![]() The review was carried out by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) and was commissioned through the Department of Justice. It also cited evidence that gamblers can be lulled into spending money on complex bets based on unlikely combinations of outcomes. The review also found “reasonably strong” evidence that an increase in gambling advertising increases gambling behaviour, and evidence that messages encouraging people to “gamble responsibly” are unlikely to be effective. The latest estimates in Ireland indicate around 12,000 people aged over 15, or 0.3% of the overall population, are problem gamblers, but those assessed as being at low or moderate-risk of problem gambling is 10 times that number. The study cited evidence that suggests “social desirability bias may lead to an underestimation of problem gambling in surveys, but perhaps not gambling behaviour among the wider population”. The extent of problem gambling in Ireland may be underestimated and there is scant detail on some aspects of the issue in an Irish context, according to new research.Ī review of available evidence found that due to negative societal perceptions of problem gambling, the extent of it in Ireland may be underestimated – but further research is needed to assess the public’s complex views of gambling. ![]()
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