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There is evidence to suggest that dopamine plays a key role in gamling addiction.
Crown Resorts has plumbed astonishing ethical and moral depths in pursuit of profits. Private equity giant Blackstone is also chasing a profit – from redeeming Crown’s reputation.
The less an ad explicitly tells us what to do, the more likely we are to engage with it. This is particularly true – and more detrimental – when we’re very young.
New research shows gambling participation in Australia is dropping.
Gambling live streams are likely to become an increasingly important part of contemporary gambling practices in the years to come, and merit the closest study.
An upcoming review of gambling legislation must consider powerful new styles of gambling advertising.
We know stressful circumstances make people more vulnerable to developing addictions. Meanwhile, people seeking help for addiction may have had their treatment disrupted because of lockdowns.
Many countries have done much more to reduce gambling-related harm than we have in Australia.
How to inject more reality into gamblers’ overestimation of their chances of winning? One simple tool is feedback.
A plethora of sport betting operators will now enter the Canadian market and contribute to the economy through consumer betting and marketing partnerships. But what are the risks?
Helen Coonan’s evidence to the Victorian Royal Commission into Crown Melbourne shows how entrenched the gaming company’s cutlural problems are.
Over the course of Euro 2020, fans across the world will be counting the cost of lost bets.
Evidence to the Victorian Royal Commission into Crown’s Melbourne casino shows the emptiness of ‘responsible gambling’ strategies.
There’s not enough scholarly evidence to suggest game companies can control our minds or our wallets.
Despite clear concerns about the global impact of problem betting, more governments are making it easier to access
The royal commission needs to report back by August. This is an ambitious timeline.
Crown’s Melbourne and Perth casinos are in the firing line.
The Mega Millions lotto pot for Jan. 15 is the second largest it’s ever been. Taxes on the lotto go to state governments, but often the money isn’t spent in quite the way it’s supposed to be.
Addiction remains shrouded in stigma, while the system through which we provide addiction treatment in Australia is fragmented and failing. There’s no better time to address these issues.
Top contributors
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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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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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Lecturer in the School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol
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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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Associate Professor of Markets, Public Policy and Law, Boston University
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Professor of Public Health, Deakin University
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James Doughney is a Friend of The Conversation.
Emeritus professor, Victoria University
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Head, Experimental Gambling Research Lab, CQUniversity Australia
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Clinical Psychologist, University of Sydney
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Principal Research Fellow, CQUniversity Australia
