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Congrats Andy Kim, awarded an NSERC USRA scholarship

We’re very happy to welcome Andy Kim to the Centre. Andy has been awarded a prestigious NSERC USRA summer scholarship. The arrangements for these awards have been rather complicated this year by the COVID-19 pandemic and campus closure, but for summer term at least, Andy will be working on some existing data looking at how […]

CGR reviews Uncut Gems

In the latest instalment of our Gambling in the Movies series, we got together remotely on 3o March during the COVID-19 shutdown to watch the recent Netflix moving Uncut Gems, starring Adam Sandler. Spencer Murch made sense of our ramblings here. For the other movies in this series, see Gambling in the Movies.

Gambling in the Movies #8: Uncut Gems

Gambling in the Movies #8: Uncut Gems

It’s been a couple of years since our interest was so piqued by a film that we wanted to review it for our Gambling in the Movies series. But this one was just too fascinating to pass up. The lab convened remotely during the COVID-19 shutdown to watch the film via Netflix Party and discuss […]

Luke featured in CBC article on gambling and COVID

Luke is featured in an article by CBC on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting lottery sales and gambling more broadly, in the Maritimes.