One strategy that people use to prevent gambling involves voluntary self-exclusion (VSE). VSE blocks people from accessing gambling in person or online. The researchers proposed that contingency management (CM) could be used to encourage people to continue VSE. CM is an evidence-based strategy that rewards people for specific behaviours, such as not gambling. The researchers surveyed people from the UK general population and university students on the use of CM with VSE. Participants responded in favour of combined VSE use. They felt that providing vouchers that could be exchanged for goods and services could incentivize people to not gamble during VSE. They believed that supplementing VSE and CM with social support could encourage abstinence.
