Academic Forum for the Study of Gambling

Looking forward to seeing plenty of AFSG members at CAGR in May. This year's event will take place in the beautiful Finnish capital, Helsinki. Registrations are open now, so secure your ticket using the link below.

Quote card featuring Youssef Allami.

In this month's Member Spotlight interview, Youssef Allami talks measuring gambling harms, treatment and addiction substitution.

Read the full interview: afsg.org/2025/12/01/h...

Low- and Middle-Income Country Bursary Call closes: December 31, 2025Application form We appreciate the barriers frequently faced by researchers from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) when seeking to attend conferences in the glo…

In 2026, @cagrconference.bsky.social will be offering a limited number of low- and middle-income country (LMIC) bursaries to support researchers from LMICs to present at the conference. Deadline: 31 Dec. 2025

Please help us spread the word! cagrconference.org/cagr-2025-bu...

The call for abstracts for @cagrconference.bsky.social 2026 in Helsinki is now open. See cagrconference.org for details of how to submit an abstract for oral and poster presentations.

📢 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...

Pan-European Gambling Journal Club PGJC Website

New academic year, new students, new colleagues... If you or anyone you know would be interested in joining our Pan-European Gambling Journal Club, here's the signup page - paneuropeangamblingjournalclub.carrd.co. It's free and a great way to network. The next meeting is 31 October.

AFSG Response to APPG Gambling Reform Call for Evidence Over the summer, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Gambling Reform issued a call for evidence to support their upcoming inquiry on the future of gambling regulation in the UK. The inquiry is wi…

Read our response to the APPG for Gambling Reform's call for evidence. We highlight the importance of impartial research funding, greater opportunities for ECRs and support for third-sector organisations that support gambling research in the UK. afsg.org/2025/09/19/a...

New research: spending money on physical #CardPacks is also linked to problem gambling. 🎰

We answer an FAQ: enough about video game #LootBoxes; what about Pokémon / Magic: The Gathering cards? 🃏💳

We surveyed ≈2,000 card game players in English-speaking Western countries: doi.org/10.1037/adb0....

Inquiry: The Future of Gambling Regulation in the UK The Gambling Reform APPG’s inquiry will focus on the current gambling policy landscape and legislative framework in the UK. It will consider the efficacy of existing legislation – including the 200…

The Gambling Reform APPG is launching an inquiry and is looking for written evidence submissions on policy, regulation, levy implementation and more. Deadline 12 Sept. Check out gamblingreformappg.org/2024-25-work... for more details

Another push for this @afsguk.bsky.social funded research associate position that will use advanced stats to explore predictors of treatment retention in NHS gambling services. jobsite.sheffield.ac.uk/job/Research...

Please share and, if it’s a good fit for you, apply! Deadline 11th July

The @gamblingcommission.bsky.social are accepting applications for a research and statistics policy fellowship. Deadline 15 July. More info on the opportunity and how to apply here: www.ukri.org/opportunity/...

Great thread here on loot box ad compliance (or rather lack of) in this AFSG-funded research work. Congratulations to @leonxiao.com and the rest of the team!

🚨Last day to have your say! The first of our priority-setting surveys closes at midnight (BST) tonight.

If you work in prevention, education, treatment, policy, research, and/or have lived experience of gambling harms, we want to hear from you! survey.alchemer-ca.com/s3/50366829/...

Keynote from @virvemarionneau.bsky.social 'The corporate playbook and shaping the gambling evidence base'

The AFSG team is at the @cagrconference.bsky.social in Glasgow this week, so please do come and say hello. Hats off to the conference team - a great and varied introduction to global gambling research so far!

Please note, we won't be using X / Twitter going forward, so all conference posts / updates will be posted here on bluesky!

New paper: Just out in npj Digital Medicine, 'A scoping review of routinely collected linked data in research on gambling harm' eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...

