@ByRobDavies online slots still celebrate losing outcomes, the regs are vague enough that they can be satisfied while still producing what looks celebratory to the end-user. Published in @BPPjournal this year
https://t.co/AolfpFahkN
Balancing harm prevention and liberty preservation when implementing financial risk assessments for gambling in the United Kingdom: Insights from open banking data https://t.co/6Bzaa7HedX
@abarber1 @Burrow_Szn_ Here's one paper with a good global summary. Nowhere has come close to solving the issues of mobile gambling
https://t.co/h4NYB33fT3
It was an honour to work on this, with a fantastic international team. But the hard work starts now - we need global cooperation to translate recommendations into actions
@UofGSocSci@GlaGamRes@NDARCNEWS@TheLancetPH
In the latest episode of #TheOnePercentShow, I talk to
@jasonzweigwsj, who shares his insights on -
- saving investors from themselves
- the enduring legacy of Ben Graham
- lessons from Charlie and Daniel Kahneman
- and much more!
Full episode here -https://t.co/hkpq1pIFQQ
Another shoe just dropped in the ongoing Dan Ariely scandal: JMR, a top 4 marketing journal, has issued a formal “Expression of Concern” for Mazar, Amir, & Ariely (2008), the infamous Ten Commandments study
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Check out our (@pnewall, Leonardo Weiss-Cohen, & @yakovbart) pre-proof in Addictive Behaviors.
It's the first to evaluate a range of UK 'safer gambling' adverts, and begs the question: "is industry self-regulation of gambling advertising effective?"
https://t.co/clWu4OiuJf
Please check out our (@pnewall, @ConorHeath, @MarieOHanrahan) recent study on improving an intervention to increase resistance to gambling advertising, based on focus groups with academics and individuals with lived experience. https://t.co/H5yvwMaxP3
First study on mobile trading apps from Maira's PhD has preprinted
Speaks to many debates around dark patterns and gamblification
Check it out! RTs greatly appreciated
@BristolUniPsych@gambling_harms@SSA_Addiction
New study (@pnewall, @JAY__TORRANCE, Leonardo Weiss-Cohen & Daniel Costa)
PREPRINT HERE: https://t.co/k2P3HxXk2U
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Trading apps have made investing easier than ever before, but they also enable users to access highly risky investments, which they may not be able to trade safely
The “problem gambling” rate is 2.5%, five to eight times higher than the 0.5% and 0.3% identified in previous surveys.
11.4 per cent of all participants reported thoughts of suicide or attempts, 4.9 per cent of these said this was related to their gambling.
The Labour Government should implement the statutory levy on gambling operators without delay.
It'd be nice if they stopped talking about 'responsible gambling' too. What century do they think we're in?
https://t.co/xjN3933DW2
Full letter here:
https://t.co/7D0Rx1B8eS