Symbolic boundaries between substances have been widely studied in drug research as moral distinctions. However, less is known about how these boundaries operate within substance use services and s...

Purpose of Review Gambling marketing is pervasive. Evidence suggests that greater exposure to gambling marketing can increase gambling engagement and elevate the risk of gambling harm. The effects of ...

Gambling advertising contributes to increased gambling consumption and harm. Several European countries have taken steps to restrict gambling advertising. This policy review maps regulations on gam...

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As Finland prepares to dismantle the state monopoly of Veikkaus, the Åland Islands gambling company Paf will be one of the last online gambling monopolies in the EU. CEO Christer Fahlstedt says disman...

CAGR 2026 will take place at the University of Helsinki, Finland on 28–29 May. Conference venue The conference will be held at the University of Helsinki City Centre Campus in the Main building (Fa…

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The registration for the Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference 2026 is now open! To register for the conference, please complete the online registration form HERE. Kindly first read the …

Overreliance on self-regulation undermines the prevention of health harms associated with online gambling, argue Spencer Murch and colleagues Online gambling has grown rapidly worldwide over the pas...

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Aims: Gambling marketing can increase intentions to gamble, gambling consumption and gambling harms. In Finland, a substantial part of the population is at risk...

Call closes: December 31, 2025Application form We appreciate the barriers frequently faced by researchers from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) when seeking to attend conferences in the glo…

Uusi rahapelilaki on yksi viime aikojen lobatuimmista lakimuutoksista. Lakiuudistus on kiinnostanut rahapelijättien lisäksi mainoseuroista kiinnostuneita mediayhtiöitä.

The newly launched ERC-funded DATA-ADDICT research project sheds light on the market power structures that contribute to addiction in the digital environment.

Tällä sivulla voit tutustua Sosiaalipolitiikan päivien työryhmiin. Työryhmien abstraktihaku on nyt auki kesäkuusta 1.9.2025 asti. Abstraktiehdotukset (max. 500 sanaa) lähetetään suoraan ilmoitetulle t...

AHR:n tapahtumissa noudatetaan turvallisemman tilan periaatteita: AHR-turvallisemman-tilan-periaatteet.pdf AHR:n kesäseminaari: Rahapelaaminen nyt – yksilölliset tekijät, teollisuuden intress…

Background Treatment and help services for gambling problems range from formalised therapy to lower-threshold options such as helplines, digital health solutions and online self-help resources. Few pe...

Offshore gambling is connected to elevated levels of gambling consumption, problems, and harm. This study investigates whether and how offshore gambling is associated with indebtedness.We investiga...

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Suomen rahapelitoiminnassa ollaan siirtymässä lisenssijärjestelmään vuoden 2027 alussa. Järjestelmämuutos vaikuttaa merkittävästi mahdollisuuksiin ehkäistä ja vähentää rahapelihaittoja.

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Submit your contribution to an upcoming edited book that will explore proposed, existing, and tested policies to regulate online gambling in the interest of public health and welfare.

In this blog, CEACG's doctoral researcher Paula Rautoja shares observations on youth exposure to alcohol marketing based on her recent study.

After nearly a century of state monopoly, Finland is transitioning to a licensing system for gambling. This reform aims to curb gambling-related harm while addressing the growing influence of offshore...

Yliopistotutkija, dosentti Janne Nikkinen syventyy CEACG:n blogissa urheiluvedonlyöntiin liittyvään ottelumanipulaatioon.

Sosiaaliturvaministeri Sanni Grahn-Laasonen vakuuttaa uskovansa, että tarvittavat rahat vielä löytyvät.

In CEACG's blog, university researcher and docent Michael Egerer explores the possibility of a probationary period as a tool for preventing gambling-related harm.

CEACG:n tutkijat arvioivat, että uusi rahapelien lisenssijärjestelmä tuo valtiolle enemmän kustannuksia kuin taloudellista hyötyä.

The editors that brought you Gambling Policies in European Welfare States (2018) and The Global Gambling Industry (2022) venture into (the cyber)space.

Den 13. mars 2025 publiserte Minerva en kronikk av Mika Kuismanen, administrerende direktør i den fi ...

Submit your contribution to an upcoming edited book that will explore proposed, existing, and tested policies to regulate online gambling in the interest of public health and welfare.

Duty of care policies mandate gambling operators to identify problematic gambling behaviours amongst their customers. Online operators often employ ri…

Rahapelimarkkinoita avaava lakiesitys vietiin tänään eduskuntaan. Sen myötä nettikasinot ja vedonlyönti avautuisivat kilpailulle alkuvuodesta 2027