situation & Future Trends*

Dr. Robert Williams Professor, School of Health Sciences & Coordinator 
Alberta Gaming Research Institute, University of Lethbridge will discuss 
the history of Internet gambling, its prevalence world wide and the 
issues and problems with Internet gambling

*Friday, June 13, 2008
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. *
/Community Hall, Albert McCormick Community Centre
500 Parkside Drive, Waterloo, ON /

Dr. Williams is the world's best funded problem gambling researcher with 
47 million in funding and is considered one of the world's leading 
authorities in several areas.  His main research interests include: 
Internet gambling, the socioeconomic impacts of gambling, the assessment 
and prevention of problem gambling, the proportion of gambling revenue 
deriving from problem gamblers, the prevalence and nature of gambling in 
Aboriginal communities and the etiology of problem solving.

Presented in partnership by:
The University of Waterloo, Waterloo Region Action Group on Gambling 
Issues, Waterloo Public Library

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Brandi Gillett Woods MA, CSEM
Advancement Events Manager
Arts Advancement Office
Faculty of Arts, University of Waterloo 
Phone: 519-888-4567 ext. 38242