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Week of October 26, 202638
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Mathematical analysis of a reaction-diffusion gambling information diffusion model
This study develops and analyses a non-linear reaction–diffusion model for information spread, motivated by gambling-related information diffusion …
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All In: A Casino-Themed Emergency Medicine Conference Day
Audience: The target audience includes individuals involved in the education and training of emergency medicine (EM) residents, such as program directors, assistant program directors, core faculty, and academic attendings, as well as learners including residents, physician assistant (PA) fellows, and medical students (MS) …
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Value investing and gambling: An asset pricing model integrating Q-theory and salience theory
Grounded in investment Q-theory, we treat industry discount rates as proxies for value-investment opportunities and use salience theory to measure gambling behaviour, integrating both into a novel asset pricing model – the ST-ICAPM – which we evaluate across Chinese industries from 2014 to 2023 …
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Understanding Betting Risks among Urban Youth in Mwanza, Tanzania: A Qualitative Ethnographic Study
Sports betting has expanded across sub-Saharan Africa, increasingly intersecting with young people’s aspirations, technological accessibility, and economic insecurity. Although awareness of gambling-related risks may influence young people’s decisions, recognising such risks does not necessarily lead to cessation of betting …
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Sporda Bahis Teması Üzerine Küresel Araştırma Trendlerinin Bibliometrik Analizi
Bu çalışmada R programlama dilinde Biblioshiny ara yüzü kullanılmış, konu üzerine yapılan araştırmaların bibliometrik özellikleri analiz edilmiştir …
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On the ethics of utilizing prediction markets for forecasting hydrological catastrophe
As peer-to-peer prediction markets increasingly allow real-money wagering on environmental events, public scientific agencies are being drawn into the role of financial “settlement oracles,” the designated sources of truth against which contracts resolve …
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A Juridical Analysis of the Criminal Act of Web Defacement Involving Online Gambling via SEO Poisoning on Government Websites: A Review under the ITE Law and the Criminal Code
Rapid advancements in information technology and digital transformation have catalyzed complex modern cybercrimes, prominently Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Poisoning and Web Defacement targeting critical government and public sector infrastructure …
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Navigating Uncertainty in Loot Box Purchase Decisions: Budget Constraints and Perceived Utility
Purpose – This study aims to understand how university students consider budget constraints, perceive the utility of digital items, and make loot box purchase decisions under uncertain outcomes. Design/Methodology/Approach – The study employed a qualitative descriptive-exploratory design …
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Beyond the Individual: Rethinking Public Health Approaches to Gambling‐Related Harm
ABSTRACT Public health approaches to gambling‐related harm have increasingly shifted from individual pathology to population‐level frameworks. However, these approaches remain under strain, as they continue to individualize harm while attempting to address broader structural conditions …
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Social identification on gambling websites as a correlate of gambling problems: A global cross-national study
Background The global expansion of online gambling highlights gaps in our understanding of the social psychological mechanisms in digital environments that are associated with gambling-related harm …
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Implementation of Deep Learning Using Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) for a Web-Based Online Gambling Advertisement Detection System
The widespread distribution of online gambling advertisements on digital platforms has become a significant issue requiring an automated detection system. This study aims to implement Deep Learning using a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) architecture to detect online gambling advertisements within a web-based environment …
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A systematic review on cognitive distortions in gambling activities and gambling disorder
Publication date: Available online 30 October 2026 Source: Addictive Behaviors Author(s): Colleen Verwacht, Nellia Bellaert, Aurélien Cornil, Thomas Brihaye, Federico Cassioli, Mandy Rossignol
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Unhealthy Digital Marketing Among Aboriginal People in Australia: Findings From the #DigitalMob Pilot Study
Issue Addressed: This study aimed to quantify Aboriginal adults' exposure to digital marketing of unhealthy food and beverages, alcohol, gambling, tobacco and e-cigarettes; analyse demographic differences in marketing exposure; and describe the nature of digital marketing reaching Aboriginal audiences, including brands, platforms and marketing tactics …
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Proposal of Gender-Sensitive Diagnostic Indicators for the Detection of Gambling Disorder in Women: An Exploratory and Qualitative Approach to Women's Narratives
Women and men exhibit a different clinical profile, as there are numerous individual, social or cultural factors that influence how women involve themselves in gambling, interpret the risks, and experience the consequences …
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Factors Associated with Treatment Dropout Among Individuals with Gambling Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Background And Aims: Gambling disorder (GD) is a behavioral addiction frequently comorbid with mental health and substance use disorders. Its substantial individual and societal burden, explained by the impact of GD on multiple domains that include health, relationships, work or education, is compounded by high treatment dropout rates …
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“Please Gamble Responsibly”: Sports Betting Advertisement Strategies During Men’s and Women’s Professional Basketball Broadcasts
This study content analyzed 147 sports betting advertisements during the 2025 playoffs for the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) seasons. The study assesses differences in gender representation, volume, promotional strategies, and responsible betting messaging …
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The relationships between noriuchi (stake, risk, time, outcome-sharing gambling) participation, gambling behavior, and problem gambling severity among Japanese gamblers
Introduction In Japan, noriuchi refers to a collaborative gambling practice in which multiple players pool money used for betting and later split the final net profit or loss …
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Betting-driven sport consumption among young adults: motivational dynamics and reconfiguration of sport engagement
Research question: Sports betting has been promoted as a way of attracting and boosting younger audiences, although critics warn that it turns sport into a means to an end and can generate social harms. Evidence on this process is scarce …
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Analysis of Sentencing Disparity in Online Gambling Offenses (A Study of Decisions Number 180/Pid.Sus/2024/PN Gto and Number 270/Pid.Sus/2024/PN Gto)
The proliferation of online gambling promotion by personal social media account holders demands the consistent application of law, while judges' freedom in imposing sentences (judicial discretion) has the potential to create disparities that undermine public trust in the judiciary …
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The Dynamics of Juvenile Delinquency in the Digital Era and the Implementation of Islamic Guidance and Counseling at MAN 3 Indramayu
Adolescence is a critical transitional period prone to deviant behavior. In the digital era, the form of juvenile delinquency has transformed from conventional to technology-based, one of which is the rampant phenomenon of online gambling among school students, as identified in MAN 3 Indramayu …
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Gambling-Related Knowledge: A Systematic Review and Clinical Implications
Gambling-related knowledge is often considered central to gambling behavior, particularly in forms of gambling perceived as skill-based. However, gambling knowledge has been inconsistently defined and measured across studies …
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Wagering on Unfinished Experiments-Prediction Markets and Clinical Trial Integrity
This Viewpoint discusses the potential impact on recruitment, retention, measurement, or evidence generation after a prediction market platform announced it would host betting on the outcomes of clinical trials and US Food and Drug Administration regulatory reviews, noting that policy action is needed to ensure that prediction markets do not undermine the …
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Problems with the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI): Is it fit for public health monitoring of gambling harms? An analysis with Rasch Measurement Theory
The Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) is a widely used tool for measuring gambling-related issues, playing a central role in service delivery and national monitoring, especially in the British context …
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Analysis of Changes in the Knowledge Structure of Adolescent Gaming and Gambling Research in Korea: A Text Mining and Social Network Analysis
본 연구는 2013년부터 2026년까지 발표된 국내 청소년 게임·도박 관련 학술지 논문을 대상으로 텍스트마이닝과 사회연결망분석을 활용하여 연구동향과 지식구조의 변화를 분석하였다. 단어빈도 분석, 핵심 키워드 중요도 분석, 연결중심성 분석, CONCOR 분석 및 군집분석을 수행하였다. 분석 결과, 핵심 연구주제는 지속적으로 유지되었으나 코로나19 이후 온라인·사이버 환경과 정책 및 위험요인 관련 연구의 비중이 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 또한 연구주제 간 연결성과 네트워크 응집성이 강화되면서 지식구조가 보다 통합적인 형태로 변화하였다 …
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A Comparative Study of Topic Modeling Algorithms for Online Reviews: The Case of Casino Integrated Resorts in South Korea (LDA, STM, and BERTopic)
When applying topic modeling to online reviews in tourism and hospitality research, scholars face a largely undocumented decision: which algorithm to use.This study addresses that choice empirically by benchmarking three representative algorithms-Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA), the Structural Topic Model (STM; implemented as Dirichlet-Multinomial …
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The Relationship Between Powerball Jackpot Size and Lottery Sales in Texas: Evidence from 2022–2025 Data
In recent years, Powerball jackpots have reached exceptionally high levels, attracting substantial public attention and raising questions about how jackpot size is related to lottery ticket sales. This study examines the relationship between large Powerball jackpots and ticket sales in Texas from 2022 to 2025 …
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Player exclusion and sub-market substitution: synthetic DiD evidence from Germany’s gambling machine market
Abstract This study examines the effects of the introduction of an exclusion program on the distribution of gambling machines between gambling halls and gastronomic establishments. We use the German federal state of Hesse as a case study. Hesse introduced an exclusion program in 2014 for gambling halls …
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Exploring obesity in behavioral addictions: a neglected field and new empirical insights
Previous research suggests a possible association between obesity and behavioral addictions; however, findings remain inconsistent and the psychological mechanisms underlying this relationship remain poorly understood …
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Three Years of Care Trajectories Among Patients with Gambling Disorder
Given the limited evidence on care received over time by patients with gambling disorder (GD), this study examined care trajectories and their associations with patients' conditions, gambling characteristics, and quality of care …
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REGULATING MONETIZATION and GAMBLIFICATION IN VIDEO GAMES: THE CLASSIFICATION–FUNCTION MISMATCH IN DIGITAL MARKETS
The present article provides a comparative doctrinal analysis of monetized video game features subject to regulatory and judicial review in Europe, the United States, and China …
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Organizational Communication Dynamics in Online Gambling Criminal Networks: A Case Study of Recruitment Communication in Cambodia within the ASEAN Context
This study examines organizational communication in the recruitment of new members into online gambling operations, focusing on the experiences of four individuals with direct work experience in online gambling operations associated with Cambodia, alongside one legal expert …
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BETS E COMPORTAMENTO FINANCEIRO: REFLEXÕES SOBRE RISCOS, ENDIVIDAMENTO E EDUCAÇÃO FINANCEIRA NA ERA DAS APOSTAS ONLINE
Essa pesquisa visa analisar como a relação entre apostas esportivas online (bets) e educação financeira tem sido abordada na produção científica brasileira e quais implicações emergem para o comportamento financeiro dos indivíduos …
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Analyzing the Costs and Benefits of Legalized Sports Betting
Abstract Following a 2018 Supreme Court ruling that overturned the prohibition on sports betting in most states, 38 states have since passed laws legalizing sports gambling. Most of the literature examines the negative impacts of legalized sports betting. As with anything in life, activities often have both costs and benefits …
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Locating Gambling Severity Within Polysubstance Involvement: The Specific Role of Methamphetamine in 9,421 Adults Entering Treatment
Abstract Gambling problems are common among people entering alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment, yet they are easily missed and the substance-use patterns that mark them are poorly understood …
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CONSTITUTIONAL FOUNDATIONS of AMERICAN GAMBLING LAW
Gaming Law Review, Volume 30, Issue 10, Page 263-273, December 2026. This article argues that gambling litigation constitutes an overlooked but coherent body of jurisprudence that has significantly shaped the development of major constitutional doctrines.
