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Alex Russell

Alternate Name:
Alex M. Russell, Alex M. T. Russell
Journal article

The COVID-19 lockdown experience suggests that restricting the supply of gambling can reduce gambling problems: an Australian prospective study

Gabrielle M. Bryden, Matthew Browne, Matthew Rockloff, Hannah B. Thorne, Philip Newall, Nicki A. Dowling, Stephanie S. Merkouris and Matthew Stevens
This article reports on a study that assessed people's gambling during and after the Australian COVID-19 lockdown. It found that gambling availability appears a stronger influence on gambling problems than psychosocial risk factors. Reducing the supply of high-risk gambling products is likely to reduce gambling harm.
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NSW youth gambling study 2020


The NSW Office of Responsible Gambling commissioned this study on young people and gambling to address its priority areas of (1) emerging technologies and new trends, and (2) attitudes and behaviours towards gambling in vulnerable or target groups. This research has been prompted by concern regarding young people and gambling, and gaps in the existing...
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Victorian population gambling and health study 2018–2019


This report details results from a large general population survey on gambling participation, gambling problems and gambling-related harm in the state of Victoria, Australia conducted between September 2018 and January 2019.
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Responsible conduct of gambling study


This study contributes to the review and potential improvement of Responsible Conduct of Gambling (RCG) practices in NSW. There has not been a comprehensive examination into the effectiveness of RCG practices and training in NSW. The intention is for this research to build an evidence-base to inform improvements to RCG requirements, training and practices.
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Social influences on gamblers by risk group: an egocentric social network analysis


This study is the first to consider and directly compare the social networks of non-gamblers and non-problem, low risk, moderate risk and problem gamblers. It highlights the distinct role of social influence, likely through normalisation and social selection, not just of gambling, but also experiencing gambling-related harms.

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