May 15
The Swedish Gambling Research network (GARN) held its third meeting on May 8-9. About 17 people participated in the network meeting, which was held in Strängnäs Our invited guest Anssi Airas from the Finnish Foundation for Gaming Research told us about gambling studies in Finland. We discussed the possibilities of future collaboration between our organizations …
Apr 04
The Responsible Gambling Trust in the UK has published a report on gambling advertising research, authored by me. The report is now online and can be accessed here: > Gambling advertising: A critical research review Binde, Per (2014). Gambling advertising: A critical research review. London: The Responsible Gambling Trust. SUMMARY This report provides a …
Mar 31
I have been a member of the Board of directors of the Swedish Gambling Authority for nearly seven years. However, I have chosen to leave this position and today, March 31, is my final day at the Board. Seven years is a quite long time and every board like this benefits from renewal. For my …
Feb 28
One of the first things that I did when I started to study gambling 13 years ago was to read a lot of ethnography to get a grip on in which societies gambling was practiced and how people gambled in various parts of the world. On the basis of a large number of historical, anthropological …
Jan 21
The 3rd international multidisciplinary symposium on excessive gambling – with a focus on prevention and harm reduction – was held in Neuchatel, Switzerland, on January 15-17, 2014. The conference had about 340 participants and was organized by the University of Neuchatel. The conference addressed the following issues: “What is the latest knowledge from the clinical, …
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