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Arts on Air and Van Mag interviews

You can listen to Luke discussing the new Centre for Gambling Research at UBC with UBC prof Ira Nadel on the Arts on Air CiTR program, originally aired on 3rd December and available online here There is also an interview with Luke discussing the Centre in the current issue of Vancouver Magazine, available here

The Psychology & Neuroscience of Gambling Addiction – Dr Luke Clark

In this presentation, Dr. Luke Clark, Director of the Centre for Gambling Research at UBC, will consider the modern conceptualisation of pathological gambling (or Gambling Disorder) as a behavioural addiction. After briefly reviewing diagnosis and prevalence, the talk will focus on the distorted styles of thinking that occur during gambling, and their neurobiological basis in […]

Gambling in the Movies #3: Rounders

Gambling in the Movies #3: Rounders

In thinking about film choices for this series, we’ve been struck that there are many films set in or around gambling establishments, but many of these films are not really about gambling. The Hangover has been suggested a couple of times –a film that has a few interesting things to say about the psychology of […]

CGR in Victoria: Centre for Addictions Research of BC

Luke will speaking in Victoria next week (Tuesday 16th December) on the Psychology and Neuroscience of Gambling Addiction at the Royal Jubilee Hospital, as part of the CARBC seminar series. http://www.carbc.ca/Portals/0/propertyagent/712/files/477/141216lukeclark.pdf

Arts on Air radio interview with Ira Nadel (3rd December 2014)

Dr. Luke Clark talks about commercial gambling and cultural differences in gambling with Ira Nadel more

UK Gambling Addiction Awareness Week

The Centre for Gambling Research at UBC is supporting the UK’s first national gambling awareness week, 1-7th December, organised by rethink gambling www.rethinkgambling.org. Luke Clark is speaking on the neuroscience of gambling addiction in a webinar jam, registration via http://webinarjam.net/webinar/go/13027/b6f5ac0b0f