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<p class=MsoNormal><b>Slot Machines: Are They Addictive?<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Join us, <i>Tuesday, January 12,
2010</i> at <i>7:00 p.m</i>. at the <i>Stratford Public Library </i>(located at
19 St. Andrew St., Stratford, ON) for a public lecture presented by the
Waterloo Stratford Institute and Stratford Public Library. This talk, by Kevin
Harrigan PhD, lead researcher in the University of Waterloo’s problem
gambling research team, addresses the questions: Who are the problem gamblers?
What are the characteristics of the machines that make them so addictive? What
can we do to reduce the machines addictiveness? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Brandi Gillett MA,
CSEM<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Manager, Conferences and
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Stratford Institute,
University of Waterloo <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>T. 519.497.4350<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>UW Stratford Institute ~
Discovering Tomorrow's Opportunities!<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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