Self-exclusion from gambling: A toothless tiger?

• DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.992309
• Publication Date: 2022-09-23T05:04:35Z
• Authors: Ludwig Kraus; Johanna K. Loy; Andreas M. Bickl; Larissa Schwarzkopf; Rachel A. Volberg; Sara Rolando; Veera E. Kankainen; Matilda Hellman; Ingeborg Rossow; Robin Room; Thomas Norman; Jenny Cisneros Ör...
• Keywords: harm reduction

While there is evidence for self-exclusion (SE) as an individual-level harm reduction intervention, its effects on reducing from gambling at the population level remain unclear. Based a review of national legal frameworks and SE programs, including their utilization enforcement in selected high-income societies, present analysis aims to explore reach strengths protection gamblers these jurisdictions. It places particular emphasis programs' potential prevent minimize level. The overview examined Finland, Germany, Italy, Massachusetts (USA), Norway, Sweden, Victoria (Australia). These jurisdictions differ considerably how regulated well implemented enforced. extent apparently vary with polity's general policy balance between problems increasing revenue. But any case, though may benefit individual those around them, it does not appear be capable significantly To render programs effective measure that prevents linked them financial, social, psychological harm, needs substantially increased by reforming regulations exclusion conditions.