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Legal Reconstruction as a Policy Bridge: Advancing Criminalization of Online Gambling Amid National Differences
Online gambling is a rapidly growing global phenomenon affecting countries across the world and creating complex legal, social, economic, and technological challenges …
Week of October 19, 202638
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Sports Betting, Lotteries, and State Revenues in the Post-PASPA Era
State lotteries are an important source of state revenue in the 45 states that operate them. Following the repeal of the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA), 38 states and Washington, DC legalized sports betting …
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Gambling Modality and Financial Harm among People Seeking Help for Gambling Disorder in South Korea
Online-offline gambling comparisons rarely distinguish debt occurrence from debt amount. Problem-stage gambling modality and recalled modality pathways were examined in relation to symptom severity and gambling-related debt …
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DID COLLEGE FOOTBALL BETTING MARKETS CORRECTLY ASSESS GAME-SHORTENING RULE CHANGES?
Established rules and norms are standard within competitive sports. However, changes are often made to create better functioning contests or improved viewer experiences. We examine the impact of one such change on sports wagering markets …
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Detection of Online Gambling Promotional Comments on YouTube Using IndoBERT
Online gambling promotional comments on YouTube have become increasingly widespread and are difficult to detect with conventional moderation systems because they use informal language, varied spellings, and disguised keywords …
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Sex Differences in the Association Between Child Sexual Abuse and Machine-Based Gambling: Findings from a National Survey
This cross-sectional study examined the association between child sexual abuse (CSA) and machine-based gambling. Evidence on this association remains limited regarding sex differences. Data came from 27,699 adults aged 18 to 79 in the 2023 Japan COVID-19 and Society Internet Survey (JACSIS) …
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Payment Preferences and Related Sports Betting Behavior: A Secondary Analysis of Player Data from an Online Sports Gambling Operator
This study investigated the relationship between payment methods and sports betting behavior using transactional data from a European online sports gambling operator …
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Problem gambling severity and personal and family financial harm among students in Kazakhstan: The mediating role of psychological distress
Gambling-related financial harm may affect both students and the families who share or support their finances …
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Preventing Gambling Among Adolescents: An Umbrella Review of School-Based Prevention Programmes
In recent years, both land-based and online gambling have become increasingly normalised and socially accepted activities. Despite legal restrictions aimed at preventing underage access, evidence confirms concerning prevalence rates among adolescents …
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Legalized online sports betting associated with increase in outpatient treatment for mental illness
In 2018, there was one state with legalized online sports betting. Now there are 31. That increase is associated with an increase in treatment for mental illness, researchers have found. Gambling disorder (GD) is in the category of substance use disorder (SUD), but this study suggested that GD itself increases mental health problems.
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Jackpot Justice: Predation, Profit, and State-Corporate Crime in Online Gambling
Since the US Supreme Court ruled that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act was unconstitutional in 2018, there has been a rapid increase in digital gambling …
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Gambling helpline director sentenced to prison for past theft
A man whose gambling addiction led him to steal $1 million from his employer, then to make amends by running a gambling helpline, has nevertheless been sentenced to a decade in prison for the 2024 theft …
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Developing a Measure of the Double-Edged Health-Related Consequences of Lottery Participation (DEHC-LP) Among Chinese Lottery Participants and Examining Their Psychological Correlates: The Roles of Lottery Beliefs and Passion
Lottery participation may be associated with both beneficial and detrimental consequences relevant to individuals' health, well-being, and daily functioning, reflecting a double-edged phenomenon. Understanding the psychological factors associated with these divergent consequences is important for promoting responsible lottery participation …
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Gambling Involvement And Gambling-Related Problem Severity Among Psychiatric Outpatients And Community Participants
Gambling-related problems frequently co-occur with psychiatric conditions. This cross-sectional study examined past-year gambling involvement and gambling-related problem severity in psychiatric outpatients and community participants, with particular attention to the role of emotion dysregulation and impulsivity …
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Problem Gambling Among Schoolchildren in Sub-Saharan African Context : A Cross-Sectional Study of Prevalence and Associated Factors in Benin, 2025
Gambling is rapidly expanding across Africa, particularly through sports betting. However in Benin, data on gambling behaviors among adolescents is scarce. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of problem gambling and identify associated factors among secondary school students in Benin …
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Pinjaman Online Sebagai Faktor Kriminogenik Maraknya Judi Online Pada Generasi Muda
The prevalence of online gambling and online loan use among young people presents a social problem that requires examination of the relationship between access to digital financing and gambling behavior. This study aimed to analyze the role of online loans as a criminogenic factor that may encourage young people’s involvement in online gambling …
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Online Gambling Detection Systems: A Systematic Review
Background Illegal online gambling increasingly exploits websites, mobile applications, social media, messaging services, and decentralized financial infrastructure, and operators actively evade automated filtering …
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Legal Framework, Limits of Media Regulation, and Communication Aspects Regarding the Ban on Gambling Advertising in Radio and Television Programs in Bulgaria
advertising in radio and television programmes in Bulgaria …
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Analisis Viktimologi terhadap Keterlibatan Anak dalam Perjudian Online di Lingkungan 1, Kelurahan Binjai, Kecamatan Medan Denai
This study examines the position of children involved in online gambling from a victimological perspective and identifies factors contributing to their involvement in Neighborhood 1, Binjai Urban Village, Medan Denai District. It employs empirical legal research with a qualitative approach …
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Casino and Online Self-Exclusion in Canada: Awareness, Uptake, and Compliance
Voluntary self-exclusion (VSE) is a widely available harm-reduction strategy for individuals experiencing gambling-related harm. However, little is known about factors associated with VSE awareness and utilisation, or gambling during the self-exclusion period …
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Combatting gambling in Ireland: adopting demand and supply strategies from the fight against big tobacco and alcohol
This paper outlines the threat posed by gambling in Ireland and proposes a range of policy responses …
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Problem gambling and its correlates among treatment-seeking opioid users at a tertiary care center: A cross-sectional study
ABSTRACT Background: Gambling is a major public health concern worldwide. Problem gambling refers to excessive gambling behaviors associated with negative health and socioeconomic consequences. Studies have described a strong association between problem gambling and substance use disorders (SUDs), with shared psychosocial and neurobiological vulnerabilities …
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Can consumers accurately identify loot boxes and loot box receipts?
Loot boxes are randomized rewards in video games. Meta-analyses suggest relationships between loot box spending and problem gambling symptomatology, and early longitudinal evidence suggests loot box purchasers migrate into conventional gambling at higher rates than non-purchasers …
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The Ravaging Effects of Online Gambling on the Social Functioning of Male Breadwinners in African Families: A Case of Aviator and Soccer Betting
Online gambling has emerged as a pervasive social challenge in many African societies, particularly through platforms such as Aviator and soccer betting. This study investigates the ravaging effects of these gambling practices on the social functioning of male breadwinners within African families …
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Rahapeliriippuvuus ja itsemurha – viimeinen käynti terveydenhuollossa ennen kuolemaa 1996–2023
Gambling disorder (ICD-10: F63.0) impairs quality of life and increases suicide risk. This study examined how many individuals with a gambling disorder diagnosis died by suicide, what other mental health disorders they had, and how the timing of their last health care visit related to their suicide …
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Prevalence and correlates of gambling problems among forensic psychiatric patients: evidence of elevated rates from a multi-site study
Introduction Gambling problems (GP) remain underexplored among forensic psychiatric patients (FPPs). Given the associations between GP, mental distress, and criminal behavior, it is imperative to investigate GP in this population …
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From the love of the game: a qualitative study exploring mechanisms to online gambling participation in young people
Emerging research has identified engagement in sports or video gaming as risk factors for gambling and gambling harm in young adults, but little is known about the mechanisms through which childhood engagement with these activities may lead to gambling in early adulthood …
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Casino-Side Kelly Analysis of Roulette: Growth, Fractional Exposure, and Finite-Horizon Risk
Roulette gives a transparent setting for studying how a small statistical advantage can be converted into a controlled level of repeated financial exposure. This study develops a casino-side analysis based on the Kelly criterion, comparing American and European even-money roulette under full, half, and quarter Kelly strategies …
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AN ANALYSIS OF ONLINE GAMBLING IN THE DIGITAL AGE: RISKS, REGULATION, AND SOCIAL-ECONOMICS IMPACTS
Online gambling has intensified public-health, family-welfare and regulatory concerns by making betting accessible through mobile devices, digital payments and cross-border platforms. Although some jurisdictions permit licensed operators and derive fiscal revenue from them, Indonesia prohibits gambling, creating a different legal and policy context …
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Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Online and Offline Gambling Among Medical Sciences Students in Central-Southern Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study
Gambling, as a high-risk behavior among university students, may pose a serious threat to their mental and physical health. This study aimed to identify the primary determinants of online and offline gambling prevalence among students …
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The Prevalence of Gambling Advertising during a Matchday of the German Bundesliga: A Frequency and Content Analysis of Live TV Coverage, Sport Highlight Programmes and Social Media
Abstract Gambling advertising is prevalent in sports, especially football. Sponsoring teams, leagues, and national and international competitions is an effective marketing strategy for gambling providers to reach a wide audience. This ‘gamblification’ of football poses risks to public health, particularly for vulnerable groups …
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Online gambling behavior among medical students: the relationship with chronotype and social anxiety
Online gambling has become an increasingly prevalent form of digital risk behavior among university students, facilitated by continuous internet access and ease of engagement. This cross-sectional study aimed to examine associations of social anxiety and chronotype with online gambling behavior among 268 medical students …
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Public Sentiment Analysis of Online Gambling Using Naïve Bayes and SVM on TikTok Social Media Data
This study investigates public sentiment toward online gambling on TikTok social media and evaluates the performance of two machine learning algorithms, Multinomial Naïve Bayes and Support Vector Machine (SVM), for sentiment classification …
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DILEMA ETIKA SPONSORSHIP DI LINGKUNGAN PERGURUAN TINGGI: ANALISIS KASUS PROMOSI JUDI ONLINE MAHASISWA DI SINGARAJA
This study aims to analyze ethical dilemmas in sponsorship practices among university students, focusing on the case of online gambling promotions in Singaraja. The rapid development of digital technology has encouraged students to utilize social media not only as a means of communication but also as a source of income through sponsorship activities …
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Exploring a culturally tailored psychoeducational intervention for Vietnamese Australians affected by alcohol, other drugs and gambling in South Western Sydney: A pre-post qualitative study
Vietnamese communities in South Western Sydney experience migration-related stressors, stigma, and barriers to accessing alcohol and other drug (AOD) and gambling services. Culturally tailored psychoeducational interventions may improve recovery-oriented outcomes; however, qualitative evidence in this population is limited …
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Epistemic Surrender: How U.S. Sports Journalists Appraise Risks and Rewards of Legal Sports Betting
Legal sports gambling in the U.S. has spread rapidly since a 2018 Supreme Court ruling. Media entities are becoming increasingly reliant on sponsorships and partnerships with sportsbooks, raising considerable ethical concerns …
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Association of Borderline Personality Traits and Impulsivity with Problem Gambling Severity in Gambling Disorder
This study aimed to examine the associations of borderline personality traits and impulsivity with problem gambling severity in patients with gambling disorder and their relative contributions when considered together.Method: This retrospective, cross-sectional study included 60 patients aged 18–65 with gambling disorder evaluated at psychiatry outpatient …
Week of October 12, 202650
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Widespread Suspected Illegal Advertising of Paid Loot Boxes and Social Casino Games in Belgium: Empowered by the EU Digital Services Act to Assess Compliance Using Meta's Ad Repository
Paid loot boxes and social casino mechanics are gambling-like products inside video games that provide random rewards in exchange for real-world money. These products may cause harm to vulnerable consumers, e.g., children and adults experiencing gambling harms …
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Study protocol: seeking treatment for gambling – a 10-year retrospective clinical and register study of gambling patterns and physical and psychiatric comorbidity in patients with gambling disorder
Gambling disorder, the first non-substance-related addictive disorder to be recognized, can have a severe impact on health and psycho-social well-being, but treatment seeking is often low, and the documentation of clinical needs and medical comorbidities is sparser than for substance use disorders …
