Ms Judith Glynn

Biography

Judith Glynn is a PhD Candidate at the Centre of Excellence in Responsible Gaming, University of Gibraltar. Judith’s research focuses on public policy, regulation, and compliance. Judith began her career in the Ontario Public Service where she led consultation for the reform of Ontario’s regulatory agencies, and was part of the management team that implemented the legislative, policy, and regulatory framework for gambling expansion in the late 1990s. Judith was Director then CEO of the Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre, working with researchers worldwide. For the past twelve years, Judith has provided research and consulting services to policy makers in the highly regulated sectors of gambling, cannabis, alcohol, tobacco, and vaping. Judith has worked with government, public health, academic, First Nations, health care, and industry bodies in North America, Europe, Australia, the UK. She is President of PRET Solutions Inc. She serves on the Massachusetts Gaming Commission Research Review Committee, and has provided peer review for The Lancet, and the Journal of Gambling Issues.

Judith also lectures Compliance Leadership for the MBA in the School of Business. Judith’s primary research interest is the role of gambling in society, especially the public policy, legal, and regulatory frameworks established to manage gambling and other risk industries.

Selected Publications

• Czakó, A., Király, O., Koncz, P., Yu, S. H. U. M., Mangat, H. S., Glynn, J. A., Romero, P., Griffiths, M. D., Rumpf, H., & Demetrovics, Z. (2023). Safer esports for players , spectators , and bettors : Issues , challenges , and policy recommendations. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 12(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2023.00012
• Nower, L., & Glynn, J. (2022). Adopting An Affordability Approach to Responsible Gambling and Harm Reduction: Considerations for Implementation in a North American Context. Gaming Law Review, 26(9), 466–476. https://doi.org/10.1089/glr2.2022.0020
• Braid, K., Volberg, R., Glynn, J. (2021) British Columbia Online Problem Gambling Prevalence Study. https://corporate.bclc.com/content/dam/bclccorporate/reports/responsible-and-problem-gambling/2021/Prevalence-Study-with-Cover-and-Action-Plan.pdf
• Hilbrecht, M., Glynn, J. Gambling-Related Harms: Developing Priorities for Harm Reduction Policy Setting. 17th International Conference on Gambling & Risk Taking, May 29-30, 2019. https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/gaming_institute/2019/May29/61/