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Can behavioural insights be used to reduce risky play in online environments

Author(s): The Behavioural Insights Team
Publisher: Gambling Commission
Year Published: 2019

This report contains the results of a research project by the Behvioural Insights Team to study how behavioural tracking analysis and tools can be used to...

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Exploring self-management strategies that could be used to deal with problem gambling

Author(s): Matheson, Flora I. ; Hamilton-Wright, Sarah ; Kryszajtys, David ; Wiese, Jessica L. ; Hwang, Stephen W. ; Guilcher, Sara J.T. ; Cadel, Lauren ; Ziegler, Carolyn P.
Journal: BMC Public Health
Year Published: 2019

People with problem gambling (PG) rarely get help from a therapist. Self-management strategies are strategies that people use on their own to manage their PG....

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Attitudes of young people and their parents towards gambling promotions in Australian sports

Author(s): David, Jennifer ; Thomas, Samantha L. ; Randle, Melanie ; Pitt, Hannah ; Daube, Mike
Journal: Health Promotion International
Year Published: 2019

Parents and young people felt that the gambling industry promoted their products by using incentives and appealing imagery in their advertising. They also spoke...

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How incentives influence players’ bets

Author(s): Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Browne, Matthew ; Russell, Alex M. T. ; Hing, Nerilee ; Greer, Nancy
Journal: Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Year Published: 2019

This study examined whether betting incentives made people select riskier bets. It also assessed which incentives players preferred. The researchers recruited...

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The costs and benefits of gambling from the perspectives of gamblers and people close to them

Author(s): Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Browne, Matthew ; Russell, Alex M. T. ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; Dowling, Nicki A.
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2019

This study examined the costs and benefits of gambling to quality of life from the perspectives of gamblers and affected others. Data were from a survey of 5000...

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Recent evidence on gambling marketing content and effect on behaviour

Author(s): Newall, Philip W. S. ; Moodie, Crawford ; Reith, Gerda ; Stead, Martine ; Critchlow, Nathan ; Morgan, Amber ; Dobbie, Fiona
Journal: Current Addiction Reports
Year Published: 2019

This review explores gambling marketing research published from 2014 to 2018. The review suggests three key findings: (1) gambling marketing is highly targeted...

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Can a brief telephone intervention for problem gambling help to reduce depression?

Author(s): Ranta, Jussi ; Bellringer, Maria E. ; Garrett, Nick ; Abbott, Max W.
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2019

Approximately 70-80% of adults in New Zealand have gambled in the past year. Some people who gamble experience gambling-related harms to their work, family and...

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Should consumers be protected against live-odds gambling advertising?

Author(s): Newall, Philip W. S. ; Thobhani, Ankush ; Walasek, Lukasz ; Meyer, Caroline
Journal: PLOS One
Year Published: 2019

This study explored the content of live-odds gambling ads shown on television during the 2018 World Cup. In total, there were 69 live-odds ads shown over 32...

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Do parents and spouses know how much money people with problem gambling lose to gambling?

Author(s): Magnusson, Kristoffer ; Nilsson, Anders ; Andersson, Gerhard ; Hellner, Clara ; Carlbring, Per
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2019

Parents and spouses of people with problem gambling have good insight into the amount of money lost to gambling. They have some knowledge about gambling debt,...

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Young people’s and adults’ awareness of gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport in the UK

Author(s): Djohari, Natalie ; Weston, Gavin ; Cassidy, Rebecca ; Wemyss, Martyn ; Thomas, Samantha L.
Journal: Harm Reduction Journal
Year Published: 2019

Policies in the UK ban most gambling advertisements from airing on television during the day before 9 pm. However, sports betting advertisements and gambling...

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