
About us
The Alberta Gambling Research Institute is a consortium of the University of Calgary, University of Alberta and the University of Lethbridge. Its primary purpose is to support and promote research into gambling in the Province of Alberta.



Events
AGRI Annual Conference 2024
Location: Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta, Canada
Date: April 11-13, 2024
Mark Your Calendar for the 2024 AGRI Conference [PDF]

AGRI Annual Conference 2023
The Institute’s 2023 Conference took place March 30 to April 1, 2023 at The Banff Centre in Banff, Alberta. Presentations, Conference Program, Speaker Profiles & Poster Listing available from 2023 Conference Materials web page.
News
2023/2024 Call for Major Research Grant Proposals
Application Content Requirements are available from the 2023-24 Guidelines & Application Form (PDF / Word). The applicant must be one of the principal investigators and have faculty status at one of the three universities. Research collaborators may come from other universities, be external experts or have faculty status at another post-secondary institution.
Deadline: Tuesday, July 04, 2023.

Spring 2023 Newsletter
Feature articles in this issue:
- Post-Doctoral Fellows Adding to Research Capacity at Partner Universities
- Study Establishes the Prevalence of Illegal Gambling in Canada for First Time
- Upcoming Grant Opportunities
2023/24 Graduate Student Scholarships
To apply for scholarships candidates must have been accepted into, or be currently enrolled in, a full-time, thesis-based, master’s or doctoral program at one of the Partner Universities. See Guidelines & Application Forms 2023-24.
Deadline: 4:00 p.m., May 1, 2023.
2023/24 Post-doctoral Fellowships Guidelines & Application
Doctoral degree holders are eligible to be appointed as a Post-doctoral Fellow by one of the Partner Universities. See Post-doctoral Fellowships Guidelines & Application Form.
Deadline: 4:00 p.m., May 1, 2023.

Winter 2023 Newsletter
Feature articles in this issue:
- Are There Riskier Forms of Gambling? An Interview with Graduate Scholarship Recipient Nolan Gooding
- Institute’s 22nd Annual Conference to Take Place at Banff Centre
- Research Grants 2022/23

2021/2022 Annual Report
Performance highlights and audited financial statements for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2022.
Read Annual Report 2021/2022
AGRI National Project Publications
As of November, 2022, investigations from the AGRI National Project (ANP) study of gambling and problem gambling in Canada have resulted in 14 peer-reviewed journal publications, one accepted book proposal, and various other statistical materials.
- See Listing of Publications & Background Statistics