Gambling participation, gambling habits, gambling-related harm, and opinions on gambling advertising in Finland in 2016

Salonen, Anne H.; Hellman, Matilda; Latvala, Tiina; Castrén, Sari

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“…Gambling Marketing Perceptions Perceptions of gambling marketing seem, overall, quite negative and are often worse for active gamblers than for the general population [33,36,40]. Children also report being influenced by gambling marketing, such as financial incentives to gamble and odds advertising [14,20,41], for instance misperceiving marketing about financial incentives to mean that gamblers could never lose [42,43].…”

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“…The research we find in this area is currently culturally homogenous, with most work to date coming from Australia. One exception is a general population study from Finland, where 20% felt that they had been exposed to too much gambling advertising, and 15% felt that advertising had made them gamble more [33]. These numbers were elevated in a separate clinical sample of treatment-seeking gamblers, with 68% feeling that they had been exposed to too much advertising and 35% that advertising had made them gamble more [33].…”

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Gambling Marketing from 2014 to 2018: a Literature Review

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Purpose of Review Legislation and technology have led to unprecedented changes in the frequency and content of gambling marketing in many countries. We build upon previous reviews by exploring research on gambling marketing from between 2014 and 2018. Recent Findings Most literature reviewed was from the UK or Australia, with three key findings identified. First, gambling marketing is highly targeted and ubiquitous around sport, with the most popular strategies being increasing brand awareness, advertising complex financial incentives for participation and advertising complex betting odds. Second, perceptions of gambling advertising, particularly among vulnerable groups (e.g. children, problem gamblers) appear to be influenced by this targeted content. Third, emerging research suggests that awareness of gambling marketing is associated with more frequent and riskier gambling behaviour. Summary The reviewed literature suggests that gambling marketing is targeted and influences how gambling is perceived, and that it may affect gambling-related behaviours.

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Gambling Marketing from 2014 to 2018: a Literature Review

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“…Evidence of the prevention paradox was found by several other studies [19,33,34] , though it was also found that the highest severity harms were generally only found in the problem Health Inequality in Gambling -14 gambling groups, as defined by the PGSI. Skaal et al [35] found psychological distress was only associated with problem gambling and Lloyd et al [36] found that self-harm thoughts were associated with problem gambling.…”

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

Raybould

Larkin

Tunney

2019

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Objective: 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. Search: We conducted a systematic search using the Web of Science and Scopus databases in February 2020. Assessment of quality took place using Standard Quality Assessment Criteria. Results: 56 studies published between 1994 and 2019 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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“…In these public places gambling advertisement is also ordinary. Over half of Finnish women stated that the most common place to gamble was in grocery stores or supermarkets (Salonen, Hellman, Latvala, & Castrén, 2018). This should be noted when thinking about prevention of gambling problems.…”

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Gambling involvement, type of gambling and grade point average among 18–29-year-old Finnish men and women

Latvala

Alho

Raisamo

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Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

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Aims: This study explores the associations between gambling involvement, type of gambling, at-risk and problem gambling (ARPG) and register-based grade point average (GPA), among Finnish people aged 18-29 years (N ¼ 676). It is assumed that high gambling involvement and engaging in certain types of gambling are linked to ARPG, and that low school achievement is positively associated with these measures. Methods: A nationwide cross-sectional random sample was collected in 2015. The data were weighted based on gender, age and region. Analyses were carried out using logistic regression models. Results: Frequent gambling, playing several game types, online gambling and ARPG were more common among men than women. Those with low GPA played fast and low-paced daily lottery games and used online casinos significantly more

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Gambling participation, gambling habits, gambling-related harm, and opinions on gambling advertising in Finland in 2016

Cited by 61 publications

References 28 publications

Gambling Marketing from 2014 to 2018: a Literature Review

Gambling Marketing from 2014 to 2018: a Literature Review

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

Gambling involvement, type of gambling and grade point average among 18–29-year-old Finnish men and women

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