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Wardle, Heather and Degenhardt, Louisa and Marionneau, Virve and Reith, Gerda and Livingstone, Charles and Sparrow, Malcolm and Biggar, Blair and Bunn, Christopher and Farrell, Michael and Kesaite, Viktorija and Poznyak, Vladimir and Quan, Jianchao and Rehm, Jürgen and Rintoul, Angela and Sharma, Manoj and Shiffman, Jeffrey and Siste, Kristiana and Ukhova, Daria and Volberg, Rachel A and Salifu Yendork, Joana Paula and Saxena, Shekhar (2024) The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling. The Lancet Public Health, 9, (11), e950-e994. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00167-1.

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The global gambling industry is rapidly expanding, with net losses by consumers projected to reach nearly US$700 billion by 2028. Industry growth is fuelled by the rise of online gambling, widespread accessibility of gambling opportunities through mobile phones, increased legalisation, and the introduction of commercial gambling to new areas. Recent expansion is most notable in low-income and middle-income countries, where regulatory infrastructure is often weak. Gambling, in some form at least, is now legally permitted in more than 80% of countries worldwide. Online gambling, given its borderless accessibility, is available everywhere via the internet.


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