A taxonomy of gambling-related crime

Banks, James A.; Waugh, Dan

doi:10.1080/14459795.2018.1554084

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“…(1) Fraud and match‐fixing in sports games are common [19]. (2) Organized crime uses gambling to commit illegal acts such as money laundering, and is interested in all forms of gambling: legal, paralegal, and illegal [20, 21]. (3) Gambling may increase corruption [22].…”

Section: Harms From Gamblingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Setting Limits: Gambling, Science and Public Policy—summary of results

et al. 2020

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The gambling industry has grown into a global business in the 21st century. This has created the need for a new emphasis on problem prevention. This article highlights the core themes of the book Setting Limits: Gambling, Science and Public Policy, taking a broad view of the consequences of gambling for society as a burden on health, well‐being and equality. The book covers the extent of gambling and gambling‐related problems in different societies and presents a critical review of research on industry practices, policy objectives and preventive approaches, including services to people suffering from gambling and its consequences. It discusses the developments in game characteristics and gambling environments and provides evidence on how regulation can affect those. Effective measures to minimize gambling harm exist and many are well supported by scientific evidence. They include restrictions on general availability as well as selective measures to prevent gamblers from overspending. The revenue generated from gambling for the industry, governments, and providers of public services funded from gambling returns presents an obstacle to developing policies to implement harm‐reduction measures. A public interest approach must weigh these interests against the suffering and losses of the victims of gambling.

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Section: Harms From Gamblingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Setting Limits: Gambling, Science and Public Policy—summary of results

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“…Or, it can be seen as one of several social and environmental factors that underlie criminal behavior more generally (Williams, Royston, & Hagen, 2005). Also provided is information about criminogenic problem gambling (e.g., Banks & Waugh, 2019;Dowling et al, 2016b) and gambling-related embezzlement at work (e.g., Binde, 2016).…”

Section: General Factorsmentioning

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The Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: A revised framework for understanding gambling harm

Hilbrecht

Baxter

Abbott

et al. 2020

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

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Background and aims The Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling moves beyond a symptoms-based view of harm and addresses a broad set of factors related to the risks and effects of gambling harmfully at the individual, family, and community levels. Coauthored by international research experts and informed by multiple stakeholders, Gambling Research Exchange (GREO) facilitated the framework development in 2013 and retains responsibility for regular updates and mobilization. This review article presents information about the revised version of the Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling completed in late 2018. Methods We describe eight interrelated factors depicted in the framework that represent major themes in gambling ranging from the specific (gambling environment, exposure, gambling types, and treatment resources) to the general (cultural, social, psychological, and biological influences). After outlining the framework development and collaborative process, we highlight new topics for the recent update that reflect changes in the gambling landscape and prominent discourses in the scientific community. Some of these topics include social and economic impacts of gambling, and a new model of understanding gambling related harm. Discussion and conclusions We address the relevance of the CFHG to the gambling and behavioral addictions research community. Harm-based frameworks have been undertaken in other areas of addiction that can both inform and be informed by a model dedicated to harmful gambling. Further, the framework brings a multi-disciplinary perspective to bear on antecedents and factors that co-occur with harmful gambling.

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“…Although problem gamblers often resort to crime to cover up their gambling-related financial difficulties (Turner et al 2009), financial pressure alone does not in itself explain the complex relationship between gambling and crime (e.g. Lind et al 2015;Banks and Waugh 2019).…”

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Associations between gambling severity and criminal convictions: implications for the welfare state

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Hellman

Obstbaum

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Addiction Research & Theory

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This study addresses criminal convictions, social disadvantage and problem gambling as an interwoven set of problems. It makes use of data from a population-based gambling survey (n ¼ 7,186) conducted in three Finnish regions. The survey data are combined with national registers to examine associations between sociodemographic factors and gambling severity, comparing persons with and without a criminal record. Gambling behavior included past-year ( 2016) gambling severity and perceived life-time problem gambling. Social disadvantage was assessed using sociodemographic factors such as education, employment status, level of income and receipt of basic social assistance. Logistic regression analysis showed that both past-year problem or pathological gambling (OR: 2.725) and perceived life-time gambling problems (OR: 2.363) were associated with having a conviction, compared to recreational gambling. Low education, unemployment, low income and receipt of basic social assistance were associated with receiving a conviction. When gender, age and sociodemographic factors were controlled for, odds ratios for both past-year gambling problems (OR: 1.223) and perceived life-time gambling problems (OR: 1.586) did not remain statistically significant. The current study suggests that preventive efforts against problem gambling and interventions in criminal justice systems should be expanded to incorporate the aim of reducing social disadvantage.

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A taxonomy of gambling-related crime

Cited by 15 publications

References 37 publications

Setting Limits: Gambling, Science and Public Policy—summary of results

Setting Limits: Gambling, Science and Public Policy—summary of results

The Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: A revised framework for understanding gambling harm

Associations between gambling severity and criminal convictions: implications for the welfare state

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