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Problem sports betting/gambling in U.S. undergraduate students at a large public university
To estimate the prevalence of potential problem gambling among college students at a large U.S. public university who reported having participated in sports betting/gambling. Participants: A customized Healthy Minds Study (HMS) Student Survey was administered to undergraduate students (n = 1,489) at a large U.S. public university in 2025 …
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In Case You Haven't Heard…
Last month the Heather Maurer, executive director of the National Council on Problem Gambling resigned after taking $2 million from Kalshi, a prediction market. The problems of gambling addiction and problem gambling have been growing with online sports betting and prediction markets …
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An empirical investigation of the pathways model of problem gambling and the UPPS-P
Abstract While impulsivity is recognised as a central aetiological factor of problem gambling within the pathways model, limited research has examined the different dimensions of this trait and the three gambling sub-types contained within this model …
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From Prohibition to Supervision: Licensed Betting in Uzbekistan and the Control of Payment Flows, Financial Crime and Consumer Harm
In July 2026 Uzbekistan issued its first licences for online bookmaking, under a framework adopted in 2024. This article argues that the reform is better understood as a shift from prohibition to supervision than as the legalisation of a new activity, because betting demand, and the payment channels serving it, existed throughout the period of prohibition …
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DAMPAK PSIKOLOGIS KETERGANTUNGAN JUDI ONLINE PADA REMAJA DESA BANJARANYAR KECAMATAN RANDUDONGKAL KABUPATEN PEMALANG
Online gambling among adolescents is a growing concern because it may be associated with changes in psychological well-being and social life. This study aimed to describe the psychological impacts of online gambling addiction among adolescents in Banjaranyar Village, Randudongkal District, Pemalang Regency, Indonesia …
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Behavioral Financial Signals and Explainable AI in Credit Risk Assessment: Evidence from Utility Arrears and Gambling Activity
Traditional consumer credit scoring models frequently fail to identify rising default risks in transition economies because they rely almost exclusively on formal macroeconomic indicators and unchanging demographic data …
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Gambling Advertising and Problem Gambling in the United States: Multi‐Level Evidence Beyond Sports‐Betting Legal Status
ABSTRACT US gambling debates often center on the legal status of sports‐betting, but advertising can also be used as a distinct policy lever. This paper presents the findings of two related studies …
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Online Gambling Disorder and Its Psychosocial Impact on Adolescent Mental Health: Outcomes of a Multidisciplinary Community
Online gambling has become a serious threat to the mental health of Indonesian adolescents, with rising cases of addiction (gambling disorder), anxiety, depression, social isolation, and suicide risk …
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JOGOS ELETRÔNICOS E A PROTEÇÃO DE CRIANÇAS E ADOLESCENTES: : TECNOSOCIAIS E LEGAIS - A QUESTÃO DAS CAIXAS DE RECOMPENSA
The present article aims to analyze the technosocial and legal dimensions of electronic games, focusing on the protection of children and adolescents in the face of monetization practices, particularly the so-called loot boxes …
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Gambling regulations in Europe : results from a regulator survey
This report summarises the results of a survey to European gambling regulators, conducted in 2026. The report addresses regulatory structures and practices in different European countries, focusing specifically on three topical issues: duty of care, advertising regulation and financial regulatory measures …
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Environmental and Cognitive Factors Associated with Adolescent Gambling Experience: Focusing on Exposure to Gambling Promotional Materials, Peer Gambling Exposure, and Gambling Risk Perception
This study aimed to examine environmental and cognitive factors associated with lifetime gambling experience among adolescents. Data were drawn from the 2025 Survey on Youth Gambling, and a total of 13,481 adolescents were included in the final analytic sample. Lifetime gambling experience was specified as the dependent variable …
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A Typology of Adolescent Gamblers Using Latent Class Analysis
Adolescent gambling has emerged as a serious social concern, as gambling problems that begin at an early age may extend beyond juvenile delinquency to school maladjustment, secondary offending, and continued involvement in crime during adulthood …
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The Impact of Problematic Online Gambling on University Students' Lives: Exploring Links With Impulsivity, Emotion Regulation, and Psychological Distress
To examine the effect of problematic online gambling on the lives of university students in the context of impulsivity, emotion regulation, and psychological distress. Method: This descriptive and correlational study was conducted with 200 university students who engage in online gambling …
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System‐frame interventions to prevent gambling harms and beyond
System-frame interventions to prevent gambling harms and beyondLiving environments should be designed in a way that promotes health.Evidence-based gambling addiction prevention, therefore, requires systemic (s-frame) interventions that are considered both effective and cost-efficient.Future research should not only evaluate the effects associated with …
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Investigating Outcome Types and Betting Strategies in Roulette: A Simulation Study
Roulette has not received as significant attention in research as other forms of gambling. Where roulette has, betting style is often constrained, reducing ecological validity. The present study sought to understand different betting strategies, potential outcome distributions, and implications for research …
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Shaping the future as we bet
Abstract The rapid ascent of decentralized prediction platforms such as Polymarket signals more than a regulatory or financial controversy …
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Respon Pengguna QRIS Atas Penyalahgunaan QRIS Sebagai Media Judi Online
This study aims to see the response of QRIS users to the phenomenon that drives QRIS as a medium for online gambling transactions …
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Dampak Judi Online (Judol) terhadap Pemenuhan Hak Anak dalam Perspektif Kompilasi Hukum Islam (KHI): Analisis Putusan Pengadilan Agama dan Kajian Normatif
Online gambling has emerged as a social crisis that potentially threatens the resilience of Muslim families in Indonesia, particularly in the fulfilment of children’s basic rights …
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Analisis Akad Ju'alah dan Unsur Maysir Pada Sistem Hadiah Galatama Lele di Pemancingan Albino CS
The prize system of the Galatama (competitive) catfish fishing event at Pemancingan Albino CS raises questions regarding its compliance with Sharia economic law, specifically concerning the ju’alah contract and the element of maysir (gambling/speculation) …
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Understanding sports betting as an emerging behavioral addiction among young men in Ethiopia
BackgroundSports betting is one of the most popular, rapidly evolving, and attractive forms of gambling. It is associated with an increased risk of gambling-related harms like relationship difficulties, crime, and physical and mental health problems …
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Penguatan Ketahanan Finansial Pemuda Melalui Edukasi Anti Judi Online Dan Investasi Cerdas Bagi Karang Taruna Desa Lerep, Kabupaten Semarang
The development of digital technology has increased youth vulnerability to online gambling practices that affect financial, social, and legal conditions …
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STRATEGI KOLABORATIF DALAM PENCEGAHAN JUDI DARING PADA PELAJAR DI KOTA JAMBI
This study examines the collaborative strategy implemented by the Jambi Regional Police and the Jambi Provincial Education Office to prevent online gambling among students in Jambi City, while also identifying supporting and inhibiting factors. The study employed a qualitative case-study approach …
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Online Sports Betting and Financial Trading in Young Adults: A Qualitative Exploration of Problem Gambling and Behavioral Change to Guide Treatment Development
Publication date: Available online 22 May 2026 Source: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice Author(s): Jennifer J. Park, Li Yan McCurdy, Jennifer M. Loya, Melissa A. Gordon, Krysten W. Bold, Brian D. Kiluk, Marc N. Potenza
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Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Gambling Disorder: Current Status and Future Directions
Publication date: Available online 25 May 2026 Source: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice Author(s): Rory A. Pfund, Simone N. Rodda, Jeremiah Weinstock
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Seeking Safety: A Clinical Guide to Implementation for Gambling Disorder
Publication date: Available online 7 April 2026 Source: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice Author(s): Lisa M. Najavits, Marsha Harris, Melissa J. Muir, David M. Ledgerwood
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Perspectives of Treatment Providers and Individuals Who Experienced Problem Gambling on Useful Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches for Sustained Recovery
Publication date: Available online 7 April 2026 Source: Cognitive and Behavioral Practice Author(s): Li Yan McCurdy, Jennifer M. Loya, Melissa A. Gordon, Jennifer J. Park, Krysten W. Bold, Brian D. Kiluk, Marc N. Potenza
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Undirected and directed networks of problem gambling: Follow the money trail
Psychometric network analysis offers a granular understanding of problem gambling (PG) by modeling individual symptoms within an interconnected system. Identifying central symptoms can help explain symptom co-occurrence and core symptoms relevant for escalating severity …
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Forecasting 2026 Congressional Control: A Comparison of IEM and Kalshi Prediction Markets
We report Iowa Electronic Markets (IEM) and Kalshi prediction market forecasts for the congressional control configuration resulting from the 2026 U.S …
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Sport participation and gambling-related problems in adolescents: findings from a large school-based study
Adolescent gambling is increasingly shaped by digital access, sports betting, and gambling-like mechanisms embedded in everyday youth culture …
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Financially focused self-concept and problem lottery gambling: the chain mediating role of gambling-related luck beliefs and lottery gambling passion
Background China operates the world’s largest lottery market, yet the psychological mechanisms linking individual dispositions to problem lottery gambling remain insufficiently understood, particularly among mainland Chinese samples. Financially focused self-concept—the tendency to base self-worth on financial success—has been linked to gambling problems …
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Early detection of problematic internet use among university students: psychometric validation of the PIUQ-9
University students extensively use the internet for academic, social, and recreational purposes, increasing the risk of developing problematic internet use (PIU) …
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Online Sports Betting Legalization and Behavioral Health Care Use
The number of states with legal online sports betting has grown from 1 to 31 since 2018, expanding access to gambling. Despite the known behavioral health burdens associated with gambling, little is understood about legalization's impact on mental health and substance use treatment use …
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Gambling, Discrimination, and Stressful Life Events among Substance Use Disorder Treatment Patients
Abstract People with addictive disorders are vulnerable to stigma and discrimination, which can impact addiction treatment outcomes through increased psychological distress and reduced self-efficacy …
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Gambling in fraternity and sorority life: leadership perspectives on social influences, risk, and prevention
To examine Greek life leaders’ perceptions of gambling prevalence, peer influences, capacity for member support, and prevention strategies. Participants: Eleven Greek life leaders from a northeastern university were recruited in Summer/Fall 2025 …
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Suicidal ideation and psychiatric comorbidity in a nationally representative sample of ED visits with documented gambling concerns
Gambling disorder is associated with suicide and other severe harms. In an era of rapid gambling expansion, psychiatrists might benefit from information about the clinical needs of patients with gambling concerns who present to the emergency department (ED) …
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A Study on the Efficiency Evaluation of Training Programs in Domestic Casino Hotels using IPA Analysis
This study aims to analyze the importance and satisfaction levels of educational service quality perceived by casino hotel employees in Jeju and to identify perceptual differences by work department to derive practical directions for improving casino hotel training programs …
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Gambling behaviour of Bradford teenagers: evidence from the Born in Bradford Age of Wonder study
Gambling among young people is a public health concern, and gambling-like mechanics in digital games (e.g., loot boxes) may increase exposure. We estimated the prevalence of traditional gambling and gambling-like online behaviours among adolescents in Bradford …
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Invisible Obstacles: Audit of Consumer Experience When Calling Gambling Helplines in the United States
Gambling helplines offer an important entry point to treatment for individuals who experience harm from gambling problems. To date, research has not directly explored callers’ expectations for helplines or whether helplines consistently connect individuals to services and resources …
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المراهنات الإلكترونية " دراسة فقهية". Online Betting: A Jurisprudential Study
تعتبر ظاهرة المراهنات الإلكترونية من الظواهر الخطيرة على شبكة الانترنت، فقد انتشرت انتشارًا سريعًا بين الشباب، فتعتبر هذه المراهنات من أخطر المستجدات الموجودة حاليًا؛ وذلك لما تسببه من إدمان أكثر من المواد المخدرة، كما تعد المواقع الإلكترونية للقمار والمراهنات في تزايد مستمر فيمكن للمراهن أو المقامر أن يقوم بذلك من خلال شاشة هاتفه الخاص، أو حتى من خلال …
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The Moderating Effect of Protective Factors on the Relationship Between Adolescents' Gambling Perception and Gambling Attitude
This study examined the effect of adolescents’ gambling perception on gambling attitude and investigated the moderating effect of protective factors on this relationship in the context of the widespread use of smartphones and increasing exposure to gambling-related content …
Week of October 5, 202632
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Interpreting Maisir in Qur’an 5:90–91 and Its Relevance to Togel Gambling in Celawan Village
Lottery gambling (togel) persists despite its prohibition in Islam, raising questions about the relationship between religious knowledge and social practice. This study examines interpretations of maisir in Qur’an 5:90–91 and their relevance to togel in Celawan Village, Serdang Bedagai Regency, Indonesia …
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Online vs. In Person Gambling: Does Exposure to Brick-and-Mortar Gambling Shops Lead to Increased Online Gambling?
