Conference presentations
Results from research on gambling have been presented by Per Binde at the following international conferences.
2022 13th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues – European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG). Oslo, Norway, September 6-9. Presentation: Criminogenic problem gambling: Types of crimes and characteristics of perpetrators.
2018 12th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues – European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG). Valletta, Malta, September 11-14. Presentation: High return to player (RTP) percentage: A risk factor for problem gambling?
2018 The AGRI Conference, Banff, Canada. April 12-14. Presentation: Risk of harm as a function of type of gambling.
2017 The Nordic Society Foundation for Information about Problem Gambling (SNSUS) 11th Nordic Conference. Odense, Denmark. May 30-31.
– Plenary presentation: Gambling advertising: What we know (and don’t know) about its effects and potential harmfulness.
– With Ulla Romild (parallel session): Risk of problem gambling in occupational groups.
2016. 11th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues – European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG). Lisbon, September 13-16. Keynote presentation: What are the effects and consequences of gambling advertising? New Swedish data in the light of previous research.
2015 National Institute for Health and Welfare Research Conference – Gambling, Politics and Social Issues. September 22, Helsinki. Presentation: Gambling-related embezzlement in the workplace: Characteristics, prevalence and prevention.
2015 The Nordic Society Foundation for Information about Problem Gambling (SNSUS) 10th Nordic Conference. Stockholm. June 1-3. Presentation: Problem gambling and embezzlement.
2014 10th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues – European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG). Helsinki, September 9-12. Presentation: Gambling advertising: A critical research review.
2014. The 11th Responsible Gaming Academy, Vienna (May 22). Presentation: Gambling advertising: Potential harms and corporate social responsibility.
2014. Excessive Gambling: Prevention and Harm Reduction. Neuchâtel, Switzerland (January 15-17). Plenary presentation: The cultural dimensions of gambling: Implications for prevention and harm reduction.
2013. Responsible Gambling Trust conference, London: “Harm minimization in gambling: Current issues and future directions” (December 11). Presentation: Harm Minimization: Responsible Marketing and Advertising.
2013. SNSUS 9th Nordic Conference. Hamar, Norway (May 27-29). Presentation: Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: An International Collaboration.
2012 9th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues – European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG). September 18-21, Loutraki, Greece. Presentation: How to assess the harmfulness of various forms of gambling: A methodological discussion from a regulatory perspective. Participant in Plenary session – Research Panel & Discussion.
2011 Discovery 2011 – Responsible Gambling Council. Ottawa, Canada (April 5-8). Paper presented: Mutual support: The process of recovery in a group of young problem gamblers.
2010 8th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues – European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG). Vienna, Austria (September 14-17). Paper presented: A mutual support group for young problem gamblers.
2009 Gambling Scholars Meeting – The Finnish Foundation for Gaming Research, Helsinki, October 26-27 (invited keynote speaker). Presentation: Towards an Anthropology of Gambling.
2008 7th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues – European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG). Nova Gorica, Slovenia (July 1-4). Presentation: Gambling advertising and problem gambling: An interview study.
2007 Nova Scotia’s Responsible Gambling Conference, Halifax, Canada (October 1-2). Keynote speech on anthropological perspectives on gambling.
2006 1st Global and Remote E-Gambling Research Institute Conference. Amsterdam (August 31 – September 1). Presentation: Why people gamble: An anthropological perspective.
2006 13th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking – Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming. Lake Tahoe, Nevada (May 22-26). Presentation: The Good, the Bad and the Unhappy: Myth structures of tales of jackpot winners.
2005 6th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues – European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG). Malmö (June 29 – July 2). Presentation: Deceptive and Unethical? Reflections on Gambling Advertising.
2004 4 Nordiske konferanse om spilleavhengighet – Stiftelsen Nordiska Sällskapet för Upplysning om Spelberoende. Lillehammer (March 29-30). Presentation: Spel i ett kulturellt perspektiv.
2003 12th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking – Institute for the Study of Gambling and Commercial Gaming. Vancouver (May 26-30).Presentation: Gambling and religion: Histories of concord and conflict.
2002 Engaging the World – European Association of Social Anthropologists, 7th Biennial Conference, Copenhagen (August 14-17). Presentation: Gambling across cultures: The shifting moralities of games of chance.
