Setting Limits
Gambling, Science and Public Policy
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 26 December 2018
- ISBN 9780198817321
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages256 pages
- Size 237x155x13 mm
- Weight 394 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Using a public interest framework, epidemiological evidence, and an international approach, Setting Limits discusses gambling policies that will best serve the public good and minimise harm. Essential reading for policymakers and all those working in gambling research.
MoreLong description:
Commercial gambling is a recent historical phenomenon. It has developed into a profitable industry that supplies a range of recreational activities to its customers, and is a significant way of collecting money from players to distribute to companies, state budgets, and other beneficiaries. Many of these are civil society organizations, using the money for producing services in sports, culture, social work, and health care. However, gambling can also develop into pathological behaviour.
Using a public interest framework, this book discusses the policies that will best serve the public good and minimize individual and collective harms. After describing the historical context of the gambling and the current global burden of the activity, available methods of regulating the industry are evaluated using the available scientific evidence. By analysing the effectiveness of gambling policies and their alignment with the public interest, the epidemiological obstacles to successful regulation are considered in detail. There is good evidence for the effectiveness of restrictions on availability and access, but preventing gambling-related harm is not possible without limiting the overall volume of the activity, and hence the profits for the gambling industry and governments.
Taking an international approach, this book delivers a comprehensive review of the epidemiological evidence documenting the harmful effects of gambling on individuals, communities, and societies. Essential reading for policymakers, social and behavioural scientists in gambling research, and public health researchers, Setting Limits examines a global view of an emerging epidemic of gambling problems.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
History of gambling regulation and the rise of the industry
The gambling industry: global structures and modern trends
The range and burden of gambling problems
Gambling behavior and problem gambling
The total volume of gambling and the prevalence of gambling problems
The effects of changing availability
Industry strategies and their regulation: marketing, game features and venue characteristics
Pre-commitment and interventions in risk behavior
Gambling control regimes
Treatment and early intervention services
Summary and conclusions: gambling policy and the public interest
