Gambling Research Index

The Weekly Digest

Each week, five to eight studies worth reading, with a short note on why, and the policy news that matters. Written by the editor from the week's index; studies are chosen for relevance and quality, never for a sponsor. RSS feed.

  1. A last care visit before suicide, self-exclusion that half of gamblers know about, and one Bundesliga matchday of advertising

    Most Finnish gambling-disorder suicides followed a care visit within a month, half of Canadian gamblers know self-exclusion exists, and one Bundesliga matchday carried 18,708 gambling references.

  2. Legal online betting and outpatient mental-health care, helplines that answer but do not refer, and borrowing as the symptom that leads

    Online sports betting legalization tracks with more depression and anxiety care, a third of US helpline calls end usefully, and Norwegian panels point to borrowing as the symptom that leads.