‘Behaviourism is deeply misunderstood, misrepresented’ - Prof Simon Dymond @zorroesque @swanseapsych Swansea University bps.org.uk/psychologist/b…

Through analysing sports betting patents, we foresaw last year that this was likely to emerge. Check out our paper here > doi.org/10.1080/160663… sbcnews.co.uk/technology/202…

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The belief that having a positive attitude or doing good deeds increases the likelihood at winning in gambling is a fallacy. Or is it? Research by Philip Newall and Jamie Torrance 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 suggests, for poker players, the ‘positive attitude’ belief is rational: buff.ly/3JS8Tbv

"NetBet Sport has launched what it is calling 'the first AI-powered betting assistant in the industry'" A useful tool? or just another gimmick that facilitates the illusion of control/skill in online sports betting? casino.guru/news/gambling-…

Fully funded PhD opportunity at Swansea University focusing on VR exposure therapy for gambling disorder. A super interesting topic area in collaboration with our commercial partner Imersifi and supervised by Prof Simon Dymond, Dr Martyn Quigley, and myself. swansea.ac.uk/postgraduate/s…

Research Session 3: The impact of a brief intervention video to increase #gambling advertising scepticism and persuasion knowledge: a randomized, online experimental study. Jamie Torrance 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

New study (Philip Newall, Jamie Torrance 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿, Leonardo Weiss-Cohen & Daniel Costa) PREPRINT HERE: osf.io/preprints/osf/… 1/3 Trading apps have made investing easier than ever before, but they also enable users to access highly risky investments, which they may not be able to trade safely

Please check out our (Philip Newall, Conor Heath, Marie O'Hanrahan) recent study on improving an intervention to increase resistance to gambling advertising, based on focus groups with academics and individuals with lived experience. academic.oup.com/jpubhealth/adv…

Check out our (Philip Newall, Leonardo Weiss-Cohen, & Yakov Bart) pre-proof in Addictive Behaviors. It's the first to evaluate a range of UK 'safer gambling' adverts, and begs the question: "is industry self-regulation of gambling advertising effective?" sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Was great to appear in this episode of BBC Wales Live on gambling harm - particularly concerning the positive portrayal of gambling within advertisements, the associated impacts upon impoverished areas, and the need for NHS gambling clinics in Wales. bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

We (Philip Newall Alex M T Russell Conor Heath) developed an intervention video that increases resistance to the persuasive effects of gambling advertising among 1200 young adults. It was created with the input of experts by experience. Check out our results below! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ad…

Coin pusher machines are legal and popular among adolescents, despite meeting the classification of gambling. Here we present a case report of an individual who experienced lifelong gambling harm, with adolescent use of coin pushers acting as the catalyst: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Great piece by Allison Parshall in the Scientificamerican regarding the structural features of sports betting, and what these may mean in the context of the U.S. Comments from myself, Heather Wardle, and Lia Nower. scientificamerican.com/article/how-sp…

Privileged to present at the GREAT Network Wales Gambling Treatment Conference on the factors influencing relapse in Gambling Disorder. A very interesting day that was perfectly timed after the release of the NICE guidelines on gambling!

How to outwit #gambling adverts by ‘inoculating’ people against them, by Jamie Torrance 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 and Philip Newall theconversation.com/how-to-outwit-… via The Conversation

This month's member spotlight interview with Alex M T Russell is available to read now. We talk Australia's pokie problems, the need for targeted interventions and much more... tinyurl.com/582avnjt

We (Leon Xiao Conor Heath) highlight how Gambling operators are acting against the spirit of Italian law, which aimed to ban all gambling sponsorship in sports How? They simply add a non-gambling suffix (e.g. .NEWS) to the logo Will this occur after the UK front of shirt ban?

We (Conor Heath, Leon Xiao, Philip Newall) relayed our findings to the Italian Communications Regulatory Authority. Good that they are aware of the issue, hopefully the loopholes will be closed soon - though these decoy brands have been used for at least 2-years at this point.

Predatory journals have shifted from a more positive "greetings of the day", to a vaguely threatening "let's end this smoothly"....