Researchers in Ottawa created a virtual-reality casino, complete with virtual reality helmets, and set up university students for a gambling experience to determine whether or not perceptions of luck affecting gambling behavior. Their results, found during the study which was also surveyed by the Carelot University students, show that strong beliefs in luck are linked to pathological gambling. Data from the tests indicate that when people believe they are lucky they are less likely to seek treatment, and the luckier they feel the less likely they are to look for help. The presentation on the study's findings was given as part of the 13th International Conference on Gambling and Risk-Taking at Harrah's Tahoe.