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Evaluation of Improving Outcomes Fund to address gambling harms among women and minority ethnic and religious communities

Author(s): Weir, Jessica ; Meisner, Lily ; McGowan, Brendan
Year Published: 2025

This report was prepared by New Philanthropy Capital (NPC) in partnership with GambleAware. NPC was commissioned to evaluate the Improving Outcomes Fund (IOF)...

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The influence of financial risk-taking and religiosity on financial decision-making tasks

Author(s): Vanheusden, Frederique J. ; Vadapalli, Sundara Kashyap ; Rashid, Mamunur ; Griffiths, Mark D. ; Kim, Amee
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2024

The current study examined the extent to which financial risk-taking (FRT) and religiosity influence how people perform on financial decision-making tasks when...

Reports

Minority communities and gambling harms: Quantitative report

Author(s): Moss, Nicola ; Wheeler, Joe ; Sarkany, Alice
Publisher: Clearview Research, Ipsos
Year Published: 2023

This report is part of a research program on the lived experience of gambling harm in minority groups in Great Britain. Previous research suggests that minority...

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Is religious belief related to gambling fallacies?

Author(s): Williams, Brenton M. ; Browne, Matthew ; Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Stuart, George ; Smith, Bradley P.
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Researchers have found a relationship between gambling fallacies and religious belief. Gambling fallacies refer to incorrect beliefs about the nature of...

Reports

Disproportionate burdens of gambling harms amongst minority communities: A review of the literature

Author(s): Levy, Jay ; O'Driscoll, Catherine ; Sweet, Amy
Publisher: GambleAware
Year Published: 2020

Minority groups in Great Britain experience more harm from gambling. Yet, there is little research why this is the case. This literature review considers why...

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The impact of spiritual and religious struggles on military veterans undergoing gambling disorder treatment

Author(s): Gutierrez, Ian A. ; Chapman, Heather ; Grubbs, Joshua B. ; Grant, Jennifer
Journal: Mental Health, Religion and Culture
Year Published: 2020

This study examined the impact of religious/spiritual struggles among American military veterans with Gambling Disorder participating in a gambling treatment...

Commentaries

'The holy game of poker': Gambling, religion and neoliberalism

Author(s): Goggin, Joyce
Journal: Critical Gambling Studies
Publisher: Critical Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2020

This blog post examines the history of, and superstitious beliefs around, playing cards. The author traces the history of playing cards up to their introduction...

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The roles of recovery capital and spirituality in gambling disorder recovery

Author(s): Gavriel-Fried, Belle ; Moretta, Tania ; Potenza, Marc N.
Journal: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2020

This study examined the roles of positive resources and negative experiences in the recovery from gambling disorder. People with more stressful life events,...

Summaries

Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: Cultural Factors summary

Author(s): Gambling Research Exchange Ontario
Publisher: Gambling Research Exchange Ontario
Year Published: 2019

This is a summary of the Cultural Factors section of GREO's Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling. This factor describes how culture is related to gambling....

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Gambling: The young BAME perspective

Author(s): ClearView Research
Publisher: GambleAware
Year Published: 2018

This report outlines the experiences and attitudes of children and young people towards gambling. The research focused on members of Black, Asian, and minority...

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