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Evaluating the credit card ban for gambling in Great Britain
The evaluation intended to:
The mixed method evaluation included the use of quantitative data drawn from an existing Online Tracker Survey, commissioned by the Gambling Commission, and qualitative data from interviews with organisational stakeholders, people who gamble, and friends and family affected by gambling. Key findings include:
Sokratis Dinos, Director of Health Policy, The National Centre for Social Research:
"It is vital to understand the impact and effectiveness of any gambling harm prevention/reduction initiative to achieve intended outcomes and reduce gambling harms in practice. In this report we have highlighted the successes of the credit card ban, the confounding timing of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the work that remains."
Tim Miller , Gambling Commission Executive Director of Research and Policy, said: "We welcome the publication of this independent evaluation of the credit card ban introduced in April 2020. We are pleased that the evaluation has found that the ban was successfully implemented, increased friction in gambling with credit as intended, and was perceived to be a positive change.
"We will closely examine the entire report's recommendations to consider how they may inform discussions for the development and implementation of any future policies."
As part of a programme of work to strengthen the evaluation of gambling initiatives that seek to minimise the risk associated with gambling in Great Britain , Greo's evaluation team provided third-party management and commissioned NatCen Social Research to conduct the evaluation.
To read the full report and recommendations, you can download a copy of the Evaluation of the credit card ban for gambling in Great Britain (opens in new tab)
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