Professor Pamela Raburu, a Co-I on the Research Innovation Fund project Identification of and intervention in gambling effects among vulnerable groups in public universities in Kenya made a visit to the Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research.
A new study, by the University of Bristol and Ipsos, adds to mounting evidence showing gambling marketing needs much stricter national regulation.
New research reveals gambling messages during the opening weekend of this season’s football Premier League have almost trebled since last year, putting fans including children at risk.
Sports fans are being bombarded daily with gambling advertising via social media in the United States – and the majority of ads could be in breach of regulations, according to a new study. The findings, exposing non-compliance to the industry’s codes, have prompted calls for strict legislation to better curb and police online gambling advertising, which has surged in recent years.
You can now apply for our Research Innovation Fund Seedcorn Award competition which aims to support innovative and interdisciplinary research to understand and tackle gambling harms.
Dr Raffaello Rossi was invited to serve as an expert witness at the Senate of Canada’s hearing on gambling marketing regulations.
We are pleased to announce the publication of four new scoping reviews of international interdisciplinary gambling harms evidence, plus an evidence synthesis report that summarises the key findings from the scoping reviews and suggests some potential areas for further research.
This month, the Hub hosted a group of engineering students from Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania.
Ronnie Cowan MP led a debate on gambling marketing in sport in Westminster Hall on Wednesday 13th March 2024 and referenced University of Bristol research.
The Research Innovation Fund Strategic Award aims to support innovative and interdisciplinary research to understand and tackle gambling harms.
The Committee for Culture, Media and Sport ran an inquiry in 2023 into the progress made by the Government’s in addressing the issues raised by Parliament and also how to ensure regulation can keep up with innovations in online gambling and the links between gambling, broadcasting and sport. This came after the launch of the Government’s Gambling White Paper into reform of the Gambling Act 2005.
Dr Jamie Wheaton and Dr Raffaello Rossi collaborated with UK-based Channel 5 News and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) News to carry out research into the amount of gambling messages that are shown during live TV and radio coverage of sports.
This will be a free, in-person event being held at The Bristol Hotel and Conference Centre Bristol, UK (with a Livestream option for those unable to attend in person) on Thursday 10th October 2024.
