Linnea Cederlund Linnea Cederlund

Calling big losers with big effects

A 6-minute phone call with effects that last a year — most notably among individuals showing the highest level of expenditure — as proven in Jakob Jonsson’s and co authors’ latest study.

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Linnea Cederlund Linnea Cederlund

What’s the equivalent of 14 units of alcohol per week* for gambling?

In the alcohol field, low risk drinking guidelines are used as a way of advising consumers on the maximum number of standard drinks a person can drink while keeping health risks from alcohol low. In his latest article, Jakob Jonsson and co-authors* are searching for low risk gambling levels, using actual gambling data from Norsk Tipping. 

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Linnea Cederlund Linnea Cederlund

Risk classification of gambling products

Are certain gambling forms more associated with gambling problems among its users than other gambling forms? The simple answer is yes, even though some researchers argue against it.

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Linnea Cederlund Linnea Cederlund

New research: Multi-dimensional player evaluation and preventative measures affect gambling consumption

Sustainable Interaction’s responsible gambling expert Jakob Jonsson defends his dissertation Preventing problem gambling: Focus on overconsumption at the psychological institute at Stockholm University. In the dissertation, Jakob studies what role overconsumption has for gambling problems, and applies the findings in a study at the Norwegian gambling company Norsk tipping (NT).

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Rasmus Gripenfrid Rasmus Gripenfrid

Expanding GamTest: New features released in Q1 2022

As an operator, knowing your customers (KYC) is extremely important to be able to provide a sustainable, engaging and safe gambling experience to customers. Our self test for players, GamTest, is used by operators worldwide and provides both operators and players with personalised feedback and insight into how gambling is affecting the individual player - and the player population. In Q1 2022, we’re adding GamTest C and GamTest C+ to our GamTest family.

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Jakob Jonsson Jakob Jonsson

New Horizons in Responsible Gambling?

Some two hundred people had gathered at the New Horizons in RG at Parq Vancouver, March 12-14 2019. Here, I share some of my highlights and reflections from the conference.

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