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…
The Massachusetts Gaming Commission (MGC) will consider a set of recommendations to limit advertising of gambling in the state. The recommendations from Dr Rachel Volberg, a Research Professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, form part of the Social and Economic Impacts of Gambling in Massachusetts (SEIGMA) project. Volberg said her team “heartily endorses” the…
Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey’s proposed budget would cut casino gambling revenues earmarked for a public health fund in half, according to the Boston Globe. The Executive Office for Administration and Finance said the $6m cut was forced on the Governor by lower-than-expected tax revenues. “This is the absolute wrong time to be scaling back funding…