Research
The Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research takes a broad view of gambling, to include newer gambling-like products and practices that may cause harm.
The Hub is based around four Challenges. The Challenges broadly represent a ‘gambling pathway’ and naturally create space for interdisciplinary approaches to the different dimensions of harmful gambling namely: how harmful gambling comes about; how the practice and portrayal of gambling is linked to gambling harms; what factors exacerbate gambling harms; and the ways in which harms can be prevented or reduced. The four Challenges are:
- Challenge 1 – Perceptions, Motivations, Decisions. What initiates harmful gambling? (led by Michael Banissy and Paul Dodson)
- Challenge 2 – Narratives, Practice, Representation. What is the everyday practice and portrayal of gambling in social groups? (led by Luca Giuggioli and Sam Kirwan)
- Challenge 3 – Experience, Risk, Harm. What social and spatial inequalities exacerbate gambling harms? (led by Emmanouil Tranos and Jo Large)
- Challenge 4 – Innovation, Transition, Change. What socio-technical innovations can help combat gambling harms? (led by Julie MacLeavy and Martin Hurcombe)
Find out more about research from around the world, funded by our Research Innovation Fund Award.
Published research
We desperately need interdisciplinary research on a large scale to truly understand the complexities of gambling harm as a serious, current health issue. Our aim is to attract the very best international researchers from computer scientists to anthropologists to work with us on tackling this very under-researched area.
PFRC gambling research
The Personal Finance Research Centre (PFRC) also carries out research on gambling and gambling harms