Virve Marionneau
@virvemarionneau.bsky.social
Director of Centre for Research on Addiction, Control and Governance (CEACG) at the University of Helsinki, Finland | Sociologist | Gambling research
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📢 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...
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...
November 24, 2025 at 11:10 AM
📢 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...
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...
Reposted by Virve Marionneau
📢 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...
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...
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…
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November 24, 2025 at 11:25 AM
📢 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...
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...
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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
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
Responsibilities in gambling harm prevention and reduction: Evidence from recently regulated licensed markets
| Critical Gambling Studies
criticalgamblingstudies.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:53 PM
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
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
Reposted by Virve Marionneau
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."
"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."
Onshore and offshore gambling among indebted individuals in bank transaction data
Offshore gambling is connected to elevated levels of gambling consumption, problems, and harm. This study investigates whether and how offshore gambling is associated with indebtedness.We investiga...
www.tandfonline.com
August 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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."
"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."
Reposted by Virve Marionneau
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.
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.
Help-seeking and help expectations for gambling problems at different severity levels - Discover Public Health
Background Treatment and help services for gambling problems range from formalised therapy to lower-threshold options such as helplines, digital health solutions and online self-help resources. Few pe...
link.springer.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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.
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.
Reposted by Virve Marionneau
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/...
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/...
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July 2, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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/...
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/...
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Some highlights from this year's @cagrconference.bsky.social
Thank you Glasgow! We are so excited to host next year's CAGR in Helsinki 🎉
Thank you Glasgow! We are so excited to host next year's CAGR in Helsinki 🎉
June 24, 2025 at 6:23 AM
Some highlights from this year's @cagrconference.bsky.social
Thank you Glasgow! We are so excited to host next year's CAGR in Helsinki 🎉
Thank you Glasgow! We are so excited to host next year's CAGR in Helsinki 🎉
Reposted by Virve Marionneau
Keynote from @virvemarionneau.bsky.social 'The corporate playbook and shaping the gambling evidence base'
June 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Keynote from @virvemarionneau.bsky.social 'The corporate playbook and shaping the gambling evidence base'
Reposted by Virve Marionneau
Mitä Suomi voisi oppia muilta mailta rahapelihaittojen ehkäisystä lisenssijärjestelmässä?
Lue uusin artikkelimme "Voidaanko rahapelihaittoja estää ja
vähentää tehokkaasti lisenssijärjestelmässä?
Kokemuksia aiemmin lisenssijärjestelmään
siirtyneistä maista" 👇
Lue uusin artikkelimme "Voidaanko rahapelihaittoja estää ja
vähentää tehokkaasti lisenssijärjestelmässä?
Kokemuksia aiemmin lisenssijärjestelmään
siirtyneistä maista" 👇
YP 3/25: Rahapelihaitat ja lisenssijärjestelmä
Suomen rahapelitoiminnassa ollaan siirtymässä lisenssijärjestelmään vuoden 2027 alussa. Järjestelmämuutos vaikuttaa merkittävästi mahdollisuuksiin ehkäistä ja vähentää rahapelihaittoja.
yplehti.fi
June 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Mitä Suomi voisi oppia muilta mailta rahapelihaittojen ehkäisystä lisenssijärjestelmässä?
Lue uusin artikkelimme "Voidaanko rahapelihaittoja estää ja
vähentää tehokkaasti lisenssijärjestelmässä?
Kokemuksia aiemmin lisenssijärjestelmään
siirtyneistä maista" 👇
Lue uusin artikkelimme "Voidaanko rahapelihaittoja estää ja
vähentää tehokkaasti lisenssijärjestelmässä?
Kokemuksia aiemmin lisenssijärjestelmään
siirtyneistä maista" 👇
Better data means better research. This paper describes our work to standardise and systematise data collection at Nordic gambling helplines. More comparative research will follow!
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/...
For debate: Towards standardised data collection practices for gambling helplines - Virve Marionneau, Søren Kristiansen, Helena Lindqvist, Inka Silvennoinen, Magnus Eidem, Lars Petter Degnepoll, Håkan...
journals.sagepub.com
June 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Better data means better research. This paper describes our work to standardise and systematise data collection at Nordic gambling helplines. More comparative research will follow!
Reposted by Virve Marionneau
Miten rahapelien lisenssijärjestelmä tulee vaikuttamaan valtion kassaan?
