Professor Heather Wardle
- Professor (Urban Studies & Social Policy)
- Associate (School of Health & Wellbeing)
email:
Heather.Wardle@glasgow.ac.uk
School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Glasgow, Adam Smith Building, Bute Gardens, Glasgow, G12
Biography
I'm a social scientist with nearly twenty year's experience designing, implementing and analysing some of Britain's largest studies of health and wellbeing, including the Health Survey for England and the British Gambling Prevalence Survey. I'm a specialist in gambling research, policy and practice and am currently co-director of Gambling Research Glasgow and leading the Lancet Public Health Commission on Gambling. My research focuses on understanding the impact of gambling on people's lives and devising solutions. My first book, Games without Frontiers?, looks at the intersection between gaming and gambling and how this has developed. My work is funded by the ESRC, Wellcome and NIHR.
Research interests
My research interests focus on exploring gambling and gaming behaviours are changing and the ways in which changing technological infrastructures create new risks and opportunities in relation to both. In addition, I'm interested in understanding the ways in which policy evidence is created and framed, and exploring how best to develop and influence solutions to policy problems - this specifically includes consideration of how to incorporate lived-experience into decision making.
Publications
2024
Wardle, H. et al. (2024) The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling. Lancet Public Health, 9(11), e950-e994. (doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00167-1) (PMID:39491880)
Biggar, B. , Reith, G. and Wardle, H. (2024) The Football Fans and Betting Project – Findings from an Early Intervention for Male Sports Bettors. Lisbon Addictions, European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lisbon Congress Centre, 23-25 October 2024.
Ukhova, D. , Marionneau, V., Volberg, R. and Wardle, H. (2024) The expansion of gambling across the Americas poses risks to mental health and wellbeing. Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 37, 100855. (doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100855)
Tran, L. T. et al. (2024) The prevalence of gambling and problematic gambling: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Public Health, 9(8), e594-e613. (doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00126-9) (PMID:39025095)
Wardle, H. , Ridout, K., Tipping, S. , Maxineanu, I., Wilson, H. and Hill, S. (2024) Gambling Survey for Great Britain - Annual report (2023): Official statistics. Documentation. Gambling Commission.
Kesaite, V., Wardle, H. and Rossow, I. (2024) Gambling consumption and harm: a systematic review of the evidence. Addiction Research and Theory, 32(3), pp. 194-203. (doi: 10.1080/16066359.2023.2238608) (PMID:38774110) (PMCID:PMC11104743)
Rossow, I., Kesaite, V., Pallesen, S. and Wardle, H. (2024) Concentration of gambling spending by product type: analysis of gambling accounts records in Norway. Addiction Research and Theory, (doi: 10.1080/16066359.2024.2340456) (Early Online Publication)
Newall, P. et al. (2024) ‘No evidence of harm’ implies no evidence of safety: Framing the lack of causal evidence in gambling advertising research. Addiction, 119(2), pp. 391-396. (doi: 10.1111/add.16369) (PMID:37953345)
Ukhova, D. , Marionneau, V., Nikkinen, J. and Wardle, H. (2024) Public health approaches to gambling: a global review of legislative trends. Lancet Public Health, 9(1), e57-e67. (doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00221-9) (PMID:37944544)
Biggar, B. and Wardle, H. (2024) Words Matter: A Language Guide for Respectful Reporting on Gambling. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.
Rolando, S. and Wardle, H. (2024) ‘That’s why it’s gambling, because you don’t know what you find in it!’ Perceptions of the relationship between gaming and gambling among young adult gamers. Journal of Youth Studies, 27(6), pp. 869-884. (doi: 10.1080/13676261.2023.2174012)
2023
Forward, C., Norrie, C., Bramley, S., Riley, L., Shearer, J., Finch, E., Stewart, G., Fletcher, P., Manthorpe, J. and Wardle, H. (2023) Gambling harms in adult social care: developing an ‘introductory’ question to identify gambling harms among service users. British Journal of Social Work, 53(8), pp. 3584-3607. (doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcad155)
Biggar, B. , Wardle, H. and Reith, G. (2023) The Football Fans and Betting Project – Preliminary Findings From an Early Intervention for Male Sports Bettors. 2023 Football Collective Conference, Leeds Beckett University, 25-26 November 2023.
Biggar, B. , Wardle, H. and Reith, G. (2023) The ‘Football Fans and Betting’ Project: Challenges and Lessons Learned from an Early Intervention for Male Sports Bettors. 16th European Public Health Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 9-11 November 2023.
Biggar, B. , Kesaite, V., Ukhova, D. and Wardle, H. (2023) Young women sports bettors in the United Kingdom: an overlooked demographic? In: McGee, D. and Bunn, C. (eds.) Gambling and Sports in a Global Age. Series: Research in the sociology of sport (18). Emerald: Leeds, pp. 145-167. ISBN 9781801173056 (doi: 10.1108/S1476-285420230000018010)
Biggar, B. , Reith, G. and Wardle, H. (2023) The ‘FFAB’ project: Lessons learned from an early health intervention for male sports bettors. European Journal of Public Health, 33(S2), ckad160.17. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.173)
Ukhova, D. , Marionneau, V., Nikkinen, J. and Wardle, H. (2023) Embracing public health approaches to gambling? A review of global legislative and regulatory trends. 16th European Public Health Conference 2023 Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth: A Sustainable Future for Humanity, Dublin, Ireland, 08-11 Nov 2023. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.1644)
Kesaite, V., Wardle, H. and Greenwood, C. (2023) Gambling Consumption and Gambling Harm: Evidence from Three British Surveys. 16th European Public Health Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 8-11 November 2023. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.174)
Biggar, B. , Zendle, D. and Wardle, H. (2023) Targeting the next generation of gamblers? Gambling sponsorship of esports teams. Journal of Public Health, 45(3), pp. 636-644. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdac167) (PMID:37000185) (PMCID:PMC10470326)
Critchlow, N., Hunt, K. , Wardle, H. and Stead, M. (2023) Expenditure on paid-for gambling advertising during the national COVID-19 ‘lockdowns’: an observational study of media monitoring data from the United Kingdom. Journal of Gambling Studies, 39(3), pp. 1451-1465. (doi: 10.1007/s10899-022-10153-3) (PMID:36031649) (PMCID:PMC9420675)
Biggar, B. , Wardle, H. and Reith, G. (2023) The ‘Football Fans and Betting’ Project: Challenges and Lessons Learned from an Early Intervention for Male Sports Bettors. Current Advances in Gambling Research (CAGR 2023), London, UK, 28-29 June 2023.
Kesaite, V., Wardle, H. and Greenwood, C. (2023) Gambling Consumption and Gambling Harm: Evidence from Three British Surveys. Current Advances in Gambling Research (CAGR) Conference, London, UK, 28-29 June 2023.
Wardle, H. and Tipping, S. (2023) The relationship between problematic gambling severity and engagement with gambling products: longitudinal analysis of the Emerging Adults Gambling Survey. Addiction, 118(6), pp. 1127-1139. (doi: 10.1111/add.16125) (PMID:36606732) (PMCID:PMC7614752)
Kesaite, V., Wardle, H. and Rossow, I. (2023) Does the Total Consumption Model Apply to Gambling? Setting the Evidence Agenda Conference, UK, 9 March 2023.
