A Comment: Positive Play is a Subset of Responsible Gambling

Confronted with criticisms focused on the nature of Responsible Gambling (RG), this article suggests that Positive Play (PP) is a conceptual subset of Responsible Gambling and not a fully developed and independent harm prevention or reduction framework. To advance public health initiatives and focus...

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Published in:Journal of gambling studies 2023-06, Vol.39 (2), p.1019-1025
Main Authors: Shaffer, Howard J., Ladouceur, Robert, Blaszczynski, Alexander
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Community and Environmental Psychology
Economics
Gambling
Gambling - psychology
Health initiatives
Humans
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Prevalence
Psychiatry
Public Health
Public Policy
Review Paper
Sociology
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Summary:Confronted with criticisms focused on the nature of Responsible Gambling (RG), this article suggests that Positive Play (PP) is a conceptual subset of Responsible Gambling and not a fully developed and independent harm prevention or reduction framework. To advance public health initiatives and focus public policy. This article reviews and clarifies some of the confusing and subtle difference between Responsible Gambling and Positive Play. The discussion defines the notion of responsibility, Responsible Gambling, and Positive Play. We recognize that well-developed RG activities permit and encourage the underpinnings of PP. However, when viewed as a dependent measure, PP does not intend to reduce the prevalence of gambling-related harms or prevent the incidence of gambling-related harms. These objectives are the two basic and fundamental requirements to classify any activity as a RG program.
ISSN:1573-3602
1573-3602
DOI:10.1007/s10899-023-10204-3