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Welcoming Remarks
I
am pleased to extend a welcome to all whose interest in gambling-related
inquiry has led them to this first edition of The Electronic Journal
of Gambling Issues (EJGI), a forum for researchers, clinicians,
the gambling industry, gamblers and the interested public. EJGI is
intended to be a vehicle for ongoing dialogue about issues ranging from
gambling as a social phenomenon to what constitutes responsible gambling
and the most effective treatment interventions for problem gamblers. For
example, the Features section contains research statements from significant
thinkers in the area of gambling studies. If you work with clients with
gambling-related problems, the Clinic section offers up-to-date treatment
information. And our First Person Accounts section provides a unique opportunity
to learn from the narratives of individuals whose lives have been affected
by gambling.
The
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health is itself actively involved in
treating individuals who experience problems with gambling, and takes
a leading role in training people who plan to work with problem gamblers
or are in a position to encourage responsible gambling. In addition, the
Centre is committed to gambling-related research and policy initiatives.
This journal reflects the breadth of that commitment to the treatment
of problem gamblers and the emerging field of gambling studies.
This
initiative is especially important as gambling assumes a greater presence
in more and more communities through lotteries, casinos, bingo halls and
sports betting. Fully understanding the impact of this phenomenon is essential
for people who choose to gamble, community leaders, the gambling industry
and those involved in the treatment of problem gamblers and their families.
The Centre is particularly excited about providing leadership in understanding,
prevention and treatment of problem gambling provincially, nationally,
and indeed, internationally. The fact that this journal is available through
the Internet to whomever has access to a computer underlines our commitment
to disseminating knowledge to as wide a public as possible.
Dr. Paul Garfinkel, President and CEO of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Statement of Purpose
The Electronic Journal of
Gambling Issues (EJGI) offers an Internet-based forum for developments
in gambling-related research, policy and treatment as well as personal
accounts about gambling and gambling behaviour. Through publishing peer-reviewed
articles about gambling as a social phenomenon and the prevention and
treatment of gambling problems, it is our aim is to help make sense of
how gambling affects us all.
The
EJGI is published by the Centre
for Addiction and Mental Health and
is fully funded by the Ontario Substance Abuse Bureau of the Ministry
of Health and Long-Term Care. We welcome manuscripts submitted by researchers
and clinicians, people involved in gambling as players, and family and
friends of gamblers.
- Editor
- Phil Lange
- Editorial Board
- Andrew Johnson
Nina Littman-Sharp
Robert Murray
Wayne Skinner
Tony Toneatto
Nigel Turner
Reviewers- Peter Adams
Alex Blaszczynski
Gerry Cooper
Jeff Derevensky
Pat Erickson
Jackie Ferris
Ron Frisch
Rina Gupta
Len Henricksson
Roger Horbay
David Korn
Robert Ladouceur
Nina Littman-Sharp
Robert Murray
Geoff Noonan
Alan Ogborne
Robin Room
Wayne Skinner
Randy Stinchfield
William Thompson
Tony Toneatto
Nigel Turner
Rachel Volberg
Keith Whyte
Harold Wynne - Graphic Designer
- Mara Korkola
- HTML Markup
- Alan Tang
- Copyeditors
- Kelly Lamorie
Megan Macdonald
