Setting Limits 2018
DOI: 10.1093/oso/9780198817321.003.0012
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Summary and conclusions: gambling policy and the public interest

Abstract: This chapter summarizes the evidence from previous chapters, leading to three basic conclusions. First, gambling has both malign and benign redistributing effects. The benign effects are those that help fund necessary social activities; the malign effects are those that make the poor even poorer and the unhappy even unhappier. Second, gambling is concentrated in a very small group of heavy users, most of whom can ill afford to fund the benign effects. Third, gambling problems reinforce other vulnerabilities. T… Show more

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“…It estimates that the annual socioeconomic costs associated with gambling are around £1.05bn-£1.77bn,10 although the review acknowledges that these figures are likely to underestimate the true scale of harm experienced by those who gamble or who are harmed by another person’s gambling 7. The actions of the gambling industry are recognised to increase the risk of gambling harms,11 which in turn widen inequalities, disproportionately affecting individuals and communities who already experience poor health and adverse social conditions 121314151617…”
Section: Gambling Harm Is a Public Health Problemmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It estimates that the annual socioeconomic costs associated with gambling are around £1.05bn-£1.77bn,10 although the review acknowledges that these figures are likely to underestimate the true scale of harm experienced by those who gamble or who are harmed by another person’s gambling 7. The actions of the gambling industry are recognised to increase the risk of gambling harms,11 which in turn widen inequalities, disproportionately affecting individuals and communities who already experience poor health and adverse social conditions 121314151617…”
Section: Gambling Harm Is a Public Health Problemmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The status of the companies as state-owned makes them an interesting object of study because all the companies claim to be particularly responsible and underline that they contribute their revenue to different societal purposes (Cisneros Örnberg and Tammi, 2011 ; Selin, 2016 ; Alexius, 2017 ). The companies are also a prime example of the conflict of interest the governments have as the beneficiaries of gambling revenue and the preventers of gambling harm (Sulkunen et al, 2018 ). It is thus possible that the companies are more often pushed into taking gambling harm more seriously than their privately owned counterparts.…”
Section: Responsible Gambling Governmentality and Ethical Subject For...mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…12 Recently, and in an effort to demonstrate the broader burden of gambling harm, there has been a focus on harms experienced by family and social network members, described in the literature as affected others. [16][17][18] The harms experienced by affected others are not only as the result of problem gambling behaviours, but may also be associated with the low and moderate risk behaviours of a gambler. 16 There is a recognised ripple effect of harmful gambling on social network members, including financial losses, domestic conflicts, and relationship complexities that partners have experienced.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%