Online gambling is continuously linked to serious harms and addiction, yet many governments rely on industry self-regulation. In this new @bmj.com article, researchers call for better government regulation of online gambling, suggesting concrete steps for more effective policies 👇

CAGR 2026 call for abstracts extended ❗ Make sure to submit your abstract before February 1st!

❗Last day to submit your application for the low- and middle-income country bursary is tomorrow! Who can apply? ✅ You are employed by or studying at a university or research unit within an LMIC ✅ You live in an LMIC ✅ You conduct research on any aspect of gambling Read more and apply here 👇

New publication!📝 Those who gamble are widely exposed to different forms of marketing in Finland. While the upcoming licensing system is likely to increase the visibility of marketing, many consumers prefer stricter regulation owing to public health concerns. Click to read the article 👇

📣 We are happy to announce two amazing keynote speakers for the 2026 Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference: Dr. Ingeborg Rossow, Norwegian Institute of Public Health Dr. Tobias Hayer, University of Bremen Join us in Helsinki on 28-29 May! 👉 cagrconference.org

📢 Are you a researcher based in a low- or middle-income country and hoping to share your work at CAGR? We have a limited number of bursaries available to support your attendance. Applications close on 31 December 2025. Find more information on our website: cagrconference.org/cagr-2025-bu...

📢 The call for abstracts is open for the 2026 CAGR conference! The conference is hosted by @ceacg.bsky.social, University of Helsinki on 28-29 May. Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2026. Find more information on our website: cagrconference.org/call-for-pap...

Ylen selvityksessä rahapelilain uudistus on yksi viime aikojen eniten lobatuista lainsäädäntöhankkeista. Lakiin ovat pyrkineet vaikuttamaan erityisesti peliyhtiöt sekä media. Uutisessa CEACG:n Janne Nikkinen huomauttaakin, että myös rahapelihaittojen odotetaan lisääntyvän. yle.fi/a/74-20192274

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

Last week, we celebrated the launch of the new DATA-ADDICT project, funded by the European Research Council! 🎉 The project will bring to light the market power structures that contribute to addiction in the digital environment. Read more from our blog ✍️ www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...

Tulossa Sosiaalipolitiikan päiville Helsinkiin lokakuussa? Ilmoittaudu CEACG:n järjestämään "Addiktiopolitiikka murroksessa" -työryhmään. Lähetä abstraktisi 1.9. mennessä työryhmän vetäjille. Lisätietoa ja yhteystiedot löydät linkistä 👇 www.helsinki.fi/fi/konferens...

Huomenna AHR:n kesäseminaarissa Helsingissä puhumassa CEACG:n Virve Marionneau ja Michael Egerer - aiheina rahapeliteollisuuden intressit sekä rahapelien verkkomarkkinoiden sääntely 👇👇 ahrseura.fi/ajankohtaist...

How well do gambling help services meet the expectations of those who seek support? This study analysed help-seeking and help expectations amongst Swedish gambling helpline customers. Results show a wide range of expectations, and call for better targeting of services to address individual needs.

Using real-world banking data, this new study investigates the link between offshore gambling and indebtedness. "Online gambling in all forms is connected to financial hardship. Tighter regulatory controls are needed on online gambling markets and payday loan industries to protect public health."

Rahapelien markkinointia tulisi rajoittaa tiukemmin – ulkomaiset yhtiöt päästetään Suomeen liian halvalla, tutkijat sanovat

"The findings unfold how the casino was framed as a safe, sophisticated venue, enhancing Tampere's image as a cosmopolitan leisure hub. This aligns with addiction capitalism and the commodification of leisure." Check out this new article on the legitimisation of the Tampere Casino project 👇

New paper out! 📝 Is there still a “Nordic model” for alcohol and gambling regulation? This study finds that while the Nordic model remains visible especially in alcohol control, it's challenged by politics. Read more 👇 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Some highlights from this year's @cagrconference.bsky.social Thank you Glasgow! We are so excited to host next year's CAGR in Helsinki 🎉

