In the latest issue of @cgs-journal.bsky.social we analyze how gambling problems are handled in Swedish court cases. It is clear that despite extensive economic, health-related and social harm, individual gamblers are often left to deal with their problems on their own. doi.org/10.29173/cgs...

New publication out!📝🍂 Who is responsible for gambling harm prevention in competitive online markets? And what are the barriers and asymmetries that prevent effective harm prevention? Read the article here: criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cg... @cgs-journal.bsky.social

The latest issue of Critical Gambling Studies is now available online. These papers demonstrate the diverse discursive presentations of gambling harms in an era of shifting legislation and discourse surrounding the gambling industry. Read more at criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cg...

What are critical gambling studies? What does it mean to take a critical approach to gambling research? criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cg...

How do we ensure equal care for those experiencing gambling harms? Daria Ukhova and Fulvia Prever explore a gender-transformative approach of addressing gambling harms in CGS's latest issue. Read it here at criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cg...

Critical Gambling Studies is launching a call for abstracts for an upcoming special issue examining gamblification as a cross-sector phenomenon. The deadline for submissions is November 18th, 2025. Learn more at our website: criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cg...

How do cryptocurrency and gambling connect? Martin French's group at Concordia University explore the cultural shift that has allowed for platformisation and speculative risk-taking in our daily lives in "Financialization x Gamblification." Learn more at

The latest from CGS - James Cosgrave returns to Roger Callois's and Johan Huizinga’s theories of play and culture to understand the place of the increasing prevalence of legal gambling in the modern day. Read more at criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cg...