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Words Matter: A Language Guide for respectful reporting on gambling

This guide is intended for academics, researchers, civil servants, politicians, journalists or others who have a public platform for discussing gambling harms. This guide doesn’t cover every possible scenario of what to say or avoid. Rather, it offers suggestions for respectful reporting on gambling and its associated harms.

The guidelines are available below in four formats: long format, 2 page format, infographic, and short format.

Suggested citation for guidelines: Biggar B, Wardle H (2024). Words Matter: A language guide for respectful reporting on gambling. University of Glasgow: Glasgow.