Wardle, H. , Kesaite, V., Tipping, S. and McManus, S. (2023) Changes in severity of problem gambling and subsequent suicide attempts: a longitudinal survey of young adults in Great Britain, 2018–20. Lancet Public Health, 8(3), e217-e225. (doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00008-7) (PMID:36841562) (PMCID:PMC7614739)
Zendle, D. and Wardle, H. (2023) Debate: we need data infrastructure as well as data sharing – conflicts of interest in video game research. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 28(1), pp. 155-157. (doi: 10.1111/camh.12629)
Wardle, H. , Kolesnikov, A., Fielder, I., Critchlow, N. and Hunt, K. (2023) Is the economic model of gambling dependent on problem gambling? Evidence from an online survey of regular sports bettors in Britain. International Gambling Studies, 23(1), pp. 139-159. (doi: 10.1080/14459795.2022.2088823)
2022
Wardle, H. , Critchlow, N., Brown, A., Donnachie, C., Kolesnikov, A. and Hunt, K. (2022) The association between gambling marketing and unplanned gambling spend: synthesised findings from two online cross-sectional surveys. Addictive Behaviors, 135, 107440. (doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107440) (PMID:35973384) (PMCID:PMC9587351)
Kesaite, V., Wardle, H. and Rossow, I. (2022) Does the Total Consumption Model Apply to Gambling? European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lisbon, Portugal, 23-25 November 2022.
Ukhova, D. , Wardle, H. , Marionneau, V. and Nikkinen, J. (2022) Embracing Public Health Approaches to Gambling? A Review of Global Legislative and Regulatory Trends. LISBON ADDICTIONS European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lisbon, 23-25 November 2022.
Forward, C. et al. (2022) Assessing potential brief screening questions for use within different social care‐related contexts to identify individuals experiencing gambling‐related harms: a scoping review. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(6), e3519-e3533. (doi: 10.1111/hsc.13976) (PMID:36059121)
Wardle, H. , Kesaite, V., Williams, R. and Volberg, R. (2022) Developing survey questions capturing gambling-related harms. Documentation. Gambling Research Scotland.
Biggar, B. , Wardle, H. and Zendle, D. (2022) Targeting the Next Generation of Gamblers? Gambling Sponsorship of Esports Teams. Current Advances in Gambling Research (CAGR 2022), Cardiff, UK, 19-20 May 2022.
Reith, G. and Wardle, H. (2022) The framing of gambling and the commercial determinants of harm: challenges for regulation in the UK. In: Nikkinen, J., Marionneau, V. and Egerer, M. (eds.) The Global Gambling Industry: Structures, Tactics and Networks of Impact. Series: Glücksspielforschung. Springer Gabler: Wiesbaden, pp. 71-86. ISBN 9783658356347 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-35635-4_6)
Kesaite, V. and Wardle, H. (2022) Changes in gambling harms show need to consider the relationship between harms and availability. Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 12, 100288. (doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100288) (PMID:34950922) (PMCID:PMC8671621)
2021
Sichali, J. M., Dube, A., Kachiwanda, L., Wardle, H. , Crampin, A. C. and Bunn, C. (2021) Case report: a gambling-related suicide in rural Malawi. Wellcome Open Research, 6, 308. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17333.1) (PMID:34869913) (PMCID:PMC8609396)
Wardle, H. , Reith, G. , Dobbie, F., Rintoul, A. and Shiffman, J. (2021) Regulatory resistance? Narratives and uses of evidence around “black market” provision of gambling during the British Gambling Act Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), 11566. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111566) (PMID:34770077) (PMCID:PMC8582964)
Wardle, H. (2021) Games Without Frontiers? Socio-historical Perspectives on the Gaming/Gambling Intersection. Palgrave Macmillan: Cham. ISBN 9783030749095 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-74910-1)
Wardle, H. et al. (2021) The impact of the initial Covid-19 lockdown upon regular sports bettors in Britain: findings from a cross-sectional online study. Addictive Behaviors, 118, 106876. (doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106876) (PMID:33647707)
Jayemanne, D., Chillas, S., Moir, J., Rocha, A., Simpson, F. and Wardle, H. (2021) Loot boxes and digital gaming: a rapid evidence assessment. Project Report. Department for Culture, Media and Sport, London.
Wardle, H. and Zendle, D. (2021) Loot boxes, gambling and problem gambling among young people: results from a cross-sectional online survey. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(4), pp. 267-274. (doi: 10.1089/cyber.2020.0299) (PMID:33103911) (PMCID:PMC8064953)
Wardle, H. and McManus, S. (2021) Suicidality and gambling among young adults in Great Britain: results from a cross-sectional online survey. Lancet Public Health, 6(1), e39-e49. (doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30232-2) (PMID:33417845) (PMCID:PMC7788474)
2020
Hunt, K. et al. (2020) Protocol for a mixed-method investigation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and gambling practices, experiences and marketing in the UK: the “Betting and Gaming COVID-19 Impact Study”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(22), 8449. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228449) (PMID:33203076) (PMCID:PMC7697159)
Wardle, H. et al. (2020) Open letter from UK based academic scientists to the secretaries of state for digital, culture, media and sport and for health and social care regarding the need for independent funding for the prevention and treatment of gambling harms. British Medical Journal, 370, m2613. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2613) (PMID:32611591)
Wardle, H. , John, A., Dymond, S. and McManus, S. (2020) Problem gambling and suicidality in England: secondary analysis of a representative cross-sectional survey. Public Health, 184, pp. 11-16. (doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.03.024) (PMID:32409100)
Wardle, H. (2020) The Emerging Adults Gambling Survey: study protocol. Wellcome Open Research, 5, 102. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15969.1) (PMID:32596512) (PMCID:PMC7312251)
Wardle, H. , Petrovskaya, E. and Zendle, D. (2020) Defining the esports bettor: evidence from an online panel survey of Emerging Adults Gambling Survey. International Gambling Studies, 20(3), pp. 487-499. (doi: 10.1080/14459795.2020.1826559)
2019
Wardle, H. (2019) The same or different? Convergence of skin gambling and other gambling among children. Journal of Gambling Studies, 35(4), pp. 1109-1125. (doi: 10.1007/s10899-019-09840-5) (PMID:30852730) (PMCID:PMC6828622)
Zendle, D., Wardle, H. , Reith, G. and Bowden-Jones, H. (2019) A new public body is necessary to effectively regulate the UK video game industry. [Website]
Reith, G. , Wardle, H. and Gilmore, I. (2019) Gambling harm: a global problem requiring global solutions. Lancet, 394(10205), pp. 1212-1214. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31991-9) (PMID:31443927)
Wardle, H. (2019) When Gaming Becomes Gambling. British Science Festival 2019, Coventry and Warwickshire, UK, 10-13 Sept 2019.
Bramley, S. and Wardle, H. (2019) Improving Understanding of Migrant Gambling in the UK: Insights from Three Studies. Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference (CAGR 2019), London, UK, 12th July 2019.
Wardle, H. (2019) Mapping Harms: Current Applications and Future Directions – A Case Study of Newham. Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference (CAGR 2019), London, UK, 12th July 2019.
Wardle, H. (2019) Gambling and Gaming. What’s the Difference? Whats the Harm? Children's Media Conference 2019, Sheffield, UK, 2-4 July 2019.
John, A., Wardle, H. , McManus, S. and Dymond, S. (2019) Scoping Current Evidence and Evidence-Gaps in Research on Gambling-Related Suicide. Documentation. GambleAware.
