Disadvantage predicts the extent of poker machine losses far more in Tasmania than in other Australian states and territories.
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Research that studied the pokie risks gamblers were prepared to take after they held a live crocodile has been awarded one of this year’s Ig Nobel prizes.
A court case against a poker machine manufacturer and casino operator could set a precedent for every poker machine in Australia.
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Fantasy sports began as a niche hobby for statistically inclined sports fanatics. But, with the internet, it has evolved into a multi-billion-dollar industry.
While fewer people are gambling on the pokies, the amount of money lost per gambler has remained relatively constant over time.
The signs of a gambling problem can be hidden from view.
For some people, fixed-odds betting terminals are ferociously addictive, producing big profits for bookies and a rise in problem gambling. What’s the solution?
It is gambling, especially online and mobile, that has come into focus as sport’s most potentially damaging byproduct.
There is reason to suggest new reforms, such a banning credit bets and establishing a self-exclusion register, will have some impact in helping to tackle problem gambling online.
In Tasmania, a changing cast of actors has colluded to grant extreme riches to a single family, extracted in large part from the state’s most disadvantaged citizens.
For 30 years, sports fans have been told to forget about streaks because the ‘hot hand’ is a fallacy. But a reanalysis says not so fast: Statistics show players really are in the zone sometimes.
The NRL is trying to reduce its exposure to the integrity risks posed by spot-fixing.
Restrictions on gambling advertisements may be effective in helping those with problems manage their urges to gamble.
Principais colaboradores
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
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Associate Professor, School of Business and Tourism, Southern Cross University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, (currently CEO and Senior Vice President of the PETRA Group), University of Nottingham
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Lecturer in the School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Senior Lecturer (Geographic Information Systems), Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Principal Research Fellow, CQUniversity Australia
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Professor of Economics and Finance. Director of the Betting Research Unit and the Political Forecasting Unit at Nottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University
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James Doughney é um amigo do The Conversation.
Emeritus professor, Victoria University
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Professor of Public Health, Deakin University
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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Clinical Psychologist, University of Sydney
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Head, Experimental Gambling Research Lab, CQUniversity Australia
