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Focus on gambling advertising

Focus on gambling advertising was the name of a conference held in Gothenburg, April 15. The event was organized by the Gothenburg Region, which is a co-operative organization for the municipalities in western Sweden. Health care and social services are among the issues coordinated by the Gothenburg Region. Gambling advertising has been a hot topic …

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Regaps gambling conference

More than 300 people participated in the Regaps conference on gambling regulation, prevention and treatment of problem gambling. The conference was held on April 29, in Stockholm. All presentations are now available on the internet, as well as the questions to the presenters, via the Mentimeter app, and their answers. Regaps – Responding to and …

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Conceptual framework of harmful gambling, interactive version

The Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling was thoroughly revised in November 2018 and also expanded to cover new issues. The third edition gives a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of factors related to gambling harm. A few days ago the interactive version of the Framework was launched at the GREO website. A French translation of the …

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Updated bibliography of gambling advertising studies

In 2017, I compiled a bibliography of empirical studies on gambling advertising. I have now updated the bibliography, adding 15 new works. Abstract: The aim of this bibliography is to list all works that present empirical studies of gambling advertising. The second edition of the bibliography includes 91works focusing on the topic of gambling advertising. …

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Gambling conference in Malta

A record number of participants (ca. 330) attended the EASG gambling conference in Valletta, Malta, 11-14 September, 2018. This was the 12th conference  organized by the European Association for the Study of Gambling; the conference is held every second year. I have participated in all EASG conferences since the 5th, in Barcelona. At the previous …

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