CEACG:n tutkijat arvioivat, että alhaisen verotuksen ja kasvavien haittakustannusten myötä Suomen valtiontalous jää rahapeliuudistuksessa häviäjän rooliin. Lue koko tekstin CEACG:n blogista 👇
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
CEACG:n tutkijat arvioivat, että alhaisen verotuksen ja kasvavien haittakustannusten myötä Suomen valtiontalous jää rahapeliuudistuksessa häviäjän rooliin. Lue koko tekstin CEACG:n blogista 👇
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
Suomen valtiontalous jää rahapelien lisenssijärjestelmässä häviäjän rooliin | Addiction, Control and Governance | University of Helsinki
CEACG:n tutkijat arvioivat, että uusi rahapelien lisenssijärjestelmä tuo valtiolle enemmän kustannuksia kuin taloudellista hyötyä.
www.helsinki.fi
April 11, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Miten rahapelien lisenssijärjestelmä tulee vaikuttamaan valtion kassaan?
CEACG:n tutkijat arvioivat, että alhaisen verotuksen ja kasvavien haittakustannusten myötä Suomen valtiontalous jää rahapeliuudistuksessa häviäjän rooliin. Lue koko tekstin CEACG:n blogista 👇
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
CEACG:n tutkijat arvioivat, että alhaisen verotuksen ja kasvavien haittakustannusten myötä Suomen valtiontalous jää rahapeliuudistuksessa häviäjän rooliin. Lue koko tekstin CEACG:n blogista 👇
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
Algorithm-based duty of care models have potential, but they cannot reliably prevent or detect gambling harms due to lack of standars, openness and regulatory oversight.
See our new paper on duty of care and data science ⬇️
See our new paper on duty of care and data science ⬇️
How well can data-science based models detect harmful gambling?
Gambling operators utilize customer data and AI in their harm detection models. This new scoping review shows that while these models have potential, they can't realiably prevent gambling harm.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Gambling operators utilize customer data and AI in their harm detection models. This new scoping review shows that while these models have potential, they can't realiably prevent gambling harm.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Duty of care, data science, and gambling harm: A scoping review of risk assessment models
Duty of care policies mandate gambling operators to identify problematic gambling behaviours amongst their customers. Online operators often employ ri…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Algorithm-based duty of care models have potential, but they cannot reliably prevent or detect gambling harms due to lack of standars, openness and regulatory oversight.
See our new paper on duty of care and data science ⬇️
See our new paper on duty of care and data science ⬇️
Our policy recommendation for the Finnish government to implement stronger regulations on gambling advertising ⬇️
CEACG:n tutkijat ovat kirjoittaneet politiikkasuosituksen, jossa perustellaan miksi mainonnan salliminen ei edistä rahapelijärjestelmän uudistamisen tavoitteita. Löydät tekstin blogistamme:
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
Uudessa rahapelijärjestelmässä tarvitaan tiukkaa markkinoinnin sääntelyä | Addiction, Control and Governance | University of Helsinki
Riippuvuuksien, yhteiskunnallisen sääntelyn ja hallinnan tutkimuskeskus CEACG on julkaissut tutkimustietoon perustuvan, viiden kohdan politiikkasuosituksen markkinoinnin sääntelystä uudessa rahapelijä...
www.helsinki.fi
March 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Our policy recommendation for the Finnish government to implement stronger regulations on gambling advertising ⬇️
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Julkaisimme tutkimustietoon pohjautuvan politiikkasuosituksen, jossa perustellaan, miksi rahapelituotteiden markkinointi tulisi kieltää kokonaan Suomen uudessa rahapelijärjestelmässä. Lue suositus blogistamme:
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
Uudessa rahapelijärjestelmässä tarvitaan tiukkaa markkinoinnin sääntelyä | Addiction, Control and Governance | University of Helsinki
Riippuvuuksien, yhteiskunnallisen sääntelyn ja hallinnan tutkimuskeskus CEACG on julkaissut tutkimustietoon perustuvan, viiden kohdan politiikkasuosituksen markkinoinnin sääntelystä uudessa rahapelijä...
www.helsinki.fi
March 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Julkaisimme tutkimustietoon pohjautuvan politiikkasuosituksen, jossa perustellaan, miksi rahapelituotteiden markkinointi tulisi kieltää kokonaan Suomen uudessa rahapelijärjestelmässä. Lue suositus blogistamme:
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...
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📢 New publication! This article investigates how the social costs of gambling are measured in existing literature. The results show a great variation in both methods and estimates, calling for international guidelines to calculate gambling's impact on society.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Methodologies and estimates of social costs of gambling: A scoping review
The definition and measurement of social costs has been debated in gambling literature. Predominant framings of gambling have depicted it as a leisure…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 11, 2025 at 11:05 AM
📢 New publication! This article investigates how the social costs of gambling are measured in existing literature. The results show a great variation in both methods and estimates, calling for international guidelines to calculate gambling's impact on society.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Reposted by Virve Marionneau
Suomessa on meneillään rahapelijärjestelmän uudistus. Tuodaksemme tutkittua tietoa paremmin osaksi keskustelua, alamme julkaista CEACG:n tutkimustuloksia myös suomeksi - ensimmäinen osa koskee pelirajoituksia osana haittojen ehkäisyä.
