{"id":20350,"date":"2026-03-16T07:50:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-16T10:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/?p=20350"},"modified":"2026-04-19T07:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T10:46:30","slug":"sargf-invites-public-participation-in-gambling-disorder-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/sargf-invites-public-participation-in-gambling-disorder-research","title":{"rendered":"SARGF invites public participation in gambling disorder research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Participants will be asked to provide information about their gambling history, behaviour and how gambling may have affected their well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

South Africa.- The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SARGF)<\/strong> has opened participation for a study investigating how treatment data can improve the diagnosis and treatment outcomes of gambling disorder in South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The research, titled: \u201cEffectiveness of the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation Treatment Data in Addressing Gambling Disorder in South Africa<\/strong>, is a doctoral project at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) Business School<\/strong>, led by PhD candidate Sibongile Simelane-Quntana<\/strong> and supervised by Pius<\/strong> Oba<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Participants will be required to complete an online survey divided into three sections, derived from the SARGF\u2019s research instruments. The survey is expected to take between 30 and 45 minutes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a public letter to potential participants, Simelane-Quntana noted that the study aims to evaluate how treatment data can improve the prognosis and diagnosis of gambling disorders. Participants will be asked to provide information about their gambling history, behaviour and how gambling may have affected their well-being. The letter states that all information collected will remain confidential and anonymous, and personal identifiers will not be used when publishing results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With consent, anonymised data may also be accessed by other researchers. The research data will be securely stored in the cloud for six years before deletion. Participation is voluntary and respondents may withdraw at any time without consequences. The study does not involve any financial cost or compensation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The researcher noted that some survey questions could cause emotional discomfort. Participants who experience distress may be referred to the foundation for counselling and treatment. Once completed, the research will contribute to Simelane-Quntana\u2019s doctoral dissertation at Wits Business School. A summary of the final report will be shared with participants upon request.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> BGA hosts responsible gambling training for frontline staff in Tlokweng<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Participants will be asked to provide information about their gambling history, behaviour and how gambling may have affected their well-being.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":11337,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The South African Responsible Gambling Foundation (SARGF), in collaboration with the University of the Witwatersrand Business School, has initiated a doctoral study to evaluate the effectiveness of SARGF treatment data in enhancing the diagnosis and treatment outcomes of gambling disorder in South Africa. This research, led by PhD candidate Sibongile Simelane-Quntana, involves an online survey collecting confidential data on participants' gambling history and well-being to inform future responsible gambling strategies.","focusai_entities":"South African Responsible Gambling Foundation, SARGF, University of the Witwatersrand, Wits Business School, Sibongile Simelane-Quntana, Pius Oba","focusai_location":"South Africa","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.8), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.8), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.7), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (0.8), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Impact on Regulatory Frameworks","query":"How might the findings from the SARGF and Wits Business School study influence the next iteration of responsible gambling regulatory compliance and governance frameworks for licensed operators in South Africa?"},{"label":"Operator Strategy Adjustments","query":"What specific operational adjustments, particularly concerning player protection tools and data-driven intervention strategies, might iGaming operators in South Africa need to consider based on the study's conclusions regarding treatment data effectiveness?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[60016,60011],"tags":[71,60900,60901],"class_list":["post-20350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-africa","tag-gambling","tag-research","tag-treatment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20350"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20403,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20350\/revisions\/20403"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}