In this episode, Professor Sally Gainsbury speaks with Dr Timothy Fong, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, Co-Director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program (UGSP), and lead investigator on the Financial Stability and Responsible Gambling Initiative. Together, they explore why financial harm from gambling is often recognised only after it has become severe, despite financial changes frequently emerging much earlier. They discuss the close relationship between financial and mental health, how digital payments and easy access to credit have changed the gambling environment, and why simply asking someone how much debt they have may fail to capture the true financial impact of their gambling.

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Show notes and related links:

Check out the UCLA Gambling Program: https://uclagamblingprogram.org/

Financial Stability and Responsible Gambling Initiative (FSRG): https://fsrginitiative.org/

Kindbridge Research Institute: https://kindbridgeinstitute.org/

Gamfin Financial Counseling for Gambling Addiction: https://www.gamfin.org/

Etcera Foundation: https://ecstra.org.au/

Want to learn more about financial literacy? – Listen to Episode 1 with Prof. Annamaria Lusardi and Episode 2 with Dr. Tracey West