John, A., Lee, S. C., Wardle, H. , McManus, S. and Dymond, S. (2019) Exploring problem gambling, loneliness and lifetime suicidal behaviours: a cross-sectional study using the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2007. Documentation. GambleAware.
Wardle, H. , Bramley, S., Norrie, C. and Manthorpe, J. (2019) What do we know about gambling-related harm affecting migrants and migrant communities? A rapid review. Addictive Behaviors, 93, pp. 180-193. (doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.01.017) (PMID:30716593)
Wardle, H. and Miller, T. (2019) Making Harms Matter: Translating Research on Gambling-related Harms into Practice. 17th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 27-30 May 2019.
Wardle, H. , Dymond, S., John, A. and McManus, S. (2019) Problem gambling and suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm in England: evidence from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2007. Documentation. GambleAware.
Wardle, H. , Reith, G. , Langham, E. and Rogers, R. D. (2019) Gambling and public health: we need policy action to prevent harm. British Medical Journal, 365, l1807. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.l1807) (PMID:31068335) (PMCID:PMC6506754)
Wardle, H. (2019) Gambling Harms. Sport Resolutions Annual Conference 2019, London, UK, 2nd May 2019.
Wardle, H. (2019) Socio-historical Perspectives on the Blurring Boundaries between Games and Gambling. 18th Annual Alberta Gambling Research Institute Conference 2019, Alberta, Canada, 28-30 March 2019.
Graham, H. M., Wardle, H. , Law, C., Platt, L. and Philo, D. (2019) Health behaviour and health behaviour change among adults in England. Documentation. Public Health Research Consortium, University of York.
Wardle, H. (2019) Perceptions, people and place: findings from a rapid review of qualitative research on youth gambling. Addictive Behaviors, 90, pp. 99-106. (doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.10.008) (PMID:30384191)
Wardle, H. (2019) Developing a Picture of Gambling Harms Locally. Local Government Association Annual Licensing Conference 2019, London, UK, 5th February 2019.
Rogers, R. D., Wardle, H. , Sharp, C. A., Dymond, S., Davies, T. J., Hughes, K. and Astbury, G. (2019) Framing a public health approach to gambling harms in Wales: Challenges and opportunities. Documentation. Bangor University, Bangor, Wales.
Rogers, R. D., Wardle, H. , Sharp, C. A., Wood, S., Hughes, K., Davies, T. J., Dymond, S. and Bellis, M. A. (2019) Gambling as a public health issue in Wales. Documentation. Public Health Wales NHS Trust, Bangor University, Bangor, Wales.
Wardle, H. (2019) Gambling Advertising and Marketing. Gambling Commission Raising Standards Conference 2018, Birmingham, UK, 8th November 2018.
Wardle, H. (2019) Gambling and Suicide. All Party Parliamentary Group on Suicide and Self Harm, London, UK, 2019.
2018
Wardle, H. (2018) Putting Women First! What’s New About the Clinical Treatment Approach and Research in Women Gambling Disorder. 12th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues, Valletta, Malta, 11-14 Sept 2018.
Wardle, H. (2018) Rites of passage? The Changing Role of Gambling in the Lives of Children and Young People in Great Britain. 12th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues, Valletta, Malta, 11-14 Sept 2018.
Reith, G. and Wardle, H. (2018) Gambling Related Harms: A Pragmatic Definition for Policy. Public Health England Annual Conference 2018, Coventry, UK, 11-12 Sept 2018.
Conolly, A., Wardle, H. , Davies, B., Fuller, E. and Heinze, N. (2018) Gambling behavior in Great Britain in 2016. Documentation. Gambling Commission, Birmingham, UK.
Wardle, H. , Reith, G., Best, D., McDaid, D. and Platt, S. (2018) Measuring gambling-related harms: a framework for action. Documentation. Gambling Commission, Birmingham, UK.
Wardle, H. (2018) Learning lessons: The need for effective evaluation of regulatory change. International Journal of Drug Policy, 53, pp. 123-124. (doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.01.006) (PMID:29358082)
Wardle, H. (2018) Gambling Harms: Implications for Treatment, Policy and Practice. Treating Addiction Conference, London, UK, 2018.
Wardle, H. (2018) Understanding Gambling-Related Harms. Local Government Association: Towards a Whole Council Approach to Tackling Gambling-Related Harms, London, UK, 2018.
2017
Wardle, H. (2017) Technological Change and the Health and Wellbeing of Youth: A Case Study of Gambling. 5th GambleAware Harm Minimisation Conference, London, UK, 6-7 Dec 2017.
Conolly, A., Fuller, E., Jones, H., Maplethorpe, N., Sondaal, A. and Wardle, H. (2017) Gambling behavior in Great Britain in 2015. Documentation. Gambling Commission, Birmingham, UK.
Wardle, H. (2017) The "re-feminisation" of gambling: social, cultural and historical insights into female gambling behaviour in Great Britain. In: Bowden-Jones, H. and Prever, F. (eds.) Gambling Disorders in Women: An International Female Perspective on Treatment and Research. Routledge. ISBN 9781138188310
Wardle, H. , Fuller, E., Maplethorpe, N. and Jones, H. (2017) Follow-up study of loyalty card customers: Changes in gambling behaviour over time. Documentation. GambleAware.
Kenyon, A., Ormerod, N., Parsons, D. and Wardle, H. (2017) Problem Gambling in Leeds. Research Report for Leeds City Council. Documentation. Leeds City Council, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Wardle, H. (2017) Is It All In The Mind? Historical and Social Perspectives of Gambling. All Party Parliamentary Group: Betting and Gaming Seminar, London, UK, 2017.
Wardle, H. , Asbury, G. and Thurstain-Goodwin, M. (2017) Mapping risk to gambling problems: a spatial analysis of two regions in England. Addiction Research and Theory, 25(6), pp. 512-524. (doi: 10.1080/16066359.2017.1318127)
2016
Graham, H., Hutchinson, J., Law, C., Platt, L. and Wardle, H. (2016) Multiple health behaviours among mothers and partners in England: Clustering, social patterning and intra-couple concordance. SSM - Population Health, 2, pp. 824-833. (doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.10.011) (PMID:28018962) (PMCID:PMC5165044)
Wardle, H. , Welch, G., Bollen, A., Kennedy, J. and Gariban, S. (2016) Bingo Research: Problem gambling in licensed bingo premises. Documentation. The Responsible Gambling Trust, London, UK.
Wardle, H. (2016) People who play machines in bookmakers: secondary analysis of loyalty card survey data. Documentation. The Responsible Gambling Trust, London, UK.
Astbury, G. and Wardle, H. (2016) Examining the effect of proximity and concentration of B2 machines to gambling play. Documentation. The Responsible Gambling Trust, London, UK.
Wardle, H. , Astbury, G., Thurstain-Goodwin, M. and Parker, S. (2016) Exploring area-based vulnerability to gambling-related harm: Developing the gambling-related harm risk index. Documentation. Westminster City Council, Westminster, UK.
Wardle, H. (2016) Changes in Gambling Behaviour Over Time. All Party Parliamentary Group: Betting and Gaming Seminar, 2016.
Wardle, H. (2016) Gambling and Vulnerable People. Regulatory Briefing on Greece, Athens, Greece, 2016.
Wardle, H. (2016) Mapping Vulnerability to Gambling-related Harm: A British Case Study. 16th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2016.
