Funding for this research was provided by:
Gambling Research Exchange Ontario (Gambling Research Exchange Ontario)
Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care)
Article History
Accepted: 20 February 2025
First Online: 1 April 2025
Declarations
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: For the original survey, the participants electronically signed an informed consent form. The secondary analysis was reviewed and approved by the research ethics board of Centre for Addiction and Mental Health as protocol 045/2922. For more information about the AskingCanadians survey panel go to the following web site: .
: The survey consent form included consent to publish. From the consent form that that data ”will be used in the aggregate for marketing initiatives such as enhancing digital marketing solutions, creating data marketing products, and/or publishing industry reports.”
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Turner, in the past three years he has received funding from the Canadian Institute for Health Research, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MoHLTC), Gambling Research Exchange (GREO) and Ontario Lottery and Gaming (through GREO). In all cases, the contract included guarantees of independence and intellectual property rights for the researcher and the funders made no attempt to influence the study at any point. The author has also acted as a consultant on gambling problems for various government and legal entities, reviewed grant applications and articles for publication.