Journal article
The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling
This Commission conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the global prevalence of gambling participation, including any risk gambling, gambling disorder, and problematic gambling in adults and adolescents. It found the harms to health and wellbeing that result from gambling are more substantial than previously understood.
Report
Gambling and homelessness among older people: an exploratory study
This exploratory study reviews existing research literature, and undertakes a qualitative empirical investigation of gambling and homelessness among older people (aged 50+ years) in Victoria, Australia.
Discussion paper
Estimating the revenue share of the Farrell Group and other gambling industry participants from gambling operations in Tasmania
This paper estimates the costs of gambling harm to the Tasmanian economy as $341.58 million, more than three times the total gambling tax revenue accrued by the state in 2016-17.
Discussion paper
How electronic gambling machines work: EGM structural characteristics
The purpose of this paper is to provide policy makers, regulators and others with information about key design characteristics of electronic gambling machines (EGMs).
Article
South Australia’s gambling tax highlights the regulatory mess of online betting
The South Australian government will introduce from July a “point-of-consumption tax” to claw back some of the gambling tax revenue it is seeing disappear over the border. The new tax is a reasonable response to a growing problem, and probably won’t send bookmakers to the wall. But it does highlight the current regulatory mess surrounding...