2002 5th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues – European Association for the Study of Gambling (EASG). Barcelona (October 2-5). Presentation: Gambling and non-gambling nations: On the worldwide distribution of gambling.
Lectures
A selection of lectures on gambling by Per Binde.
2023 Avnormalisering av spel om pengar: Fallstudie av Sverige ca. 2000–2020. Regaps spelkonferens. Stockholm, April 29. PPT-Presentation – Video
2021 Kriminalitet orsakad av spelproblem: Brott och straff. Nätverket för spelberoendebehandlare. Stockholm, 15 november
2020 Kriminalitet orsakad av spelproblem: Huvudresultat från en studie av domar i svenska domstolar. Länsforum i Uppsala län för samverkan om problematiskt spel om pengar. Digital conference, 19 november
2020 Brottslighet orsakad av spelproblem: En studie av domslut i svenska domstolar 2014-2018. Svenska Spels Forskningsråd och U-FOLD seminarium. Digital conference, October 5
2019 Kriminalitet orsakad av spelmissbruk: Former av brott, typer av förövare, och konsekvenser för brottsoffer och samhälle. Länsstyrelsen i Södermanland samverkanskonferens, Katrineholm, 5-6 november, 2019
2019 Types of crimes caused by problem gambling: Results from a study of verdicts delivered by Swedish criminal courts. Gambling Research Network (GARN) meeting. Stockholm, October 15.
2019 Brottslighet orsakad av spelproblem. Regaps spelkonferens. Stockholm, April 29.
2019 Vad vet vi om spelreklamens påverkan. VG‐regionens seminarium Spelreklam i fokus, Göteborg, 15 april (video)
2019 (with Jenny Cisneros Örnberg) Den nya svenska spelmarknaden: Konsekvenser för individ och samhälle. Forte Talks 2019. Stockholm, March 26.
2018 Hög återbetalningsprocent: En riskfaktor för spelproblem? Spelbranschens riksorganisation (SPER) seminarium, Stockholm, November 22.
2018 Forskning om spelberoende: Nytt från Sverige och internationellt. Spelberoendes riksförbund representantskapsmöte, Göteborg, October 27.
2018 Spel om pengar i Sverige: Marknad, skadeverkningar och reglering. Göteborgs universitets seniorförening, Göteborg, October 24.
2017 What do we know about gambling advertising and its impacts? Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection 20th anniversary meeting, Riga, Latvia, December 1.
2017 Gambling advertising and attitudes towards gambling. PAF Responsible Gaming Summit. Mariehamn, Åland (October 10).
2017 (with Ulla Romild) Yrke och spel om pengar: Analyser från Swelogs 2015. Eighths GARN Gambling Research Network meeting. Stockholm (May 3-4)
2016 Spel och spelberoende ur ett antropologiskt perspektiv, Seminariet “Dataspelsberoende – finns det?” Centrum för klinisk forskning, Västerås (16 December).
2016 Vad vet vi om spelreklamens påverkan? Nätverksträff för spelberoendebehandlare, Centrum för pyskiatriforskning, Stockholm (17 November).
2016 Spelrelaterad förskingring i svenskt arbetsliv (Spillrelaterte underslag i svensk arbeidsliv). Akan arbeidslivskonferanse om spil, Oslo (May 31).
2016 Problem gambling and crime: With a focus on financial crime. The GREF Lecture, Gambling Regulators European Forum (GREF) meeting at the ICE Totally Gaming in London (February 2).
2015 Spelproblem och förskingring på arbetsplatsen. Alna Konferens om spel och spelproblem i arbetslivet. Stockholm (October 14).
2015 RISKs tre spelpolitiska mål ur ett forskningsperspektiv. Riksförbundet Spelkontroll Förbundsråd, Borås (Oktober 10).
2015 Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: An International Collaboration. Svenska Spels forskningsdag, Stockholm (Oktober 7).
2015 (with David Forsström). Den svenska översättningen av DSM-5 Gambling Disorder: Reflektioner kring nosologi och terminologi. Fifth GARN Gambling Research Network meeting. Västerås (May 28-29).
2014 Förebyggande av spelproblem hos anställda med ekonomiansvar: En pilotstudie. Forum för spelberoendefrågor (Spelberoendes riksförbund & Folkhälsomyndigheten). Malmö (November 28-29).
2013 Färska forskningsrön om spelberoende: En internationell översikt. Spelberoendes riksförbund föreningsseminarium. Göteborg (December 6-7).