Wardle, H. (2016) Who Loses? Losing Money on Machines in Boomakers: Evidence from Great Britain. 16th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2016.
2015
Forrest, D., McHale, I. G. and Wardle, H. (2015) Evaluating the impact of the uplift of stakes and prizes on B1 gaming machines in casinos. Documentation. The Responsible Gambling Trust.
Francis, K. L., Dowling, N. A., Jackson, A. C., Christensen, D. R. and Wardle, H. (2015) Gambling motives: application of the Reasons for Gambling Questionnaire in an Australian Population Survey. Journal of Gambling Studies, 31(3), pp. 807-823. (doi: 10.1007/s10899-014-9458-1) (PMID:24705633)
2014
McAloney, K., Graham, H., Law, C., Platt, L. and Wardle, H. (2014) Inter-generational concordance of smoking status between mothers and young people aged 10–15 in the UK. Public Health, 128(9), pp. 831-833. (doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.06.011) (PMID:25174665)
Wardle, H. , Seabury, C., Ahmed, H., Payne, C., Byron, C., Corbett, J. and Sutton, R. (2014) Gambling Behaviour in England and Scotland: Findings from the Health Survey for England 2012 and Scottish Health Survey 2012. Other. NatCen Social Research, London.
Seabury, C. and Wardle, H. (2014) Gambling Behaviour in England & Scotland: Headline Findings from the Health Survey for England 2012 and Scottish Health Survey 2012. Other. NatCen Social Research.
Bridges, S., Ahmed, H., Fuller, E. and Wardle, H. (2014) Fairness and the GMC: Doctors’ Views. Other. NatCen Social Research, London.
Wardle, H. , Keily, R., Astbury, G. and Reith, G. (2014) 'Risky places?': mapping gambling machine density and socio-economic deprivation. Journal of Gambling Studies, 30(1), pp. 201-212. (doi: 10.1007/s10899-012-9349-2)
McAloney, K., Graham, H., Law, C., Platt, L., Wardle, H. and Hall, J. (2014) Fruit and vegetable consumption and sports participation among UK youth. International Journal of Public Health, 59(1), pp. 117-121. (doi: 10.1007/s00038-013-0523-9) (PMID:24162974)
Barnard, M., Kerr, J., Kinsella, R., Orford, J., Reith, G. and Wardle, H. (2014) Exploring the relationship between gambling, debt and financial management in Britain. International Gambling Studies, 14(1), pp. 82-95. (doi: 10.1080/14459795.2013.842606)
2013
Blanco, C. et al. (2013) Assessment tool to measure and evaluate the risk potential of gambling products, ASTERIG: a global validation. Gaming Law Review and Economics, 17(9), pp. 635-642. (doi: 10.1089/glre.2013.1797)
Orford, J., Wardle, H. and Griffiths, M. (2013) What proportion of gambling is problem gambling? Estimates from the 2010 British Gambling Prevalence Survey. International Gambling Studies, 13(1), pp. 4-18. (doi: 10.1080/14459795.2012.689001)
2012
Planzer, S. and Wardle, H. (2012) What we know about the impact of advertising on disordered gambling. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 3(4), pp. 588-594. (doi: 10.1017/S1867299X00002518)
Planzer, S. and Wardle, H. (2012) What we know about the comparative effectiveness of gambling regulation. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 3(3), pp. 410-416. (doi: 10.1017/S1867299X00002312)
Parke, J., Wardle, H. , Rigbye, J. and Parke, A. (2012) Exploring Social Gambling: Scoping, Classification and Evidence Review. Documentation. Gambling Commission, Birmingham.
Wardle, H. , Griffiths, M. D., Orford, J., Moody, A. and Volberg, R. (2012) Gambling in Britain: a time of change? Health implications from the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 10(2), pp. 273-277. (doi: 10.1007/s11469-011-9319-4)
Sims, M., Mindell, J. S., Jarvis, M. J., Feyerabend, C., Wardle, H. and Gilmore, A. (2012) Did smokefree legislation in England reduce exposure to secondhand smoke among nonsmoking adults? Cotinine analysis from the Health Survey for England. Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(3), pp. 425-430. (doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103680) (PMID:22169225) (PMCID:PMC3295343)
2011
Forrest, D. and Wardle, H. (2011) Gambling in Asian communities in Great Britain. Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health, 2(1), pp. 2-16. (doi: 10.1186/BF03342121)
Griffiths, M., Wardle, H. , Orford, J., Sproston, K. and Erens, B. (2011) Internet gambling, health, smoking and alcohol use: findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 9(1), pp. 1-11. (doi: 10.1007/s11469-009-9246-9)
Wardle, H. , Moody, A., Griffiths, M., Orford, J. and Volberg, R. (2011) Defining the online gambler and patterns of behaviour integration: evidence from the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010. International Gambling Studies, 11(3), pp. 339-356. (doi: 10.1080/14459795.2011.628684)
2010
Griffiths, M., Wardle, H. , Orford, J., Sproston, K. and Erens, B. (2010) Gambling, alcohol, consumption, cigarette smoking and health: findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey. Addiction Research and Theory, 18(2), pp. 208-223. (doi: 10.3109/16066350902928569)
Orford, J., Wardle, H. , Griffiths, M., Sproston, K. and Erens, B. (2010) The role of social factors in gambling: evidence from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey. Community, Work and Family, 13(3), pp. 257-271. (doi: 10.1080/13668803.2010.488101)
Orford, J., Wardle, H. , Griffiths, M., Sprouston, K. and Erens, B. (2010) PGSI and DSM-IV in the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey: reliability, item response, factor structure and inter-scale agreement. International Gambling Studies, 10(1), pp. 31-44. (doi: 10.1080/14459790903567132)
2009
Roth, M. A., Aitsi-Selmi, A., Wardle, H. and Mindell, J. (2009) Under-reporting of tobacco use among Bangladeshi women in England. Journal of Public Health, 31(3), pp. 326-334. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp060) (PMID:19561042)
Griffiths, M., Wardle, H. , Orford, J., Sproston, K. and Erens, B. (2009) Sociodemographic correlates of internet gambling: findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 12(2), pp. 199-202. (doi: 10.1089/cpb.2008.0196) (PMID:19072080)
Orford, J., Griffiths, M., Wardle, H. , Sproston, K. and Erens, B. (2009) Negative public attitudes towards gambling: findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey using a new attitude scale. International Gambling Studies, 9(1), pp. 39-54. (doi: 10.1080/14459790802652217)
Zaninotto, P., Head, J., Stamatakis, E., Wardle, H. and Mindell, J. (2009) Trends in obesity among adults in England from 1993 to 2004 by age and social class and projections of prevalence to 2012. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 63(2), pp. 140-146. (doi: 10.1136/jech.2008.077305) (PMID:19074182)
Articles
Wardle, H. et al. (2024) The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling. Lancet Public Health, 9(11), e950-e994. (doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00167-1) (PMID:39491880)
Ukhova, D. , Marionneau, V., Volberg, R. and Wardle, H. (2024) The expansion of gambling across the Americas poses risks to mental health and wellbeing. Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 37, 100855. (doi: 10.1016/j.lana.2024.100855)
Tran, L. T. et al. (2024) The prevalence of gambling and problematic gambling: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Public Health, 9(8), e594-e613. (doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(24)00126-9) (PMID:39025095)
Kesaite, V., Wardle, H. and Rossow, I. (2024) Gambling consumption and harm: a systematic review of the evidence. Addiction Research and Theory, 32(3), pp. 194-203. (doi: 10.1080/16066359.2023.2238608) (PMID:38774110) (PMCID:PMC11104743)
Rossow, I., Kesaite, V., Pallesen, S. and Wardle, H. (2024) Concentration of gambling spending by product type: analysis of gambling accounts records in Norway. Addiction Research and Theory, (doi: 10.1080/16066359.2024.2340456) (Early Online Publication)
