Svenska Spel has praised the impact of its Independent Research Council on Gambling Risks and Addiction. The programme has entered its fifteenth year since its formation as an independent body, having reached the milestone of providing over SEK 100m (€10m) in funding for projects that deliver deeper insights into the impacts of problem gambling. In 2024, Svenska Spel announced…
Traditional advertising channels across Europe are efficiently blocking the exposure of minors to gambling, according to the European Gaming and Betting Association (EGBA). The trade association put out a summary of an in-depth market assessment by the European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA) from December 2024, which monitored 120 individual ads from Greece, Spain, Romania and the UK. Results were…
Researchers from Universities in Gibraltar, Nottingham, Budapest and Adelaide have found a positive association between loot box buying and problem gambling, as well as an association with mental health symptoms. The main aim of the study was to examine the associations between loot box buying, gambling, online gaming, and some mental health symptoms, as well…
Safe Bet Show interviewee Sarah Ramanauskas, the CEO and co-founder of the Game Safety Institute (GSI) makes some hugely perceptive points in her interview with Martin Lycka this week. Creating stigma: Ramauskas points to counter-productive US messaging (‘Please gamble responsibly. Got a problem? Dial 1-800-GAMBLER’) that doesn’t work, and is probably counter-productive. Better regulators: Ramanauskas…
A team of academics from the Universities of Bath, Cambridge, Goldsmiths and Edinburgh, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) have launched a scathing attack on the gambling industry in respected medical journal the BMJ. Their paper, ‘Learning from tobacco control to tackle gambling industry harms’ compares the infamous “frank statement” from…
Mackenzie Slade and her colleagues are on a mission to create responsible regulated gaming markets through reliable research data, behavioural science and proven regulatory strategies Mackenzie Slade and her colleagues have spent the past five years working with regulators on the rollout of regulated cannabis markets across the US. Now, they are turning their attention…
UK treatment provider Gordon Moody is launching its annual gambling harm awareness day on March 18th with the provocative hashtag #Dying4ABet. “This intentionally provocative campaign is designed to break the silence around gambling-related harm, spark meaningful conversations, and provide a route to recovery for those impacted by this often-hidden addiction,” wrote Gordon Moody CEO Monica…
The first research paper to investigate the causal relationship between legalised sports gambling and domestic violence in the US. Using data from the 2011 to 2022 National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS), it finds that legalized sports betting amplifies emotional cues, as evidenced by increased intimate partner violence when a fan’s home team unexpectedly loses. The…
The Responsible Online Gaming Association (ROGA) has launched a new campaign called Know Your Play aimed at educating college-aged students about key responsible gaming concepts, including randomness, impulsiveness, and limit setting, while addressing myths like the illusion of control in sports betting. The Know Your Play campaign is being conducted in partnership with EPIC Global…
During the International Responsible Gaming Week, the Ibero-American Corporation of State Lotteries and Betting (Cibelae) announced that it is preparing, together with Loterias do Estado do Paraná (Lottopar) of Brazil, the largest responsible gaming event in Latin America. At a technical meeting held in Foz do Iguaçu, the city known worldwide for hosting one of the seven natural wonders…