Doctors aren’t trained to deal with problem gamblers despite the heavy toll on health this addiction takes.
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Allowing pokies to continue to be concentrated in Tasmania’s most stressed local areas will continue to cause preventable harm to tens of thousands of Tasmanians every year.
The gambling industry continues to make handsome donations to our politicians, and recently named some of those it supports.
When is a pack of cards truly random?
No state wants to see its revenue base decline – particularly when the jurisdiction benefiting doesn’t even tax (or regulate) its bookies as well as it might.
Fixed odds betting terminals attract all the attention, but something alarming is being overlooked.
The problem of corruption in tennis is likely to be an ongoing threat. So, it is important that the Tennis Integrity Unit develop into a trusted and convincing anti-corruption team.
The gambling lobby’s failure to seriously influence the 2016 ACT election should embolden governments around Australia that have a mind to deal with gambling reform.
The harm pokies cause is widespread and tends to affect those already under significant stress. $1 bets are a good first step toward reducing this harm.
If winning first division in the lotto is very unlikely, why is playing so popular?
The gambling industry certainly holds an attraction for former politicians. Perhaps it’s all that money, and the attraction of staying in the game – even if at a peripheral level.
Many sports enthusiasts are notoriously superstitious. Why is that so?
Some argue understanding the layout of a roulette wheel can help you beat the casino. They’re wrong.
Mixing alcohol with energy drinks is all part of a big night out, according to new research.
Chinese gamblers in Australia were once prosecuted and had to stand up for their rights, now they are sought after by Australian casino owners.
The uneven provisioning of poker machines across Victoria may be contributing to the incidence of domestic violence in areas with many poker machines.
Of all the indicators of Australia’s evolving relationship with China, Crown Casino’s current problems are some of the most striking, unexpected and revealing. They present an unflattering but painfully…
A study of the three casinos Donald Trump owned in Atlantic City shows they performed far worse than their rivals, losing more jobs and revenue.
While it is up for debate as to whether there are questions to be answered about various industry tactics and links to politicians, what isn’t a secret is how poker machines actually work.
Gambling losses in Australia are now close to $23 billion. What’s driving this? And do we need to reform gambling regulation?
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
