Sep 23
A new article of mine has been published in the Journal of Gambling Issues. It concerns the relationship between return-to-player (RTP) percentage and risk of problem gambling (PG). I conclude that the relationship is complex but that there is little that suggests – which some researchers and people in the gambling business belive – that …
Sep 05
To assess the involvement in different types of gambling is important for getting a picture of an individual’s gambling, as the types vary in risk for creating or sustaining gambling problems. The Gambling Disorder Identification Test (GDIT) can be used for such assessment. This is shown in this new article, authored by researchers at Stockholm …
Oct 05
The research programme Regaps – Responding to and Reducing Gambling Problems Studies – held its wrapping-up conference on November 20-21, in Stockholm. Regaps was a large scale Swedish research programme covering many gambling issues, including the lived experiences of people with gambling problems, measurement and screening instruments, comorbidity between gambling and psychiatric conditions, gambling policy, …
Dec 14
The aim of this bibliography is to list all works that present empirical studies of gambling advertising. The fifth edition (December 2022) includes 176 works focusing on gambling advertising. In a separate section, the bibliography lists 58 works on broader topics, but which include research results relating to gambling advertising. Recommended citation: Binde, Per. (2022). …
Nov 21
This study was based on a subset of data from our large-scale investigation of gambling-driven crime in Sweden. We focused on crimes that had been committed in workplaces and at non-profit organizations. Abstract This study explored the characteristics and consequences of criminogenic problem gambling in Sweden. All verdicts (N = 283,884) delivered by Swedish general …
Per Binde