Newall, P. et al. (2024) ‘No evidence of harm’ implies no evidence of safety: Framing the lack of causal evidence in gambling advertising research. Addiction, 119(2), pp. 391-396. (doi: 10.1111/add.16369) (PMID:37953345)
Ukhova, D. , Marionneau, V., Nikkinen, J. and Wardle, H. (2024) Public health approaches to gambling: a global review of legislative trends. Lancet Public Health, 9(1), e57-e67. (doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00221-9) (PMID:37944544)
Rolando, S. and Wardle, H. (2024) ‘That’s why it’s gambling, because you don’t know what you find in it!’ Perceptions of the relationship between gaming and gambling among young adult gamers. Journal of Youth Studies, 27(6), pp. 869-884. (doi: 10.1080/13676261.2023.2174012)
Forward, C., Norrie, C., Bramley, S., Riley, L., Shearer, J., Finch, E., Stewart, G., Fletcher, P., Manthorpe, J. and Wardle, H. (2023) Gambling harms in adult social care: developing an ‘introductory’ question to identify gambling harms among service users. British Journal of Social Work, 53(8), pp. 3584-3607. (doi: 10.1093/bjsw/bcad155)
Biggar, B. , Reith, G. and Wardle, H. (2023) The ‘FFAB’ project: Lessons learned from an early health intervention for male sports bettors. European Journal of Public Health, 33(S2), ckad160.17. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.173)
Biggar, B. , Zendle, D. and Wardle, H. (2023) Targeting the next generation of gamblers? Gambling sponsorship of esports teams. Journal of Public Health, 45(3), pp. 636-644. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdac167) (PMID:37000185) (PMCID:PMC10470326)
Critchlow, N., Hunt, K. , Wardle, H. and Stead, M. (2023) Expenditure on paid-for gambling advertising during the national COVID-19 ‘lockdowns’: an observational study of media monitoring data from the United Kingdom. Journal of Gambling Studies, 39(3), pp. 1451-1465. (doi: 10.1007/s10899-022-10153-3) (PMID:36031649) (PMCID:PMC9420675)
Wardle, H. and Tipping, S. (2023) The relationship between problematic gambling severity and engagement with gambling products: longitudinal analysis of the Emerging Adults Gambling Survey. Addiction, 118(6), pp. 1127-1139. (doi: 10.1111/add.16125) (PMID:36606732) (PMCID:PMC7614752)
Wardle, H. , Kesaite, V., Tipping, S. and McManus, S. (2023) Changes in severity of problem gambling and subsequent suicide attempts: a longitudinal survey of young adults in Great Britain, 2018–20. Lancet Public Health, 8(3), e217-e225. (doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(23)00008-7) (PMID:36841562) (PMCID:PMC7614739)
Zendle, D. and Wardle, H. (2023) Debate: we need data infrastructure as well as data sharing – conflicts of interest in video game research. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 28(1), pp. 155-157. (doi: 10.1111/camh.12629)
Wardle, H. , Kolesnikov, A., Fielder, I., Critchlow, N. and Hunt, K. (2023) Is the economic model of gambling dependent on problem gambling? Evidence from an online survey of regular sports bettors in Britain. International Gambling Studies, 23(1), pp. 139-159. (doi: 10.1080/14459795.2022.2088823)
Wardle, H. , Critchlow, N., Brown, A., Donnachie, C., Kolesnikov, A. and Hunt, K. (2022) The association between gambling marketing and unplanned gambling spend: synthesised findings from two online cross-sectional surveys. Addictive Behaviors, 135, 107440. (doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2022.107440) (PMID:35973384) (PMCID:PMC9587351)
Forward, C. et al. (2022) Assessing potential brief screening questions for use within different social care‐related contexts to identify individuals experiencing gambling‐related harms: a scoping review. Health and Social Care in the Community, 30(6), e3519-e3533. (doi: 10.1111/hsc.13976) (PMID:36059121)
Kesaite, V. and Wardle, H. (2022) Changes in gambling harms show need to consider the relationship between harms and availability. Lancet Regional Health - Europe, 12, 100288. (doi: 10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100288) (PMID:34950922) (PMCID:PMC8671621)
Sichali, J. M., Dube, A., Kachiwanda, L., Wardle, H. , Crampin, A. C. and Bunn, C. (2021) Case report: a gambling-related suicide in rural Malawi. Wellcome Open Research, 6, 308. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.17333.1) (PMID:34869913) (PMCID:PMC8609396)
Wardle, H. , Reith, G. , Dobbie, F., Rintoul, A. and Shiffman, J. (2021) Regulatory resistance? Narratives and uses of evidence around “black market” provision of gambling during the British Gambling Act Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21), 11566. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph182111566) (PMID:34770077) (PMCID:PMC8582964)
Wardle, H. et al. (2021) The impact of the initial Covid-19 lockdown upon regular sports bettors in Britain: findings from a cross-sectional online study. Addictive Behaviors, 118, 106876. (doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.106876) (PMID:33647707)
Wardle, H. and Zendle, D. (2021) Loot boxes, gambling and problem gambling among young people: results from a cross-sectional online survey. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(4), pp. 267-274. (doi: 10.1089/cyber.2020.0299) (PMID:33103911) (PMCID:PMC8064953)
Wardle, H. and McManus, S. (2021) Suicidality and gambling among young adults in Great Britain: results from a cross-sectional online survey. Lancet Public Health, 6(1), e39-e49. (doi: 10.1016/S2468-2667(20)30232-2) (PMID:33417845) (PMCID:PMC7788474)
Hunt, K. et al. (2020) Protocol for a mixed-method investigation of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and gambling practices, experiences and marketing in the UK: the “Betting and Gaming COVID-19 Impact Study”. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(22), 8449. (doi: 10.3390/ijerph17228449) (PMID:33203076) (PMCID:PMC7697159)
Wardle, H. et al. (2020) Open letter from UK based academic scientists to the secretaries of state for digital, culture, media and sport and for health and social care regarding the need for independent funding for the prevention and treatment of gambling harms. British Medical Journal, 370, m2613. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.m2613) (PMID:32611591)
Wardle, H. , John, A., Dymond, S. and McManus, S. (2020) Problem gambling and suicidality in England: secondary analysis of a representative cross-sectional survey. Public Health, 184, pp. 11-16. (doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2020.03.024) (PMID:32409100)
Wardle, H. (2020) The Emerging Adults Gambling Survey: study protocol. Wellcome Open Research, 5, 102. (doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.15969.1) (PMID:32596512) (PMCID:PMC7312251)
Wardle, H. , Petrovskaya, E. and Zendle, D. (2020) Defining the esports bettor: evidence from an online panel survey of Emerging Adults Gambling Survey. International Gambling Studies, 20(3), pp. 487-499. (doi: 10.1080/14459795.2020.1826559)
Wardle, H. (2019) The same or different? Convergence of skin gambling and other gambling among children. Journal of Gambling Studies, 35(4), pp. 1109-1125. (doi: 10.1007/s10899-019-09840-5) (PMID:30852730) (PMCID:PMC6828622)
Reith, G. , Wardle, H. and Gilmore, I. (2019) Gambling harm: a global problem requiring global solutions. Lancet, 394(10205), pp. 1212-1214. (doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31991-9) (PMID:31443927)
Wardle, H. , Bramley, S., Norrie, C. and Manthorpe, J. (2019) What do we know about gambling-related harm affecting migrants and migrant communities? A rapid review. Addictive Behaviors, 93, pp. 180-193. (doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2019.01.017) (PMID:30716593)
Wardle, H. , Reith, G. , Langham, E. and Rogers, R. D. (2019) Gambling and public health: we need policy action to prevent harm. British Medical Journal, 365, l1807. (doi: 10.1136/bmj.l1807) (PMID:31068335) (PMCID:PMC6506754)