Tutkittua tietoa rahapelisääntelystä osa 1: Pelirajoitukset 1/4
Tutkittua tietoa rahapelisääntelystä osa 1: Pelirajoitukset 1/4
February 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Suomessa on meneillään rahapelijärjestelmän uudistus. Tuodaksemme tutkittua tietoa paremmin osaksi keskustelua, alamme julkaista CEACG:n tutkimustuloksia myös suomeksi - ensimmäinen osa koskee pelirajoituksia osana haittojen ehkäisyä.
Tutkittua tietoa rahapelisääntelystä osa 1: Pelirajoitukset 1/4
Tutkittua tietoa rahapelisääntelystä osa 1: Pelirajoitukset 1/4
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Learning from other countries helps to develop better policies for harm prevention in online gambling.
This new article compares the legal provisions for limit-setting in Europe, highlighting good practices that can help future policy-making.
#AddictionResearch #GamblingPolicy
tinyurl.com/2fny89i
This new article compares the legal provisions for limit-setting in Europe, highlighting good practices that can help future policy-making.
#AddictionResearch #GamblingPolicy
tinyurl.com/2fny89i
Limit-setting in online gambling: a comparative policy review of European approaches - Harm Reduction Journal
Background Online gambling products involve a heightened risk of harm, but there are some possibilities to prevent and reduce these harms. Notably, mandatory identification in online gambling environm...
harmreductionjournal.biomedcentral.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Learning from other countries helps to develop better policies for harm prevention in online gambling.
This new article compares the legal provisions for limit-setting in Europe, highlighting good practices that can help future policy-making.
#AddictionResearch #GamblingPolicy
tinyurl.com/2fny89i
This new article compares the legal provisions for limit-setting in Europe, highlighting good practices that can help future policy-making.
#AddictionResearch #GamblingPolicy
tinyurl.com/2fny89i
Our new publication focuses on changes in gambling consumption during economic downturns (such as the cost of living crisis) in the Nordics 🙂
How do macroeconomic changes affect gambling consumption? This new research examined the relationship between household disposable income and gambling revenue in the Nordics. Results show that unlike other leisure consumption, gambling is not strongly affected by economic downturn. tinyurl.com/sda7v
Gambling during economic downturns: a comparative Nordic study of gambling revenue data
Gambling expenditure is influenced by a range of individual-level and societal factors. Changes in these may also impact gambling consumption. Yet, little research has investigated how macroeconomi...
tinyurl.com
January 9, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Our new publication focuses on changes in gambling consumption during economic downturns (such as the cost of living crisis) in the Nordics 🙂
This is our new paper on gambling taxation and its effects (or lack thereof!) on channelling policy.
New publication! Using data from 29 European countries, this study suggests that contrary to previous beliefs, lower gambling taxation doesn't correlate with higher channeling rates. The article also notes significant differences between European countries in gambling taxation. tinyurl.com/4bnrb2a3
Channelling and taxation in European online gambling markets: evolution and policy implications - Harm Reduction Journal
Background Taxation can be used to direct consumption and provision of harmful commodities. Prior research on gambling taxation has nevertheless been inconclusive on whether this can also apply to gam...
tinyurl.com
January 7, 2025 at 3:41 PM
This is our new paper on gambling taxation and its effects (or lack thereof!) on channelling policy.
Reposted by Virve Marionneau
CAGR 2025 (Glasgow, June 2025) has opened its call for papers. If you have new and emerging research in gambling studies and gambling harms, get your submissions in by 5PM GMT Jan 30th. cagrconference.org/call-for-pap...
Call for papers – 2025
Call closes: 5pm GMT, January 30th 2025 The Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference will be hosted at the University of Glasgow on June 16th and 17th 2025. We’re delighted to ope…
cagrconference.org
December 5, 2024 at 12:19 PM
CAGR 2025 (Glasgow, June 2025) has opened its call for papers. If you have new and emerging research in gambling studies and gambling harms, get your submissions in by 5PM GMT Jan 30th. cagrconference.org/call-for-pap...
Reposted by Virve Marionneau
Anyone wanting to know more about the key findings from our Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling should give this a listen:
www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
@thelancet.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @harvardkennedy.bsky.social
www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
@thelancet.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @harvardkennedy.bsky.social
Legalized gambling is exploding globally. What policies can limit its harms?
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Malcolm Sparrow and a global public health commission predict that gamblers could lose up to $700 billion annually by 2028, creating a serious global public health con...
www.hks.harvard.edu
December 7, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Anyone wanting to know more about the key findings from our Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling should give this a listen:
www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
@thelancet.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @harvardkennedy.bsky.social
www.hks.harvard.edu/faculty-rese...
@thelancet.bsky.social @uofglasgow.bsky.social @harvardkennedy.bsky.social