Special journal issue on consumer protection in the field of gambling

The special issue of the journal SUCHT (No. 5/6 2018) provides an up-to-date overview of the concept and content of modern consumer protection.

• Three of the nine contributions deal with basic research (characteristics of pathological gamblers; Kräplin & Goudriaan, 2018), the use of therapy (Loy, Grüne, Braun, Samuelsson & Kraus, 2018) as well as spontaneous remission (Rumpf, Petzold, Bischof & Bischof, 2018).

• Two reviews examine the possible connections between expansion (LaPlante, Gray, Williams & Nelson) or restriction (Meyer, Kalke & Hayer 2018) of the availability and the extent of the problem.

• Three papers present concepts for consumer protection (previous Reno model (Blaszczynski, 2018), a public health oriented further development (Nower & Caler, 2018), a contribution with the protection of vulnerable gamblers (Bühringer, Kotter, Czernecka & Kräplin, 2018) as well as a paper with the regulation of competing interests of the involved groups including the scientists (Batra, 2018).

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Literature

Batra, A. (2018). Research in the field of gambling disorders funded by gambling providers: lessons to learn fromthe pharmaceutical industry? SUCHT, 64(5-6), 335-339. doi:https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000567

Blaszczynski, A. (2018). Responsible gambling: The need for collaborative government, industry, community and consumer involvement. SUCHT, 64(5-6), 307-315. doi:https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000564

Bühringer, G. (2018). Editorial: Glücksspielregulierung: Ein Drahtseilakt zwischen individueller Freiheit und gesellschaftlicher Fürsorge. SUCHT, 64(5-6), 241-244. doi:https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000558

Bühringer, G. (2018). Editorial: Regulation of gambling: A tightrope walk between freedom of choice and public control. SUCHT, 64(5-6), 237-240. doi:https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000557

Bühringer, G., Kotter, R., Czernecka, R., & Kräplin, A. (2018). Beyond Reno II: Who cares for vulnerable gamblers? SUCHT, 64(5-6), 325-334. doi:10.1024/0939-5911/a000566

Kräplin, A., & Goudriaan, A. E. (2018). Characteristics and risk factors of gambling disorder as basis for responsible gambling strategies. SUCHT, 64(5-6), 247-256. doi:10.1024/0939-5911/a000559

LaPlante, D. A., Gray, H. M., Williams, P. M., & Nelson, S. E. (2018). An empirical review of gambling expansion and gambling-related harm SUCHT, 64(5-6), 295-306. doi:https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000563

Loy, J. K., Grüne, B., Braun, B., Samuelsson, E., & Kraus, L. (2018). Help-seeking behaviour ofproblem gamblers: a narrative review. SUCHT, 64(5-6), 259-272. doi:https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000560

Meyer, G., Kalke, J., & Hayer, T. (2018). The impact of supply reductionon the prevalence of gamblingparticipation and disordered gambling behavior: A systematic review SUCHT, 64(5-6), 283-293. doi:https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000562

Nower, L., & Caler, K. R. (2018). Widening the net: A syndemic approach to responsible gambling. SUCHT, 64(5-6), 317-323. doi: https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000565

Rumpf, H.-J., Petzold, M., Bischof, A., & Bischof, G. (2018). Mini-Review: Recovery without treatment in gambling disorder and problematic gambling. SUCHT, 64(5-6), 275-282. doi:https://doi.org/10.1024/0939-5911/a000561