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Gambling is a phenomenon with a strong spatial dimension — from the clustering of betting shops on UK high streets to the concentration of gambling-related harms in particular neighbourhoods. Yet, research on gambling often overlooks its spatial aspects. This creates a gap, as policymakers concerned with gambling harms at the local scale may have limited academic evidence to draw on. This one day workshop aims to address this gap.
The workshop will feature two sessions of research presentations on (1) Gambling harms from a local perspective, and (2) The spatial footprint of gambling. These will be followed by a panel discussion on local gambling policies.
Programme:
10:00 - 10:30 Welcome and coffee
10:30 - 12:00 Mapping gambling harms
- Anastasios Kitsos, Aston University; Franscisco Nobre, Kingston University: Nightmare neighbours: The link between gambling shops and gambling harms
- Oluwole Adeniyi, Nottingham Trent University: Gambling and crime (title TBC)
- Julie MacLeavy, University of Bristol: Infrastructures of isolation: Examining coastal gambling venues as sites of last resort
12:00 - 13:00 Lunch
13:00 - 15:00 The spatial footprint of gambling
- Luning Li, University of Glasgow: Gambling: A story of remarkable stability in fast-changing high streets
- Rita Rodrigues Rasteiro de Campos, University of Bristol: Gambling neighbourhoods
- Laveena Yarlagadda, University of Bristol: Spatial distribution of brick-and-mortar gambling sites in Bristol and self-reported gambling work
- Mirah Zhang, University of Bristol: Online gambling and brick-and-mortar gaming venues: a complementary relationship?
15:00-15:15 Coffee break
15:15-16:15 Local gambling policy panel session
- Lucy Webster, Greater Manchester Combined Authority
- TBC
16:15-16:30 Closing remarks