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Impact of the "when the fun stops, stop" gambling message on online gambling

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpub/article/PIIS2468-2667(21)00279-6/fulltext
6•bilekas•1h ago

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pimlottc•54m ago
Bottom line:

> In our study, no evidence was found for a protective effect of the most common UK safer gambling message.

whatevermom4•54m ago
Looks like they don't discuss the fact that the message increases the amount of funds that get gambled in the conclusion. Wondering why :).
a_shoeboy•44m ago
Not exactly a surprising result. How exactly is "gambling is fun" supposed to reduce gambling?