The University of Alberta is offering a new micro-credential course about gambling and gaming based on the first robust gambling study of its kind in Canada.

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Whether it’s casinos, sports betting, or more recently, iGaming, the gambling industry is enormous. Significant sporting events like the Edmonton Oilers’ playoff run pushed the Play Alberta app into record-setting usage. As usage grows, so, too, do the risks. The U of A course aims to inform about just how much goes into the rapidly growing industry.

U of A political-science professor Fiona Nicoll created the course based on research she conducted as a research co-ordinator with the Alberta Gaming Research Institute, which she hopes will provide critical information to those regularly dealing with gambling and gaming.