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In this section, supporting documentation is provided so that readers can access further information relevant to their understanding of each chapter. The documentation includes research protocols, search strategies, references for studies included in the reviews, author biographies and conflict of interest statements and, where provided, appendices. Please select the chapter for which you would like more information and click on the appropriate link.
2.0 Universal Measures:
| 2.2 Regulatory Restrictions on How Gambling is Provided |
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This scoping review examines recent international research (2016-2020) to identify what evaluations and research studies have been conducted internationally to inform the effectiveness of regulations to restrict the provision of gambling to consumers.
Author: Dr. Sally Gainsbury is Associate Professor in the School of Psychology, Director of the Gambling Treatment and Research Clinic and Leader of the Technology Addiction Team at the University of Sydney. She has conducted extensive research in the areas of harm-minimisation and prevention of gambling problems and understanding the impact of emerging technology on the development and treatment for gambling problems. Dr. Gainsbury has published over 110 peer-review papers, is the Editor of International Gambling Studies, and is frequently invited to provide expert input into policy and practice by community, treatment, government and industry organsations at a national and international level. Conflict of interest statement Over the last three years (2017-2020) Dr. Gainsbury has worked on projects that have been received funding and in-kind support through her institution from Australian Research Council, NSW Office of Responsible Gambling, Svenska Spel Research Council, Responsible Wagering Australia, Australian Communication and Media Authority, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, GameCo, ClubsNSW, Crown Resorts, Wymac Gaming. Dr. Gainsbury is currently a member (2020-21) of the National Council on Problem Gambling International Advisory Board (Singapore) and receives an honorarium for this role. She is a member of the Steering Committee for Remote Gambling Research and the Independent Research Oversight Panel both run by GambleAware, which provide an honorarium for reviewer reports. Dr. Gainsbury has received honorarium and travel costs for research, presentations and advisory services from Credit Suisse, Oxford University, ClubsNSW, Clubs4Fun, Centrecare WA, Gambling Research Exchange Ontario, Crown, Department of Social Services, Community Clubs Victoria, Financial and Consumer Rights Council Victoria, Australian Communications and Media Authority, Gamble Aware, Ministry of Health, Clayton Utz, Greenslade, Generation Next, KPMG, Stibbe, QBE, Stiftelsen Nordiska Sällskapet för Upplysning om Spelberoende, Japan Medical Society for Behavioural Addiction, National Council for Problem Gambling Singapore, Norths Collective. |
| 2.3 Population-Based Safer Gambling and Responsible Gambling Efforts |
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This systematic review examines recent research to identify what evaluations and research studies have been conducted internationally to inform the effectiveness of safer gambling campaigns among people who gamble and the general public.
Authors: Dr. Nassim Tabri (Ph.D. Concordia University) is an Assistant Professor of Psychology and Director of the Mental Health and Addictions Laboratory at Carleton University. His research focuses on, among other things, how different transdiagnostic factors (e.g., overvalued ideation, perfectionism, and impulsivity) may function together to proliferate and maintain engagement in various health compromising behaviours (e.g., disordered eating and gambling). Dr. Tabri has published 30 peer-reviewed papers. To facilitate his gambling research, he has received research funding from the Carleton University, Gambling Research Exchange, International Center for Responsible Gambling, and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Conflict of interest statement Nassim Tabri has received research funding from Canadian Center on Substance Use and Abuse (Canada), Carleton University (Canada), Gambling Research Exchange Ontario (Canada), Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (Canada), and International Center for Responsible Gaming (US). He has received consulting fees from the gambling industry in Canada, New Zealand, the US, and the UK via GamRes Limited—a research and consultancy service that designs, implements, and evaluates responsible gambling strategies. Dr. Michael Wohl is a Professor and Graduate Chair in Psychology at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. Work in his Carleton University Gambling Laboratory focuses on, among other things, factors that predict disordered gambling and facilitate responsible gambling. He has published over 150 peer-reviewed papers and is the receipt of, among other recognitions, the International Center for Responsible Gambling’s Research Achievement Award and Carleton University’s Graduate Mentorship Award. To facilitate his research, he has received research funding from an array of national and international agencies. Conflict of interest statement Michael Wohl has received research funding from Alberta Gambling Research Institute (Canada), British Columbia Lottery Corporation (Canada), Carleton University (Canada), Gambling Research Exchange Ontario (Canada), Manitoba Gambling Research Program (Canada), International Center for Responsible Gaming (US), Ontario Lottery and Gaming (Canada), and Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Canada). MW has received speaker/travel honorarium from Alberta Liquor Gaming Commission (Canada), National Association for Gambling Studies (Australia), International Center for Responsible Gaming (US), and Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling (US). He has received fees for academic services from Atlantic Lottery and Gaming Corporation (Canada), Gambling Research Exchange (Canada), National Center for Responsible