CEACG's director Virve Marionneau speaking at the @cagrconference.bsky.social today in Glasgow 💡

Mitä Suomi voisi oppia muilta mailta rahapelihaittojen ehkäisystä lisenssijärjestelmässä? Lue uusin artikkelimme "Voidaanko rahapelihaittoja estää ja vähentää tehokkaasti lisenssijärjestelmässä? Kokemuksia aiemmin lisenssijärjestelmään siirtyneistä maista" 👇

Abstraktihaku syksyn Sosiaalipolitiikan päiville on auki! CEACG:n järjestämä työryhmä "Addiktiopolitiikka murroksessa" tarkastelee suomalaista addiktiopolitiikkaa, jossa tutkittu tieto jää yhä useammin puoluepoliittisten tavoitteiden jalkoihin. Lue lisää ja ilmoittaudu mukaan 👇

How can standardised, comparable helpline data better help us understand gambling-related harm across societies? This newly published article presents recent work in the Nordic countries to harmonise helpline data collection practices ✍️ journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

📣 Call for papers: Regulation of online gambling We have extended the deadline until 31 July for this call for contributions to an upcoming edited volume exploring the regulation of online gambling. Read more 👇

In this new blog, doctoral researcher Paula Rautoja explores young people's exposure to audiovisual alcohol marketing. Despite strict national regulation, Finnish youth are still widely exposed to alcohol marketing — especially online. 👉 Read the full text: www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...

🚬: New data from THL shows that E-cigarettes and nicotine pouches were the most commonly used tobacco and nicotine products among ninth-graders in 2024. The use of e-cigarettes in the past 30 days had increased among young people to 21 percent, compared to 7 percent in 2019. thl.fi/-/sahkosavuk...

✍️: New on PopNAD! 🎲 Finland is shifting from a gambling monopoly to a licensing system. 📚 Janne Nikkinen, @ceacg.bsky.social, breaks down the reform's impact on public health and policy here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...

Nuorten tupakointi on loppumassa Suomessa, mutta nikotiini ei ole kadonnut mihinkään.

Mitä ottelumanipulaatiolla tarkoitetaan ja kuinka laajasta ongelmasta on kyse? Uusimmassa CEACG:n blogissa yliopistotutkija Janne Nikkinen syventyy urheiluvedonlyöntiin liittyvään ottelumanipulaatioon. Lue koko teksti verkkosivuiltamme!✍️ www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...

🎲: The Finnish government is set to significantly cut funding for gambling harm prevention – the Peluuri service is at risk of being discontinued. www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...

🍺: In 2024, the total consumption of alcoholic beverages in Finland was 8.3 liters of pure alcohol per capita 15+. This represented a 4.4% decrease compared to 2023. thl.fi/tilastot-ja-...

Could a limited entry into gambling help prevent gambling harm long-term? In a new blog post, CEACG researcher Michael Egerer explores the idea of a probationary period for novice gamblers, similar to that required for new drivers. Read the blog from our website 👇 www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...

Miten rahapelien lisenssijärjestelmä tulee vaikuttamaan valtion kassaan? CEACG:n tutkijat arvioivat, että alhaisen verotuksen ja kasvavien haittakustannusten myötä Suomen valtiontalous jää rahapeliuudistuksessa häviäjän rooliin. Lue koko tekstin CEACG:n blogista 👇 www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...

✍ New on PopNAD: Exploring the Future of Online Gambling Regulation. In this week's PopNAD-article @ceacg.bsky.social invites researchers to tackle three key domains 🌐 Policy framing and priorities 🌐 Innovative harm prevention 🌐 Cross-border collaboration 🔗 nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...

