title: Responsible gambling: general principles and minimal requirements.
abstract: Many international jurisdictions have introduced responsible gambling programs. These programs intend to minimize negative consequences of excessive gambling, but vary considerably in their aims, focus, and content. Many responsible gambling programs lack a conceptual framework and, in the absence of empirical data, their components are based only on general considerations and impressions. This paper outlines the consensus viewpoint of an international group of researchers suggesting fundamental responsible gambling principles, roles of key stakeholders, and minimal requirements that stakeholders can use to frame and inform responsible gambling programs across jurisdictions. Such a framework does not purport to offer value statements regarding the legal status of gambling or its expansion. Rather, it proposes gambling-related initiatives aimed at government, industry, and individuals to promote responsible gambling and consumer protection. This paper argues that there is a set of basic principles and minimal requirements that should form the basis for every responsible gambling program.
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia. alex.blaszczynski@sydney.edu.au
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blaszczynski
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Collins
authors.forename: Davis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fong
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ladouceur
authors.forename: Lia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nower
authors.forename: Howard J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Shaffer
authors.forename: Hermano
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: Jean-Luc
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Venisse
mesh_terms: D016739:Behavior, Addictive / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005715:Gambling / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D040261:Harm Reduction; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007389:Internal-External Control; D007391:International Cooperation; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010934:Planning Techniques; D011634:Public Health; D012201:Reward; D012309:Risk-Taking