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Call for a National Strategy to Address Gambling-Related Harms in Wake of Sports Betting Boom

Recent gambling policy changes in Canada have led to increased opportunities to legally bet on sports and gamble online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Released today, Gambling Availability and Advertising in Canada: A Call to Action looks at the impacts of legal gambling in Canada since the approval of the Safe and Regulated Sports Betting…

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Cobequid Youth Action on Gambling Video Project

This project engages youth in looking at gambling issues. Bruce Dienes, of KCAGoG is interviewed for background info. The community of the Cobequid region of Nova Scotia set out to discover what their youth thought about gambling, how it impacted them, what effect advertising and marketing had in their lives, and how we can improve…

Swedish epidemiological study on gambling and health

Running from 2008 until 2021, the Swedish longitudinal gambling study (Swelogs) is the largest research program ever on problem gambling and health in Sweden. It is led and financed by the Swedish National Institute of Public Health. The study shows that two percent of the population have gambling problems and four percent are at risk…

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