Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health

 

 

 

Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health, the first academic English journal for Asian communities
on gambling issues, is an international peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal published once a year by the Hong Kong
Academy of Medicine Press.

The Hong Kong Academy of Medicine Press
Room 901, 9/F, HKAM Jockey Club Building, 99 Wong Chuk Hang Road, Aberdeen, Hong Kong, SAR PRC.

 

Aims and Scope
Asian Journal of Gambling Issues and Public Health provides a platform for scholars, experts and practitioners
within and outside the Asian regions to share gambling research, prevention and intervention experiences, and to promote
critical discussion on gambling policy and gambling related public health issues.

The journal aims to: facilitate international debates on gambling expansion and liberalization, benefits and costs of legalized
gambling, the impact of gambling technologies, responsible gambling policies and initiatives, prevention and intervention of
problem gambling;
document updated empirical studies on vulnerable groups, etiology, resiliency and prevalence estimates
of excessive gambling, gambling in the financial markets, treatment efficacy of various therapies, and evaluation on awareness
and preventive programs in different Asian communities; encourage gamblers and family members to share their experience
in treatment and recovery.