The rise of online gambling in Great Britain in the past two decades has caused increased public health concerns. This study adds to existing evidence on physical gambling environment as a driver of gambling participation, using a 2022 national survey …
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Distribution of Losses Among Horse Race Bettors: An Analysis of Account-Based Player Tracking Data
Previous research on gambling loss patterns has mainly relied on self-reported data, which has some inherent biases (e.g., low accuracy). While some studies are based on large samples of horse bettors, few have examined how losses are distributed among them …
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Gaps in Cyber-Enforcement: Investigating SAPS’s Response to Illegal Online Gambling Platforms
This article examines how illegal online gambling platforms stress-test South Africa's cyber-enforcement capacity and evaluates the South African Police Service's (SAPS) operational readiness to enforce the National Gambling Act against digitally mediated and often offshore operators …
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Personality, dopamine, and addiction: the DRD4 Ex3 (VNTR) polymorphism and personality traits in men addicted to gambling and amphetamine
The present study analyzed the polymorphism of the dopamine receptor gene DRD4, which is widely described in the literature as being associated with sensation seeking. Gambling disorder (GD) shares similar biological mechanisms and symptoms with substance use disorders (SUD). Therefore, a behavioral addiction group was selected for this study …
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Exploring the relationships between problem and responsible gambling behaviors across time
Publication date: February 2027 Source: Addictive Behaviors, Volume 185 Author(s): Alexander J. Connolly, Kristiana D. Carrasquillo, Shane W. Kraus, Joshua B. Grubbs
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From scroll to norm: How gambling norms are being shaped by social media sponsorships
Abstract Background and aims Gambling sponsorship is increasingly visible on social media, yet it remains unclear how it contributes to the perceived normalization of gambling. This study explores whether sponsored gambling posts endorsed on social media affect young adults' perceived descriptive and injunctive gambling norms …
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Vulnerability and unfair profits: the wider implications of recent measures in British gambling law
Abstract This paper examines recent measures to address excess profits in online gambling. In a wider UK context of growing public distrust of gambling companies and concern about gambling harm, there has been a recent surge of interest in exploitative profits, focused on gambling as an extractive industry preying on vulnerable groups and individuals …
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Predicting participation and expenditure on distinct gambling-like mechanics: financial engagement, selective problem gambling effects and a gaming disorder null
Purpose Quantitative work on gambling-like mechanics (GLMs) in video games has largely treated them as a uniform category, overlooking differences in reward structure and similarity to traditional gambling …
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Decision-Making Performance and Block-Wise Trajectories in Gambling Disorder and Opioid Use Disorder Using the Iowa Gambling Task
Background/Objectives: Decision-making differences have been reported in substance-related and behavioral addictions, but Iowa Gambling Task (IGT) performance patterns may differ. We compared IGT performance in gambling disorder, opioid use disorder (OUD) before and approximately 90 min after methadone dosing, and healthy controls …
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Gambling consumption and socio-demographic characteristics among help-seekers with gambling-related debt
Indebtedness is prevalent among people with gambling problems. However, little research has focused on socio-demographic characteristics and gambling consumption patterns of individuals who finance their gambling with loans …
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“Daddy, What’s a Cigarette?” The Relevance of Tobacco Control for Universal Norms of Gambling Regulation
Abstract Like tobacco, gambling is a risky, urge-driven lifestyle choice with serious health, social and economic consequences, while simultaneously representing a lucrative global industry shaped by powerful commercial interests …
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Reduced model-based control in gambling disorder despite seemingly intact neural value and task structure representations
Abstract Background Disordered gambling has been linked to impairments in goal-directed (model-based) control and reinforcement learning …
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Birds of a feather? Local gambling preferences and corporate debt maturity in China
Although debt maturity is central to firms’ operations, how informal institutions such as local gambling preferences shape it remains unclear. Using a sample of A-share listed firms from 2008 to 2023, this paper explores whether and how local gambling preferences shape corporate debt maturity in China …
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Behind the Shirt: Examining Trends in the Commercial Relationships Between English Premier League Football Clubs and Gambling Companies
Background In August 2026, the English Premier League (EPL) banned front-of-shirt gambling sponsorships to reduce gambling marketing exposure. Shirt sponsorship represents one aspect of broader commercial relationships between football clubs and gambling companies, often not covered by existing industry codes …
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Chasing Losses: the Moral Economy of Debt and Gambling Addiction in Kazakhstan
Abstract This article examines why individuals in Kazakhstan continue gambling despite mounting financial losses and growing personal crises …
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Troubles liés à l’usage des jeux de hasard et d’argent chez les adolescents et jeunes adultes en Afrique subsaharienne : analyse exploratoire de la prévalence et des facteurs associés en milieu universitaire au Bénin, 2025
Gambling is growing at an alarming rate in Benin, particularly among students. This population, seeking independence and success, is especially vulnerable to the risks of disorders associated with these practices. AIM OF THE STUDY: to determine the prevalence of, and identify factors associated with disorders related to gambling in universities in Benin …
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Mapping risk of gambling disorder in older adults: a neural network approach
Background And Objectives: Gambling disorder (GD) in older adults remains insufficiently understood, despite growing concerns about gambling-related harm in older adulthood …
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Lost in Domestication: Arabic Subtitling Norms and the Suppression of Feminist Critique in Casino (1995)
This study examines how the Arabic subtitle track of Martin Scorsese's 1995 film 'Casino' (henceforth, Casino) reconstructs gendered discourse of the film …
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Sportsbook Promotions and the Growth of Parlay Wagering
Sportsbook promotions may influence not only how much consumers bet but also which gambling products they choose …
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Social Exposure to Gambling and Gambling Involvement Among 4176 Italian Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study
Gambling behaviors can be viewed as the product of individual characteristics and the social environment …
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Nudging the uptake of responsible gambling tools among land-based casino players: A randomized controlled trial assessing the utility of incentivization
To test whether a modest incentive increases uptake of a responsible gambling deposit-limit tool among land-based casino players using a digital wallet for electronic gaming machine play and whether reward sensitivity or disordered gambling symptomatology moderates this effect.Method: Participants were 314 U.S …
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Neural processing of win-contingent audiovisual cues during virtual gambling: an fMRI cross-over study
RATIONALE: Over the last 30 years, the global incidence and prevalence of gambling disorder (GD) have risen, with particularly high risk associated with slot machine gambling. Win-contingent audiovisual stimuli are considered a key mechanism that may promote risky decision-making during gambling …
Week of September 28, 202638
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การเมองของกระบวนการผลกดนนโยบายบอนกาสโนใหถกกฎหมายในประเทศไทย พ.ศ. 2551-2567
This research article examines (1) the actors involved in the policy advocacy process for casino legalization in Thailand from 2008 to 2024; investigates (2) the political factors through the problem stream, policy stream, and political stream leading to the mobilization of the casino legalization policy in Thailand; and studies (3) an appropriate approach …
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Social communities in gacha gaming and adolescent problem gambling risk: a mixed methods study
Gacha games are free-to-play mobile games featuring randomized-reward mechanics to acquire characters and items. These games have grown into a multi-billion-dollar global industry, yet their relationship with adolescent problem gambling remains largely unstudied …
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Snapshots of Yes, You Should Gamble (sometimes)
Quickly apply original, key PMR-published papers with Snapshots—a short article companion that distills PMR research into compressed, digestible takeaways, so you can put the paper’s core ideas to work in your investment process—fast …
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Prediction markets as a collective expectation signal for disease surveillance
Public health increasingly uses unofficial signals such as rumors, media, search, and self-reported symptoms to detect emergencies before official counts. Commercial prediction markets, where people bet on disease events, are a candidate new source, built for forecasting; but the expectation they price is itself a further unofficial signal …
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Policymaking in a multilevel setting: perverse effects on regulating gambling
This article examines how multilevel policymaking influences strategic public management. Multilevel governance arrangements are nowadays a recurrent feature in the public sector; the ability of public authorities to design and implement coherent and effective frameworks is affected by the interaction across multiple levels of government …
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Islamic Leadership Counseling in Strengthening The Role Of Youth as Agents For The Prevention Of Online Gambling: A Community Service Initiative With Karang Taruna Youth in Pacarejo Village, Gunungkidul
The rapid development of digital technology has brought significant impacts on society, including increased internet access that has triggered various social problems, one of which is the widespread practice of online gambling …
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Effectiveness of exposure-based therapy through inhibitory learning via virtual reality in electronic gambling machines: Multiple baseline single-case experimental design
Context: Electronic gambling machines (EGMs) can harm individuals and contribute to gambling disorder (GD). Empirically supported cognitive-behavioral interventions are effective yet associated with high relapse rates. One avenue for improvement is to target the urge to gamble through exposure …
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Rethinking Gambling Regulation in Ghana: a Case for Legislative Reform
Abstract In Ghana there has been a rise in gambling linked to the expansion of the gambling industry, the rapid evolution of gambling products, and aggressive marketing. This is in stark contrast to what pertained two decades ago when Ghana passed the Gaming Act …
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Gambling-like games: cajas botín y su relación con el uso problemático de videojuegos y juegos de apuestas en adolescentes
Las cajas botín (loot boxes) son mecanismos de monetización presentes en numerosos videojuegos que, debido a sus similitudes con los juegos de apuestas, han despertado un creciente interés investigador y regulatorio …
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Changes in land-based gambling premises in London, Great Britain, 2020-2025
To examine changes in the number and types of land-based gambling premises across London boroughs between December 2020 and December 2025, and to assess whether these changes were associated with borough-level deprivation …
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THE WORLD CUP and New York KNICKS MAKE DYNAMIC IMPACTS ON U.S. Sportsbooks IN JUNE
Gaming Law Review, Volume 30, Issue 10, Page 274-280, December 2026. United States sportsbooks saw a sharp decline in June revenue thanks to two distinct events: the U.S. men's soccer World Cup opening match and the New York Knicks ending a 53-year title drought in the NBA.
