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Appendix A

Topic guide summary

Introductions and background (10 minutes)

• participant introduction
• brief overview of gambling activity.

Experiences of consequences from gambling (20 minutes)

• participant experiences of gambling (positive and negative)
• timeline of participants experiences of gambling consequences
• wider factors that contributed to negative experiences (such employment, income, or factors related to family and friends)
• participant’s experiences of adverse consequences
• participant’s experiences in the last year since completing the survey.

Relationship between gambling consequences (15 minutes)

• whether consequences experienced are related to each other
• factors that drive the order in which harms were experienced.

Preventing and reducing adverse consequences (10 minutes)

• awareness of support for gambling harms
• experiences of accessing formal or informal support for adverse consequences
• reasons for not accessing support (if applicable).

Interview close (5 minutes)

• final closing comments.

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Last updated: 31 July 2025

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