Gambling advocacy: lessons from tobacco, alcohol and junk food
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public HealthPublished 10 August 2015Open access
Samantha Thomas, Jennifer David, Melanie Randle, Mike Daube, Kate Senior
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The attitudes and opinions of public health experts in gambling and related unhealthy commodity industries towards the tactics used by the gambling industry to prevent reform and the advocacy responses to these tactics are explored.
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Gambling industry tactics are similar to the tactics of other unhealthy commodity industries. However, advocacy initiatives to counter these tactics in gambling are less developed than in other areas. The formation of national public health coalitions, as well as a strong evidence base regarding industry tactics, will help to strengthen advocacy initiatives.
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