Theorising gambling self-exclusion agreements: the inadequacy of procedural autonomy

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dc.contributor.authorLong, Bernard
dc.date.accessioned2026-10-07T10:36:02Z
dc.date.available2026-10-07T10:36:02Z
dc.date.issued2023-01-31
dc.description.abstractGambling self-exclusion agreements enable a person to have themselves prevented from gambling for some future period. In light of evidence of their effectiveness in helping problem gamblers manage their addiction, these agreements enjoy growing popularity. In particular, several jurisdictions now oblige gambling operators to offer self-exclusion to their clientele. If self-exclusion has a unique value that is distinct from paternalistic measures, such as forced exclusion, it is surely because it prizes the gambler's autonomy. In this article, however, I will argue that self-exclusion's theoretical basis cannot, in fact, be found in a procedural theory of autonomy that only regards agents' own values and decisions. Rather, I will contend that if agents may bind their future selves in only some ways - for example, by preventing themselves from gambling but not preventing themselves from self-excluding or selling themselves into slavery - it can only be because of a normative, substantive claim.en
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dc.identifier.authororcidLong, Bernard§0000-0003-3471-635X
dc.identifier.citationLong, B. (2023) ‘Theorising gambling self-exclusion agreements: the inadequacy of procedural autonomy’, Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence, 36(2), pp. 407–435. https://doi.org/10.1017/cjlj.2022.30
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/cjlj.2022.30
dc.identifier.endpage435
dc.identifier.issn0841-8209
dc.identifier.issued2
dc.identifier.journaltitleCanadian Journal of Law and Jurisprudence
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-3471-635X/work/198783560
dc.identifier.startpage407
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/19420
dc.identifier.volume36
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge University Press
dc.relation.urihttps://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85147698229
dc.rights© 2023, the Author. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of University of Western Ontario (Faculty of Law).
dc.rights.accessrightsopen access
dc.rights.licensenameAttribution 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.statusPeer reviewed
dc.subjectAutonomy
dc.subjectGambling addiction
dc.subjectGambling self-exclusion agreements
dc.subjectProcedural autonomy
dc.subject[Law]
dc.titleTheorising gambling self-exclusion agreements: the inadequacy of procedural autonomyen
dc.typeArticle (peer-reviewed)
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