‘No Evidence of Harm’ Implies No Evidence of Safety: Framing the Lack of Causal Research in Gambling Advertising Research

Newall, PhilipAllami, YousefAndrade, MairaAyton, PeterBaker-Frampton, RosalindBennett, DanielBrowne, MatthewBunn, ChristopherBush-Evans, ReeceChen, SoniaCollard, SharonDe Jans, SteffiDerevensky, JeffreyDowling, Nicki ADymond, SimonFroude, AndreeGoyder, ElizabethHeirene, Robert MHing, NerileeHudders, LiselotHunt, KateJames, Richard JELi, EnLudvig, Elliot AMarionneau, VirveMcGrane, EllenMerkouris, Stephanie SOrford, JimParrado-Gonzalez, AlbertoPryce, RobertRockloff, MatthewRomild, UllaRossi, RaffaelloRussell, Alex MTSingmann, HenrikSmit Quosai, TrudyStark, SashaSuomi, AinoSwanton, Thomas BTalberg, NiriThoma, VolkerTorrance, JamieTullock, Catherinevan Holst, Ruth JWalasek, LukaszWardle, HeatherWest, JaneWheaton, JamieXiao, Leon YYoung, Matthew MBellringer, MariaSharman, SteveRoberts, Amanda2025-02-192025-02-192023-11-13Addiction, 119: 391-396. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.163690965-21401360-0443http://hdl.handle.net/10292/18723Gambling advertising is a common feature in international jurisdictions that have liberalized gambling. In the Anglosphere, countries such as Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have experienced extensive gambling advertising during the past decade. This advertising is particularly prominent in relation to professional sports and lottery products. More recently, some Canadian provinces and US states have also witnessed a similar rise in gambling advertising. Several European governments, including Belgium, Italy, Netherlands and Spain, have more recently restricted gambling advertising and sponsorship in professional sports, but the UK government did not announce any action on gambling advertising and sponsorship in its 2023 White Paper.Print-Electronic© 2023 Society for the Study of Addiction. Free access.Causal evidencegambling advertisinggambling marketinggambling-related harmpolicyregulation5203 Clinical and Health Psychology4206 Public Health42 Health Sciences52 Psychology11 Medical and Health Sciences17 Psychology and Cognitive SciencesSubstance Abuse4206 Public health5203 Clinical and health psychology‘No Evidence of Harm’ Implies No Evidence of Safety: Framing the Lack of Causal Research in Gambling Advertising ResearchOther Form of Assessable OutputOpenAccess10.1111/add.16369