An overview of digital and online strategies to reduce gambling harm

Paterson, Marisa; Whitty, Megan; Boyer, Charlotte

doi:10.1002/hpja.341

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“…A solid body of research shows that population-level, universal, actions are the most effective in gambling as well as in other sectors [e.g. 15 , 80 , 88 , 6 89 . Yet, harm prevention and reduction action need to also include selective and indicated measures to help those who have already been or are at risk of being afflicted by gambling harms.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Therapeutic interventions in online environments include approaches such as web-based psychotherapy or counselling, and online support forums [ 80 ]. The characteristics of treatment interventions in online environments have already received some research attention [ 22 , 80 ], with most research focussing on computer-assisted or online therapy programmes for disordered gambling. Overall, studies have shown mixed results.…”

Section: Indicated Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Gambling harm prevention and harm reduction in online environments: a call for action

Marionneau,

Ruohio,

Karlsson

2023

Harm Reduct J

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Background Gambling is increasingly offered and consumed in online and mobile environments. The digitalisation of the gambling industry poses new challenges on harm prevention and harm reduction. The digital environment differs from traditional, land-based gambling environments. It increases many risk-factors in gambling, including availability, ease-of-access, but also game characteristics such as speed and intensity. Furthermore, data collected on those gambling in digital environments makes gambling offer increasingly personalised and targeted. Main results This paper discusses how harm prevention and harm reduction efforts need to address gambling in online environments. We review existing literature on universal, selective, and indicated harm reduction and harm prevention efforts for online gambling and discuss ways forward. The discussion shows that there are several avenues forward for online gambling harm prevention and reduction at each of the universal, selective, and indicated levels. No measure is likely to be sufficient on its own and multi-modal as well as multi-level interventions are needed. Harm prevention and harm reduction measures online also differ from traditional land-based efforts. Online gambling providers utilise a variety of strategies to enable, market, and personalise their products using data and the wider online ecosystem. Conclusion We argue that these same tools and channels should also be used for preventive work to better prevent and reduce the public health harms caused by online gambling.

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Section: Indicated Interventionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Gambling harm prevention and harm reduction in online environments: a call for action

Marionneau,

Ruohio,

Karlsson

2023

Harm Reduct J

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“…Only one study reported on a military population 79 , however this was a systematic review of existing literature. One examined study found that individuals would be quickly reprimanded for gambling, but meaningful assistance was slow to come, whereas another found that 21/25 active personnel who received treatment were retained in the military, compared to the 4 who lost their jobs.…”

Section: Military Personnelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is There a Health Inequality in Gambling Related Harms? A Systematic Review

Raybould

Larkin

Tunney

2021

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Background: Here we present a systematic review of the existing research into gambling harms, in order to determine whether there are differences in the presentation of these across demographic groups such as age, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status, or gambling behaviour categories such as risk severity and participation frequency. Primary and Secondary Outcome Measures: Inclusion criteria were: 1) focus on gambling harms; 2) focus on harms to the gambler rather than affected others; 3) discussion of specific listed harms and not just harms in general terms. Exclusion criteria were: 1) research of non-human subjects; 2) not written in English; 3) not an empirical study; 3) not available as a full article.Methods: We conducted a systematic search using the Web of Science and Scopus databases in August 2020. Assessment of quality took place using Standard Quality Assessment Criteria.Results: A total of 59 studies published between 1994 and 2020 met the inclusion criteria. These were categorised into thematic groups for comparison and discussion. There were replicated differences found in groups defined by age, socioeconomic status, education level, ethnicity and culture, risk severity, and gambling behaviours. Conclusion: Harms appear to be dependent on specific social, demographic and environmental conditions that suggests there is a health inequality in gambling related harms. Further investigation is required to develop standardised measurement tools and to understand confounding variables and co-morbidities. With a robust understanding of harms distribution in the population, Primary Care Workers will be better equipped to identify those who are at risk, or who are showing signs of Gambling Disorder, and to target prevention and intervention programmes appropriately.

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“…Only one study reported on a military population 76 , however this was a systematic review of existing literature.…”

Section: Military Personnelmentioning

confidence: 99%

Is There a Health Inequality in Gambling Related Harms? A Systematic Review

Raybould

Larkin

Tunney

2020

Preprint

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Background: Here we present a systematic review of the existing research into gambling harms, in order to determine whether there are differences in the presentation of these across demographic groups such as age, gender, culture, and socioeconomic status, or gambling behaviour categories such as risk severity and play frequency. Primary and Secondary Outcome Measures: Inclusion criteria were: 1) focus on gambling harms; 2) focus on harms to the gambler rather than affected others; 3) discussion of specific listed harms and not just harms in general terms. Exclusion criteria were: 1) research of non-human subjects; 2) not written in English; 3) not an empirical study; 3) not available as a full article.Methods: We conducted a systematic search using the Web of Science and Scopus databases in August 2020. Assessment of quality took place using Standard Quality Assessment Criteria.Results: A total of 59 studies published between 1994 and 2020 met the inclusion criteria. These were categorised into thematic groups for comparison and discussion. There were replicated differences found in groups defined by age, socioeconomic status, education level, ethnicity and culture, risk severity, and gambling behaviours. Conclusion: Harms appear to be dependent on specific social, demographic and environmental conditions that suggests there is a health inequality in gambling related harms. Further investigation is required to develop standardised measurement tools and to understand confounding variables and co-morbidities. With a robust understanding of harms distribution in the population, Primary Care Workers will be better equipped to identify those who are at risk, or who are showing signs of Gambling Disorder, and to target prevention and intervention programmes appropriately.

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An overview of digital and online strategies to reduce gambling harm

Cited by 8 publications

References 48 publications

Gambling harm prevention and harm reduction in online environments: a call for action

Gambling harm prevention and harm reduction in online environments: a call for action

Is There a Health Inequality in Gambling Related Harms? A Systematic Review

Is There a Health Inequality in Gambling Related Harms? A Systematic Review

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