Sign-up for game advertising workshop Date and time: 12 June 2025 at 7 PM Hong Kong time; 2 PM Helsinki time; 12 PM London time; 7 AM Montréal time We have four exciting presentations on current research in video game advertising. Curio...

Register now for our workshop on video game advertising on June 12th! Led by me, @leonxiao.com and Kati Alha.

We will have 4 exciting presentations and a hands-on workshop on using the Meta Ad Library.

Register and more info: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Valuing Lived Experience in Gambling Research: Steve Sharman in Conversation Steve Sharman is a Senior Research Fellow at King’s College London with interests in gambling, behavioural addictions and decision making. He is also a member of the Executive Committee of the AFSG…

If you have a few minutes to spare, why not read our latest interview with Steve Sharman? We talk lived experience, virtual reality in gambling research and the impact that gambling advertising in football has on his ability to enjoy the sport as a fan. afsg.org/2025/05/29/v...

Last 20 places available for Glasgow’s Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference, June 16-17th. Register now to avoid disappointment.

cagrconference.org/cagr-2025/

@uofgsps.bsky.social @uofgussp.bsky.social @arobertslincoln.bsky.social @liberoacademica.bsky.social @greoinsights.bsky.social

New project will use machine learning to help improve engagement in gambling addiction treatment - Sheffield Addictions Research Group A new project led by Professor Matt Field at the University of Sheffield aims to significantly improve how people engage with treatment for gambling addiction, thanks to funding from the Academic Foru...

A new project led by @fieldmatt.bsky.social aims to significantly improve how people engage with treatment for gambling addiction, thanks to funding from @afsguk.bsky.social. The research team will use machine learning to understand why many individuals drop out of gambling treatment services.

Best of luck to you and the research team!

Exploratory Grant Award Winners 2025 The Research Committee of the AFSG has recently confirmed the recipients for 2025’s major and minor exploratory grants. The funded projects will examine how to improve retention in NHS gambli…

Delighted to announce the 2025 Exploratory Grant Award winners. Congratulations to @fieldmatt.bsky.social, @chris.themindlab.uk and @svanbaal.bsky.social.

To find out more about their work, visit: afsg.org/2025/04/30/e...

@elepetrovs.bsky.social, @katialha.bsky.social, and I are organising an online workshop on games and advertising.

Two parts:
1️⃣: paper presentations; and
2️⃣: workshop on how to use social media ad repositories.

Abstract deadline: 19 May 2025
Workshop: 12 June 2025

Details: bit.ly/advertising-...

The Lived Experience Research Hub (lerh.co.uk) is up and running. It helps researchers connect and collaborate with people with lived experience and provides funding for people with lived experience to attend training, events etc.

Create an account today!

The preliminary programme is out for June's Current Advances in Gambling Research conference in Glasgow.

Lots of great content and speakers cagrconference.org/cagr25-preli...

Don't forget to secure your tickets now!

Gaming & Gambling: Parallels and Differences with Elena Petrovskaya Elena Petrovskaya is a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Lincoln with research interests in both gaming and gambling. In this month’s Member Spotlight, she discusses the ethics o…

It was great to chat to @elepetrovs.bsky.social recently about her research into gaming and gambling.

Read the full interview now at afsg.org/2025/03/27/g...

@afsguk.bsky.social is again calling for applications for the postgraduate research support grant: afsg.org/wp-content/u....

£3,300 to support your research at a UK-based university: a little project maybe?

Expression of interest deadline: 11 April 2025

Application deadline: 16 May 2025

Fantastic to launch the Lived Experience Research Hub (LERH) today! It's an innovative new website to improve collaboration between researchers and lived experience experts in gambling studies.

Create a profile today: www.lerh.co.uk

Webinar announcement - Thurs 27 March 1200GMT

Next Thursday (27 March), we're hosting a short lunchtime webinar to celebrate the launch of the new Lived Experience Research Hub.

Join us from 12GMT, all welcome. Sign up: www.tinyurl.com/3xzfxptm