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Greo’s Impact Report (2020–2025) marks five years of collaborative work to advance gambling harm minimization through evidence. It also reflects Greo’s 25-year legacy as a trusted evidence partner in the field. Inside, you’ll find eight stories of impact from Greo’s work across Canada, the United Kingdom, and other jurisdictions. Together, they show what is possible when evidence is connected to real-world needs. The report also looks ahead, reflecting...
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Financial inducements are promotional offers used by the gambling industry to attract and encourage people to gamble. However, it is often not transparent what is required of people if they accept a financial inducement. As such, people may not fully understand the true costs. In this study, the researchers examined people’s understanding of a financial inducement and whether providing a worked example explaining the wagering requirement would make a difference. A total...
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This research report explores the experience of affected others of people who struggle with gambling in Great Britain. The national gambling regulator, the Gambling Commission, had Humankind Research conduct interviews with 25 affected others. The study provides context for data from the Gambling Survey for Great Britain (GSGB). The GSGB found that 9% of adults in Great Britain are identified as affected others. Interviews examined what being an affected other means in day-to-day...
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This commentary discusses how the Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines (LRGGs) have been tailored to the Finnish setting to ensure cultural relevance and policy feasibility. The LRGGs were first developed in Canada through multiple phases of research using a large body of international data. However, the researchers noted that the first guideline uses monthly gross income to define the threshold for spending (i.e., spending no more than 1% of monthly household gross income on gambling)....
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In this study, the researchers looked at how the number of contacts made to Ontario’s gambling helpline might have changed following policy changes that expanded the online gambling market in the province. They used data from people who contacted ConnexOntario with gambling-related concerns between January 2012 and September 2025. Gambling-related contacts to ConnexOntario increased by about 95% following the launch of the government-run online gambling platform (PlayOLG)...
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