Assigning responsibility for gambling-related harm: scrutinizing processes of direct and indirect consumer responsibilization of gamblers in Sweden

Alexius, Susanna

doi:10.1080/16066359.2017.1321739

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“…Like responsible gambling and the Reno Model, health promotion alone is considered to be a weak policy tool for improving population health (Bemelmans-Videc et al 1998 ; Hancock and Smith 2017 ; Thompson et al 2018 ). While responsible gambling initiatives such as those outlined in the Reno Model may be effective in raising awareness and educating the public on healthier gambling behaviours, the focus on personal responsibility for harm minimization has been widely critiqued and diminishes potential population impacts (Alexius 2017 ; Hancock and Smith 2017 ; Miller and Thomas 2018 ). This issue has also been addressed in relation to state responsibility, where the burden of harm is downloaded to the individual, rather than governments playing a more active role in harm prevention (Reith 2008 ; Miller et al 2016 ; Reynolds et al 2020 ).…”

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Charting a path towards a public health approach for gambling harm prevention

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Hilbrecht

Billi

2021

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Aim Gambling harm is a serious public health issue affecting the health, financial security, and social well-being of millions of people and their close relations around the world. Despite its population health implications, gambling harm is not typically viewed and treated as a public health policy issue. This paper critically reviews the evolution of the public health perspective on gambling harm. It also considers how gambling harm can be operationalized within a public health model. Methods A critical historical review of the emerging public health perspective on gambling harm was conducted. Key documents covering three decades of development were reviewed and appraised through a process of deliberation and debate over source impact in the fields of research, policy, and programming internationally. Results The first decade mainly focused on identifying gambling harm and framing the public health issue. The second decade featured the expansion of health assessment and emerging areas of policy and program development. The third decade saw an increased focus on public health frameworks that advanced understanding of harm mechanics and impact. As reflected by the essential functions of a general public health model, gambling harm prevention efforts emphasize health promotion over other key functions like health assessment and surveillance. Conclusion Gambling harm is a public health issue requiring greater attention to health assessment and surveillance data development.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

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Charting a path towards a public health approach for gambling harm prevention

Price¹,

Hilbrecht

Billi

2021

J Public Health (Berl.)

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“…To date, responsible gambling initiatives tend to approach harm-minimization through a set of personalized behavioral control actions focused on individuals' gameplay (i.e., responsible gambling tools and interventions). This placement of the burden of responsibility on the individual has remained a major point of contention worldwide (Alexius, 2017;Reith, 2013). Some argue that the State and/or gambling providers should be expected to tend to gamblers' welfare, while others maintain that 'gamblers assume the burden of gambling responsibly and must consider the individual and social consequences of their gambling choices' (Blazczynski et al, 2011, p. 567).…”

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Responsible Gambling: A Scoping Review

Reynolds

Kairouz

Ilacqua

et al. 2020

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Gambling markets have drastically expanded over the past 35 years. Pacing this expansion has been the articulation of a governance framework that largely places responsibility for regulating gambling-related harms upon individuals. This framework, often defined with reference to the concept of responsible gambling (RG), has faced significant criticism, emphasizing public health and consumer protection issues. To study both the articulation and critique of the concept of responsible gambling, we conducted a ‘scoping review’ of the literature (Arksey & O’Malley 2005). Literature was identified through searches on academic databases using a combination of search terms. Articles were independently reviewed by two researchers. Findings indicate 142 publications with a primary focus on responsible gambling, with a high volume of publications coming from the disciplinary backgrounds of the first authors representing the fields of psychology, business, and psychiatric medicine. Further, publication key themes address topics such as responsible gambling tools and interventions, corporate social responsibility and accountability, responsible gambling concepts and descriptions, and to a lesser extent, critiques of responsible gambling. The scoping review of the literature related to responsible gambling suggests the need to foster research conditions to invite more critical and interdisciplinary scholarship in an effort to improve public health and consumer protection.

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“…These studies indicate that industry self-regulation may not necessarily be the best way of ensuring good standards in consumer protection. Alexius (2017) inquires into understandings of the idea of responsible gambling by studying different stakeholders' understandings of the phenomenon. She studies how representatives of the Swedish gambling industry, gambling problem prevention and support structures articulate responsibility for the problems that arise from gambling.…”

Section: Consumer Protection and The Legitimation Of Gamblingmentioning

confidence: 99%