Sports Betting Marketing and Problem Gambling: Trends and Legislation
In this webinar, we will explore how sport betting marketing impacts problem gambling.
Type of Event:
Non-CAMH Mental Health Events
Date:
February 20, 2025
Time:
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Location:
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Event Overview
Sport betting marketing has been implicated in problem gambling. Recently, Bill S-269 (National Framework on Advertising for Sports Betting Act) passed through the Senate. The Bill would support the creation of a national framework to regulate advertising for sports betting.
In this webinar, we will explore how sport betting marketing impacts problem gambling. We will look at current data trends related to sports betting marketing in Canada. We will also explore Bill S-269 and reflect on its potential implications. Finally, we will consider some possible recommendations to reduce the impacts of sports betting marketing.
This presentation is intended for mental health and addictions service providers.
Learning Objectives:
Explain the potential impacts of sports betting marketing
Discuss data trends related to sports betting marketing in Canada
Describe Bill S-269 (National Framework on Advertising for Sports Betting Act) and its intended impacts
Describe recommendations to reduce the impacts of sports betting marketing
Presenter backgrounds:
Jean-François (JF) Crépault leads CAMH’s public policy efforts in the area of substance use and addictions, developing and communicating evidence-based public policy to government and other stakeholders. JF wrote the CAMH Gambling Policy Framework, which made recommendations for a public health approach to gambling. He is also a PhD candidate at the University of Toronto's Dalla Lana School of Public Health, where his research focuses on public health approaches to the regulation of psychoactive substances.
Tara Elton-Marshall is an Associate Professor and the Program Director of the Master of Public Health Program in the School of Epidemiology and Public Health. She is also an affiliated Scientist with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She has a Ph.D. in Psychology. Her research evaluates addiction and substance use-related policies and programs with the goal of providing the evidence needed to strengthen future policy and programming.