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This briefing summarizes key insights and recommendations from GamCare’s Gambling Related Financial Harm workshop on supporting clients with gambling-related debt. The workshop built on the latest data from the National Gambling Treatment Service, which found that 6 out of 10 people accessing gambling treatment had debts due to gambling. Recommendations are organized by support, training, and tools for the credit sector, the debt advice sector, the gambling support...
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Safer gambling messages are a commonly used public health intervention. Little research, however, has examined the content and utility of safer gambling messages. In this study, the researchers conducted focus groups with gambling professionals, including academics, regulators, and treatment providers. In each focus group, participants were presented with five different types of safer gambling messages. Participants discussed various aspects of these messages and how to improve...
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Problem gambling poses a significant public health challenge in the UK. However, many people who gamble and experience gambling problems never seek treatment. Instead, many people look for self-directed ways to reduce their gambling harms. The Canadian Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines (LRGGs) were developed to serve this need. The LRGGs, however, were developed without the use of data from the UK. In this study, the authors analyzed a large set of data from England to examine...
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In this study, the researchers describe the framework they used to measure social surplus, then estimate the surplus of gambling in France. The social surplus of gambling can be calculated by adding the consumer surplus, the producer surplus, and the taxation revenue. The researchers used data for the year 2019 and only considered legal gambling. The researchers found that the consumer surplus of people with problem gambling was negative for all types of gambling. The social surplus...
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The Gambling-Related Suicide Research Programme has launched two grant opportunities to fund research in the UK that will improve our understanding of the links between gambling and suicide. Greo Evidence Insights is accepting applications for both quantitative and qualitative research grants. Expressions of interest are due on 31 March 2023.
See our  Gambling-Related Suicide Research Programme page for more information.

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