Responsible gambling should be replaced by a public health approach focusing on harm prevention

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Author(s): Livingstone, Charles ; Rintoul, Angela

Journal: Public Health

Year Published: 2020

Date Added: November 17, 2020

In this article, the authors argue that responsible gambling (RG) programs are not effective for preventing and minimizing gambling harms. They present a critique of current RG programs and explain that a public health approach would be much more useful. The authors suggest using evidence from public health activities and gambling policy research with a public health focus. They also suggest learning from the experiences of alcohol policy and tobacco control.

Citation: Livingstone, C., & Rintoul, A. (2020). Moving on from responsible gambling: A new discourse is needed to prevent and minimise harm from gambling. Public Health, 184, 107-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.03.018

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2020.03.018

Keywords: harm minimization ; public health ; responsible gambling resources

Topics: Gambling Resources ; Information for Operators ; Information for Treatment Providers ; Prevention ; Public Health

Conceptual Framework Factors: Resources - Harm Reduction, Prevention, and Protection ; Gambling Environment ; Environment - Public Policy ; Gambling Resources

Study Design: Qualitative: Discourse analysis

Geographic Coverage: Australia

Study Funding:

No specific funding was received for this review. The authors have received funding from government and non-government organizations for their research on gambling and gambling disorder.