@ceacg.bsky.social
📍 Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki 🔎 Sociological research on addictions Visit our website: https://tinyurl.com/ceacghelsinki Join us in Helsinki for the 2026 CAGR conference: https://cagrconference.org/
📢 Registration is open!
We have now sent out abstract decisions to those who submitted an abstract, and opened the registration for CAGR 2026.
CAGR 2026 will take place in Helsinki, Finland, on May 28-29. Instructions and link to the registration on our website 👇
cagrconference.org/registration/
Online gambling is continuously linked to serious harms and addiction, yet many governments rely on industry self-regulation.
In this new @bmj.com article, researchers call for better government regulation of online gambling, suggesting concrete steps for more effective policies 👇
CAGR 2026 call for abstracts extended ❗ Make sure to submit your abstract before February 1st!
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❗Last day to submit your application for the low- and middle-income country bursary is tomorrow!
Who can apply?
✅ You are employed by or studying at a university or research unit within an LMIC
✅ You live in an LMIC
✅ You conduct research on any aspect of gambling
Read more and apply here 👇
New publication!📝
Those who gamble are widely exposed to different forms of marketing in Finland. While the upcoming licensing system is likely to increase the visibility of marketing, many consumers prefer stricter regulation owing to public health concerns.
Click to read the article 👇
📣 We are happy to announce two amazing keynote speakers for the 2026 Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference:
Dr. Ingeborg Rossow, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Dr. Tobias Hayer, University of Bremen
Join us in Helsinki on 28-29 May! 👉 cagrconference.org
📢 Are you a researcher based in a low- or middle-income country and hoping to share your work at CAGR?
We have a limited number of bursaries available to support your attendance. Applications close on 31 December 2025.
Find more information on our website: cagrconference.org/cagr-2025-bu...
📢 The call for abstracts is open for the 2026 CAGR conference!
The conference is hosted by @ceacg.bsky.social, University of Helsinki on 28-29 May.
Deadline for submissions is January 15, 2026.
Find more information on our website: cagrconference.org/call-for-pap...
Ylen selvityksessä rahapelilain uudistus on yksi viime aikojen eniten lobatuista lainsäädäntöhankkeista. Lakiin ovat pyrkineet vaikuttamaan erityisesti peliyhtiöt sekä media.
Uutisessa CEACG:n Janne Nikkinen huomauttaakin, että myös rahapelihaittojen odotetaan lisääntyvän.
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New publication out!📝🍂
Who is responsible for gambling harm prevention in competitive online markets? And what are the barriers and asymmetries that prevent effective harm prevention?
Read the article here: criticalgamblingstudies.com/index.php/cg...
@cgs-journal.bsky.social
Viime viikolla juhlistimme uuden, Euroopan tutkimusneuvoston ERC:n rahoittaman DATA-ADDICT projektin käynnistymistä! 🎉
Hankkeessa tutkitaan niitä taloudellisia valtarakenteita, jotka edistävät riippuvuutta digitaalisessa ympäristössä.
Lue lisää blogistamme 📝 www.helsinki.fi/fi/tutkimusr...
Last week, we celebrated the launch of the new DATA-ADDICT project, funded by the European Research Council! 🎉
The project will bring to light the market power structures that contribute to addiction in the digital environment.
Read more from our blog ✍️ www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
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...
Tulossa Sosiaalipolitiikan päiville Helsinkiin lokakuussa?
Ilmoittaudu CEACG:n järjestämään "Addiktiopolitiikka murroksessa" -työryhmään.
Lähetä abstraktisi 1.9. mennessä työryhmän vetäjille. Lisätietoa ja yhteystiedot löydät linkistä 👇
www.helsinki.fi/fi/konferens...
Huomenna AHR:n kesäseminaarissa Helsingissä puhumassa CEACG:n Virve Marionneau ja Michael Egerer - aiheina rahapeliteollisuuden intressit sekä rahapelien verkkomarkkinoiden sääntely
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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.
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."
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 👇
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 👇
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Some highlights from this year's @cagrconference.bsky.social
Thank you Glasgow! We are so excited to host next year's CAGR in Helsinki 🎉
CEACG's director Virve Marionneau speaking at the @cagrconference.bsky.social today in Glasgow 💡
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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" 👇
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 👇
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 👇
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/...
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📣 Call for papers: Regulation of online gambling
We have extended the deadline until 31 July for this call for contributions to an upcoming edited volume exploring the regulation of online gambling.
Read more 👇
In this new blog, doctoral researcher Paula Rautoja explores young people's exposure to audiovisual alcohol marketing.
Despite strict national regulation, Finnish youth are still widely exposed to alcohol marketing — especially online.
👉 Read the full text: www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
🚬: 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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