2013 The cultural dimensions of gambling: Implications for responsible gaming. PAF Responsible Gaming Summit. Mariehamn, Åland (October 29).
2013 Gambling with death: The judicial uses of dice games in 17th -19th centuries Sweden. Second GARN Gambling Research Network meeting. Stockholm (October 24-25).
2013 Spel och spelberoende – om drivkrafter och riskfaktorer. Beroende – Dagsaktuell kunskap inom ANDT och S. Regeringens ANDT-råd & U-FOLD, Uppsala (May 8).
2013 Nya forskningsrön om spel och spelberoende. U-FOLD Storseminarium, Uppsala (April 3).
2013 Presenterar och deltar i paneldiskussion. Presentation av skiften ”Spelberoende: Forskning för en hållbar spelpolitik” (Forskning i korthet, nr. 2). Forskningsrådet för Arbetsliv och Socialvetenskap (FAS), Stockholm (March 19).
2013 Deltagare i paneldebatt. Spelberoende bland unga – hur kan vi arbeta tillsammans. Lyckas utan spel / X-CONS Haninge, Stockholm (March 13).
2012 Drivkrafter för spel och spelproblem. Café U-FOLD, Uppsala (September 12).
2012 Why people gamble: An anthropological understanding of gambling consumers. The Finnish Society for Consumer Research, spring seminar, Helsinki, Finland (May 10).
2012 Global gambling in an anthropological perspective. University of Helsinki Network for European Studies, seminar on “Gambling: Global and European Perspectives”, Helsinki, Finland (May 9).
2012 Drivkrafter bakom spel och spelmissbruk – flykt, spänning och förhoppningar. RFMA konferens “Spel och spelmissbruk”, Stockholm (February 8; seminar and lecture repeated on November 28, 2012).
2011 The history of problem gambling in Sweden. A-Clinic Foundation, 27th Northern Media Seminar on Addictions, Gothenburg (September 1).
2011 Spelandets drivkrafter. A-lotteriernas spelansvarsdag, Stockholm (May 19).
2010 Syna korten: Självhjälpsgrupp för unga med spelproblem. Statens folkhälsoinstituts nätverksseminarium, Lund (December 10-11).
2010 Spel – en del av vår kultur. Spelmarknadsansvaret 2010. Seminar organized by the Swedish Gaming Board, Stockholm (November 25).
2010 Introduktion till automatspelets psykologi och sociologi. Spelberoendes Riksförbunds representantskapsmöte, Göteborg (October 31).
2009 Spelandets drivkrafter. Öppenvårdshuset Gustav – Social resursförvaltning, Malmö (November 6).
2009 En studie av Syna korten, självhjälpsgrupp för unga med spelproblem. Spelberoendes Riksförbunds representantskapsmöte, Kungsbacka (October 24).
2009 Hasardens frestelser. Frank Heller-sällskapets sammankomst, Göteborg (April 29).
2008 12th international Science Festival, Göteborg (April 19), three separate lectures: (a) Spel på vinst och förlust; (b) Spel om pengar: En del av vår kultur; (c) Lotterimiljonärerna: Myten och verkligheten (together with A. Hedenus).
2007 Spel: Ett kultur- och samhällsfenomen. Jakten på jackpot: Spel om pengar ett växande problem. Göteborgs Stad, Social resursförvaltning, Göteborg (December 5)
2007 Spelreklam och spelberoende. Statens Folkhälsoinstituts seminarium om spelreklam, Stockholm (September, 26)
2006 Den gode, den onde, den fattige: Teman och tankemönster i tidningsartiklar om stora spelvinster. CEFOS seminarium, Göteborg (September, 7)
2005 Selling Dreams – Causing Nightmares? Will Marketing the Lotteries Lead to Problem Gambling? European Lotteries (EL) / World Lottery Association (WLA) Seminar on Responsible Gambling and CSR, Malmö (June 27-29)
2005 The Ethics of Gambling from an Anthropological Point of View. Veikkaus’ Ethical Council, Helsinki (June 2)
2005 Reklam för spel om pengar: En forskningsöversikt. Nordiska Rådet för Alkohol- och Drogforskning (NAD): Nordiskt seminarium om spel- och spelberoendeforskning, Helsingfors (March 14-16).
