The Gamification of Responsible Gambling: A Critical Discussion of Emergent Techniques for Addressing Gambling-Related Harms
Amina Vance * * Sociology & Anthropology, Concordia University [1] This non-peer reviewed entry is published as part of the Critical Gambling Studies Blog. To cite this blog post: Vance, A. (2023). The Gamification of Responsible Gambling: A Critical Discussion of Emergent Techniques for Addressing Gambling-Related Harms . Critical Gambling Studies. https://doi.org/10.29173/cgs175 Introduction Figure 1 is a screen capture from the Ontario Lottery and Gaming (OLG) responsible gambling site, PlaySmart. It is an interactive educational tool designed to look like a slot machine game with the purpose of dispelling myths about luck and chance in such gambling games. These tools represent an emerging intersection between responsible gambling and gamification, which will be discussed in this essay in its concerning connection to broader trends of responsibilization. Figure 1 : “How to Play Slots”, OLG PlaySmart, 2023