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Recounting Workforce: The Impact of Multi-licensure on Behavioral Health Provider Estimates
Accurate behavioral health workforce estimates are essential for workforce planning, shortage designation, and policy development. However, workforce reports often rely on license counts rather than unique providers, which can inflate workforce estimates when clinicians hold multiple licenses …
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Lottery Sales and Household Risky Financial Investment: New Insights From CHFS Survey Data
Using data of 45,602 urban and rural households across 29 provinces from the 2017, 2019, and 2021 China Household Finance Survey (CHFS) and provincial-level lottery sales, this paper examines how lottery sales affect household investment in risky financial assets and explores the underlying mechanisms …
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Longitudinal associations between adverse childhood experiences and moderate-risk to problem gambling in young adulthood: A prospective UK cohort study
Previous research links Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) with problem gambling, but most studies rely on retrospective reporting and focus narrowly on maltreatment, overlooking adversities such as parental mental health issues …
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From Delay Discounting to Gambling Harm: Gambling-related Cognitive Distortions as Mediating Pathways
Delay discounting is a well-established behavioral vulnerability marker across addictive disorders, including gambling disorder. However, the cognitive processes through which steep delay discounting relates to gambling problems remain unclear …
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GAMBLING INVOLVEMENT, HOPELESSNESS, AND SUICIDE-RELATED INDICATORS IN TURKİYE: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ONLINE SURVEY
ABSTRACT Objective: We aimed to estimate gambling participation and positive screening for probable gambling disorder and to examine their associations with hopelessness and suicide-related outcomes in a Turkish online sample …
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A bibliometric analysis of the social, behavioral, and potential economic consequences of gambling among youth and Generation Z
Цель – провести библиометрический анализ научных публикаций, посвященных исследованию азартных игр среди поколения Z, индексированных в базе данных Scopus за период 2012–2025 гг., а также выявить основные направления исследований и факторы, влияющие на формирование игровой зависимости …
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Gambling, Mental Health, & Substance Use: An Inquiry into People’s Perceptions About Problem Gambling and Gambling Behaviors
Gambling has become a very common pastime. The majority of adults have engaged in one or more forms of gambling. This study was designed to explore gambling behaviors and people’s perceptions toward problem gambling, mental health, and use of substances. This study collected data from 726 adults ranging in age from 18 to 82 …
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Neural Dynamics of Self-Control: Pre-Choice EEG Signals Predict Yielding to Temptation
Unlabelled: Self-control is the capacity to resist self-defeating behavior in favor of long-term goals. Such behavioral control is fundamental to adaptive human behavior, yet its neural mechanism remains unclear …
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When Entertainment Normalizes Risk: Affective Engagement with Gambling-Themed Media, Permissive Attitudes, and Casino Visit Intention
Gambling is an increasingly normalized leisure activity, yet the role of entertainment media in cultivating favorable gambling attitudes remains understudied, with most evidence concerning advertising and youth rather than entertainment portrayals and adults …
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Membangun Generasi Sehat dan Berkarakter Melalui Literasi dan Edukasi Pada Siswa-Siswi Robitotul Istiqomah di Desa Pasar Huristak
Edukasi mengenai pencegahan narkoba dan judi online merupakan langkah krusial dalam membangun kesadaran masyarakat akan bahaya yang ditimbulkan oleh kedua fenomena tersebut. Pasar Huristak, sebuah wilayah dengan populasi yang sebagian besar terdiri dari keluarga muda dan remaja, menjadi fokus dalam upaya pencegahan ini …
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Effect of Online Gambling and Spending Behavior of Adults in Digos City
Online gambling has become increasingly accessible and prevalent, raising concerns about its potential effect on individuals' financial behaviors. This study examined the effect of online gambling on the spending behavior of adults in Digos City, with a particular focus on spending, saving, and budgeting habits, as well as financial knowledge …
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Comparison of the effectiveness of roulette betting strategies using Monte Carlo simulation
This study presents the performance of seven betting strategies in European roulette via Monte Carlo simulations across 48 scenarios. Performance metrics included mean and median net profit, win and ruin probability, maximum drawdown, VaR and CVaR. Results confirmed that all strategies have negative expected value …
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An Exploratory Study of Factors Associated with Adolescents’ Gambling Recommendation Behavior: Focusing on Selected Components of Differential Association and Social Learning Theories
This study aims to explore the social, environmental, and individual factors associated with gambling recommendation behavior among adolescents …
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Grassroots Against the Bet: Community-Led Digital Resistance to Online Gambling in Indonesia
Online gambling (judi online, “judol”) has become a major digital-era social and economic harm in Indonesia, particularly among young and low-income groups. This study examines community-led digital resistance as a demand-side complement to state-led site blocking and financial interdiction …
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Fatwa and Maisir (Gambling)
Fatwa institutions in Muslim countries have long prohibited maisir (gambling), yet resistance to these fatwas persists, particularly when the practice is deeply embedded in local culture. This article examines the fatwa on maisir issued by the Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI) and its reception in cockfighting practices in Kindang Village, Bulukumba Regency …
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An examination of online gambling through users’ perceptions: A qualitative analysis of YouTube comments on the “BET” documentary
This research explores perceptions of online gambling expressed in comments on the “BET” documentary on YouTube. It examines how these perceptions relate to social decay, identifies potential risks, and proposes solutions. This qualitative study analyses user comments posted on YouTube following the release of the “BET” documentary …
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WHEN LEGALIZATION PRECEDES REGULATION: REGULATORY TIMING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS BETTING MARKETS
Gaming Law Review, Ahead of Print. Governments increasingly face the challenge of regulating newly legalized markets while simultaneously protecting consumers and mitigating social harms. While existing research has focused primarily on the design of regulatory instruments, comparatively ...
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LUDOPATHY OR GAMBLING DISORDER? A LITERATURE REVIEW OF DSM-5-TR, ICD-11, AND THE BRAZILIAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK
This review synthesizes concepts from the current literature on ludopathy, relevant to the growing need to discuss Gambling Disorder amid the legal expansion of online sports betting and regulated markets in Brazil …
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Frequency of pathological gambling among Egyptian patients with substance use disorders: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Pathological gambling and substance use disorders (SUDs) share overlapping neurobiological pathways and clinical features. However, the prevalence of pathological gambling among Egyptian patients receiving treatment for SUDs remains insufficiently explored …
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FROM LUDOPATHY TO GAMBLING DISORDER: THE EVOLUTION OF A BEHAVIORAL ADDICTION IN PSYCHIATRIC CLASSIFICATION
The concept of excessive gambling has transformed in the last few decades. While only a few decades ago it was considered to be part of the group of mental disorders (ludopathy), nowadays excessive gambling is understood as a behavioral addiction within the framework of modern psychiatric nosology, as a gambling disorder …
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Experiencescape-Driven Revisit Intentions: Understanding Generation Z Preferences in Casino Integrated Resorts
As casino integrated resorts evolve beyond traditional gaming-centric models, understanding how multidimensional experiencescape attracts Generation Z becomes crucial for industry sustainability …
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System‐frame approaches are the frontline against the illegal gambling market
Addiction, EarlyView.
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Effectiveness of a School-Based Gambling Prevention Program for Adolescents : A Mixed Methods Study
본 연구의 목적은 심각해지는 청소년의 도박문제를 선제적으로 예방하기 위해 개발·운영된 굿네이버스 학교기반 도박문제 예방교육 프로그램의 효과성을 검증하는 것이다. 이를 위해 수렴적 혼합연구설계를 적용하여 논리모델에 기반한 과정평가와 성과평가를 양적·질적으로 수행하였다. 양적연구는 전국 5개 권역의 초·중학교 학생을 대상으로 비동일통제집단설계를 적용하였으며, 실험집단 267명, 비교집단 157명을 분석하였다. 질적연구는 중학생 9명, 교사 10명, 강사 10명 등 총 29명을 대상으로 한 포커스그룹인터뷰를 통해 수행하였다 …
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Chance-Based Gaming Monetization and Online Gambling
The monetization of the gaming industry has included mechanisms that allow monetary transactions for virtual items or gaming progression. This pilot research aims to collect public perception of the similarities between gambling and various commonly seen gaming monetization mechanisms through online surveys …
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An Examination of the Relationship Between Fan Loyalty Displayed on Social Media Sites and Internet Gambling Addiction Among Sports Fans
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between fan loyalty displayed on social media sites and internet gambling addiction among sports fans. The quantitative study was conducted using a correlational survey model. The study group consisted of 300 college students aged 18 and older who supported a sports team and used social media …
Week of September 21, 202626
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Penerapan Hukum dan Proporsionalitas Pemidanaan Judi Daring dalam Putusan Pengadilan Tinggi Medan Nomor 659/Pid.Sus/2025/PT.MDN
How should criminal law distinguish between online gambling providers, facilitators, and end users when electronic systems obscure actors, transactions, and jurisdictional links? …
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Gambling behaviors associated with problem gambling among patients in treatment for substance use disorder
Background And Objectives: Problem gambling impacts substance use disorder (SUD) treatment outcomes. To support early intervention, this study investigated gambling behaviors associated with problem gambling among SUD patients …
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PENINGKATAN LITERASI KEUANGAN DIGITAL DALAM UPAYA MENANGGULANGI JUDI ONLINE PADA REMAJA SMA/SEDERAJAT KALIMANTAN TIMUR
Digital transformation has increased teenagers’ access to digital financial services while also exposing them to online gambling promotions through social media and digital platforms. This community service program aimed to improve students’ digital financial literacy and awareness of online gambling risks at SMKN 1 Balikpapan and MAN 2 Samarinda …
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Parental support moderates the interaction of COMT and BDNF genotypes with early life adversity on problem gambling severity index scores among young adults
The development of gambling-related harm and gambling disorder involves several genetic and environmental factors. However, how these factors interact to influence the development and whether such interactions confer to diathesis-stress or differential susceptibility models remains largely unexplored …
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Penerapan Ifdil Perceptual Light Technique (IPLT) dalam mereduksi kecanduan judi online pada mahasiswa
Kecanduan judi online merupakan permasalahan perilaku yang dapat mengganggu fungsi psikologis, sosial, dan akademik mahasiswa …
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Bilingual Russian-Kazakh Problem Gambling Severity Index: Item-Level Response Patterns and Behavioral Factors Associated with Gambling-Related Harm
Population-level evidence on gambling-related risk remains limited in Central Asia, and no validated bilingual screening instrument has been available in Kazakhstan …
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PATH-G: a proposed integrative motivational-cognitive-behavioral protocol for gambling disorder. A theoretically grounded 12-week workbook-based model with maintenance and relapse components
Gambling Disorder (GD) is a multifactorial behavioral addiction characterized by persistent gambling despite significant harm, and typically involves cognitive distortions, urge dysregulation, shame, interpersonal strain, avoidant coping, and progressive erosion of self-trust …
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Prediction Markets in Clinical Trials and Drug Approval
This Viewpoint discusses the emergence of prediction markets for clinical trials and drug approvals, identifies the risks of these markets, and proposes oversight methods to develop potential benefits.
