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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.
Crown Resorts has been told to delay opening its Barangaroo casino until NSW regulators decide if it is fit to hold the casino licence.
The NSW inquiry has uncovered things Melbourne inquiries haven’t.
Shakespeare was wrong when he wrote ‘all’s well that ends well’.
Esports is becoming a goldmine for betting companies. New research shows how their online ads are reeling in children.
Governments often blame citizens for social outcomes which are the result of their own policies.
Pokie venues are starting to reopen across the country. For at-risk gamblers, this is a worrying time as they emerge from a long compulsory break from playing.
With perhaps months stuck at home due to coronavirus, gamblers may be tempted to engage more heavily in online betting. New regulations are urgently needed to restrict online bet sizes and credit card use.
When fans place a bet, it motivates them to watch a sport and root for a team they might otherwise have little interest in.
Accessing gambling and pornography sites may well get harder in Australia, if plans for mandatory age-verification go ahead. But there are already technical workarounds for determined web users.
It is possible to ‘gamble responsibly’, with these handy tips. But if you can’t, there’s help.
As smartphone uptake and connectivity grows in Africa, so does the often unhealthy trend of young people betting on sports using their phones.
About one in six people who take the most common medication for Parkinson’s disease will develop addictive behaviours. We found whether this happens depends on a person’s unique brain structure.
The game is a major part of John Major’s political legacy.
Up until the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, gambling and baseball had a marriage of convenience. A century later, gambling is again being seen as a solution to the sport’s woes.
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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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ARC DECRA Fellow, Australian National University
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Professor of Public Health, Deakin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Emeritus Professor, University of Nottingham, (currently Vice-Chancellor at MILA University, Malaysia), University of Nottingham
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Knight Chair in Sports Journalism and Society, Penn State
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Lecturer in the School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol
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Lecturer and Researcher in Psychology, Swansea University
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Director of the International Gaming Research Unit and Professor of Behavioural Addiction, Nottingham Trent University
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Principal Research Fellow, CQUniversity Australia
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Senior Research Fellow – Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Institute for Health Transformtion, Deakin University
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Senior Lecturer (Geographic Information Systems), Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University
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Head, Experimental Gambling Research Lab, CQUniversity Australia