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, …
Dec 20
The new issue of the journal Lotteriinspektionens skriftserie (in Swedish) includes an article of mine. The article is about Swedish terminology relating to problem gambling and aims at clarifying some of the most common terms. You find an abstract below as well as a link to the article. Lotteriinspektionens skriftserie (“Periodical of the Swedish Gambling …
Dec 14
The Responsible Gambling Trust (RGT) is the leading charity in the UK committed to minimizing gambling-related harm. It funds education, prevention and treatment services and commissions research. On December 11, the RGT hosted its first ever harm minimization conference in London. The conference brought together about 150 participants from government, academia, industry and responsible gambling campaigners. …
Dec 14
Mutual support societies of problem gamblers have been present in Sweden for 20 years. These societies have helped more people with gambling problems than any other institution inside or outside the Swedish health care system. Most of the mutual support societies belong to the National Association of Gambling Addicts (Spelberoendes riksförbund, SBRF). SBRF and its …
Per Binde