Wardle, H. (2019) Perceptions, people and place: findings from a rapid review of qualitative research on youth gambling. Addictive Behaviors, 90, pp. 99-106. (doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2018.10.008) (PMID:30384191)
Wardle, H. (2018) Learning lessons: The need for effective evaluation of regulatory change. International Journal of Drug Policy, 53, pp. 123-124. (doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2018.01.006) (PMID:29358082)
Wardle, H. , Asbury, G. and Thurstain-Goodwin, M. (2017) Mapping risk to gambling problems: a spatial analysis of two regions in England. Addiction Research and Theory, 25(6), pp. 512-524. (doi: 10.1080/16066359.2017.1318127)
Graham, H., Hutchinson, J., Law, C., Platt, L. and Wardle, H. (2016) Multiple health behaviours among mothers and partners in England: Clustering, social patterning and intra-couple concordance. SSM - Population Health, 2, pp. 824-833. (doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2016.10.011) (PMID:28018962) (PMCID:PMC5165044)
Francis, K. L., Dowling, N. A., Jackson, A. C., Christensen, D. R. and Wardle, H. (2015) Gambling motives: application of the Reasons for Gambling Questionnaire in an Australian Population Survey. Journal of Gambling Studies, 31(3), pp. 807-823. (doi: 10.1007/s10899-014-9458-1) (PMID:24705633)
McAloney, K., Graham, H., Law, C., Platt, L. and Wardle, H. (2014) Inter-generational concordance of smoking status between mothers and young people aged 10–15 in the UK. Public Health, 128(9), pp. 831-833. (doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2014.06.011) (PMID:25174665)
Wardle, H. , Keily, R., Astbury, G. and Reith, G. (2014) 'Risky places?': mapping gambling machine density and socio-economic deprivation. Journal of Gambling Studies, 30(1), pp. 201-212. (doi: 10.1007/s10899-012-9349-2)
McAloney, K., Graham, H., Law, C., Platt, L., Wardle, H. and Hall, J. (2014) Fruit and vegetable consumption and sports participation among UK youth. International Journal of Public Health, 59(1), pp. 117-121. (doi: 10.1007/s00038-013-0523-9) (PMID:24162974)
Barnard, M., Kerr, J., Kinsella, R., Orford, J., Reith, G. and Wardle, H. (2014) Exploring the relationship between gambling, debt and financial management in Britain. International Gambling Studies, 14(1), pp. 82-95. (doi: 10.1080/14459795.2013.842606)
Blanco, C. et al. (2013) Assessment tool to measure and evaluate the risk potential of gambling products, ASTERIG: a global validation. Gaming Law Review and Economics, 17(9), pp. 635-642. (doi: 10.1089/glre.2013.1797)
Orford, J., Wardle, H. and Griffiths, M. (2013) What proportion of gambling is problem gambling? Estimates from the 2010 British Gambling Prevalence Survey. International Gambling Studies, 13(1), pp. 4-18. (doi: 10.1080/14459795.2012.689001)
Planzer, S. and Wardle, H. (2012) What we know about the impact of advertising on disordered gambling. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 3(4), pp. 588-594. (doi: 10.1017/S1867299X00002518)
Planzer, S. and Wardle, H. (2012) What we know about the comparative effectiveness of gambling regulation. European Journal of Risk Regulation, 3(3), pp. 410-416. (doi: 10.1017/S1867299X00002312)
Wardle, H. , Griffiths, M. D., Orford, J., Moody, A. and Volberg, R. (2012) Gambling in Britain: a time of change? Health implications from the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 10(2), pp. 273-277. (doi: 10.1007/s11469-011-9319-4)
Sims, M., Mindell, J. S., Jarvis, M. J., Feyerabend, C., Wardle, H. and Gilmore, A. (2012) Did smokefree legislation in England reduce exposure to secondhand smoke among nonsmoking adults? Cotinine analysis from the Health Survey for England. Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(3), pp. 425-430. (doi: 10.1289/ehp.1103680) (PMID:22169225) (PMCID:PMC3295343)
Forrest, D. and Wardle, H. (2011) Gambling in Asian communities in Great Britain. Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health, 2(1), pp. 2-16. (doi: 10.1186/BF03342121)
Griffiths, M., Wardle, H. , Orford, J., Sproston, K. and Erens, B. (2011) Internet gambling, health, smoking and alcohol use: findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 9(1), pp. 1-11. (doi: 10.1007/s11469-009-9246-9)
Wardle, H. , Moody, A., Griffiths, M., Orford, J. and Volberg, R. (2011) Defining the online gambler and patterns of behaviour integration: evidence from the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2010. International Gambling Studies, 11(3), pp. 339-356. (doi: 10.1080/14459795.2011.628684)
Griffiths, M., Wardle, H. , Orford, J., Sproston, K. and Erens, B. (2010) Gambling, alcohol, consumption, cigarette smoking and health: findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey. Addiction Research and Theory, 18(2), pp. 208-223. (doi: 10.3109/16066350902928569)
Orford, J., Wardle, H. , Griffiths, M., Sproston, K. and Erens, B. (2010) The role of social factors in gambling: evidence from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey. Community, Work and Family, 13(3), pp. 257-271. (doi: 10.1080/13668803.2010.488101)
Orford, J., Wardle, H. , Griffiths, M., Sprouston, K. and Erens, B. (2010) PGSI and DSM-IV in the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey: reliability, item response, factor structure and inter-scale agreement. International Gambling Studies, 10(1), pp. 31-44. (doi: 10.1080/14459790903567132)
Roth, M. A., Aitsi-Selmi, A., Wardle, H. and Mindell, J. (2009) Under-reporting of tobacco use among Bangladeshi women in England. Journal of Public Health, 31(3), pp. 326-334. (doi: 10.1093/pubmed/fdp060) (PMID:19561042)
Griffiths, M., Wardle, H. , Orford, J., Sproston, K. and Erens, B. (2009) Sociodemographic correlates of internet gambling: findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 12(2), pp. 199-202. (doi: 10.1089/cpb.2008.0196) (PMID:19072080)
Orford, J., Griffiths, M., Wardle, H. , Sproston, K. and Erens, B. (2009) Negative public attitudes towards gambling: findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey using a new attitude scale. International Gambling Studies, 9(1), pp. 39-54. (doi: 10.1080/14459790802652217)
Zaninotto, P., Head, J., Stamatakis, E., Wardle, H. and Mindell, J. (2009) Trends in obesity among adults in England from 1993 to 2004 by age and social class and projections of prevalence to 2012. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 63(2), pp. 140-146. (doi: 10.1136/jech.2008.077305) (PMID:19074182)
Books
Wardle, H. (2021) Games Without Frontiers? Socio-historical Perspectives on the Gaming/Gambling Intersection. Palgrave Macmillan: Cham. ISBN 9783030749095 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-74910-1)
Book Sections
Biggar, B. , Kesaite, V., Ukhova, D. and Wardle, H. (2023) Young women sports bettors in the United Kingdom: an overlooked demographic? In: McGee, D. and Bunn, C. (eds.) Gambling and Sports in a Global Age. Series: Research in the sociology of sport (18). Emerald: Leeds, pp. 145-167. ISBN 9781801173056 (doi: 10.1108/S1476-285420230000018010)
Reith, G. and Wardle, H. (2022) The framing of gambling and the commercial determinants of harm: challenges for regulation in the UK. In: Nikkinen, J., Marionneau, V. and Egerer, M. (eds.) The Global Gambling Industry: Structures, Tactics and Networks of Impact. Series: Glücksspielforschung. Springer Gabler: Wiesbaden, pp. 71-86. ISBN 9783658356347 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-658-35635-4_6)
Wardle, H. (2017) The "re-feminisation" of gambling: social, cultural and historical insights into female gambling behaviour in Great Britain. In: Bowden-Jones, H. and Prever, F. (eds.) Gambling Disorders in Women: An International Female Perspective on Treatment and Research. Routledge. ISBN 9781138188310
Research Reports or Papers
Wardle, H. , Ridout, K., Tipping, S. , Maxineanu, I., Wilson, H. and Hill, S. (2024) Gambling Survey for Great Britain - Annual report (2023): Official statistics. Documentation. Gambling Commission.
