Abstract
The introduction presents the framework of gambling regulation currently in place in Europe. It enables the reader to evaluate individual chapters from a vantage point whether social services and other ‘good causes’ should be funded through the gambling proceeds. The chapter explains the importance of gambling in funding the welfare services, why gambling is allowed to expand even though it creates substantial harm, and choices governments face when regulating. The focus of the first section of the book is on case studies showing how gambling revenue is allocated to state-run welfare. The second part shows how gambling funds are earmarked for designated causes. The third part discusses recent legislative changes, and the final part of the book provides a theoretical evaluation on the matter.
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Declaration of Conflicts of Interest
Michael Egerer, Virve Marionneau, and Janne Nikkinen are researchers in the Academy of Finland funded project ‘Gambling in European Welfare Regimes’ (grant no. 277405). All three have previously received funding from the Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies based on §52 of the Lotteries Act; Marionneau and Nikkinen (travel grant) also from the Finnish Foundation for Gaming Research. Egerer is funded by the Finnish Ministry of Social Affairs and Health within the objectives of §52 of the Lotteries Act. The funds based on §52 stem from the gambling monopoly. The monopoly has no influence on how the money is distributed. There are no restrictions on publication.
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Nikkinen, J., Egerer, M., Marionneau, V. (2018). Introduction: Gambling Regulations and the Use of Gambling Revenues in European Welfare States. In: Egerer, M., Marionneau, V., Nikkinen, J. (eds) Gambling Policies in European Welfare States . Work and Welfare in Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-90620-1_1
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