Gaming (US), New South Wales Government (Australia), Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation (Canada), Manitoba Gambling Research Program (Canada), Massachusetts Gambling Commission (US), and Ontario Lottery and Gaming (Canada). MW has also received consulting fees from Alberta Liquor Gaming Commission (Canada), Atlantic Lottery and Gaming Corporation (Canada), British Columbia Lottery Corporation (Canada), GamRes (Canada), Massachusetts Gaming Commission (US), Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation (Canada), and Ontario Lottery and Gaming (Canada). Silas Xuereb worked as Research Lab Manager for Dr. Michael Wohl during the 2019-2020 academic year. He provided research assistance on projects involving efforts to promote responsible gambling and projects examining the interplay between collective emotions, feelings of economic anxiety and political decisions. He is now pursuing an MA in Economics at the University of British Columbia. His primary research interests include the social, psychological and economic effects of inequalities. Conflict of interest statement Silas Xuereb has no conflicts of interest to declare. |
3.0 Selective Measures:
| 3.2 Targeted Safer Gambling Campaigns for Children, Youth, and Older Adults |
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This chapter is a narrative review of prevention and education programmes for children, youth, and older adults. Such programmes exist across a wide range of education, workplace, and third sector settings but their long-term effectiveness remains unclear.
Author: Jeffrey L. Derevensky, Ph.D., is the James McGill Professor, Department of Psychiatry at McGill University. He is Director of the McGill University Youth Gambling Research and Treatment Clinic, International Centre for Youth Gambling Problems and High-Risk Behaviours, and Clinical Training for the School/Applied Child Psychology programme. Dr. Derevensky is a clinical consultant to numerous hospitals, school boards, government agencies, and corporations. He and his team have helped governments establish research priorities and have been instrumental in the development of responsible practices, treatment centres, prevention programmes, and social policy recommendations. He is widely published in the fields of gambling, adolescence, behavioural addictions, developmental psychopathology, and serves on multiple journal editorial boards. Conflict of interest statement Dr. Derevensky has held multiple research grants from the NCAA, Manitoba Gambling Foundation, Florida Council on Compulsive Gambling, US National Council on Problem Gambling, Fonds Québécois de la Recherche sur la Société et la Culture (FQRSC), and Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). He has provided research and clinical consultations to the Gerald Schwartz and Heather Reisman International Conference on Child Health, Development and Welfare. Jerusalem; National Science Foundation (U.S.), By Kids for Kids; Marsden Fund Council New Zealand Government, National Collegiate Athletic Association's Sports Wagering Task Force; Gamble Aware, UK International Olympic Committee. Mental Health Task Force; The Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), Belgium National Council on Problem Gambling (U.S.), Fonds National de la Recherche. Luxembourg; International Research Institute for Gambling and Gaming. Germany; University of Newcastle, U.K. Gambling Commission; Government of Hong Kong; Australian Research Council; University of British Columbia Gambling Research Center; Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care; National Association for State and Provincial Lotteries. Dr. Derevensky has received honoraria for speaking at conferences and workshops organized by the University of North Carolina; Morneau Shepell; Canadian Paediatric Society; New Jersey Council on Problem Gambling Champlain College; Montreal Junior Chamber of |
4.0 Indicated Measures:
| 4.2 Brief Internet-Delivered Interventions for Gambling: Prevention, Early Intervention, and Harm Reduction |
This chapter is a systematic review that critically assesses the literature related to the effectiveness of internet delivered prevention, harm reduction, and early intervention for gambling problems.
Author: Simone Rodda is Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland (School of Population Health), New Zealand, and an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Psychology at Deakin University, Australia. Dr Rodda has a long and established career in the management of addictions, having worked across a range of addiction settings and services. Her programme of work focuses on behaviour change and is conducted in gambling venues, treatment services, and other real-world settings. She has published 60 articles inclusive of systematic reviews, RCTs, as well as qualitative studies. Conflict of interest statement: The author has no conflict of interest to declare in relation to this article. The five-year declaration of interest statement of this research team is as follows: SR has received funding from multiple sources, including government departments and the New Zealand Ministry of Health, Health Research Council and Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (through hypothecated taxes from gambling revenue). SR has received funding from the National Association for Gambling Studies (NAGS), a not-for-profit organisation with individual members across all stakeholder groups, which derives its funding from member fees and conference proceeds. I have not knowingly received research funding from the gambling, tobacco, or alcohol industries or any industry-sponsored organisation. Acknowledgements: Alesha Wells assisted with data extraction and Jennifer Park provided support for the quality assessment. |
| 4.3 Systems and Tools that Produce Actual ("Hard") Barriers and Limit Access to Funds |
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This chapter is a scoping review that explores systems and tools to support hard barriers. This includes identifying attitudes and preferences towards tools, the effectiveness of existing tools, as well as their characteristics and target groups.