Biggar, B. and Wardle, H. (2024) Words Matter: A Language Guide for Respectful Reporting on Gambling. Documentation. University of Glasgow, Glasgow.
Wardle, H. , Kesaite, V., Williams, R. and Volberg, R. (2022) Developing survey questions capturing gambling-related harms. Documentation. Gambling Research Scotland.
Jayemanne, D., Chillas, S., Moir, J., Rocha, A., Simpson, F. and Wardle, H. (2021) Loot boxes and digital gaming: a rapid evidence assessment. Project Report. Department for Culture, Media and Sport, London.
John, A., Wardle, H. , McManus, S. and Dymond, S. (2019) Scoping Current Evidence and Evidence-Gaps in Research on Gambling-Related Suicide. Documentation. GambleAware.
John, A., Lee, S. C., Wardle, H. , McManus, S. and Dymond, S. (2019) Exploring problem gambling, loneliness and lifetime suicidal behaviours: a cross-sectional study using the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2007. Documentation. GambleAware.
Wardle, H. , Dymond, S., John, A. and McManus, S. (2019) Problem gambling and suicidal thoughts, suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm in England: evidence from the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey 2007. Documentation. GambleAware.
Graham, H. M., Wardle, H. , Law, C., Platt, L. and Philo, D. (2019) Health behaviour and health behaviour change among adults in England. Documentation. Public Health Research Consortium, University of York.
Rogers, R. D., Wardle, H. , Sharp, C. A., Dymond, S., Davies, T. J., Hughes, K. and Astbury, G. (2019) Framing a public health approach to gambling harms in Wales: Challenges and opportunities. Documentation. Bangor University, Bangor, Wales.
Rogers, R. D., Wardle, H. , Sharp, C. A., Wood, S., Hughes, K., Davies, T. J., Dymond, S. and Bellis, M. A. (2019) Gambling as a public health issue in Wales. Documentation. Public Health Wales NHS Trust, Bangor University, Bangor, Wales.
Conolly, A., Wardle, H. , Davies, B., Fuller, E. and Heinze, N. (2018) Gambling behavior in Great Britain in 2016. Documentation. Gambling Commission, Birmingham, UK.
Wardle, H. , Reith, G., Best, D., McDaid, D. and Platt, S. (2018) Measuring gambling-related harms: a framework for action. Documentation. Gambling Commission, Birmingham, UK.
Conolly, A., Fuller, E., Jones, H., Maplethorpe, N., Sondaal, A. and Wardle, H. (2017) Gambling behavior in Great Britain in 2015. Documentation. Gambling Commission, Birmingham, UK.
Wardle, H. , Fuller, E., Maplethorpe, N. and Jones, H. (2017) Follow-up study of loyalty card customers: Changes in gambling behaviour over time. Documentation. GambleAware.
Kenyon, A., Ormerod, N., Parsons, D. and Wardle, H. (2017) Problem Gambling in Leeds. Research Report for Leeds City Council. Documentation. Leeds City Council, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
Wardle, H. , Welch, G., Bollen, A., Kennedy, J. and Gariban, S. (2016) Bingo Research: Problem gambling in licensed bingo premises. Documentation. The Responsible Gambling Trust, London, UK.
Wardle, H. (2016) People who play machines in bookmakers: secondary analysis of loyalty card survey data. Documentation. The Responsible Gambling Trust, London, UK.
Astbury, G. and Wardle, H. (2016) Examining the effect of proximity and concentration of B2 machines to gambling play. Documentation. The Responsible Gambling Trust, London, UK.
Wardle, H. , Astbury, G., Thurstain-Goodwin, M. and Parker, S. (2016) Exploring area-based vulnerability to gambling-related harm: Developing the gambling-related harm risk index. Documentation. Westminster City Council, Westminster, UK.
Forrest, D., McHale, I. G. and Wardle, H. (2015) Evaluating the impact of the uplift of stakes and prizes on B1 gaming machines in casinos. Documentation. The Responsible Gambling Trust.
Wardle, H. , Seabury, C., Ahmed, H., Payne, C., Byron, C., Corbett, J. and Sutton, R. (2014) Gambling Behaviour in England and Scotland: Findings from the Health Survey for England 2012 and Scottish Health Survey 2012. Other. NatCen Social Research, London.
Seabury, C. and Wardle, H. (2014) Gambling Behaviour in England & Scotland: Headline Findings from the Health Survey for England 2012 and Scottish Health Survey 2012. Other. NatCen Social Research.
Bridges, S., Ahmed, H., Fuller, E. and Wardle, H. (2014) Fairness and the GMC: Doctors’ Views. Other. NatCen Social Research, London.
Parke, J., Wardle, H. , Rigbye, J. and Parke, A. (2012) Exploring Social Gambling: Scoping, Classification and Evidence Review. Documentation. Gambling Commission, Birmingham.
Conference or Workshop Item
Biggar, B. , Reith, G. and Wardle, H. (2024) The Football Fans and Betting Project – Findings from an Early Intervention for Male Sports Bettors. Lisbon Addictions, European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lisbon Congress Centre, 23-25 October 2024.
Biggar, B. , Wardle, H. and Reith, G. (2023) The Football Fans and Betting Project – Preliminary Findings From an Early Intervention for Male Sports Bettors. 2023 Football Collective Conference, Leeds Beckett University, 25-26 November 2023.
Biggar, B. , Wardle, H. and Reith, G. (2023) The ‘Football Fans and Betting’ Project: Challenges and Lessons Learned from an Early Intervention for Male Sports Bettors. 16th European Public Health Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 9-11 November 2023.
