This summary explores a study of the social contexts, harms and predictors of co-consumption of gambling and alcohol in youths and young adults (aged 16–35 years) living in Australia. Around half of survey participants said they ‘often’, ‘very often/almost always’ or ‘always’ consumed alcohol when gambling.

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.