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One size does not fit all. Should gambling loss limits be based on income?

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
BackgroundPrevious research has suggested empirically based gambling loss limits, with the goal of preventing gambling related harm in the population. However, there is a lack of studies relating gambling loss limits to individual factors such as income.
Elias Langeland, Ingvild Faxvaag Johnsen, Kaja Kastrup Sømme, Arne Magnus Morken, Arne Magnus Morken, Eilin Kristine Erevik, Eilin Kristine Erevik, Eirin Kolberg, Jakob Jonsson, Rune Aune Mentzoni, Rune Aune Mentzoni, Ståle Pallesen, Ståle Pallesen   +12 more
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Harm Reduction for Gambling [PDF]

, 2019
Player protection is very important in Swiss society, and few other countries have such stringent legal provisions for preventing problem gambling behaviour in casinos. In January 2019, Swiss law was amended to also permit online gambling. Opening the online gambling market, however, has proved to be challenging in terms of meeting player protection ...
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Should screening for risk of gambling-related harm be undertaken in health, care and support settings? A systematic review of the international evidence

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2021
Background Gambling-related harm is an increasing recognised problem internationally. Recent years have seen an explosion in opportunities to gamble, both in person and online.
Lindsay Blank, Susan Baxter, Helen Buckley Woods, Elizabeth Goyder   +3 more
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What is known about population level programs designed to address gambling-related harm: rapid review of the evidence

Harm Reduction Journal
Background Gambling and gambling-related harm attract significant researcher and policy attention. The liberalisation of gambling in most western countries is strongly associated with a marked rise in gambling activity and increases in gambling-related ...
Samantha Clune, Deepika Ratnaike, Vanessa White, Alex Donaldson, Erica Randle, Paul O’Halloran, Virginia Lewis   +6 more
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A public health advocacy approach for preventing and reducing gambling related harm

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2020
Objective: To develop a framework to guide the application of public health advocacy strategies aimed at preventing and reducing gambling‐related harm. Methods: A narrative review of theories of change and public health advocacy literature.
Jennifer L. David, Samantha L. Thomas, Melanie Randle, Mike Daube   +3 more
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How are the causes of gambling harm conceptualised by people who gamble?

European Journal of Public Health, 2021
Abstract Background Messages to prevent gambling harm traditionally focused on individualised responsibility which stigmatise those who experience harm. Shifts have occurred among researchers, advocates, and some governments towards public health approaches which recognise broader determinants of harm.
S Marko, S Thomas
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Legacy Gambling Harms: What Happens Once the Gambling Stops?

Current Addiction Reports, 2022
Abstract Purpose of Review Legacy gambling harm refers to adverse consequences that extend past the period where people are actively gambling at harmful levels. These harms can affect the gambler, people close to them and the wider community.
Matthew Rockloff, Tess Armstrong, Nerilee Hing, Matthew Browne, Alex M. T. Russell, Maria Bellringer, Katie Palmer du Preez, Giulia Lowe   +7 more
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A qualitative analysis of the experience of gambling harm and accessing support among United Kingdom Armed Forces personnel

Discover Psychology
Background Military personnel (both currently serving and veterans) are vulnerable to harm from gambling, yet many are reluctant to seek help. The aims of this study were to explore the lived experience of gambling and gambling harm in currently serving ...
Hannah Champion, Blair Biggar, Matthew Jones, Justyn Larcombe, Matt Fossey, Simon Dymond   +5 more
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Gambling Disorder: The Data from Samsun Province

Addicta: The Turkish Journal on Addictions, 2022
This study aims to identify the characteristics of patients who sought treatment for gambling disorder in the province of Samsun. The study data were obtained from the files of individuals who were referred to the AMATEM polyclinic for gambling problems.
Muhammet Ali Oruç, Neriman Aras, Demet Ünsal Çelebi   +2 more
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Gambling Harms in Adult Social Care: Developing an ‘Introductory’ Question to Identify Gambling Harms Among Service Users

The British Journal of Social Work, 2023
Abstract Gambling harms are disproportionately experienced among disadvantaged groups and as such, adult social care (ASC) practitioners are well-placed to identify and support affected individuals. There exists no evidence-based ‘introductory’ question for practitioners to identify those at risk of gambling harms, which includes family ...
Cat Forward, Caroline Norrie, Stephanie Bramley, Liz Riley, James Shearer, Emily Finch, Glenn Stewart, Paul Fletcher, Jill Manthorpe, Heather Wardle   +9 more
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