New academic year, new students, new colleagues... If you or anyone you know would be interested in joining our Pan-European Gambling Journal Club, here's the signup page - paneuropeangamblingjournalclub.carrd.co. It's free and a great way to network. The next meeting is 31 October.

Read our response to the APPG for Gambling Reform's call for evidence. We highlight the importance of impartial research funding, greater opportunities for ECRs and support for third-sector organisations that support gambling research in the UK. afsg.org/2025/09/19/a...

New research: spending money on physical #CardPacks is also linked to problem gambling. 🎰 We answer an FAQ: enough about video game #LootBoxes; what about Pokémon / Magic: The Gathering cards? 🃏💳 We surveyed ≈2,000 card game players in English-speaking Western countries: doi.org/10.1037/adb0....

The Gambling Reform APPG is launching an inquiry and is looking for written evidence submissions on policy, regulation, levy implementation and more. Deadline 12 Sept. Check out gamblingreformappg.org/2024-25-work... for more details

Another push for this @afsguk.bsky.social funded research associate position that will use advanced stats to explore predictors of treatment retention in NHS gambling services. jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research... Please share and, if it’s a good fit for you, apply! Deadline 11th July

The @gamblingcommission.bsky.social are accepting applications for a research and statistics policy fellowship. Deadline 15 July. More info on the opportunity and how to apply here: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

Great thread here on loot box ad compliance (or rather lack of) in this AFSG-funded research work. Congratulations to @leonxiao.com and the rest of the team!

🚨Last day to have your say! The first of our priority-setting surveys closes at midnight (BST) tonight. If you work in prevention, education, treatment, policy, research, and/or have lived experience of gambling harms, we want to hear from you! survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50366829/...

Keynote from @virvemarionneau.bsky.social 'The corporate playbook and shaping the gambling evidence base'

The AFSG team is at the @cagrconference.bsky.social in Glasgow this week, so please do come and say hello. Hats off to the conference team - a great and varied introduction to global gambling research so far!

Please note, we won't be using X / Twitter going forward, so all conference posts / updates will be posted here on bluesky!

New paper: Just out in npj Digital Medicine, 'A scoping review of routinely collected linked data in research on gambling harm' eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Register now for our workshop on video game advertising on June 12th! Led by me, @leonxiao.com and Kati Alha. We will have 4 exciting presentations and a hands-on workshop on using the Meta Ad Library. Register and more info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

If you have a few minutes to spare, why not read our latest interview with Steve Sharman? We talk lived experience, virtual reality in gambling research and the impact that gambling advertising in football has on his ability to enjoy the sport as a fan. afsg.org/2025/05/29/v...

Last 20 places available for Glasgow’s Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference, June 16-17th. Register now to avoid disappointment. cagrconference.org/cagr-2025/ @uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social @arobertslincoln.bsky.social @liberoacademica.bsky.social @greoinsights.bsky.social

A new project led by @fieldmatt.bsky.social aims to significantly improve how people engage with treatment for gambling addiction, thanks to funding from @afsguk.bsky.social. The research team will use machine learning to understand why many individuals drop out of gambling treatment services.

Delighted to announce the 2025 Exploratory Grant Award winners. Congratulations to @fieldmatt.bsky.social, @chris.themindlab.uk and @svanbaal.bsky.social. To find out more about their work, visit: afsg.org/2025/04/30/e...

@elepetrovs.bsky.social, @katialha.bsky.social, and I are organising an online workshop on games and advertising. Two parts: 1️⃣: paper presentations; and 2️⃣: workshop on how to use social media ad repositories. Abstract deadline: 19 May 2025 Workshop: 12 June 2025 Details: bit.ly/advertising-...

The Lived Experience Research Hub (lerh.co.uk) is up and running. It helps researchers connect and collaborate with people with lived experience and provides funding for people with lived experience to attend training, events etc. Create an account today!

