Should voluntary "self-exclusion" by gamblers be used as a proxy measure for problem gambling?

Auer, M and Griffiths, MD ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8880-6524, 2016. Should voluntary "self-exclusion" by gamblers be used as a proxy measure for problem gambling? MOJ Addiction Medicine & Therapy, 2 (2), 00019. ISSN 2333-665X

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Abstract

This brief paper critically addresses a recent approach by researchers that use voluntary self-exclusion (VSE) by gamblers as a proxy measure for problem gambling. By using tracking data from online gamblers or data from player cards, such research derives typical behavioral patterns of past voluntary self-excluders and uses their data to predict and identify problem gamblers. We argue that this approach is flawed and is unlikely to help in developing harm-minimization measures. We argue that using personalized feedback is a much better approach
to the prevention of problem gambling than using data from those that self-exclude from gambling.

Item Type:	Journal article
Alternative Title:	Should voluntary self-exclusion by gamblers be used as a proxy measure for problem gambling? [working title]
Publication Title:	MOJ Addiction Medicine & Therapy
Creators:	Auer, M. and Griffiths, M.D.
Publisher:	MedCrave
Date:	2016
Volume:	2
Number:	2
ISSN:	2333-665X
Identifiers:	Number Type 10.15406/mojamt.2016.02.00019 DOI
Rights:	©2016 Griffiths et al. Open access journal.
Divisions:	Schools > School of Social Sciences
Record created by:	Jonathan Gallacher
Date Added:	15 Dec 2016 14:13
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2017 14:58
URI:	https://irep.ntu.ac.uk/id/eprint/29392

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