A Literature Review and Gap Analysis of Emerging Technologies and New Trends in Gambling - PubMed (original) (raw)

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Sharon Lawn et al. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020.

Abstract

There have been significant changes in the gambling landscape particularly relating to gambling in the digital age. As the gambling landscape changes, regulation of gambling also needs to change. In 2018, the Office of Responsible Gambling in New South Wales, Australia, commissioned a gap analysis to inform their research objectives and priority focus areas. This included an identification of gaps in our understanding of emerging technologies and new trends in gambling. A gap analysis of the peer-reviewed literature published since 2015 was undertaken, identifying 116 articles. The main area of focus was Internet gambling, followed by articles exploring the relationship between video gaming and gambling, the expansion of the sports betting market, Electronic Gambling Machines characteristics and articles exploring new technologies and trends in advertising and inducements. Key gaps related to the need for more research in general, as well as research focusing on subpopulations such as those using different gambling formats, those with varying levels of problem gambling, and vulnerable populations. From a methods perspective, researchers saw the need for longitudinal studies, more qualitative research and improved outcome measures. The development and testing of a public health approach to addressing the harms associated with gambling in these areas is needed.

Keywords: advertising; electronic gaming machines; internet gambling; simulated gambling; sports betting.

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The authors declare no conflict of interest. The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. The funders were involved in interpretation of data.

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