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Development of the 10-item and 20-item gambling harms scale for affected others (GHS-10-AO and GHS-20-AO)

Author(s): Browne, Matthew ; Tulloch, Catherine ; Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Hing, Nerilee ; Russell, Alex M. T. ; Li, En ; Rawat, Vijay ; Dellosa, Georgia ; Newall, Philip W. S.
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2026

Gambling is a common recreational activity, although it can lead to numerous harms. However, harms experienced by affected others (AOs) are often overlooked....

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Global Gambling Control Scorecard

Author(s): Ukhova, Daria ; Marionneau, Virve ; Batchelor, Susan ; Bunn, Christopher ; McIntosh, Emma ; O'Connor, Rory ; Reith, Gerda ; Wardle, Heather
Publisher: University of Glasgow
Year Published: 2025

This dataset contains policies related to gambling harm reduction in Europe. The dataset is meant to act as a scorecard to identify the features needed to...

Reports

Gambling with money you don’t have: Understanding the interaction between credit cards and sports gambling

Author(s): Maitra, Aditya ; Maltman, Matthew
Publisher: e61 Institute
Year Published: 2025

This research report evaluates the ban on credit cards for online gambling in Australia. The Australian government banned the use of credit cards to prevent...

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Challenges in regulating the online gambling sector: A scoping review

Author(s): Fisher, Michelle L. ; Piper, Theodore ; Fitzpatrick, Matthew ; Mavi, Sonia ; Retzer, Ameeta ; Bradbury-Jones, Caroline ; Montgomery, Paul ; Melendez-Torres, G. J. ; Kirby, Joelle ; Chandan, Joht Singh ; Bedford, Kate
Journal: Harm Reduction Journal
Year Published: 2025

The purpose of this scoping review was to identify and summarize the current evidence base on the effects of legal interventions intended to reduce online...

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Examining the link between problem gambling and suicide attempts in a cohort of young adults in the United Kingdom over a 9-year period

Author(s): Bastiani, Oliver ; Khouja, Jasmine ; Skatova, Anya ; Newall, Philip W. S.
Journal: Addiction
Year Published: 2025

The purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine whether harmful gambling is linked to concurrent and future suicide attempts. The researchers also...

Reports

Gambling participation in Australia 2025: Trends over time, and profiles associated with online gambling and gambling harm

Author(s): Suomi, Aino ; Hahn, Markus H. ; Biddle, Nicholas
Publisher: POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research
Year Published: 2025

This report provides estimates of gambling participation, risky gambling, and the impact of gambling on affected others in Australia. The data are from the...

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Factors that influence professionals’ decision to discuss and screen for problem gambling in healthcare and social assistance settings

Author(s): Heath, Neisha ; Santos, Teejay ; Milne, Katie ; Vasquez, Martha ; Gainsbury, Sally M.
Journal: Journal of Public Health
Year Published: 2025

This study examined whether attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and knowledge of gambling harms influenced professionals’ intentions and...

Reports

Online gambling among young Canadian adults: A call to action

Author(s): Young, Matthew M. ; Tuico, Kyle A. ; Baxter, Carling M. ; Dapo-Famodu, Adetoun ; Sherk, Adam ; Gagnon, Francois ; Cooper, Michael ; Hlavecek, Claire ; Major, Shauna
Publisher: Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction
Year Published: 2025

This report analyzes data collected from more than 8,000 people in Canada regarding their gambling activities. The data was collected in 2024 by Mental Health...

Reports

Community Resilience Fund: Two year evaluation report

Author(s): Scott, Jo ; Giles-Coutinho, Rosie ; Cogley, Evie ; Jefferson, Anita
Publisher: GambleAware
Year Published: 2025

This report is an evaluation of GambleAware's Community Resilience Fund (CRF). The CRF was initially developed to provide 12 months of funding to mitigate the...

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The National Lottery: Why change is needed to reduce harm

Author(s): GambleAware
Publisher: GambleAware
Year Published: 2025

This policy paper outlines GambleAware's call for the UK National Lottery to embed safer gambling messaging into its advertising and products. The National...

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