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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2025

Are Casinos Responsive To Customers Accessing Information about Self-Exclusion?

Margaret Anne Gunnigle, Brianna Morelli, Chance V Dow, Meredith K Ginley, James P Whelan, Rory A Pfund

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Margaret Anne GunnigleTennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research, Memphis, TN, USA. mgnnigle@memphis.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-0988-723X
Brianna MorelliTennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research, Memphis, TN, USA.
Chance V DowTennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research, Memphis, TN, USA.
Meredith K GinleyTennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research, Memphis, TN, USA.
James P WhelanTennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research, Memphis, TN, USA.
Rory A PfundTennessee Institute for Gambling Education and Research, Memphis, TN, USA.

Funding

Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Tennessee Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Self-exclusion is a promising intervention for reducing gambling behavior and gambling problems. Casino patrons have reported difficulties when requesting information or exercising the option to self-exclude. Employing an audit methodology, a pair of observational studies explored the accessibility of self-exclusion information from casinos within a mid-size metropolitan gambling market. In study 1, investigators telephoned casino customer service numbers and asked about self-exclusion. In study 2, trained research assistants visited those same casinos to ask multiple staff for self-exclusion information. In both studies, questions were asked about general information about self-exclusion, the physical and online materials on self-exclusion, and directions to the physical and online self-exclusion materials. Phone requests for self-exclusion information were found to be inconsistent and unreliable. Casino staff approached at casinos were generally unable to provide information about self-exclusion beyond references to the physical location of the materials in the casino. Across both studies, casino employees could not reliably provide information about self-exclusion over the phone or in person, revealing potential barriers for individuals who may be interested in pursuing self-exclusion.

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GamblingAdultConsumer BehaviorFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedAudit methodologyCasinoResponsible gamblingSelf-exclusion

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PMID41128990
PMCPMC12657576

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