Prevention and education evidence review: Gambling-related harm: Executive summary

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Author(s): Hilbrecht, Margo

Publisher: Greo

Year Published: 2021

Date Added: September 15, 2021

Resource Type: Executive summary

This summary provides an overview of the Prevention and Education Evidence Review: Gambling-related harm. It contains background information to the report and key points from each chapter. The main report reviews evidence on prevention and education of gambling-related harms. It considers three levels of measures:

Universal: for the benefit of the whole population
Selective: for the benefit of at-risk groups
Indicated: for the benefit of at-risk individuals

Key insights highlighted in the summary include:

Many adolescents see advertisements and follow gambling operators on social media despite age restrictions.
Voluntary deposit limit setting tools are positively linked to player loyalty and continued gambling.
There is no safer gambling program that specifically targets older adults.

Overall, research evidence is limited for many of the measures. Improvements are needed to support policy decisions more fully. Opportunities exist to develop evidence-based policy for effective gambling harm prevention and education plans.

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Citation: Hilbrecht, M. (2021). Executive Summary. In M. Hilbrecht (Ed.), Prevention and Education Evidence Review: Gambling-Related Harm: Report prepared in support of the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms in Great Britain. (pp. i – xxv). Greo: Guelph, Canada. https://doi.org/10.33684/2021.006

Keywords: children ; credit restrictions ; education ; gambling policy ; gambling regulations ; gambling-related harm ; Internet-based interventions ; interventions ; monetary limits ; older adults ; online interventions ; prevention ; responsible gaming programs ; safer gambling ; self-exclusion ; spending limits ; youth

Topics: Children and Youth ; Gambling Assessment ; Gambling Resources ; Information for Operators ; Information for Treatment Providers ; Older Adults ; Prevention ; Priority Populations

Conceptual Framework Factors: Environment - Responsible Gambling ; Resources - Harm Reduction, Prevention, and Protection ; Gambling Environment ; Psychological - Lifespan Development ; Resources - Service Access and Use ; Environment - Public Policy ; Gambling Resources ; Resources - Interventions

Source Type: Greo

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Study Funding:

Greo’s funding for the Prevention and Education Review is derived from regulatory settlements in lieu of financial penalties from operators in Great Britain. The Commission reviews and approves proposals for destinations of regulatory settlements. Under the terms of a settlement, there is to be no publicity or benefit for the operator in connection with the regulatory settlement.

The monies represent a restricted payment to Greo to accelerate progress towards delivery of the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms. The Prevention and Education Review has been conducted with the support of an Advisory Committee with a mandate to provide guidance and oversight to strengthen the quality and defensibility of the review, and to support mobilisation and uptake of the review findings. The Advisory Committee comprises representatives from the Gambling Commission, Public Health England, Advisory Board for Safer Gambling, and University of Massachusetts.

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