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Aisling was the Head of Consumer and Business Markets (2018-2023). Her team focused on digital markets, regulated markets, gambling policy, business and macroeconomic policy. She worked closely with regulators (e.g. UK Gambling Commission, Competition and Markets Authority), government departments (No. 10, HMT, DCMS, Cabinet Office), the charity sector, and private…
Ruth Persian heads up BIT UK’s Financial Behaviour Team and Gambling Policy & Research Unit (GPRU). She has extensive experience in designing behavioural insights interventions and impact evaluations, having worked on over 15 behavioural insights projects in more than 10 countries, covering policy areas from revenue collection to financial inclusion.…
Nida Broughton is UK Managing Director at BIT, leading our work across the United Kingdom. She was previously co-Director of Economic Policy, overseeing BIT’s work across consumer policy, business regulation, economic growth, sustainability and EDI. Nida is lead author of BIT’s flagship publications, The Behavioural Economy and Boosting Businesses, and…
Eleanor is a senior advisor within the financial behaviour team at BIT. Eleanor leads projects within the Gambling Policy and Research Unit at BIT, which explores how behavioural insights can be applied to reduce gambling harm. Whilst at BIT Eleanor has worked across a range of policy areas and has…
Tom is a Senior Research Advisor in the Environment, Productivity, Innovation and Consumers team. Prior to joining BIT, Tom worked as an independent economics consultant for various clients, including the World Bank and UK Government. He has worked on research projects in the UK and internationally covering topics in public…
Louis is part of the research team at BIT, working primarily with the Gambling Policy and Research Unit (GPRU). He is mostly involved in the design and evaluation of behavioural interventions with gambling operators and banking firms to reduce gambling-related harms. Prior to joining BIT, Louis studied the MPhil in…
Deelan is Senior Policy Advisor to the Chief of Innovation & Partnerships at the Behavioural Insights Team. He supports the Chief (Elisabeth Costa) in global efforts for building new, long-term partnerships and collaborations across the team, as well as developing BIT's emerging areas of expertise and service offers. Deelan was…
Rachel is an Advisor based in the London office. She is part of the Consumer and Business Markets team and focuses on innovation and emerging markets. Prior to joining BIT, Rachel worked in the environmental sector as a Sustainability and Research Analyst. She holds a first class joint Honours in…
Akila is a Research Advisor in the Economy team, specialising in Qualitative Research methods. At BIT, she works on projects aimed at enhancing consumer protection, financial inclusion, and addressing gambling-related harms. She has experience with a range of research methods such as in-depth interviews, user-testing, prototyping, focus groups, and deliberative…
This discussion paper presents ideas to reduce gambling harm by reshaping the market. In the UK gambling market, incentives are not strong enough for operators to prevent gambling harm, apart from at the extreme ends. A well-designed market would align operator incentives with improving consumer welfare and well-being.
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