Journal article
Three Contrasting Accounts of Electronic Gambling Machine Related Harm: Impacts on Community Views Towards Gambling Policy and Responsibility
D Myles, K O’Brien, M Yücel, A Carter
Journal of Gambling Studies | SPRINGER | Published : 2024
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Abstract
This study investigated whether there was community support for prominent gambling harm reduction policies, as well as perceived responsibility for electronic gambling machine (EGM) related harm in an Australian sample (n = 906). Using a randomised experimental design, we also explored whether these outcomes were influenced by three alternative explanations for EGM-related harm: a brain-based account of gambling addiction, an account that highlighted the intentional design of the gambling environment focused on the “losses disguised as wins” (LDWs), and a media release advocating against further government intervention in the gambling sector. We observed clear majority support for most polic..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Open Access funding enabled and organized by CAUL and its Member Institutions. Funding for research and publication costs related to the present study were provided by a Gambling Research Capacity Grant from the New South Wales Office of Responsible Gambling, awarded to Dan Myles. Dan Myles is supported by an Australian Government Research Training Program PhD Scholarship as well as a Gambling Research Capacity Grant from the New South Wales Office of Responsible Gambling. Adrian Carter is supported by a National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia Career Development Fellowship (ID: APP1123311). Murat Yuecel's role on this paper was funded through a National Health and Medical Research Council Fellowship (NHMRC; APP1117188). Murat Yuecel also receives funding from: government funding bodies such as the NHMRC, Australian Research Council (ARC), Australian Defence Science and Technology (DST), the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science (DIIS), the National Institutes of Health (NIH, USA); philanthropic donations from the David Winston Turner Endowment Fund, Wilson Foundation; sponsored Investigator-Initiated trials including Incannex Healthcare Ltd; and payments in relation to court, expert witness, and/or expert review-reports. Murat Yuecel also sits on the Advisory Boards of: Centre of The Urban Mental Health, University of Amsterdam; Monash Biomedical Imaging Centre; and Enosis Therapeutics. These funding sources had no role in the data analysis, presentation, or interpretation and write-up of the data.