Workshop: The Spatial Dimensions of Gambling: Mapping Places, Platforms and Harms

Together with the Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research we are organised a one-day workshop on the spatial dimensions of gambling and gambling harms.

Gambling is a phenomenon with a strong spatial dimension — from the clustering of betting shops on UK high streets to the concentration of gambling-related harms in particular neighbourhoods. Yet, research on gambling often overlooks its spatial aspects. This creates a gap, as policy makers concerned with gambling harms at the local scale may have limited academic evidence to draw on. This one day workshop aims to address this gap.

The workshop featured two sessions of research presentations on (1) Gambling harms from a local perspective, and (2) The spatial footprint of gambling, which were followed by a panel discussion on local gambling policies.

Programme:

10:00 - 10:30 Welcome and coffee

10:30 - 12:00 Mapping gambling harms

• Anastasios Kitsos, Aston University; Franscisco Nobre, Kingston University: Nightmare neighbours: The link between gambling shops and gambling harms

• Oluwole Adeniyi, Nottingham Trent University; Ferhat Tura, Bournemouth University: Betting shop and crime – an urban scale perspective

• Joey Toogood, Cardiff University: Infrastructures of isolation: Examining coastal gambling venues as sites of last resort

12:00 - 13:00 Lunch

13:00 - 15:00 The spatial footprint of gambling

• Luning Li, University of Glasgow: Gambling: A story of remarkable stability in fast-changing high streets

• Rita Rodrigues Rasteiro de Campos, University of Bristol: Gambling neighbourhoods

• Laveena Yarlagadda, University of Bristol: Spatial distribution of brick-and-mortar gambling sites in Bristol and self-reported gambling work

• Mirah Zhang, University of Bristol: Online gambling and brick-and-mortar gaming venues: a complementary relationship?

15:00-15:15 Coffee break

15:15-16:15 Local gambling policy panel session

• Lucy Webster, Greater Manchester Combined Authority

• Janine Maddison, Ygam

• Chaired by Agnes Nairn, University of Bristol

16:15-16:30 Closing remarks