ArticleJournal of public health (Oxford, England)2023
Using geospatial mapping to predict and compare gambling harm hotspots in urban, rural and coastal areas of a large county in England.
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- Unequal high streets? A spatial analysis of inequalities in health-related amenities in England from 2014-2024.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2026Article
- Daily Encounters as a Measure of Accessibility: An Innovative Approach to Assessing the Influence of Gambling Landscape on Gambler's Behaviour.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Article
- A scoping review of routinely collected linked data in research on gambling harm.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Stigmatisation of people experiencing gambling-related harms: a vignette study of the predictors of desire for social distance.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
- Accessibility, neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage and expenditures on electronic gambling machines: a spatial analysis based on player account data.International journal of health geographics · 2024Article
- The ongoing need for NHS gambling harms services in Wales: time to put words into action.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundDisordered gambling is a public health problem with interconnections with health and social inequality, and adverse impacts on physical and mental health. Mapping technologies have been used to explore gambling in the UK, though most were based in urban locations.
methodsWe used routine data sources and geospatial mapping software to predict where gambling related harm would be most prevalent within a large English county, host to urban, rural and coastal communities.
resultsLicensed gambling premises were most concentrated in areas of deprivation, and in urban and coastal areas. The aggregate prevalence of disordered gambling associated characteristics was also greatest in these areas.
conclusionsThis mapping study links the number of gambling premises, deprivation, and risk factors for disordered gambling, and highlights that coastal areas see particularly high density of gambling premises. Findings can be applied to target resources to where they are most needed.
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