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Electronic gaming machine accessibility and gambling problems: A natural policy experiment.

Alex Myles Thomas RussellMatthew BrowneNerilee HingMatthew Justus RockloffPhilip W S NewallNicki A DowlingStephanie S MerkourisDaniel L KingMatthew StevensAnne H SalonenHelen BreenNancy GreerHannah Briony ThorneTess ArmstrongVijay RawatLinda Woo
Published in: Journal of behavioral addictions (2023)
Lower harm from gambling in WA is attributable to restricted accessibility of EGMs, rather than different structural features. There appears to be little transfer of problems to other gambling forms. These results suggest that restricting the accessibility of EGMs substantially reduces gambling harm.
Keyphrases
  • mental health
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