Policy issues in gambling

Room 5B
In programme
Thursday, 24 October, 2024 - 15:00 to 16:30
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About

This session will address critical policy issues in gambling, featuring discussions on expert group recommendations, intervention models under new legislation, risks associated with online gaming and gambling, and a critique of the current "responsible gambling" paradigm in favor of a public health approach to harm prevention. 

Chair

Simon
Olivier
MD, MPH
Centre du jeu excessif, Addiction medicine, Lausanne University hospital
Livingstone
Charles
Associate Professor
Monash University

Type

Oral presentation session

Tracks

Behavioural addictions

Keywords

Europe
Behavioural addictions
Public health
Policy
Risky behaviours
Capacity-building
Prevention

Presentations

Thursday, 24 October

15:00

Oral presentation

Online Addictions Expert Group of the Pompidou Group: Results and Recommendations

15:00 to 16:30
Room 5B
Jann Schumacher

Oral presentation

Prevention when exclusion is lifted: Intervention models from the New Swiss Gambling Act

15:00 to 16:30
Room 5B
Linda Elezi

Oral presentation

Risks and harms associated with online gaming and gambling

15:00 to 16:30
Room 5B
Eduarda Ferreira

Oral presentation

The end of responsible gambling

15:00 to 16:30
Room 5B
Charles Livingstone
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