Responsible Gambling: Who is Responsible?
Darren R. Christensen How to cite: Christensen, D. R. (2020). Responsible Gambling: Who is Responsible?. Critical Gambling Studies . https://doi.org/10.29173/cgs83 What is responsible gambling? Responsible gambling is defined as either the responsible gambling behaviour of gamblers and/or as the responsible provision of gambling (Christensen, 2019). The term ‘responsible’ generally means a person or organisation is accountable for their actions or for performing certain duties (Cambridge Dictionary, 2020). However, it can also mean the capability to make ‘moral’ or ‘good’ decisions (Dictionary.com, 2020). These two definitions and meanings suggest that responsible gambling refers to the ownership and capacity to make ‘good’ decisions and that the actor is accountable for their actions. This has important implications for those experiencing problem gambling harms as increasing harms typically indicate increasing loss of control and compulsive gambling behaviour (American...