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Tackling the World-Wide Gambling Epidemic. What Can We Learn from Africa?
October 15, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
The lecture is themed around the important topic: “Tackling the World-Wide Gambling Epidemic. What Can We Learn from Africa?”
This is a Public Lecture hosted by the Bristol Hub for Gambling Harms Research at the University of Bristol.
Gambling is a growing public health issue across the globe.
The global gambling industry is worth around $580bn – that’s bigger than the GDP of 86% of countries on our planet. But its human cost is vast. Millions of people worldwide experience serious harms, from financial hardship and relationship breakdown to mental health problems and suicide. Smartphones have turned gambling into a 24/7 activity across the globe.
Join us for an insightful evening exploring innovative, community-driven approaches to reducing gambling harm, with a focus on powerful learnings from African research projects funded by the Bristol Hub.
The evening will start with a vibrant music video co-created and produced with young people affected by gambling harms in Uganda, followed by a talk on the effects it has had on youth communities.
This will be followed by a panel discussion, featuring researchers from Uganda, Nigeria, Namibia, Kenya, and South Africa, alongside Professor Agnes Nairn from the University of Bristol.
This event will uncover:
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How creative and digital tools can engage young people in awareness of gambling harms
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The role of gambling in migration and university settings
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Advertising’s influence in African sport and media
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Dissemination of gambling messaging
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What the UK can learn from these diverse African perspectives
We’d love for you to join us for this important conversation. We anticipate high interest, so please register as soon as possible to secure a place.
More details on the event can be found here
For queries, email: gambling-harms@bristol.ac.uk
This event is kindly sponsored by Bristol Collegiate Research Society: The Bristol Collegiate Research Society is a charity committed to supporting an annual academic research symposium in the University of Bristol. The Society was founded in 1899 by a group of Bristol citizens who wished to assist University College Bristol gain a Royal Charter and become the University of Bristol.
