Gambling expansion: Understanding the impacts of the Ontario gambling expansion on people engaged with gambling supports

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dc.contributor.authorSwiniarski, Scott
dc.contributor.supervisorCunningham, Barton
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-03T16:49:28Z
dc.date.available2025-09-03T16:49:28Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.degree.departmentSchool of Public Administration
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts MA
dc.description.abstractThe purpose of this project is to gain a deeper understanding of the Ontario gambling expansion and its impact on people engaged with gambling support. It focused on how the increase to online casino availability and gambling media impacted participants lives. A literature review is conducted on the literature relevant to online gambling and gambling media, providing a history of the impact and highlighting key concepts. A conceptual framework was created from the relevant literature that focuses on the different areas of impact related to the Ontario gambling market changes and was implemented in the interview guide. Interviews were conducted with people who were engaged with the a problem gambling day treatment program to gather their experiences of the gambling market expansion. Interview findings were analyzed to identify key themes that were important to participants. Participants recalled the impacts of the gambling market changes and how that had effected their life. Participants gave feedback in ways that the market could improve to help protect those vulnerable to gambling problems in the future. Implications of the findings are addressed, and recommendations are provided based on the themes identified in the literature review and interview findings.
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduate
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/22706
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectgambling
dc.subjectgambling expansion
dc.subjectgambling advertising
dc.subjectonline gamlbing impact
dc.subjectgambling advertising impact
dc.titleGambling expansion: Understanding the impacts of the Ontario gambling expansion on people engaged with gambling supports
dc.typeproject

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