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Meningkatkan Kesadaran Masyarakat terhadap Bahaya Judi Online Melalui Edukasi dalam Kegiatan KKN di Desa di Desa Siparau Kecamatan Barumun Tengah Kabupaten Padang Lawas
Online gambling is a growing social problem with advances in information and communication technology. Ease of access through digital devices means online gambling can be done anytime and anywhere, potentially leading to various negative impacts, such as addiction, financial loss, social problems, and disruption to family life …
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Blunted neurophysiological responses to loss feedback characterize the emotionally vulnerable type of clinical samples with gambling disorder
Gambling disorder (GD) is clinically heterogeneous, with trait impulsivity and negative affect (anxiety/depression) representing key sources of variation …
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Family Factors Associated With Excessive Online Activity Among Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis of Cross-Sectional Data
Adolescents' online engagement offers both opportunities and risks: whereas moderate use can foster learning, social connection, and entertainment, excessive use has been associated with sleep problems, lower academic performance, and psychosocial difficulties …
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Emotional and Decisional Profiles in Individuals With Gambling Disorder: Associations With Emotional Dysregulation, Alexithymia, and Suicidal Ideation
Gambling Disorder (GD) is associated with elevated emotional dysregulation, maladaptive decision-making, and heightened suicide risk, yet the relationships among these domains remain insufficiently integrated within a single clinical framework …
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Iklan Layanan Masyarakat Pencegahan JUDOL Menggunakan Teknik Sinematografi
Public Service Advertisement (PSA) plays an important role as an educational communication medium for the community, one of which is in preventing the increasing spread of online gambling …
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Financial literacy and gambling-related risk in adult ADHD: a decision-making perspective
Abstract Gambling-related risk represents a financially consequential form of risk-taking and may be particularly relevant in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) …
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Financial Determinants and Beliefs About Gambling Control: A Cross-National Structural Model of Problem Gambling Severity
Gambling-related harm is increasingly recognized as a public health concern, yet the role of financial factors in problem gambling remains insufficiently understood. This study examined the associations of financial knowledge, risk-oriented financial behaviour, prudent financial attitudes, and financial anxiety with problem gambling severity …
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Personalized and normative responsible gambling messages: Neural responses across gambling severity and prudence
This study examines whether the neural engagement of two message frames commonly used in responsible gambling communication -personalized messages (tailored suggestions based on gambling behaviors) and normative messages (which encourage behavior that aligns with socially acceptable standards) - varies according to gambling severity and self-perceived …
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Gambling Tax as a Source of Federal Budget Revenue: New Legal Dimensions and Risk Factors
The article examines the gambling tax in the context of the changes made to the tax and fee legislation of the Russian Federation and the budget legislation of the Russian Federation since January 2026 …
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Breaking the cycle: how loneliness substitution and game design alter gambling immersion in older adults
Loneliness and gambling among older adults are interlinked public health concerns. Gambling immersion may increase exposure to financial, emotional, and relational harm, yet few studies distinguish how social, emotional, and existential loneliness shape this process …
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Gambling and screening for gambling problems in high school students before and after legal gambling age: associations with gender and gambling-related attitudes
Adolescence is a period associated with increased risk of gambling problems. Although strict age limits should apply in modern digital gambling platforms, gambling in minors remains a challenge …
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Beyond cognitive distortions: the mediating role of passion between erroneous cognitions and gambling severity
While erroneous gambling cognitions and gambling passion (harmonious and obsessive) are recognised as key factors underpinning an individual's gambling, limited research has examined whether passion explains how cognitive distortions relate to gambling severity …
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Prediction Markets vs. Expert Surveys: Comparing Forecast Accuracy for Scientific Replication Outcomes
Fewer than half of published findings in psychology and social science have been shown to replicate, yet researchers, journals, and funders must constantly decide which results to trust and build upon …
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Driven to Win, Destined to Lose? A Process Model of How Sports Betting Escalates Into Gambling Harm and Shapes Help‐Seeking
ABSTRACT Sports betting has become a routine part of watching sport. Online and mobile platforms let consumers bet continuously, receive instant feedback, and respond to new odds throughout a match …
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Analisis fiqh kontemporari terhadap elemen perjudian dalam permainan Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB): A contemporary fiqh analysis of gambling elements in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB)
Kajian ini menganalisis status hukum syarak terhadap perjudian digital dalam permainan mudah alih Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), yang dilaksanakan menerusi mekanisme gacha dan kotak rampasan (Loot Box) sebagai wasilah perjudian tersebut …
Week of September 14, 202633
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Video Games, Gambling, and Porn: Digital Expenditures and Deviant Behaviors Among Cryptocurrency Users
The proliferation of cryptocurrency has produced a growing population of digitally immersed consumers whose online activities and expenditures remain poorly understood in relation to crime and deviance. Using an online survey of 921 U.S …
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The Effect of Online Gambling Promotion on Instagram on the Attitudes of Generation Z in Palembang
The rapid development of digital communication has changed how audiences encounter, process, and respond to promotional messages. Instagram has become an important social media platform for information, interaction, entertainment, and promotion, while also being used to distribute online gambling content …
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Student Gambling Behaviour: A Comprehensive Review of Motivational Drivers, Risk Determinants, and Regulatory Frameworks
Student gambling has become a significant public health concern, with rising prevalence and increasing vulnerability to associated harms among young people. This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of the literature on the motivations, risk factors, and policy and regulatory measures related to student gambling …
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Are online poker players motivated to expend effort for monetary rewards?
Motivation in poker players has typically been studied through monetary incentives rather than physical effort expenditure. In this exploratory study we hypothesized that poker players' protected decision-making performance might be associated with a heightened willingness to exert effort for monetary rewards …
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Regulatory Whack-a-mole: A Rapid Scoping Review of Gambling Marketing Restrictions and their (in)Effectiveness
Purpose Of Review: Gambling marketing increases participation, spending, and harm. Marketing restrictions represent the best regulatory response …
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Understanding Sports Betting Among Young People: Psychosocial and Structural Influences
This study explored participants' experiences and perceptions of the psychosocial influences associated with sports betting and gambling practices among regular bettors in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. A qualitative ethnographic design was employed to examine the everyday experiences, meanings, and motivations attached to sports betting …
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Predictors of Hospitalization Among Patients with Gambling Disorder: a Retrospective Matched Case–Control Study
Gambling disorder (GD), a frequently underdiagnosed and undertreated behavioral addiction, is highly comorbid with mental and physical disorders and contributes significantly to acute healthcare use. This study addresses an important research gap by evaluating clinical, service use, and sociodemographics predictors of hospitalizations with a GD diagnosis …
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PENGARUH JUDI ONLINE TERHADAP TINGKAT DEPRESI DAN KECEMASAN PADA SISWA MTs TANJUNG GENTING
The expansion of internet-based gambling has increased adolescents' access to betting activities that may be associated with psychological problems. This study aimed to analyze the relationship and statistical contribution of online gambling problem severity to depression and anxiety among students at MTs Tanjung Genting …
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FINANCIAL LITERACY, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND YOUTH GAMBLING BEHAVIOUR AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
The rising prevalence of gambling among Nigerian youths has become a major socio-economic concern, with adverse consequences for financial wellbeing, productivity, and sustainable development …
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Clinical and financial correlates of suicide attempts among patients with gambling disorder: a retrospective study
Abstract Background Gambling disorder (GD) is strongly associated with suicidal behavior; however, the specific clinical and financial factors associated with gambling-related suicide attempts remain insufficiently understood …
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Can we throw out the record books? the effects of rivalry on market efficiency in college football betting markets
Abstract This study examines whether rivalry games contribute to the mispricing of spreads in college football betting markets. We posit that rivalries increase player motivation and amplify bettor sentiment, potentially biasing closing spreads …
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Reciprocal brain-behavior associations in gambling disorder revealed by theta cordance and directional predictive modeling
Background Gambling disorder (GD) is a behavioral addiction characterized by impaired impulse control and fronto-limbic cortical dysfunction …
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Network structure of gambling-related cognitions and risk behaviors among sports bettors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional EBICglasso network analysis (N = 2261)
Background and aims: Sports betting is expanding rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa, yet the network structure of gambling-related cognitions and risk indicators remains understudied. This study analyzed these cognitions and their financial risk, psychological, and social correlates among DRC sports bettors …
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Affect regulation motives for gambling and gambling engagement: a two-year Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model
Volume 26, Issue 2, August 2026, Page 257-276 .
