Regulating Gambling Use through the Overton Window: From an Addictive Behavior to a Social and Epidemiological Problem

During the last decade, gambling (online and offline) regulation has become a social and epidemiological problem all around Europe. The aftermaths of this addiction have increased since the so-called “responsible gambling law”, in the second decade of the 21st century. The Overton window (OW) strate...

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Autores: Molina Fernández, Antonio Jesús, Robert, Anna, Martín, José Antonio, Sánchez Iglesias, Iván, Saiz Galdós, Jesús, Fernández, Karla
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)
Repositorio:Docta Complutense
Idioma:inglés
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Gambling regulation
Recreational use
Qualitative study
Overton window
Gambling legalization
Ciencias Sociales
61 Psicología
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spelling Regulating Gambling Use through the Overton Window: From an Addictive Behavior to a Social and Epidemiological ProblemMolina Fernández, Antonio JesúsRobert, AnnaMartín, José AntonioSánchez Iglesias, IvánSaiz Galdós, JesúsFernández, Karla159.9794Gambling regulationRecreational useQualitative studyOverton windowGambling legalizationCiencias Sociales61 PsicologíaDuring the last decade, gambling (online and offline) regulation has become a social and epidemiological problem all around Europe. The aftermaths of this addiction have increased since the so-called “responsible gambling law”, in the second decade of the 21st century. The Overton window (OW) strategy is a political theory that describes how the perception of public opinion can be modified so that ideas that are inconceivable for society become accepted over time. The objective of this study is to identify whether an OW has been used to bias the adequacy of the gambling debate, as well as its scientific, legal, and political bases and the main consequences for both the general population and the major risk groups, especially the consequences in social and health contexts. The study was conducted by the application of the historical-logical method as the central axis of analysis and reflection, and the technique of qualitative research content analysis as a procedure in the process of execution of the scientific task, related to a historical trend study of the research object. The main consequences found were: the political acceptance of gambling for economical causes and taxes benefits, the use of popular characters to increase the acceptance of the pattern of behavior, the inclusion of the gambling operators as agents in the risks control, and the absence of intervention until the main consequences have been transformed into an epidemiological problem (with social aftermaths higher than the previously identified related to the gambling problems). Furthermore, the results suggest the need to implement prevention and health promotion strategies and the adoption of specific legal measures that regulate the access and the marketing of gambling operators’ activities.MDPIMDPIUniversidad Complutense de Madrid20232023-01-0120232023-01-01journal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/99896reponame:Docta Complutenseinstname:Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:docta.ucm.es:20.500.14352/998962026-06-02T12:44:21Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Regulating Gambling Use through the Overton Window: From an Addictive Behavior to a Social and Epidemiological Problem
title Regulating Gambling Use through the Overton Window: From an Addictive Behavior to a Social and Epidemiological Problem
spellingShingle Regulating Gambling Use through the Overton Window: From an Addictive Behavior to a Social and Epidemiological Problem
Molina Fernández, Antonio Jesús
159.9
794
Gambling regulation
Recreational use
Qualitative study
Overton window
Gambling legalization
Ciencias Sociales
61 Psicología
title_short Regulating Gambling Use through the Overton Window: From an Addictive Behavior to a Social and Epidemiological Problem
title_full Regulating Gambling Use through the Overton Window: From an Addictive Behavior to a Social and Epidemiological Problem
title_fullStr Regulating Gambling Use through the Overton Window: From an Addictive Behavior to a Social and Epidemiological Problem
title_full_unstemmed Regulating Gambling Use through the Overton Window: From an Addictive Behavior to a Social and Epidemiological Problem
title_sort Regulating Gambling Use through the Overton Window: From an Addictive Behavior to a Social and Epidemiological Problem
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Molina Fernández, Antonio Jesús
Robert, Anna
Martín, José Antonio
Sánchez Iglesias, Iván
Saiz Galdós, Jesús
Fernández, Karla
author Molina Fernández, Antonio Jesús
author_facet Molina Fernández, Antonio Jesús
Robert, Anna
Martín, José Antonio
Sánchez Iglesias, Iván
Saiz Galdós, Jesús
Fernández, Karla
author_role author
author2 Robert, Anna
Martín, José Antonio
Sánchez Iglesias, Iván
Saiz Galdós, Jesús
Fernández, Karla
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Universidad Complutense de Madrid
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv 159.9
794
Gambling regulation
Recreational use
Qualitative study
Overton window
Gambling legalization
Ciencias Sociales
61 Psicología
topic 159.9
794
Gambling regulation
Recreational use
Qualitative study
Overton window
Gambling legalization
Ciencias Sociales
61 Psicología
description During the last decade, gambling (online and offline) regulation has become a social and epidemiological problem all around Europe. The aftermaths of this addiction have increased since the so-called “responsible gambling law”, in the second decade of the 21st century. The Overton window (OW) strategy is a political theory that describes how the perception of public opinion can be modified so that ideas that are inconceivable for society become accepted over time. The objective of this study is to identify whether an OW has been used to bias the adequacy of the gambling debate, as well as its scientific, legal, and political bases and the main consequences for both the general population and the major risk groups, especially the consequences in social and health contexts. The study was conducted by the application of the historical-logical method as the central axis of analysis and reflection, and the technique of qualitative research content analysis as a procedure in the process of execution of the scientific task, related to a historical trend study of the research object. The main consequences found were: the political acceptance of gambling for economical causes and taxes benefits, the use of popular characters to increase the acceptance of the pattern of behavior, the inclusion of the gambling operators as agents in the risks control, and the absence of intervention until the main consequences have been transformed into an epidemiological problem (with social aftermaths higher than the previously identified related to the gambling problems). Furthermore, the results suggest the need to implement prevention and health promotion strategies and the adoption of specific legal measures that regulate the access and the marketing of gambling operators’ activities.
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