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Children and Gambling: Attitudes, Behaviour, Harm Prevention and Regulatory Responses

Author: M. Carran Published: October 2015
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Summary

This thesis by Malgorzata Anna Carran explores children's attitudes, behaviours, and regulatory responses to gambling.

Topics covered

  • minors’ access to gambling
  • legal and regulatory frameworks
  • gambling advertising’s influence on minors
  • effectiveness of protective measures

Key findings

minors’ access to gambling legal and regulatory frameworks gambling advertising’s influence on minors effectiveness of protective measures

While online age verification works well, current protections for minors are insufficient, and the liberalisation of gambling law has created vulnerabilities for young people.

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