Policies and interventions to reduce harmful gambling: an international Delphi consensus and implementation rating study

Evaluation of the ‘take time to think’ safer gambling message: a randomised, online experimental study

“…Indeed, even the prominent display of the 'take time to think message' message is unlikely to affect a range of contemporaneous gambling behaviours. We conclude that messaging alone can only make up a small part of a public health approach to reducing gambling-related harms (Browne et al, 2016;Wardle et al, 2019;Livingstone & Rintoul, 2020;Price et al, 2021), which should also use a range of complementary interventions (Blank et al, 2021;Regan et al, 2022). Indeed, messaging should perhaps be principally used to increase the effectiveness of other interventions, such as support services, changes to the structural characteristics of harmful gambling products, or a potential universal pre-commitment system (Livingstone et al, 2019).…”

“…The Gambling Commission views safer gambling messages as one of its four preventative measures that aim to reduce harm on a population level (Gambling Commission, 2019). If effective, messaging campaigns could offer a costeffective complement to more restrictive interventions such as self-exclusion (Hayer et al, 2020), which are most suited for those at higher risk of experiencing harm (Blank et al, 2021;Regan et al, 2022). Nonetheless, generic messages to 'gamble responsibly' have been criticised for being potentially stigmatising (Livingstone et al, 2019) and for being easily ignored by gamblers due to their lack of actionable content and frequent repetition (Lole et al, 2019).…”

Statutory levy on gambling may do more harm than good

“…It already does this with the horserace betting levy, which is used to improve horseracing and the advancement of veterinary education and science. A levy also diverts attention away from advertising controls and product regulation, an approach that could be expected to be more effective 1542…”

“…These include effective curbs on advertising and marketing in all media; changes to the structure of the industry; regulations that address the most harmful and addictive attributes of products; protection of science and policy making from vested interests; and independent, sustained, evidence based and well funded campaigns to highlight harms of the gambling industry that are resistant to other measures. 4245…”

Cryptocurrencies as Gamblified Financial Assets and Cryptocasinos: Novel Risks for a Public Health Approach to Gambling

“…There is increasing awareness of the financial and health costs of gambling-related harm (DCMS 2020; Regan et al 2022; Select Committee on the Social and Economic Impact of the Gambling Industry 2020; van Schalkwyk et al 2019;Wardle et al 2019;Muggleton et al 2021). Harm appears elevated with online gambling, where an ever-increasing range of regulated gambling products are now available online, 24 h a day (Allami et al 2021).…”