2004/5 Varför spelar vi? “Spelansvar – Spelglädje och kunskap i samspel”, seminarium arrangerad av Svenska Spel, Malmö (18 november 2004). I andra versioner även vid seminarierna “Spelansvar – för vem”, Göteborg (10 mars 2005), Sundsvall (26 maj 2005) och Stockholm (6 oktober 2005).
2004 Spel – en del av vår kultur. Folkhälsostämman, Stockholm (11-13 oktober).
2004 Spel som kulturfenomen: Vad förenar och skiljer spelandet i olika samhällen? RFMAs konferens “Spel och spelmissbruk: Teori, förekomst och behandlingsmetoder”, Stockholm (9 september)
2004 Forskning om spelreklam. Svenska Spels XIII:e SpelAkademi, Visby (31 augusti – 1 september).
2003 Drömmen om storvinsten: Om spel som kulturfenomen i dagens Sverige. Universitetets vecka, Samhällsvetenskapens dag, Göteborg (11 oktober)
2002 Spel, moral och religion. Svenska Spels XI:e SpelAkademi, Visby (27-28 augusti).
2002 Spel om pengar i Sverige och världen över. Sjätte Internationella Vetenskapsfestivalen, Göteborg (19-27 april).
2002 Spel som kulturfenomen: Presentation av ett nytt forskningsprojekt. Nordiska Rådet för Alkohol- och Drogforskning (NAD): Temamöte om spel och spelberoende, Oslo (31 januari – 1 februari).
Professional assignments, relating to gambling
Currently (since 2019) Member of the Editorial board, Global Gaming & Tourism Research.
Currently (since 2012) Member of international expert group, the Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling Project, coordinated by Gambling Research Exchange Ontario (GREO).
Currently (since 2007) Member of the international advisory board of the Swedish Longitudinal Gambling Studies (Swelogs), conducted by the Public Health Agency of Sweden. Swelogs includes five epidemiological studies, two in-depth studies, and a number of other studies of gambling and problem gambling.
2019 Lecturer at the Sustainable Gambling Academy, a CSR education organized in collaboration with Örebro University.
2015 – 2017 Member of reference group, the Governmental inquiry on gambling market re-regulation, Ministry of Finance (Spellicensutredningen SOU 2017:30).
2015 – 2017 Member of the reference group of a local project for the rehabilitation of young people who wish to recover from excessive computer gaming, financed by the Swedish Inheritance Fund.
2013 – 2018 Member of the International Editorial Board of the journal International Gambling Studies.
2010 Referee of ERC Advanced / Starting Grant project proposal, European Research Council, Brussels.
2007-2014 Member of Board of Directors (Vice chairman 2009-2014), the Swedish Gambling Authority (Spelinspektionen, formerly the Lotteriinspektionen).
2006-2009 Member of the reference group of a local project for counteracting problem gambling among young internet poker players, financed by the Swedish Inheritance Fund (“Syna korten: En insats mot spelmissbruk bland unga nätpokerspelare”)
2008 Member of Program Council, 12th International Science Festival, Göteborg (Festival theme: Let’s play! Game, gamble and play).
2007 – 2008 Member of reference group, the Governemental inquiry on gambling regulation, Ministry of Finance (Spelutredningen SOU 2008:124)
2005, 2006, 2007 Member of the jury for The National Gaming Research Essay Competition, established by the Svenska Spel (Svenska Spels forskningsstipendium).
2005 – 2009 Member of referee panels, Economic and Social Research Council, Great Britain, assessing applications for funding within the RIGT/ESRC Research on Problem Gambling Initiative.
Examinations
Since 2005 Faculty opponent and member of examination committees for PhD, licentiate degree, and “PhD half-time review”, examining academic theses and texts in Sweden, Denmark and Australia, on gambling and gaming.
Refereeing
Per Binde has peer-reviewed manuscripts on assignment of the following academic journals and publishing houses (in all, close to 50 reviews):
Addiction – Addiction Research and Theory – International Gambling Studies – International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction – International Journal of Social Welfare – Journal of European Public Policy – Journal of Gambling Issues – Journal of the American Academy of Religion – Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute – Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs – Psychology of Addictive Behaviors – Qualitative Sociology – Routledge Publishing – Swedish National Institute of Public Health Report Series – Tidskrift for Forskning i Sygdom og Samfund – UNLV Gaming Research & Review Journal.
