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Remote Interventions: Applying behavioural insights to design better safer gambling tools (Part 2: Commitment devices)

Author: The Behavioural Insights Team Published: July 2022
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Summary

This report by the Behavioural Insights Team, commissioned by GambleAware, examines how adding commitment devices to online gambling deposit limit tools impacts their effectiveness in promoting safer gambling behaviours.

Topics covered

  • effectiveness of deposit limit tools
  • use of commitment devices to promote safer gambling
  • testing redesigned deposit limit interfaces with commitment features

Key findings

Adding commitment devices to deposit limit tools led to lower uptake of the tools, but on average those who did set limits chose lower amounts. The interventions had no significant effect on amounts deposited.
The report found more research is needed on how to design effective deposit limit tools and encourage their use to reduce gambling-related harms.

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