The framing of gambling and the commercial determinants of harm: challenges for regulation in the UK

Reith, G. and Wardle, H. (2022) The framing of gambling and the commercial determinants of harm: challenges for regulation in the UK. In: Nikkinen, J., Marionneau, V. and Egerer, M. (eds.) The Global Gambling Industry: Structures, Tactics and Networks of Impact. Series: Glücksspielforschung. Springer Gabler: Wiesbaden, pp. 71-86. ISBN 9783658356347 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-35635-4_6)

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Abstract

This article argues that the framing of gambling is crucial for how it is dealt with at every level; from legislative, regulatory and commercial practice to the terms of media and civic debate. Whoever frames the debate has power over the ways that we can and cannot think about gambling, as well as what we can do about it. We take the example of Britain as a case study in which, despite recent repeated calls for gambling to be regarded as a public health issue, it continues to be framed primarily in terms of economic activity and consumerism. We argue that this framing is the product of a particular political-economic model and that it is embedded in legislation and regulatory practice. We go on to describe the commercial landscape of gambling that has been produced by this framework as one which produces harm. As such, we make the point that framing is a key component of the commercial determinants of harm in gambling. The final section of our paper considers the various forms of political and commercial influence that infiltrate and shape the framing of gambling in Britain. This work was funded by Wellcome Trust through a Humanities and Social Sciences Fellowship to Heather Wardle (grant number: 200306).

Item Type:Book Sections
Status:Published
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Wardle, Professor Heather and Reith, Professor Gerda
Authors: Reith, G., and Wardle, H.
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences
Publisher:Springer Gabler
ISBN:9783658356347
Published Online:22 March 2022
Copyright Holders:Copyright © 2022 The Authors
First Published:First published in The Global Gambling Industry: Structures, Tactics and Networks of Impact: 71-86
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Project CodeAward NoProject NamePrincipal InvestigatorFunder's NameFunder RefLead Dept
314613Technological changes and the health and wellbeing of youth: A case study of gamblineHeather WardleWellcome Trust (WELLCOTR)200306/A/15/ZS&PS - Sociology