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A review of legacy harms that last beyond the period of gambling

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Author(s): Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Armstrong, Tess ; Hing, Nerilee ; Browne, Matthew ; Russell, Alex M. T. ; Bellringer, Maria E. ; Palmer du Preez, Katie ; Lowe, Giulia

Journal: Current Addiction Reports

Year Published: 2022

Date Added: November 25, 2022

Legacy gambling harms are the negative consequences that last beyond the period when people gamble heavily. This article is a review of types of legacy gambling harms, how long they last, and whether legacy harms are real or simply reflect regrets or remembrances of past harms. At an individual level, legacy gambling harms can be categorised into financial, relationship, emotional/psychological, health, culture, work/study, and criminal/deviance harms. Legacy harms also occur to families and the broader communities. Most legacy harms have a half-life of 4 years. Financial harms have a longer half-life of 5 years. People who experience more legacy harms have lower well-being. Moreover, well-being increases with greater distance in time from the past gambling issue. This suggests that legacy gambling harms have a real impact on well-being.


Citation: Rockloff, M., Armstrong, T., Hing, N., Browne, M., Russell, A. M. T., Bellringer, M., Palmer du Preez, K., & Lowe, G. (2022). Legacy gambling harms: What happens once the gambling stops? Current Addiction Reports. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-022-00434-7

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40429-022-00434-7

Keywords: community impacts ; family impacts ; gambling harm ; lifespan development ; well-being

Topics: Family and Friends ; Gambling and the Brain ; Venue and Community

Conceptual Framework Factors:   Environment - Social and Economic Impacts ; Psychological Factors ; Psychological - Lifespan Development ; Psychological - Subjective Well-Being

Study Design: Other Review

Study Funding:

Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions Foundational research described in this review was funded by the New Zealand Ministry of Health.

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