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Financial Hardship and Problem Gambling Severity Among Young South Koreans: A Conditional Strain Model
Commercial gambling has become increasingly digitized and normalized, placing young adults in frequent contact with betting and other reward-oriented spending opportunities through mobile environments. Understanding gambling-related harm therefore requires attention to the economic and psychological conditions surrounding young adults …
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The Impact of Online Gambling on Marital Harmony: A Case Study of Kembang Paseban Village, Batanghari Regency
The rapid development of digital technology has expanded access to online gambling, generating complex social problems that extend beyond individual behavior and increasingly affect household stability …
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Money Laundering from Gambling in the Perspective of the National Criminal Code: Criminal Policy on Economic Crimes
This article analyzes the legal construction of money laundering from gambling in the perspective of the National Criminal Code and the criminal policies built against these economic crimes …
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Betgate: Media reporting on the 2024 UK General Election gambling scandal
Abstract This paper examines how the cultural politics of gambling in Westminster were reported on and understood during the 2024 General Election …
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Analysis of Harmonization of Law Enforcement Regulations for Online Gambling Criminal Acts Based on Justice Values
The development of information technology has led to an increase in online gambling crimes, a form of cybercrime that impacts social order and public morals. The purpose of this thesis is to identify and analyze current law enforcement regulations regarding online gambling crimes …
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relative and complementary effects of motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral treatment for problem gambling and gambling disorder
To compare the relative and complementary effects of motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for problem gambling and gambling disorder. Method: Four bibliographic databases were searched to identify published and unpublished studies of randomized controlled trials of participants with problem gambling and gambling disorder …
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[Mental health and gender : towards an integrated and intersectional approach]
Gender is a major determinant of mental health, influencing the risk of exposure to mental disorders, clinical manifestations and access to care …
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Psychological interventions for harmful gambling: Systematic review and network meta-analysis
Abstract Background and aims Gambling causes harms for the individual, their families and wider society. Psychological interventions have been shown to improve gambling severity, but their relative effectiveness is not well understood. Methods Systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) of psychological interventions for harmful gambling …
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Emergency Department Visits for Gambling Disorders After the Legalization of Single-Event Sports Betting and Rapid Expansion of Online Gambling
Online gambling and single-event sports betting have been legalized and expanded in North America. Although these changes have raised concerns over increased gambling-related harms, the impacts of gambling expansion are not well understood …
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EFEKTIVITAS PENEGAKKAN HUKUM TERHADAP PELAKU PROMOSI JUDI ONLINE MELALUI FITUR KOLOM KOMENTAR MEDIA SOSIAL YOUTUBE
The escalation of online gambling practices in Indonesia has reached a concerning stage, transforming from a mere social issue into a systemic threat to economic stability and national cyber integrity …
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Comparison of Childhood Trauma in Individuals With and Without Gambling Problems
This study aimed to compare the presence of childhood trauma in individuals with and without Problematic and Pathological Gambling (PPG). The study population comprised individuals aged 18 to 65 living in the Nicosia and Famagusta regions of the TRNC. In total, 430 people residing in these regions were selected using stratified random sampling …
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Islamic Financial Literacy, Religiosity, and Online Gambling Behaviour:
Gambling is unequivocally prohibited in Islam, yet online gambling remains widespread among Muslims in Indonesia. While conventional financial literacy and religiosity have been identified as potential predictors of gambling behaviour, whether Islamic financial literacy provides a distinct faith-based protective role remains underexplored …
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Celebrity Endorsements and Brand Awareness of Betking in Abak Metropolis, Nigeria
The increasing competition within Nigeria's sports betting industry has compelled operators to adopt innovative marketing communication strategies capable of strengthening brand awareness and attracting consumers …
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A Gambling Financial Harm Screener (GFHS) for Payment Institutions: Multi-Method Development and Preliminary Validation
Disordered gambling, a form of behavioral addiction characterized by persistent gambling despite harmful consequences, is inherently associated with financial harm …
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Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Screening Indicators of Gambling-Related Problems in a Sample of Young Adults: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Analysis of the EVA-Adic Study
Background/Objectives: Gambling disorder is recognized as a behavioral addiction, and gambling-related problems represent an important public health concern among young adults. However, evidence regarding their association with overall diet quality, particularly adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), remains scarce …
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Use of artificial intelligence within the gambling field: a scoping review protocol
This scoping review aims to map existing studies that have employed artificial intelligence (AI) tools within the gambling field, examining their areas of use, current trends, and key findings. Methods and analysis: This review will adhere to the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers' Manual …
Week of September 7, 202625
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Evidence-based measurement of gambling disorder: A review of instruments for different purposes
Gambling Disorder is a significant public health and clinical issue requiring precise and reliable measurement instruments for effective screening, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment outcome evaluation …
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PENGARUH PERMAINAN JUDI ONLINE TERHADAP KESEHATAN MENTAL ANAK DI JALAN TADUAN MEDAN TEMBUNG
The development of digital technology has facilitated access to online gambling, including among children. This phenomenon has become a concern because involvement in online gambling may negatively affect mental health, such as causing stress, anxiety, depression, and changes in social behavior …
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Ban bets on unfinished clinical trials
In July, the prediction market platform Kalshi and data company AppliedXL began a pilot market listing binary, yes-or-no contracts on whether named late-stage clinical trials meet their preregistered primary end points …
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[Design research with social care and community professionals]
Recognizing and addressing gambling-related problems, and referring to appropriate care, is complex for social professionals. Having a wide range of responsibilities, problem gambling is not always their priority concern. Based on design research, we developed a resource guide that includes knowledge, advice, and tools to detect and tackle problem gambling …
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Protection of Women as Victims of Exploitation in Online Gambling Crimes
Advances in information technology, in addition to bringing positive impacts, also have negative ones on society. One such impact is the development of modus operandi for crimes in the current digital era, or in other words, providing a foundation for the creation of cybercrime …
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Advertising, Consumer Behaviour, and Inclusive Sustainable Development: Assessing the Socio-Economic Influence of Liquor and Betting Companies in South Africa
Advertising plays a pivotal role in shaping consumer behaviour, influencing market dynamics, and driving sustainable economic activity. In South Africa, liquor and betting companies constitute significant contributors to the economy through employment, taxation, and investment …
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Shared digital, social, and cognitive mechanisms in gambling and pseudo-investment schemes in Kazakhstan: a multi-source qualitative study
In Kazakhstan, online betting, online casinos, and pyramidal pseudo-investment schemes increasingly occupy overlapping mobile and platform-mediated environments. Shared channels may support common engagement mechanisms …
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Online Casino Legalization and Onsite Casino Revenue: Evidence from Early Adopters in the United States
This paper provides quasi-experimental evidence on the effect of online casino legalization on land-based casino revenues in the United States. Exploiting the concurrent 2013 legalization wave in New Jersey and Delaware, our synthetic difference-in-differences specifications estimate a persistent 13% contraction in land-based revenue …
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Liquor, Lotteries, and Livelihoods: Understanding Compulsive Consumption Behaviour and Family Outcomes in Kerala
Kerala, renowned for its high literacy and human development achievements, presents a striking paradox in the persistence of compulsive consumption behaviours, notably in liquor use and lottery participation. This study investigates consumption patterns and their implications for household financial stability, family dynamics, and overall well-being …
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Investigating the Relationship between Financial Motivation and Risk-Taking Behaviour in Sports Betting among Different Demographics in Nigeria
In investigating the relationship between financial motivation and risk-taking behavior in sports betting behavior. This study aims to investigate the relationship between financial motivation and risk-taking behavior in sports betting among different demographics and identify the factors influencing risk-taking behavior in sports betting …
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DAMPAK JUDI ONLINE TERHADAP STRUKTUR DAN DINAMIKA SOSIAL (STUDI KASUS PADA MASYARAKAT DESA JAMBU REJO KECAMATAN SUMBER HARTA)
This study aims to analyze the influence of online gambling on rural social dynamics and identify forms of social capital erosion in Jambu Rejo Village, Sumber Harta District, Musi Rawas Regency. The research employed a qualitative approach using a case study design …
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Betting on risk: applying perceived risk theory to online sport betting across bettor and non-bettor segments
The explosive growth of online sport betting has created a novel consumption context that challenges the direct application of established consumer behavior frameworks …
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Classification-Behavior Discordance and Problem Gambling: Differential Patterns for Fantasy Sports and Loot Boxes Among College Students
Fantasy sports and loot boxes share similarities with gambling yet remain largely unregulated as such, creating ambiguity in how individuals perceive and engage with these activities …
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Moving Up in Stakes in Tournament Poker: A k -means Analysis of Latent Subgroups of Online Poker Players
In tournament poker, skilled and profitable players can increase their stakes (e.g., enter tournaments with higher entry fees) in mathematically logical attempts to win more money faster. There are open questions about what types of players move up in stakes, and if those who move up in stakes are more likely to experience gambling-related problems …
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Konstruksi Hukum Cerai Gugat akibat Judi Online dan Pinjaman Online
This study aims to analyze the legal construction of contested divorce arising from online gambling and online lending in Indonesian marriage law …
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The Stranger at Home: Lived Experiences of Online Gambling Within the Family in Siirt, Türkiye
Online gambling is a growing public health concern whose harms extend to the family, yet its familial consequences remain underexplored in contexts where gambling is illegal and extended-family ties are strong. This study examined how men who gamble online perceive gambling to affect their families in Siirt, Türkiye …
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Perlindungan Hukum terhadap WNI Korban TPPO pada Judi Online di Kamboja
The proliferation of the online gambling industry in Cambodia has increased the risk of trafficking in persons (TIP) among Indonesian citizens, particularly through fraudulent offers of high-paying employment …
Week of August 31, 202635
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Visual Characteristics of Online Gambling Advertisement Comments Spam in YouTube Shorts: An Indonesian Context
The high number of online gamblers in Indonesia is linked to the availability of information regarding the names of online gambling sites. This kind of information often obtained through YouTube Shorts comment sections …
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Risk gambling in Brazil: National Prevalence and Structural Correlates from the Third Brazilian National Alcohol and Drugs Survey (LENAD III)
The rapid expansion of online gambling in Brazil has outpaced the consolidation of regulatory safeguards, raising concerns about gambling-related harm at the population level …
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Online Gaming and Gambling Laws in India: The Need for a Uniform Legal Framework
The growth of online gaming in India has created new legal challenges for lawmakers, courts, businesses and players. Online games have become increasingly popular, particularly games involving money, rewards and competition …
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Heavy spenders in digital games: expenditure disparities and associations between microtransactions, gaming disorder and gambling disorder among adolescents
Free-to-play games have transformed the economics of digital play, shifting revenue from upfront sales to continuous microtransactions. Research on the free-to-play model has largely focused on specific mechanics such as loot boxes or pay-to-win systems. However, little is known about how adolescents' spending behaviour relates to problematic engagement …
