Submission Title
Session Title
Session 4-1-B: Managing Risk and Preventing Harm
Presentation Type
Event
Location
The Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
Start Date
10-6-2016 8:30 AM
End Date
10-6-2016 10:00 AM
Disciplines
Epidemiology | Health Communication | International Business | Mental and Social Health | Mental Disorders | Psychology | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Public Health Education and Promotion | Statistics and Probability | Substance Abuse and Addiction
Abstract
The current situation of the German gambling market can be characterized by an unrelated framework of different legal systems, different regulatory authorities and different control principles, and has led to (1) an increasing number of court decisions and information requests by European Commission questioning parts of that regulatory system, (2) public tolerance of illicit gambling, and consequently (3) a lack of consumer protection.
Taking RENO Model 1.0 and 2.0 seriously, a new and comprehensive regulatory framework based on common consumer protection standards for all types of gambling – land-based and online, state-owned and private operated – has been developed and will be presented. The framework backed by a group of leading scientists, health care and gambling providers, includes recent scientific evidence on epidemiology and etiology of gambling behavior and gambling disorder into a model of shared responsibility.
Keywords
consumer protection, responsible gaming, responsible gambling, gambling regulation, epidemiology, prevention, gambling disorder, problem gambling
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Epidemiology Commons, Health Communication Commons, International Business Commons, Mental Disorders Commons, Psychology Commons, Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons, Statistics and Probability Commons, Substance Abuse and Addiction Commons
A Public Health-Based Approach to German Gaming Regulation
The Mirage Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
The current situation of the German gambling market can be characterized by an unrelated framework of different legal systems, different regulatory authorities and different control principles, and has led to (1) an increasing number of court decisions and information requests by European Commission questioning parts of that regulatory system, (2) public tolerance of illicit gambling, and consequently (3) a lack of consumer protection.
Taking RENO Model 1.0 and 2.0 seriously, a new and comprehensive regulatory framework based on common consumer protection standards for all types of gambling – land-based and online, state-owned and private operated – has been developed and will be presented. The framework backed by a group of leading scientists, health care and gambling providers, includes recent scientific evidence on epidemiology and etiology of gambling behavior and gambling disorder into a model of shared responsibility.
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