Gambling industry black market warnings about illegal gambling need to be critically evaluated
Philip Newall a , Jakob Jonsson bc a School of Psychological Science, University of Bristol b Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute c Department of Psychology, Stockholm University This non-peer-reviewed entry is published as part of the Critical Gambling Studies Blog . To cite this blog post: Newall, P. & Jonsson, J. (2026). G ambling industry black market warnings about illegal gambling need to be critically evaluated. Critical Gambling Studies Blog . https://doi.org/10.29173/cgs268 While the prohibition of gambling is becoming increasingly rare, jurisdictions vary in terms of legal availability (Wardle et al., 2024). A common thread underlying international gambling industry lobbying arguments is that market restrictions lead people to gamble on the illegal black market (Wardle et al., 2021). First, consider Great Britain, where it has long been legal for operators to provide most forms of gambling. The 2020s have been characteris...