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Marionneau, Virve; Nikkinen, Janne; Egerer, Michael

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“…Since the departure of Veikkaus from the islands, the Swedish horse racing totalisator board ATG (AB Trav och Galopp) has entered the Åland market, based on a mutual agreement between Paf and ATG. While horse races run in Sweden are also sold to other international markets, these are not marketed under the ATG brand (Marionneau and Nikkinen, 2023). According to the representative of the Åland government, the contract between Paf and ATG appears to have been mutually beneficial.…”

Section: International Expansion and Collaborationmentioning

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Between offshore competition and a duopoly: Gambling provision on and from the Finnish Åland Islands

Nikkinen,

Pihkala,

Marionneau

2023

Nord J Law Soc

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This paper explores the legal and social status of the Åland-based gambling company Paf. Gambling and the gambling industry have increasingly moved online. Online provision has had implications for policy particularly due to increased competition in domestic markets from offshore gambling. In offshore gambling, unlicensed operators do not follow predetermined legal rules. Yet, there has been little research addressing the definition of offshore provision. Paf is an excellent example of a company that operates several roles: it is a monopoly on Åland, a licensed operator in some European jurisdictions, and an offshore operator in Mainland Finland. This paper uses key informant interviews (N=5) and legislative texts to study the social and legal implications of Paf's offshore operation. The findings show that offshore provision is heterogeneous and legally complex. A company such as Paf can at the same time operate within the legal framework and provide offshore gambling. This possibility has made Paf very profitable for and socially accepted on the Åland Islands.

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Section: International Expansion and Collaborationmentioning

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Between offshore competition and a duopoly: Gambling provision on and from the Finnish Åland Islands

Nikkinen,

Pihkala,

Marionneau

2023

Nord J Law Soc

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“…(3). The growing influences in technology, economics, and politics have been identified as contributing to the expansion of the gambling industry (4)(5)(6)(7)(8). Drawing on the wide influence of sports content in society, and particularly the popularization and commodification of football (9,10), the gambling industry is increasingly creating a series of football gambling products that are now being normalized within football (11,12) and are presented and marketed as an extra activity in the football fandom and a panacea to economic hardship.…”

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Against the odds: exploring individuals’ pushback mechanisms against commercialized football gambling

Adebisi,

Aregbesola,

Taiwo-Abdul

2024

Front. Public Health

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IntroductionThe need for money, the pursuit of pleasure, and the liberalized access to gambling have been documented in several pieces of literature as the drivers of gambling. Such drivers are predicated on commercialized gambling, leading to the growth of the gambling industry and constituting a structural influence that normalizes the activity among young people.MethodsThrough a qualitative inquiry, this study investigates the social agentic factors of individuals who are susceptible to gambling. Fifteen non-gamblers were recruited across three commercial cities in Africa, namely Nairobi, Lagos, and Johannesburg. We first established the gambling susceptibility of the participants: their need for money, their passion for football, ownership of a smartphone, access to the internet, and exposure to football gambling marketing.ResultsConsequently, we probed for their agency, which is indicative of why they do not gamble, despite being susceptible to engaging in the activity. Four major agentic factors were identified from the participants; knowledge of the industry’s business model, conserving the integrity of football, identity of self, morality and/or religion model.DiscussionAs such, these factors may be utilized to develop an intervention program for gamblers within the geographical context.

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“…The “marriage” between sports and gambling (cf. Nosal, 2022) therefore becomes extended to esports and gambling.…”

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Book review: Games without frontiers?

Marionneau

2023

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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Introduction

Cited by 3 publications

References 22 publications

Between offshore competition and a duopoly: Gambling provision on and from the Finnish Åland Islands

Between offshore competition and a duopoly: Gambling provision on and from the Finnish Åland Islands

Against the odds: exploring individuals’ pushback mechanisms against commercialized football gambling

Book review: Games without frontiers?

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