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Positive predictors of acceptability and use included younger age, rural\/regional residence, gambling expenditure, problem gambling severity, gambling harms, and use of professional support. Acceptability did not increase the likelihood of using app-delivered gambling interventions, however, which may suggest a translation gap. The findings support continued investment into the development and evaluation of app-delivered gambling interventions, with a focus on enhancing engagement and uptake. Uptake could be improved by promoting the effectiveness and anonymity of evidence-based app-delivered gambling interventions, particularly among receptive audiences (young people, rural\/regional residents, those with greater problem gambling severity), while redressing scepticism and perceived technology-related threats among vulnerable subgroups (those with greater gambling expenditure and gambling-related harm).\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1007\/s10899-024-10373-9","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,1,9]],"date-time":"2025-01-09T05:49:19Z","timestamp":1736401759000},"page":"593-613","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":11,"title":["The General Acceptability and Use of Smartphone App-Delivered Interventions for Gambling in Australia"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"41","author":[{"given":"C. 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The data collected in this article was drawn from a broader study evaluating an app-delivered gambling intervention (\u201cReset\u201d derived from an evidence-based online intervention \u201c\n                      GamblingLess\n                      \u201d), developed by ND\/SM\/SR of the authorship team, for the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation (VRGF). Given the historical involvement of three of the investigators in the development of\n                      Reset\n                      , a \u2018Working Group\u2019 was established to ensure objectivity, transparency, and management of any perceived conflicts of interest. The Working Group comprised six members, including a Chair (expert researcher), an independent researcher, two VRGF representatives, and two service provider representatives. The Working Group provide ongoing oversight to the evaluation of\n                      Reset,\n                      including the methodologies, data analysis plans, and data interpretation. The 3-year declaration of interest statement of this research team is as follows. In the last three years, ND, SM, and AT have received research and consultancy funding from multiple sources, including via hypothecated taxes from gambling revenue. ND has received research funding from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, New South Wales Office of Responsible Gambling, Tasmanian Department of Treasury and Finance, Gambling Research Australia, Swedish Gambling Research Council, Health Research Council of New Zealand, and New Zealand Ministry of Health. She has been the recipient of a Deakin University Faculty of Health Mid-Career Fellowship. SM has received research funding from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, New South Wales Office or Responsible Gambling, Gambling Research Australia, Health Research Council of New Zealand and the New Zealand Ministry of Health. She is currently the recipient of a New South Wales Office of Responsible Gambling Postdoctoral Research Fellowship. SR has received research funding from Health Research Council of New Zealand, New Zealand Ministry of Health, Internet NZ, Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, Gambling Research Exchange Ontario, New South Wales Office of Responsible Gambling and Gambling Research Australia. AT has received research funding from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, New South Wales Office of Responsible Gambling, Gambling Research Australia, the Alliance for Gambling Reform and Self-help Addiction Resource Centre. SC has received funding for gambling-related research from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation, the NSW Office of Responsible Gambling, and the Australian Research Council.\u00a0None of the authors have knowingly received research or consultancy funding from the gambling, tobacco, or alcohol industries or any industry-sponsored organisation.","order":2,"name":"Ethics","group":{"name":"EthicsHeading","label":"Conflict of Interest"}}]}}