Ukhova, D. , Marionneau, V., Nikkinen, J. and Wardle, H. (2023) Embracing public health approaches to gambling? A review of global legislative and regulatory trends. 16th European Public Health Conference 2023 Our Food, Our Health, Our Earth: A Sustainable Future for Humanity, Dublin, Ireland, 08-11 Nov 2023. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.1644)
Kesaite, V., Wardle, H. and Greenwood, C. (2023) Gambling Consumption and Gambling Harm: Evidence from Three British Surveys. 16th European Public Health Conference, Dublin, Ireland, 8-11 November 2023. (doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckad160.174)
Biggar, B. , Wardle, H. and Reith, G. (2023) The ‘Football Fans and Betting’ Project: Challenges and Lessons Learned from an Early Intervention for Male Sports Bettors. Current Advances in Gambling Research (CAGR 2023), London, UK, 28-29 June 2023.
Kesaite, V., Wardle, H. and Greenwood, C. (2023) Gambling Consumption and Gambling Harm: Evidence from Three British Surveys. Current Advances in Gambling Research (CAGR) Conference, London, UK, 28-29 June 2023.
Kesaite, V., Wardle, H. and Rossow, I. (2023) Does the Total Consumption Model Apply to Gambling? Setting the Evidence Agenda Conference, UK, 9 March 2023.
Kesaite, V., Wardle, H. and Rossow, I. (2022) Does the Total Consumption Model Apply to Gambling? European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lisbon, Portugal, 23-25 November 2022.
Ukhova, D. , Wardle, H. , Marionneau, V. and Nikkinen, J. (2022) Embracing Public Health Approaches to Gambling? A Review of Global Legislative and Regulatory Trends. LISBON ADDICTIONS European Conference on Addictive Behaviours and Dependencies, Lisbon, 23-25 November 2022.
Biggar, B. , Wardle, H. and Zendle, D. (2022) Targeting the Next Generation of Gamblers? Gambling Sponsorship of Esports Teams. Current Advances in Gambling Research (CAGR 2022), Cardiff, UK, 19-20 May 2022.
Wardle, H. (2019) When Gaming Becomes Gambling. British Science Festival 2019, Coventry and Warwickshire, UK, 10-13 Sept 2019.
Bramley, S. and Wardle, H. (2019) Improving Understanding of Migrant Gambling in the UK: Insights from Three Studies. Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference (CAGR 2019), London, UK, 12th July 2019.
Wardle, H. (2019) Mapping Harms: Current Applications and Future Directions – A Case Study of Newham. Current Advances in Gambling Research Conference (CAGR 2019), London, UK, 12th July 2019.
Wardle, H. (2019) Gambling and Gaming. What’s the Difference? Whats the Harm? Children's Media Conference 2019, Sheffield, UK, 2-4 July 2019.
Wardle, H. and Miller, T. (2019) Making Harms Matter: Translating Research on Gambling-related Harms into Practice. 17th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 27-30 May 2019.
Wardle, H. (2019) Gambling Harms. Sport Resolutions Annual Conference 2019, London, UK, 2nd May 2019.
Wardle, H. (2019) Socio-historical Perspectives on the Blurring Boundaries between Games and Gambling. 18th Annual Alberta Gambling Research Institute Conference 2019, Alberta, Canada, 28-30 March 2019.
Wardle, H. (2019) Developing a Picture of Gambling Harms Locally. Local Government Association Annual Licensing Conference 2019, London, UK, 5th February 2019.
Wardle, H. (2019) Gambling Advertising and Marketing. Gambling Commission Raising Standards Conference 2018, Birmingham, UK, 8th November 2018.
Wardle, H. (2019) Gambling and Suicide. All Party Parliamentary Group on Suicide and Self Harm, London, UK, 2019.
Wardle, H. (2018) Putting Women First! What’s New About the Clinical Treatment Approach and Research in Women Gambling Disorder. 12th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues, Valletta, Malta, 11-14 Sept 2018.
Wardle, H. (2018) Rites of passage? The Changing Role of Gambling in the Lives of Children and Young People in Great Britain. 12th European Conference on Gambling Studies and Policy Issues, Valletta, Malta, 11-14 Sept 2018.
Reith, G. and Wardle, H. (2018) Gambling Related Harms: A Pragmatic Definition for Policy. Public Health England Annual Conference 2018, Coventry, UK, 11-12 Sept 2018.
Wardle, H. (2018) Gambling Harms: Implications for Treatment, Policy and Practice. Treating Addiction Conference, London, UK, 2018.
Wardle, H. (2018) Understanding Gambling-Related Harms. Local Government Association: Towards a Whole Council Approach to Tackling Gambling-Related Harms, London, UK, 2018.
Wardle, H. (2017) Technological Change and the Health and Wellbeing of Youth: A Case Study of Gambling. 5th GambleAware Harm Minimisation Conference, London, UK, 6-7 Dec 2017.
Wardle, H. (2017) Is It All In The Mind? Historical and Social Perspectives of Gambling. All Party Parliamentary Group: Betting and Gaming Seminar, London, UK, 2017.
Wardle, H. (2016) Changes in Gambling Behaviour Over Time. All Party Parliamentary Group: Betting and Gaming Seminar, 2016.
Wardle, H. (2016) Gambling and Vulnerable People. Regulatory Briefing on Greece, Athens, Greece, 2016.
Wardle, H. (2016) Mapping Vulnerability to Gambling-related Harm: A British Case Study. 16th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2016.
Wardle, H. (2016) Who Loses? Losing Money on Machines in Boomakers: Evidence from Great Britain. 16th International Conference on Gambling and Risk Taking, Las Vegas, NV, USA, 2016.
Website
Zendle, D., Wardle, H. , Reith, G. and Bowden-Jones, H. (2019) A new public body is necessary to effectively regulate the UK video game industry. [Website]
Grants
UKRI (ESRC): Betting and Gambling: Covid-19 Impact Study
Wellcome: Technological change and the health and wellbeing of youth: a case study of gambling
NIHR: Football fans and betting (FFAB): a feasibility study and randomised pilot trial of a group-based intervention to reduce gambling involvement among male football fans.
Supervision
- Laidler, Fay
Exploring the role of individuals with lived experience of gambling harms in policy and research.
Professional activities & recognition
Research fellowships
- 2017 - 2022: Wellcome Humanities and Social Science Research Fellowship
- 2011 - 2015: ESRC Sociology funded PhD
Grant committees & research advisory boards
- 2015 - 2020: Advisory Board for Safer Gambling, Deputy Chair
Editorial boards
- 2019 - 2020: Public Health - editor of special edition on gambling
- 2017: Brief Addiction Science Information Source, Harvard
Selected international presentations
- 2019: AGRI annual conference (Keynote at Alberta Gambling Research Institute (AGRI), Canada)
- 2018: GambleAware annual conference (Keynote at GambleAware conference, London)
Supplementary
- Served as expert witness to: House of Lord's Select Committee Enquiry in to the social and economic impact of the gambling industry (2019) House of Common's Select Committee Enquiry into the Gambling Act, 2005 (2012) The All Party Parliament Groups on suicide (2019); online gambling harms (2019) and fixed odd betting terminals (2017). Peer reviewer for the National Audit Office investigation into the Gambling Commission (2019). Special Adviser to the Local Government Association's task force on gambling (2014). Numerous press and media appearances, including (but not limited to): BBC Panorama investigation into Gambling (2019) BBC Football Focus investigation into sports and betting (2020) Channel 4 Dispatches investigation into fixed odd betting terminals (2014)