Counting the costs of pokies
Greater accessibility to gambling venues may increase gambling rates, and therefore enhance welfare through the additional enjoyment from gambling and the related socialising. However, it may also lead to problematic gambling, financial hardship and psychological distress. In this presentation, new evidence on the potential benefits and harms of greater geographic accessibility to suburban gambling venues containing electronic gaming machines (pokies) will be examined.
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Tuesday 28 September 2021, 12.30 – 1.30 pm
A weblink to join the session will be shared after registration.
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Prof David Johnston is a Professor in the Centre for Health Economics, Monash University. His research interests are in the economics of mental health and wellbeing, and the impacts of people's built and natural environment. He is currently leading an Australian Research Council project exploring socioeconomic inequities in mental healthcare access, and a project exploring the relationship between insecure work and mental health, in collaboration with Beyond Blue.
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