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Up until the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, gambling and baseball had a marriage of convenience. A century later, gambling is again being seen as a solution to the sport’s woes.
Gambling operators are required by law to donate some of their revenue for charitable purposes. But a review of data in Victoria shows that charitable giving is actually far less than they claim.
Debate about gambling has raged throughout the AFL season, but it’ll take a cultural shift for there to be any meaningful change.
Research has shown that betting advertisements can have a huge effect on young people, so why are gambling companies still allowed to sponsor sports?
The failure of regulators to uncover alleged criminal activity at Crown casino is an important story. But regulatory failure in gambling runs deep, and is a major political problem.
Losing revenue from hotels and liquor retail outlets will hurt Woolworths Group, but not too much. The long-term reputational benefits are considerable.
Online gambling algorithims and blurred lines on what constitutes an advert on social media mean advertising principles are being flouted.
Governments are addicted to tax revenue from harmful activities. It is stopping them from doing what is in society’s best interests.
About 47 million adults in the US are expected to gamble on March Madness this year. A growing share of the bets will actually be legal.
There’s a strong case to ban gambling as it’s rapidly becoming a public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa.
Decades of psychological research suggests humans are rather irrational. But a new approach, borrowing an idea from artificial intelligence, challenges this notion.
The story of Macau is one of globalisation and the rise of China.
Some football bets are 50 times more harmful than others.
Problem gambling among children has gone up, and it’s got everything to do with gambling-like features in video games.
New research has found that more than a third of Australian sports gamblers are making micro-bets using offshore operators. And this type of betting is strongly linked to problem gambling.
Studies looking at a cross section of the UK population have long recognised FOBTs as contributors to harmful gambling.
Electronic gambling machines can be highly addictive, and are associated with very high rates of gambling harm. Many of the mechanisms of this potential for addiction are now becoming clearer.
A gaming industry expert explains how casinos’ ability to hide the price of a slot spin ensures a reliable stream of revenue from even the savviest of gamblers.
When you engage in recreational gambling, you’re not simply playing against the odds – you’re battling an enemy trained in the art of deceit and subterfuge who uses human nature against you.
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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 is a Friend of 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
