This study of 12–17 year olds in Australia investigated young people’s exposure to celebrity and social media influencer marketing for gambling and the influence they perceived this marketing had on young people’s gambling attitudes. Key findings: This study highlights the importance of a comprehensive approach to preventing underage exposure to gambling marketing, that not only…
The first academic paper on the use of psychedelics to assist gambling addicts has been published by academics from Universities in Gibraltar, Budapest and Amsterdam. The paper studies the use of psychedelic-assisted therapy to deal with other mental disorders and concludes that it could be used to deal with gambling disorder. “This paper is setting…
Most disordered and lower-risk gamblers will never seek formal treatment due to the stigma and shame surrounding gambling. Online self-help forums are a popular alternative way for gamblers to anonymously seek help from others. Here, the researchers leverage recent developments in natural language processing to analyze posts on a UK-based online self-help gambling forum. Using…
This evaluation explores the pilot implementation of the Residential Rehabilitation Service forGambling Disorder with Complex and Co-morbid Presentation. It provides early evidence aboutestablishing and delivering this new service, and of the outcomes of the service for the people itsupports. Key findings: There is a high level of need for this kind of support- This study…
The newly published scoping study – ‘LGBTQ+ People and Gambling Harms: A Scoping Review’ – was commissioned by GambleAware to build an understanding of the lived experience of gambling harm amongst the LGBTQ+ community in Great Britain. Researchers from the University of Brighton completed the study by analysing articles published between 2000 and 2023 on gambling harms…
This publication provides information about young people’s participation in different types of gambling and the prevalence of problem gambling. It includes statistics about those forms of gambling that children and young people can legally take part in along with gambling on age restricted products. The findings are taken from the annual Young People and Gambling…
In 2019 the UK Gambling Commission published the 2019 Young People & Gambling survey which looks at gambling trends of 11 – 16-year-olds in Great Britain. The survey looks at those forms of gambling and gambling style games that young people legally take part in along with gambling on age restricted products. Key takeaways Source:…
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has released the results of a survey conducted by Opinion Diagnostics, a Boston-based polling and market research firm. This Sports Betting Activities Survey assessed the behaviors and opinions of 18-22-year-old adults across the country. NCAA President Charlie Baker commissioned the survey to establish a new baseline of sports betting…
GambleAware published a report on the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) scale, for those who wish to identify, understand and reduce gambling harms. The PGSI is set of nine questions about gambling behaviour which has been widely used to identify the extent and scale of gambling problems. However, it has not been developed as a…
Key takeaways: Source: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health