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The history of gambling harm as a public health issue

Author(s): Price, Alex ; Hilbrecht, Margo ; Billi, Rosa
Journal: Journal of Public Health: From Theory to Practice
Year Published: 2021

Gambling harm is a public health issue. However, many initiatives do not use public health strategies to prevent and reduce gambling harm in different...

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A public health advocacy framework for gambling

Author(s): David, Jennifer ; Thomas, Samantha L. ; Randle, Melanie ; Daube, Mike
Journal: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
Year Published: 2020

A public health approach is increasingly recognized as important in the field of gambling. Advocacy plays an important role in seeking policy change to prevent...

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A public health lens on youth gambling problems

Author(s): Messerlian, Carmen ; Derevensky, Jeffrey L. ; Gupta, Rina
Journal: Health Promotion International
Year Published: 2005

Youth represent the highest risk group for gambling problems. Preventing gambling-related harms among this group requires a public health approach that...

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Challenges and facilitators to public health advocacy in gambling

Author(s): David, Jennifer ; Thomas, Samantha L. ; Randle, Melanie ; Daube, Mike ; Balandin, Susan
Journal: Addiction Research & Theory
Year Published: 2018

In this study, the researchers explored how public health advocacy could be used to protect communities from gambling harm. They interviewed 50 people working...

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Gambling should be considered a public health issue in Wales, United Kingdom

Author(s): Atherton, Frank ; Beynon, Claire
Journal: Journal of Public Health
Year Published: 2018

In this review, the authors explore gambling in Wales, United Kingdom (UK) and identify whether it is a public health issue or not. They reviewed research...

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Adopting a public health perspective towards gambling and gambling related harms

Author(s): Korn, David A. ; Shaffer, Howard J.
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 1999

This article encourages the adoption of a public health perspective of gambling. The researchers outlined the benefits of adopting a public health perspective...

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

Author(s): Livingstone, Charles ; Rintoul, Angela
Journal: Public Health
Year Published: 2020

In this article, the authors argue that responsible gambling (RG) programs are not effective for preventing and minimizing gambling harms. They present a...

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Replacing the Reno Model with a robust public health approach to “responsible gambling”

Author(s): Hancock, Linda ; Smith, Garry J.
Journal: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Year Published: 2017

In 2017, the authors published a critique of the Reno Model. In this article, they respond to commentaries from the Reno Model authors and other international...

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A comparison of loot box regulations from a public health perspective

Author(s): Xiao, Leon Y. ; Henderson, Laura L. ; Nielsen, Rune K. L. ; Newall, Philip W. S.
Journal: Current Addiction Reports
Year Published: 2022

This article compares different ways that countries have regulated paid loot boxes. It also emphasizes the importance of a public health approach to loot box...

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Countering industry influences to promote a public health approach to gambling regulations

Author(s): van Schalkwyk, May C. I. ; Petticrew, Mark ; Cassidy, Rebecca ; Adams, Peter ; McKee, Martin ; Reynolds, Jennifer ; Orford, Jim
Journal: Lancet Public Health
Year Published: 2021

The UK government has recently launched a review of the Gambling Act 2005. This provides an opportunity to make policy changes to better address gambling harms....

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