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Young male gamblers on sports betting splurge during COVID-19 lockdown, research shows (ABC News. October 12, 2020)
Fewer British Columbians seeking help for problem gambling during pandemic (Vancouver Sun. September 1, 2020)
Cashless gambling? How coronavirus may change Canada’s casinos (Global News. July 23, 2020)
Number of UK problem gamblers seeking help soars in lockdown (The Guardian. July 16, 2020)
COVID-19 has driven American gamblers online (The Economist. June 7, 2020)
Gambling and gaming during COVID-19: Prevalence, implications, and strategies to stay safe (YMCA Greater Toronto Youth Gambling Awareness Program, June 2020)
Quarantined gamblers worry about addiction and overspending (GREO media release. June 1, 2020)
Emerging Research
Being a gambler during the COVID-19 pandemic: A study with Italian patients and the effects of reduced exposition (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. January 2021)
The impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on gambling behaviour, harms and demand for treatment and support (YouGov on behalf of GambleAware. October 2020)
Gambling in Australia during COVID‑19 (Australian Gambling Research Centre. October 2020)
Impact of COVID-19 on online gambling – A general population survey during the pandemic (Frontiers in Psychology. September 2020, summary located in GREO's Evidence Centre.)
Gambling trends in Sweden during the first phase of the COVID-19 outbreak (GREO Research Snapshot summary. September 2020)
COVID-19 and gambling: Impacts, transformations, and reflections (Concordia University Chair on Gambling Studies. August 2020)
Post-lockdown survey: The impact on health risk behaviours (Health Promotion Agency, New Zealand. July 2020)
A safer bet? Online gambling and mental health (Money and Mental Health Policy Institute. July 2020)
Gambling during the COVID-19 crisis - A cause for concern? (Journal of Addiction Medicine. May 2020)
COVID-19 and gambling in Ontario (Journal of Gambling Issues. Spring 2020. Helpline data from ConnexOntario)
Gambling before and during the COVID-19 pandemic among European regular sports bettors: An empirical study using behavioral tracking data (International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. May 2020)
Changes in gambling behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic—a web survey study in Sweden (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. May 2020)
Preventing problematic internet use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Consensus guidance (Comprehensive Psychiatry. July 2020)
The emerging impact of COVID-19 on gambling in Ontario (Responsible Gambling Council. June 2020, located in GREO's Evidence Centre)
Online gambling/betting: A survey of 1,500 Canadians during the COVID-19 pandemic (Abacus Data, May 2020, located in GREO's Evidence Centre)