Gaming Research Center

The Gambling Research Center (Universität Hohenheim) examines the various aspects of gaming and gambling through an interdisciplinary scientific approach. The goal of the Center is to systematically and scientifically examine the wide range of topics relating to gaming and gambling such as lotteries, sports betting, card games and gaming machines.

History

The Gambling Research Center was founded at the Universität Hohenheim in 2004 with Prof. Dr. Tilman Becker acting as its head. Scientists whose main interests concern games of chance may join the scientific management board of the research center.

Goals

The Gambling Research Center aims at scientifically examining all topics relating to gaming and gambling from an interdisciplinary, in particular economic, mathematic, social, medical, psychological, and legal point of view.

Symposiums

Every year, representatives from academia and business gather to discuss current trends in, and aspects of the topic of gambling and gaming. The legal and regulatory aspects play just as large a role as addiction prevention and the economic impacts of gambling. About 200 representatives from all fields, including psychology and medicine, participate in the one- to two-day conference at the Universität Hohenheim.

Presentations

Publication Series

Xouridas, S., Jasny, J., Becker, T, in: Journal of Gambling Issues

Series

Series for gambling research (each appeared in Peter Lang Verlag, Frankfurt am Main)

Gesellschafts- und Glücksspiel: Staatliche Regulierung und Suchtprävention. Band 1; Becker, T., Baumann, C. (Hrsg.); 2006

References

  1. ↑ "Symposien/Workshops: Forschungsstelle Glücksspiel".