FLAGS - European Association for the Study of Gambling
FLAGS - European Association for the Study of Gambling
FLAGS - European Association for the Study of Gambling
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How was <strong>the</strong> <strong>FLAGS</strong> developed andtested?Built on earlier work, 1998 NS VLT study, 2000 Follow-up study, SAPGSdevelopment <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Victoria <strong>Gambling</strong> Research Panel (2004) and <strong>the</strong>quantitative testing phase <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> Victoria Department <strong>of</strong> Justice (2006).Phase I – literature review <strong>of</strong> method bias in measures– funded by OPGRCPhase II – Literature review <strong>of</strong> Formative versus Reflective constructs – fundedby OPGRCPhase III – qualitative and preliminary quantitative research on 190 statementsand constructs that were eventually rejected (e.g., superstitions) with 63casino gamblers in Ontario – 2008 – funded by OPGRCPhase IV 2009 - 10 quantitative analysis <strong>of</strong> responses to 132 statements to<strong>for</strong>mulate <strong>FLAGS</strong> (EGM) beta – 384 Ontario Casino Gamblers – Funded byOPGRCPhase V 2010 - Fur<strong>the</strong>r quantitative refinement <strong>of</strong> instrument and testing onVLT gamblers – 500 VLT gamblers – funded by Nova Scotia <strong>Gambling</strong>Foundation – report due End <strong>of</strong> September 2010© Focal Research7
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