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A Science-Based Framework for Responsible Gambling: The Reno Model

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As social observers increasingly identify gambling-related problems as a public health issue, key stakeholders need to join together to reduce both the incidence and prevalence of gambling-related harm in the community. This position paper describes a strategic framework that sets out principles to guide industry operators, health service and other welfare providers, interested community groups, consumers and governments and their related agencies in the adoption and implementation of responsible gambling and harm minimization initiatives.

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  1. Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney &, Sydney. E-mail:

    Alex Blaszczynski

  2. University of Laval, Quebec

    Robert Ladouceur

  3. Harvard Medical School, Boston

    Howard J. Shaffer

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Blaszczynski, A., Ladouceur, R. & Shaffer, H.J. A Science-Based Framework for Responsible Gambling: The Reno Model. J Gambl Stud 20, 301–317 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JOGS.0000040281.49444.e2

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