The preliminary programme is out for June's Current Advances in Gambling Research conference in Glasgow. Lots of great content and speakers cagrconference.org/cagr25-preli... Don't forget to secure your tickets now!

It was great to chat to @elepetrovs.bsky.social recently about her research into gaming and gambling. Read the full interview now at afsg.org/2025/03/27/g...

@afsguk.bsky.social is again calling for applications for the postgraduate research support grant: afsg.org/wp-content/u.... £3,300 to support your research at a UK-based university: a little project maybe? Expression of interest deadline: 11 April 2025 Application deadline: 16 May 2025

Fantastic to launch the Lived Experience Research Hub (LERH) today! It's an innovative new website to improve collaboration between researchers and lived experience experts in gambling studies. Create a profile today: www.lerh.co.uk

Next Thursday (27 March), we're hosting a short lunchtime webinar to celebrate the launch of the new Lived Experience Research Hub. Join us from 12GMT, all welcome. Sign up: www.tinyurl.com/3xzfxptm

A few of our members have enquired about discount codes for this year's Current Advances in Gambling Research conference. 📩Check your inboxes now for your exclusive AFSG member code.

It was great to chat with @ozwineguy.bsky.social for this month's AFSG member spotlight. We discuss parental attitudes to adolescent gambling, Australia's pokie problem and much more. 👉 tinyurl.com/582avnjt

A reminder that our major and minor exploratory grants application submission deadline is this Friday (21 Feb). Applicants must have submitted a prior EOI to apply. Full details: afsg.org/funding/

Sometimes, creating the AFSG newsletter can lead in unexpected directions... Sadly, this research paper hasn't made February's edition, but be sure to sign up for the latest in research, events and news at afsg.org/membership/

There's a studentship here on 'Digital Gaming/Gambling Harms and Students: Financial Literacy and the Transition to Adulthood'. Application deadline is soon, though - Friday 21 Feb.

Our response to the NICE guidelines on gambling-related harms and how our funding is trying to answer some of the research gaps identified in the guidance. afsg.org/2025/02/04/n...

Loot boxes, tech law and regulation, and the interconnections between gaming and gambling. This month's Member Spotlight interview with @leonxiaoy.bsky.social has it covered. afsg.org/2025/01/22/l...

AFSG members might be interested in an online discussion hosted this Wednesday by @harvardchanschool.bsky.social on online gambling: the stakes for public health. Sign up for free at hsph.harvard.edu/events/onlin...

Great meeting - thanks to everyone for their ideas and to @arobertslincoln.bsky.social for hosting us all in Lincoln

The deadline for EOIs for our minor and major exploratory grants programmes is Fri 10 Jan 23:59 GMT. Up to £30k (minor) and £90k (major) is available to fund research on gambling-related harms. For more details: afsg.org/funding/

It was great to speak to Joanne Lloyd of the University of Wolverhampton for this month's newsletter. She speaks about gambling stigma, harmful discourses, online peer support and much more. 👉Full interview: afsg.org/2024/12/16/o...

A reminder that applications are now open for our exploratory grant programmes. Two minor awards of up to £30k each and one major award of up to £90k are available. EOI deadline is 10 Jan 2025. Full details at afsg.org/funding/

CAGR 2025 (Glasgow, June 2025) has opened its call for papers. If you have new and emerging research in gambling studies and gambling harms, get your submissions in by 5PM GMT Jan 30th. cagrconference.org/call-for-pap...

Our exploratory grant funding programmes are now open! 👉Full information and how to apply: afsg.org/funding/

We welcome the government’s plans to introduce a statutory levy to fund gambling harm research, prevention, and treatment. We also look forward to further updates on several other important recommendations from the 2023 White Paper. 👉 Full statement afsg.org/2024/12/02/a...

There are still places available on our free funding and research webinar on Monday 2 Dec at 2PM (GMT). Visit afsg.org/2024/11/20/a... to sign up.

It's great to see this issue getting coverage, but the extent of non-compliance is shocking