Are EGM Policy Changes for Consumer Protection or Generating Greater Tax Revenue for the Government in the Northern Territory, Australia?

Harm-to-self from gambling: A national study of Australian Adults

“…As part of a broader focus on gambling as a public health issue (Hilbrecht et al, 2020;Price et al, 2021;Wardle et al, 2019), research has increased into the consequential harms that people experience from their gambling, including at all levels of consumption. Important developments include reconceptualising gambling harm as distinct from behavioural dependence on gambling , mapping the types and longevity of gambling harm (Langham et al, 2015;Rockloff et al, 2022), developing valid instruments to measure it (Browne et al, , 2021Browne, Newall et al 2022), and assessing its occurrence in the population and distribution across different gambler risk groups (Browne et al, 2016Paterson et al, 2021;Rockloff et al, 2019;Salonen et al, 2018;Stevens et al, 2019). Importantly, gambling harm occurs even in the absence of an addictive disorder, and similarly in population studies, beyond those classified as "problem gamblers".…”

“…In addition, it impacts negatively on affected others, communities and societies (Goodwin et al, 2017;Hilbrecht et al, 2020;, and results in decrements to people's overall wellbeing and quality of life (ACIL Allen, 2017;Browne et al, 2016Murray Boyle et al, 2022;Rockloff et al, 2019;. A substantial proportion of gamblers experience harm from their gambling, with between 10% and 25% reporting at least one harm in the previous 12 months, most commonly financial and emotional/psychological (Paterson et al, 2021;Rockloff et al, 2019;Salonen et al, 2018;Stevens et al, 2019). A series of public health-oriented studies have attempted to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impacts across the spectrum of gambling-related harm and gambling problems (Browne et al, 2016;Browne, Newall et al, 2022).…”

“…From a health equity perspective, knowing whether gambling exacerbates health disparities amongst already disadvantaged and marginalised groups should shape policy decisions about gambling availability and access. Nonetheless, there is abundant evidence that First Nations peoples, ethnic minority groups, people in poorer socio-economic circumstances, young people, and people affected by comorbid conditions continue to bear a disproportionate amount of gambling harm (Abbott, 2020;Hing et al, 2014;Paterson et al, 2021;Raybould et al, 2021;Rockloff et al, 2019;Stevens et al, 2019;Tu et al, 2014;Williams et al, 2021). Beyond this, a knowledge of individual characteristics associated with increased risk is important to inform the provision and tailoring of public education, treatment, and support.…”

Harm-to-self from gambling: A national study of Australian adults

“…Gambling problems, by definition result in harm ( Ferris & Wynne, 2001 ) which can then extend to others, from close friends and family to broader communities ( Langham et al., 2015 ). Important developments include reconceptualising gambling harm as distinct from behavioural dependence on gambling ( Browne & Rockloff, 2020 ), mapping the types and longevity of gambling harm ( Langham et al., 2015 ; Rockloff et al., 2022 ), developing valid instruments to measure it ( Browne, Goodwin, & Rockloff, 2018 , 2021 ; Browne, Newall et al., 2022 ), and assessing its occurrence in the population and distribution across different gambler risk groups ( Browne et al., 2016 , 2017 ; Paterson et al, 2019 ; Rockloff et al., 2019 ; Salonen, Hellman, Latvala, & Castrén, 2018 ; Stevens, Gupta, & Flack, 2019 ). Importantly, gambling harm occurs even in the absence of an addictive disorder, and similarly in population studies, beyond those classified as “problem gamblers”.…”

“…In addition, it impacts negatively on affected others, communities and societies ( Goodwin, Browne, Rockloff, & Rose, 2017 ; Hilbrecht et al., 2020 ; Hing, Russell, Browne, et al., 2022 ; Tulloch, Browne, Hing, & Rockloff, 2021 ; Tulloch, Browne, Hing, Rockloff, & Hilbrecht, 2022 ), and results in decrements to people's overall wellbeing and quality of life ( ACIL Allen, 2018 ; Browne et al., 2016 , 2018 ; Murray Boyle, Browne, Rockloff, & Thorne, 2022 ; Rockloff et al., 2019 ; Tulloch, Hing, Browne, Rockloff, & Hilbrecht, 2021 ). A substantial proportion of gamblers experience harm from their gambling, with between 10 and 25% reporting at least one harm in the previous 12 months, most commonly financial and emotional/psychological ( Paterson et al, 2019 ; Rockloff et al., 2019 ; Salonen et al., 2018 ; Stevens et al., 2019 ). A series of public health-oriented studies have attempted to assess health-related quality of life (HRQoL) impacts across the spectrum of gambling-related harm and gambling problems ( Browne et al., 2016 ; Browne, Newall et al., 2022 ).…”