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In Pursuit of Empirically Based Responsible Gambling Limits

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  • Shawn R. Currie
  • David C. Hodgins
  • Jianli Wang
  • Nady El-Guebaly
  • Harold Wynne

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The present study sought to (1) obtain expert opinion on the importance of low-risk limits for the field of gambling; and (2) establish the face validity for a tentative set of low-risk limits empirically derived from a recent analysis of population data on gambling (Currie et al. , 2006). Gambling experts (171 researchers, clinicians and policy-makers in Canada and the United States) completed an online or paper survey to assess their support for the concept of low-risk gambling limits, their opinions of existing responsible gambling guidelines and the face validity of tentative low-risk limits for gambling frequency, dollars spent, percentage of gross income spent on gambling and duration per session. The majority of those surveyed endorsed the need for low-risk limits and rated the limits as being face valid. Concerns voiced pertaining to their dissemination to the public included the potential for creating a false sense of security among gamblers, encouraging people to gamble and difficulties in applying the limits across different forms of gambling.

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  • Shawn R. Currie & David C. Hodgins & Jianli Wang & Nady El-Guebaly & Harold Wynne, 2008. "In Pursuit of Empirically Based Responsible Gambling Limits," International Gambling Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 8(2), pages 207-227, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:intgms:v:8:y:2008:i:2:p:207-227
    DOI: 10.1080/14459790802172265
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