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The credit card ban for gambling in Great Britain has been evaluated in a report by The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). The report,  Evaluation of the credit card ban for gambling in Great Britain assessed the impact and effectiveness of the ban. Greo’s evaluation team provided third-party management and commissioned NatCen Social Research to conduct the evaluation. 
Great Britain was the first country to implement a complete...
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The researchers conducted two experiments to compare the effects of gambling and banking sponsorships on consumer perceptions and behaviors. Participants read a fake news article about a soccer team's new sponsor, either a gambling company or a bank, and then completed a survey. The researchers found that gambling sponsorship was perceived as not a good fit and less morally appropriate, particularly among people without problem gambling. Even when the gambling sponsorship was...
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This report presents statistics from the first Gambling Survey for Great Britain. The survey was conducted by the National Centre for Social Research, in collaboration with the University of Glasgow, and was commissioned by the Gambling Commission (the gambling regulator in Great Britain). The aim was to better understand gambling participation, motivations for gambling, and the consequences of gambling. In total, 9,804 adults completed the survey...
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This study explored how active use of social media may be associated with alcohol use and problem gambling among adults. The researchers surveyed a group of Finnish adults over three years. They found that weekly users of Facebook and TikTok tended to use alcohol more hazardously than non-weekly users. Also, people who increased their Facebook use over time tended to drink alcohol more hazardously. People who were involved in online gambling communities or used TikTok weekly were...
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In 2022, the South Australian (SA) government enacted legislation requiring any venue with 30 or more gaming machines to install facial recognition technology (FRT) for identifying barred patrons. This study examined the origin of the FRT legislation in SA, including how the initial idea was framed and who was involved in promoting it. This study further discusses how FRT was implemented and used in practice for supporting self-exclusion programs, as well as the future of FRT....
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