Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance
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CEACG is a research centre at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki. 🔎 Sociological research on addictions 🔎 Home of the NAD-journal Visit our website: https://tinyurl.com/ceacghelsinki
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Coming to the Social Policy Conference in Helsinki in October?

Sign up for the CEACG working group on "Addiction Policy in Transition."

Send your abstract by September 1 to the working group organizers. For more information and contact details, see the link below 👇
www.helsinki.fi/en/conferenc...
Working groups | Social Policy Conference 2025 | University of Helsinki
On this page you can familiarize yourself with the working groups of Social Policy Conference 2025. The call for abstracts is now open from June until September 1. Abstract proposals (max. 500 words) ...
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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.
Help-seeking and help expectations for gambling problems at different severity levels - Discover Public Health
Background Treatment and help services for gambling problems range from formalised therapy to lower-threshold options such as helplines, digital health solutions and online self-help resources. Few pe...
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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."
Onshore and offshore gambling among indebted individuals in bank transaction data
Offshore gambling is connected to elevated levels of gambling consumption, problems, and harm. This study investigates whether and how offshore gambling is associated with indebtedness.We investiga...
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Rahapelien markkinointia tulisi rajoittaa tiukemmin – ulkomaiset yhtiöt päästetään Suomeen liian halvalla, tutkijat sanovat
Rahapelien markkinointia tulisi rajoittaa tiukemmin – ulkomaiset yhtiöt päästetään Suomeen liian halvalla, tutkijat sanovat
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"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 👇
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In the early 2020s, despite increasing public concern about gambling harms, the city of #Tampere hosted a casino.
🎰 Read our study on the legitimisation of this last bizarre synergy between addiction capitalism and the state monopoly. With Paula Jääskeläinen.

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Tampere casino: The last bizarre synergy between addiction capitalism and a state gambling monopoly?
Abstract. In the early 2020s, despite growing public concern about gambling harms, the Finnish city of Tampere hosted a state-monopoly-operated casino as part of a new entertainment arena complex. Thi...
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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 👇
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Some highlights from this year's @cagrconference.bsky.social

Thank you Glasgow! We are so excited to host next year's CAGR in Helsinki 🎉
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CEACG's director Virve Marionneau speaking at the @cagrconference.bsky.social today in Glasgow 💡
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Keynote from @virvemarionneau.bsky.social 'The corporate playbook and shaping the gambling evidence base'
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Mitä Suomi voisi oppia muilta mailta rahapelihaittojen ehkäisystä lisenssijärjestelmässä?

Lue uusin artikkelimme "Voidaanko rahapelihaittoja estää ja
vähentää tehokkaasti lisenssijärjestelmässä?
Kokemuksia aiemmin lisenssijärjestelmään
siirtyneistä maista" 👇
YP 3/25: Rahapelihaitat ja lisenssijärjestelmä
Suomen rahapelitoiminnassa ollaan siirtymässä lisenssijärjestelmään vuoden 2027 alussa. Järjestelmämuutos vaikuttaa merkittävästi mahdollisuuksiin ehkäistä ja vähentää rahapelihaittoja.
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Call for abstracts for next fall's Social Policy Conference is open!

CEACG's working group "Addiction policy in transition" explores current Finnish addiction policies, in which political will often overrides the recommendations of researchers and public health agencies. Read more and sign up 👇
Social Policy Conference 2025 | University of Helsinki
23-24 October 2025, University of Helsinki, Finland
www.helsinki.fi
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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 👇
Sosiaalipolitiikan päivät 2025 | Helsingin yliopisto
23.-24.10.2025, Helsingin yliopisto
www.helsinki.fi
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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/...
For debate: Towards standardised data collection practices for gambling helplines - Virve Marionneau, Søren Kristiansen, Helena Lindqvist, Inka Silvennoinen, Magnus Eidem, Lars Petter Degnepoll, Håkan...
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🚬: 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.

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Sähkösavukkeiden kokeilu on yleistynyt erityisesti tytöillä, jotka eivät tupakoi - THL
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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...
Ottelumanipulaatio on uhka urheilun tulevaisuudelle | Addiction, Control and Governance | University of Helsinki
Yliopistotutkija, dosentti Janne Nikkinen syventyy CEACG:n blogissa urheiluvedonlyöntiin liittyvään ottelumanipulaatioon.
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🍺: 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.

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Alkoholijuomien kulutus - THL
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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 👇

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Suomen valtiontalous jää rahapelien lisenssijärjestelmässä häviäjän rooliin | Addiction, Control and Governance | University of Helsinki
CEACG:n tutkijat arvioivat, että uusi rahapelien lisenssijärjestelmä tuo valtiolle enemmän kustannuksia kuin taloudellista hyötyä.
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✍ 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...
Call for Papers: Regulation of Online Gambling: Policy, Tools, and International Collaboration
The editors that brought you Gambling Policies in European Welfare States (2018) and The Global Gambling Industry (2022) venture into (the cyber)space.
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