
GAPHAI publishes a quarterly newsletter which goes out to all members. All members are encouraged to submit pieces for inclusion in the newsletter. Any item, from short regional rundowns of what is happening in your area, to longer more academic and policy pieces, are welcome. Further guidelines for authors here.
<Contents Consumer protection vs harm minimisation by Kurt Eggert and Trends in online gambling in the Nordic contries by Jakob Jonsson
New look newsletter. Feature on pre-committment technology and an article on the ABCDE model of public health promotion. Includes permanent new features, gambling news from around the globe, and industry watch.
Gambling news from around the world. Covers the very interesting developments in Australia around the establishment of a universal pre-commitment scheme. News from Korea. Key Gambling Trends in Canada. Casinos in the Pacific. And a report from the 8th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues.
Migrant and Indigenous Gambling. Two reports on the Gambling and the Asian community in New Zealand. And an analysis of of Asian Public Health practice through the lens of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Internet gambling. A GAPHAI discussion paper on Internet and other forms of remote gambling. The language of gambling. An analysis of the discourse around gambling using the theories of Foucault.
Online gambling in Sweden and the EU. Outlines preliminary finding from SWELOGS and also covers regulatory frameworks in the EU.
Australian Productivity Commission Draft Report – Gambling. Due to be released in 2010 this report will be the most comprehensive and definitive reviews of gambling ever conducted. Is problem gambling an addiction? A move from treating a pathologized individual towards a public health model. A Conceptual Framework to Addrees Gambling Inequalities in New Zealand
Global Discourse on Gambling: The Importance of a Public Health Perspective. David Korn gives an introduction to the public health approach to the reduction of gambling harm. Code of Conduct regarding online gambling adopted by the European Parliament. An analysis of the recent EU developments.
A Public Health Approach to Gambling. Discuss the origins of the public health approach including an analysis of the landmark1986 Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion.
Shaping the Next Gambling Harm Response: Card Based Pre-Commitment