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Jun 25
Focal Points Newsletter – June 2025
Learn more about our latest developments, research, news, and other key updates for June 2025.
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May 25
Focal to Share Groundbreaking Research at Responsible Gambling Council Discovery Conference in Toronto this May
Focal Research will present safer gambling research at RGC 2025, sharing insights into how player interactions can help reduce gambling harm.
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Mar 25
Exploring Session Length and Player Risk
Focal Research and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas International Gaming Institute (IGI) explored the relationship between risk of gambling-related harm and the length of EGM play sessions using real-world player data.
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Mar 25
Focal Points Newsletter – March 2025
Learn more about our latest developments, research, news, and other key updates for March 2025.
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Mar 25
Driving Safer Gambling | Focal Research at Regulating the Game 2025
Focal Research’s participation in the Regulating the Game 2025 conference (March 11-13), coupled with strategic client engagements, underscores our dedication to innovation, and research.
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Jan 25
Focal Unveils Fresh Perspectives at Regulating the Game 2025
Discover Focal Research's key sessions at Regulating the Game 2025, including industry collaborations, safer gambling training, and AI applications in gaming.
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Jan 22
Developing the Affordability Index
Identifying overspenders has become a priority for operators but poses several challenges as affordable limits vary strongly between players. Focal developed effective algorithms and profiles for accurately detecting and assisting at-risk 'Overspenders'.
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Mar 21
Evaluating Safer Gambling Interactions
Data gathered during the 2019 UK Casino Trial of the ALeRT BETTOR Protection System was used to assess the impact of safer gambling interactions by UK casino staff in reducing behaviours associated with customer risk for gambling problems.
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May 15
A Measure of Early Gambling Risk and Harm
Focal Research has developed and validated the FocaL Adult Gambling Screen (FLAGS) to identify early signs of gambling risk and harm among electronic gambling machine (EGM) players as well as general gambling populations.
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Dec 11
How to Model Gambling Risk Using Loyalty Data
This paper provides an overview of best practices and lessons learned through Focal’s work in creating risk identification models using player tracking data collected from customer loyalty programs, smart cards, and online systems.