Author: Simone Rodda PhD is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland (School of Population Health), New Zealand, and an Honorary Fellow in the Department of Psychology at Deakin University, Australia. Dr Rodda has a long and established career in the management of addictions, having worked across a range of addiction settings and services. Her program of work focuses on behavior change and is conducted in gambling venues, treatment services and other real-world settings. She has published 60 articles inclusive of systematic reviews, RCTs as well as qualitative studies. Conflict of interest statement: Conflicts/Competing interests: The author (SR) has no conflict of interest to declare in relation to this article. The 5-year declaration of interest statement of this research team is as follows: SR has received funding from multiple sources, including government departments and the New Zealand Ministry of Health and Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (through hypothecated taxes from gambling revenue). SR has also received funding from the National Association for Gambling Studies (NAGS), a not-for-profit organisation with individual members across all stakeholder groups, which derives its funding from member fees and conference proceeds. SR has not knowingly received research funding from the gambling, tobacco, or alcohol industries or any industry-sponsored organisation. Acknowledgements: Natalia Booth provided support for title and abstract screening and data extraction. |
| 4.4 Self-Exclusion |
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This chapter is a narrative review that explores evidence on the contribution of self-exclusion programmes to gambling harm prevention and education, among people at risk of or experiencing gambling related harm. Author: Sheila McKnight is a Knowledge Translation and Information Specialist at GREO. She supports the publication of research reviews and evidence briefs, which has involved mobilising self-exclusion evidence through syntheses and other knowledge products. She also coordinates the Research Snapshot program and helps make resources available through GREO’s online channels. Sheila has a Master of Library and Information Science from the University of Western Ontario and a BA from McGill University. Conflict of interest statement Sheila McKnight has no conflicts of interest to declare. |
| 5.0 Stakeholder Insights |
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This chapter draws on a series of interviews with those who are actively involved in designing and delivering gambling harm prevention and education initiatives. By sharing their perspectives and experiences of designing and delivering prevention and/or education programmes, it may help to identify whether the evidence presented in earlier chapters has effectively captured the most effective mix of prevention and education initiatives including potential unintended, negative consequences.
Authors: Margo Hilbrecht is the Academic Director at Greo. She oversees research projects and funding opportunities and manages the Greo data repository to advance knowledge of gambling-related harms for multiple stakeholder groups. She holds a PhD in Recreation and Leisure Studies from the University of Waterloo and completed a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Centre for Families, Work, and Well-being, University of Guelph. She holds an adjunct appointment in the Faculty of Health, University of Waterloo for research and graduate student supervision. Her research expertise is in gambling-related harm, time use, and quality of life. Conflict of interest statement Margo Hilbrecht has no conflicts of interest to declare. She has received conference travel funding from the Alberta Gambling Research Institute (AGRI). Brittany Gottvald joined Greo from 2020-2021 where she provided support for research activities and evidence reviews. Prior to Greo, Brittany was a Research Assistant for Dr. Marisa Young on the Family Friendly Community Resources for Better Balance, Health and Well-Being project. In addition to several qualitative data analysis projects completed during her MA in Sociology at McMaster University, her primary research interest was in data collection methods used by the provincial government to report on disabled students attending colleges and universities in Ontario. Conflict of interest statement Brittany Gottvald has no conflicts of interest to declare. Jess Voll is the Evaluation Lead at Greo. She oversees evaluations of mental health, wellbeing, and safer gambling initiatives and leads the evaluation capacity building programme for stakeholders in support of the National Strategy to Reduce Gambling Harms. She holds a Master of Public Health from Lakehead University, is a Credentialed Evaluator through the Canadian Evaluation Society, and is a candidate for a Master of Health Evaluation through the University of Waterloo. She specialises in public health approaches to safer gambling, evaluating community-based initiatives to reduce gambling harms, and mobilising knowledge to improve evidence-informed decision making. Conflict of interest statement Jess Voll has no conflicts of interest to declare. Greo transparency statement All authors of this chapter were Greo employees during the stakeholder consultations and data analysis period. See Greo’s Transparency Statement. |