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Earlier this year, Greo launched a funding call for the Safer Gambling Information Project. The call was intended to fund an evidence-based pilot project to enhance the accessibility of safer gambling information among military personnel and veterans in Great Britain.
We are pleased to announce that SAGE – Scoping the Accessibility of Safer Gambling Information in the United Kingdom Armed Forces: A Pilot Evaluation Study has been selected for funding. The multidisciplinary...
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A study published August 2022 in The Lancet Public Health outlines 81 measures to reduce harmful gambling in the UK, endorsed by the majority of a group of acadmeic and professional experts on the topic. Measures were rated for their effectiveness, as well as the practicality of implementation. Measures span seven domains, from price and taxation, to treatment and support.
Some of the measures endorsed include:
Ban operators’ tax deductions on advertising, marketing,...
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New data from Statistics Canada's 2018 Canadian Community Health Survey, Gambling Rapid Response, found that nearly two-thirds (64%) of Canadians aged 15 or older reported gambling at least once in the past year. Although most people gambled without harm, close to 2% of people who gambled in the past year were at a moderate-to-severe risk of gambling-related problems.
The survey found that:
Men, people living in lower-income households, who were...
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This new Greo research brief outlines existing research on gambling among LGBTQ2+ communities. It can provide a starting point for further study on gambling within LGBTQ2+ communities.
Key findings in the brief include:
There is little research related to gambling and gambling harms within this community 
Members of LGBTQ2+ communities are at greater risk problem gambling and gambling-related harms
Sexual minority men gamble less often and spend less money...
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On May 19th and 20th 2022, the GREAT Network Wales (GREAT), together with the Society for the Study of Addiction (SSA) and Greo hosted the Current Advances in Gambling Research conference, bringing the event to Wales for the first time. 
CAGR is a unique event, independent of gambling industry funding and produced collaboratively alongside individuals with lived experience of gambling harm.
In advance of the UK Government’s forthcoming review of gambling...
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