{"id":17111,"date":"2021-04-22T15:34:27","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T15:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=17111"},"modified":"2026-04-23T20:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T23:10:46","slug":"new-zealand-study-finds-gambling-addiction-makes-people-isolate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/new-zealand-study-finds-gambling-addiction-makes-people-isolate","title":{"rendered":"New Zealand: study finds gambling addiction makes people isolate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A study from the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand suggests people with gambling addiction tend to withdraw from social groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">New Zealand.- The\u00a0<strong>Auckland University of Technology<\/strong>\u00a0carried out a study to analyse the behaviour of\u00a0<strong>people with gambling addiction problems\u00a0<\/strong>and found out they<strong>\u00a0tend to pull away from community groups<\/strong>\u00a0without any apparent reason.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Maria Bellringer<\/strong>, Gambling and Addictions Research Centre associate professor, told the RNZ newspaper<strong>\u00a0the finding could help experts identify people with gambling addiction problems<\/strong> <strong>more easily<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The study also found\u00a0that <strong>people with gambling addictions have a poorer quality of life and weak health<\/strong>. They also tend to experience stressful life situations. The study found that people who resolve addiction problems see an improvement in their health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Health Promotion Agency reported<strong>\u00a0that about 54,000 people in New Zealand gamble at a harmful level<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year the National Institute for Health Innovation\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/new-zealand-to-test-new-app-for-problem-gambling\">launched an app called Manaaki<\/a>\u00a0to help\u00a0<strong>people cut back on gambling<\/strong>. The app, which is being tested, aims to\u00a0<strong>help users control urges to gamble<\/strong>\u00a0and to give players the feeling they can change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, the Department of Internal Affairs revealed\u00a0that <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/pokies-spend-sets-new-record-in-new-zealand-in-q4\">spending on pokies (slot machines) had reached NZ$252m (US$178m) in the period from October to December 2020<\/a>, the\u00a0<strong>highest quarterly spend\u00a0<\/strong>since the Department of Internal Affairs began keeping records in 2007.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study from the Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand suggests people with gambling addiction tend to withdraw from social groups.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"A study by Auckland University of Technology reveals gambling addiction correlates with social withdrawal, poorer health, and increased stress among individuals in New Zealand. Concurrently, the Department of Internal Affairs reported a record NZ$252m spend on pokies in Q4 2020, highlighting the ongoing challenge despite new responsible gambling initiatives like the Manaaki app.","focusai_entities":"Auckland University of Technology, Maria Bellringer, RNZ newspaper, Health Promotion Agency, National Institute for Health Innovation, Department of Internal Affairs","focusai_location":"New Zealand","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), affiliate_publisher (0.8), product_ux (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Response Efficacy?","query":"Given the record pokies spend and the study's findings on social withdrawal, what specific enhancements to New Zealand's regulatory compliance and responsible gambling frameworks are being considered to mitigate public health risks?"},{"label":"Operator RG Strategy?","query":"How are iGaming operators in New Zealand integrating these new insights into player behavior and health impacts to evolve their responsible gambling (RG) strategies and B2C player protection tools?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,23876],"tags":[23907,757],"class_list":["post-17111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-social-news","tag-land-based-casino","tag-online-casino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17111"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17134,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17111\/revisions\/17134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}