Session 1-3-E: Hitting the sweet spot: Lottery promotion and vulnerability

Literature about lottery marketing and vulnerability Lottery advertising in Quebec Project phases Results Conclusio

Naturalizing Institutions: Evolutionary Principles and Application on the Case of Money

In recent extensions of the Darwinian paradigm into economics, the replicator-interactor duality looms large. I propose a strictly naturalistic approach to this duality in the context of the theory of institutions, which means that its use is seen as being always and necessarily dependent on identifying a physical realization. I introduce a general framework for the analysis of institutions, which synthesizes Searle's and Aoki's theories, especially with regard to the role of public representations (signs) in the coordination of actions, and the function of cognitive processes that underly rule-following as a behavioral disposition. This allows to conceive institutions as causal circuits that connect the population-level dynamics of interactions with cognitive phenomena on the individual level. Those cognitive phenomena ultimately root in neuronal structures. So, I draw on a critical restatement of the concept of the meme by Aunger to propose a new conceptualization of the replicator in the context of institutions, namely, the replicator is a causal conjunction between signs and neuronal structures which undergirds the dispositions that generate rule-following actions. Signs, in turn, are outcomes of population-level interactions. I apply this framework on the case of money, analyzing the emotions that go along with the use of money, and presenting a stylized account of the emergence of money in terms of the naturalized Searle-Aoki model. In this view, money is a neuronally anchored metaphor for emotions relating with social exchange and reciprocity. Money as a meme is physically realized in a replicator which is a causal conjunction of money artefacts and money emotions

La culture arrogante du go [Le weiqi, une façon chinoise de voir le monde]

Papineau Elisabeth. La culture arrogante du go [Le weiqi, une façon chinoise de voir le monde]. In: Perspectives chinoises, n°62, 2000. pp. 45-56

La culture insolente du mah-jong [Le miroir d'une autre société chinoise]

Papineau Elisabeth. La culture insolente du mah-jong [Le miroir d'une autre société chinoise]. In: Perspectives chinoises, n°57, 2000. pp. 30-43

Le jeu pathologique dans la communauté chinoise, une vision anthropologique

Le jeu pathologique a été identifié comme étant un problème majeur dans la communauté chinoise de Montréal. Différentes sources permettent de documenter l’inadéquation des services de prévention et de traitement du jeu pathologique pour les communautés minoritaires dans nos sociétés de plus en plus hétérogènes. Dans une approche anthropologique, la prise en compte de facteurs culturels propres à la communauté chinoise permettrait une plus grande efficacité des stratégies d’identification, de prévention et de traitement du jeu pathologique. Cet article propose donc un survol de la notion de jeu pathologique au regard de la psychologie occidentale, puis une évaluation du jeu excessif par les Chinois. Les concepts de fatalité, de destinée et de chance dans la pensée chinoise qui seront présentés comme étant des facteurs de risques au jeu excessif, de même qu’un bref regard sur quelques normes sociales de la communauté chinoise de Montréal nous aideront à cerner l’étendue des divergences dans l’expérience du jeu pathologique.Pathological gambling has been identified as a major issue in the Montreal Chinese community. From different sources, we can confirm the mismatch between prevention and treatment services for cultural minorities in an increasingly multicultural world. With an anthropological approach, the identification of cultural factors typical of the Chinese community could permit greater efficiency in identification, prevention and treatment of pathological gambling. The following article will present the occidental theoretical vision of pathological gambling, followed by the Chinese perception of the same phenomenon. The notions of fatality, destiny and chance in Chinese thinking will be presented as constituting risk factors for excessive gambling, and a brief look at a few Montreal Chinese community social norms will contribute to assessing the differences inherent to Chinese experience of pathological gambling.El juego patológico ha sido identificado como un problema mayor en la comunidad china de Montreal. Diferentes fuentes permiten de documentar la inadecuación de los servicios de prevención y de tratamiento del juego patológico para las comunidades minoritarias en nuestras sociedades cada vez más heterogéneas. Un enfoque antropológico, que tome en cuenta los factores culturales propios a la comunidad china, permitiría una más grande eficacia de las estrategias de identificación, prevención y tratamiento del juego patológico. Este artículo propone pues una exploración de la noción del juego patológico desde el punto de vista de la sicología occidental, luego de una evaluación del juego excesivo por los Chinos. Los conceptos de fatalidad, de destino y de suerte en la idiosincrasia china, son presentados como los factores de riesgo al juego excesivo, lo mismo que una breve mirada sobre algunas normas sociales de la comunidad china de Montreal, nos ayudan a delimitar el alcance de las divergencias en la experiencia del juego patológico

Engaging the Big Questions in Gambling Studies

The "Engaging the Big Questions in Gambling Studies" conference took take place Thursday, April 7 (Opening Reception), Friday, April 8 & Saturday, April 9, 2011 at The Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada. It was hosted by the Alberta Gaming Research Institute.OtherNoAlberta Gaming Research Institut

Alberta Gambling Research Institute Conference 2023: Contemporary Issues in Gambling Research

The Institute’s 2023 Conference "Contemporary Issues in Gambling Research" took place March 30 to April 1, 2023 at The Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta as a hybrid live and virtual event. A selection of conference presentations presented at the event have been made available with the permission of the authors.Alberta Gambling Research Institut