CEACG's director Virve Marionneau and Riitta Matilainen from @ehyt.bsky.social wrote about Finland's gambling reform in the Norwegian newspaper Minerva: "Finland moves to a licensing system - but at a significant cost" 👇 @virvemarionneau.bsky.social @riittamatilainen.bsky.social

📢 Call for contributions! We are looking for contributions to an upcoming edited book that will explore regulation of online gambling. Interested? Read more from our website and express your interest in contributing to the editors by May 31st. www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...

How well can data-science based models detect harmful gambling? Gambling operators utilize customer data and AI in their harm detection models. This new scoping review shows that while these models have potential, they can't realiably prevent gambling harm. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Hallitus on antanut eduskunnalle esityksen uudesta rahapelijärjestelmästä. "Suuri muutos on se, että korkean haittariskin pelien, eli netissä pelattavien rahapeliautomaattien ja -kasinopelien markkinointi sallittaisiin." yle.fi/a/74-2015066...

New Researcher of the Month -interview is out! In this series, we introduce the CEACG's researchers - or rather, let them introduce themselves in their own words. This month it was doctoral researcher Mika Tsupari's turn. Read the interview from our blog 📝 www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...

Julkaisimme tutkimustietoon pohjautuvan politiikkasuosituksen, jossa perustellaan, miksi rahapelituotteiden markkinointi tulisi kieltää kokonaan Suomen uudessa rahapelijärjestelmässä. Lue suositus blogistamme: www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...

Miksi rahapelihaittojen ehkäisyssä keskitytään yksilön toimiin, eikä haitallisten tuotteiden sääntelyyn? Tutkittua tietoa rahapelisääntelystä -sarjan kolmannessa osassa keskitytään rahapelihaittojen kaupallisiin taustatekijöihin, kuten pelien haittallisiin piirteisiin.

🍺: More surveys -- A survey by the A-Clinic Foundation shows 62% of Finns oppose alcohol home delivery, citing concerns about children's safety and family harm. a-klinikkasaatio.fi/uutiset/addi...

📢 New publication! This article investigates how the social costs of gambling are measured in existing literature. The results show a great variation in both methods and estimates, calling for international guidelines to calculate gambling's impact on society. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

🍺: New article: Scientification of politics or politicisation of science? Parliamentary committee hearings on the Finnish alcohol policy reforms in 1994 and 2017 as epistemic work journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

🚨 New podcast episode: @shwardle.bsky.social, lead commissioner on the Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling, joins @gavincleaver.bsky.social to discuss the rapid expansion of the global gambling industry & its profound public health implications. 🔊 Listen now: tinyurl.com/3udx4hyv #MedSky

Tutkittua tietoa rahapelisääntelystä -sarja jatkuu! Tässä osassa käsitellään verotusta rahapelien kulutuksen kanavoinnin välineenä. (1/5) Tutkittua tietoa rahapelisääntelystä osa 2: Alhaisempi verotus ei paranna kanavointiasetetta

Suomessa on meneillään rahapelijärjestelmän uudistus. Tuodaksemme tutkittua tietoa paremmin osaksi keskustelua, alamme julkaista CEACG:n tutkimustuloksia myös suomeksi - ensimmäinen osa koskee pelirajoituksia osana haittojen ehkäisyä. Tutkittua tietoa rahapelisääntelystä osa 1: Pelirajoitukset 1/4

✍ New PopNAD- article 💬 North America faces an #opioid crisis, and Nordic trends reveal increasing use among young people. How did life-saving painkillers become one of the greatest public health challenges of our time? Read @tuukkatammi.bsky.social article here: nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/ar...

Learning from other countries helps to develop better policies for harm prevention in online gambling. This new article compares the legal provisions for limit-setting in Europe, highlighting good practices that can help future policy-making. #AddictionResearch #GamblingPolicy tinyurl.com/2fny89i

💡 Researchers, share your work! 💡 Are you exploring alcohol, drugs, tobacco, doping, gambling, or public health? 🌍 www.popnad.com highlights Nordic research weekly, in English, suomeksi, & på skandinaviska språk. 📩 Contact: mikaela.lindeman (at) nordicwelfare dot org