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Prediction markets in dermatology: Ethical considerations for physicians
Prediction markets increasingly allow participants to take financial positions on biomedical outcomes, including clinical trial results and United States Food and Drug Administration decisions …
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Offshore gambling as a social practice: socio-material dynamics in online gambling communities
Abstract Offshore gambling remains a challenge despite regulatory tightening; yet limited attention has been given to the socio-material environments that make unlicensed play accessible and routinely practiced …
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Influence of at-risk gambling on the mental well-being of the youth in Nakawa Division, Kampala District, Uganda. A cross-sectional study
The football pools are still around today and are, in fact, the source of inspiration for fixed odds on gambling. To assess the influence of at-risk gambling on the mental well-being of the youth in Nakawa Division, Kampala District, Uganda. Methodology: The study employed a cross-sectional survey research design …
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Gambling Channel Engagement Across Italy and the UK: The Role of Financial Literacy and Behavioural Diversification
Abstract Gambling increasingly occurs across multiple access environments, yet research has often treated online and offline gambling as interchangeable modes of access rather than as distinct patterns of behavioural engagement …
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A narrative review of qualitative studies exploring the normalization of gambling for youth and younger adults
Gambling is a highly visible and socially embedded activity among young people, with marketing, social practices, and digital platforms shaping perceptions and behaviours …
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Shame, Stigma and Indebtedness in Gambling-Related Harm: A Rapid Review of Help-Seeking and Suicidality
Gambling-related harm is recognised as a public health concern, yet limited synthesis has examined how shame, stigma and indebtedness shape help-seeking and suicidality across gendered and cultural contexts …
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Legal Differences in Private Lending Arising from Macau’s Legalization of Gambling: A Comparative Analysis Between Mainland China and Macau
Macau’s legalization of gambling forms a unique legal and commercial ecosystem distinct from the legal system of Mainland China, resulting in fundamental divergences in the validity, judicial protection, and regulatory norms of gambling-related private lending …
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Judicial Reasoning Constructs Online Gambling as Grounds for Divorce
General Background: Online gambling has developed into a social issue affecting family stability and creating new challenges for legal institutions …
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Had They Lived in Another Society: Numbers Gambling, Race, and the Reproduction of Vulnerability in Urban Life
This essay traces the debate among Black intellectuals and artists over the role of numbers gambling within Black public life …
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Edukasi Hukum Siber dan Bahaya Judi Online: Sosialisasi Undang-Undang ITE dalam Meningkatkan Kesadaran Digital Warga Desa Simego
The rapid expansion of internet access in rural areas has brought both benefits and vulnerabilities, particularly regarding digital crime. In rural communities such as Simego Village, low digital literacy creates a significant gap between technology adoption and legal awareness …
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Podcast advertising by online sports betting platforms and alcohol brands, 2024-2025
Online sports betting has expanded rapidly in the United States following the 2018 Supreme Court decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, with a growing body of research linking this expansion to increases in problem gambling, financial distress, bankruptcy filings, and intimate partner violence …
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Gambling and Gaming Disorders, Problematic Pornography Use, and Other Addictive Behaviors (Use of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence Chatbots) in Youth
Youth appear to be disproportionately impacted by addictive behaviors (ie, gaming/gambling disorders and problematic use of pornography, social media, and artificial intelligence chatbots) and may benefit from greater clinical attention in screening and treatment …
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Socio-Legal Dynamics of Online Gambling among Middle-Aged Adults: Economic Drivers and Preventive–Repressive Responses in Aceh, Indonesia
The rapid expansion of digital technology has reconfigured gambling from a place-based practice into an online activity that is accessible, anonymous, and difficult to regulate, producing distinctive socio-legal problems in Aceh, Indonesia, where Islamic law is formally enforced …
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Prevalence of gambling behavior and risk for gambling disorder in Austria
After gambling disorder (GD) was included as the first behavioral addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5), many studies focused on epidemiology and the impact of different risk factors …
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Our Technological Wager
Abstract: Everything is a wager these days. Gambling odds are now a ubiquitous feature of sports broadcasts, and prediction markets welcome bets on the timing of U.S. missile strikes …
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From trauma to tolerance: Psychological predictors of gambling harm among male UK Armed Forces Veterans
Veterans face disproportionately high risks of gambling-related harm, influenced by trauma exposure, emotional dysregulation, and maladaptive coping. However, little is known about how these interconnected psychological traits contribute to gambling harm severity in Veterans …
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From Mainstream News to Prediction Markets: Dual Pathways of Information Seeking During an Anticipatory Security Crisis
ABSTRACT Introduction How do individuals seek information when a security threat is anticipated but has not yet materialized? This study examined whether intolerance of uncertainty and state anxiety are differentially associated with information consumption across channels during an anticipatory conflict period …
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From Bets to Taxes: A Cross-Border Analysis of Indirect Taxes on Betting, Gambling and Online Gaming
Betting, gambling and online gaming regulation and taxation are dependent on a variety of cultural, legal and economic factors that are unique to each country. Many countries have chosen to use indirect taxes as a vehicle to fund government-sponsored programmes designed to combat issues stemming from gambling addiction or illegal gaming activities …
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Economic efficiency of the gambling industry in Kazakhstan: a value-added and fiscal analysis
This study assesses the economic efficiency of the gambling industry in Kazakhstan by comparing its market and fiscal dynamics with its socio-economic costs …
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Combating Illegal Gambling in Kazakhstan: A Comprehensive Assessment of Regulatory and Socio-Economic Outcomes
The aim of this study is to analyse international regulatory approaches to combating illegal gambling and to assess the regulatory, economic, and social outcomes of anti-illegal gambling policy in Kazakhstan …
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Analysis of the application of income tax on income derived from online gambling activities in Indonesia
Online gambling in Indonesia has grown rapidly, with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) recording 12.3 million active players in 2025, up from 8.8 million in 2024, while the number of online gambling transactions continued to rise sharply from 2021 to 2025, even as their aggregate value declined in 2025 following intensified …
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294. Gambling disorder as adverse event of dopamine agonist treatment in restless legs syndrome
Abstract Background Reduced impulse control manifesting as gambling disorder (GD) is a known adverse event of dopamine agonist treatment in Parkinson’s disease (PD), often associated with high D2/3 receptor affinity. The same agents are widely prescribed to patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS), a neurological disorder much more prevalent than PD …
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The Relationship Between Insecure Adult Attachment and Gambling Problem Severity: The Mediating Roles of Emotion Dysregulation and Motor Impulsivity
본 연구는 불안정 애착과 도박문제 심각도의 관계를 정서조절 어려움과 운동 충동성이 매개하는지를 확인하는 데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 만 19세 이상 성인 3,633명을 대상으로 온라인 조사를 실시하였으며, 이 중 평생 한 번이라도 도박 경험이 있는 855명의 자료를 분석하였다. 연구결과, 첫째 모든 유형의 불안정 애착은 정서조절 어려움을 통해 도박문제 심각도에 간접적으로 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 운동 충동성의 매개효과는 두려움형 애착에서만 유의한 것으로 확인되었다. 셋째, 불안정 애착과 도박문제 심각도의 관계에서 정서조절 어려움과 운동 충동성이 순차적으로 매개하는 것으로 나타났다 …
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The Legal Nature of Prediction Markets and Event Contracts and Their Appropriate Regulatory Framework
본고에서는 이른바 예측시장(prediction market) 내지 예측시장에서 거래되는 사건기반계약(event contract)을 우리나라에서 금융규제의 틀 내에 포섭하여 규율하여야 하는지, 또한 만일 그렇지 않다면 이를 어떻게 규율하는 것이 바람직 할지의 여부에 대해 예측시장 내지 사건기반계약의 법적 성격에 기반하여 분석하였다 …
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Structural String Feature Analysis of Online Illegal Gambling Site Domains and Exploratory Investigation of Early-Stage Detection Feasibility
온라인 불법 도박사이트는 차단을 회피하기 위해 다수의 변형 도메인을 지속적으로 생성하고 있다. 그러나 Cloudflare, CAPTCHA 등 보안 기술로 인해 기존 콘텐츠 기반 탐지는 자동화 접근에 실질적 한계를 보이고 있다. 이에 본 연구는 콘텐츠 접근 없이 도메인 문자열의 구조적 특성만을 분석하여 불법 도박 도메인과 정상 도메인 간의 구조적 차이를 탐색적으로 규명하는 것을 목적으로 한다 …
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Peningkatan Pemahaman Masyarakat melalui Sosialisasi KDRT, Pinjaman Online, dan Judi Online di Dusun Simer
domestic violence, online lending, and online gambling are social issues that can have negative social and economic impact on individuals, families, and communities …
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HOW PERCEIVED SOCIAL NORMS SHAPE EXPECTATION OF ONLINE GAMBLING BEHAVIOR: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF INJUNCTIVE NORMS
Social influences have long been recognized as important determinants of gambling behavior. Nevertheless, relatively little is known about the role of perceived social norms in shaping behavioral expectations regarding online gambling …
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Effects of Gambling Attitudes and Gambling Perception on Continued Gambling among Adolescents
본 연구는 청소년의 도박 태도와 도박 인식이 도박 지속 여부에 미치는 영향을 실증적으로 분석하여, 청소년 도박예방 정책에 대한 시사점을 제시하는 것을 목적으로 하였다. 이를 위해 「2025년 청소년 도박 실태조사」 원자료를 활용하였으며, 도박 경험이 있는 청소년 가운데 연구모형에 포함된 변수의 결측 사례를 제외한 최종 338명을 분석 대상으로 선정하였다. 즉, 전체 청소년이 아니라 도박 경험 청소년만 대상으로 도박 지속 여부를 분석했다. 종속변수는 최근 6개월간 도박 지속 여부로 설정하였으며, 독립변수는 위험태도, 보호태도 및 도박에 대한 긍정인식으로 구성하였다 …
Week of August 24, 202627
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The church as a digital jubilee community: A liberating missiology for victims of online gambling, illegal online lending, and cyber slavery
This article formulates the church’s missiological response to three phenomena that together constitute a single continuum of digital debt bondage in Indonesia: online gambling, illegal online lending, and cyber slavery …
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Not just for sport: a systematic review and meta-analysis of gambling, at-risk gambling, and risk factors among athletes
Gambling opportunities, particularly for sports betting, are rapidly expanding, raising concerns about associated risks for a range of subpopulations, including athletes …
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How Cognitive Bias Shapes Gambling Behaviour and Consumer Vulnerability
The rapid expansion of digital gambling platforms significantly amplifies consumer vulnerability and gambling related harm, yet interdisciplinary literature synthe-sizing cognitive distortions, AI driven marketing personalization, and regulatory gover-nance gaps remains limited …
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Simulated Gambling Games: an Integrative Review of Links with Monetary Gambling and Harmful Gambling in Adolescents and Adults
Abstract Purpose of Review Simulated gambling games (SGGs) combine features of gaming and gambling in social casino games, practice games, and games with mini gambling components. SGGs may act as a gateway to monetary gambling and gambling harm through a stimulus exposure effect …
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Inequality and Gambling in Italian Municipalities
ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between urban inequality and gambling on a distinct dataset that encompasses administrative records of gambling turnover by game type in Italian municipalities …
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Examining the Relationship Between Gambling Tendency and Metacognitive and Emotion Regulation Difficulties in Gamblers
The present study aimed to examine the relationship between metacognitive beliefs, difficulties in emotion regulation, and gambling tendency among individuals who engage in gambling, as well as to determine the extent to which these psychological variables predict gambling tendency. A quantitative correlational research design was employed …
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Design of a 2D Animated Short Film About the Dangers of Online Gambling
This study discusses the design of a two-dimensional (2D) short animated film intended as an educational medium to raise awareness among young people about the dangers of online gambling. The increasing involvement of youth in online gambling activities serves as the primary background for this creative project …
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Learning the Boundary Between Involvement and Severity: A Multi-Target Machine-Learning Analysis of Emotion Dysregulation, Impulsivity, Gambling Involvement, and Problem Severity in Psychiatric Outpatients
Machine-learning studies on gambling have mostly relied on behavioral or account-based data from online gambling platforms …
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Penegakan Hukum Terhadap Pelaku Judi Online Spaceman Berdasarkan Putusan Nomor 1542/Pid.B/2024/PN.SBY
Perkembangan teknologi informasi telah mengubah bentuk perjudian konvensional menjadi perjudian berbasis internet (online gambling), salah satunya permainan Spaceman yang semakin mudah diakses melalui perangkat elektronik dan sistem pembayaran digital …
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Deconstructing Methodological Paradigms in Adolescent Gambling Research: a Critical Analysis and Future Directions
Four years after Delfabbro & King's (2021) foundational critique, adolescent gambling research continues to struggle with fundamental validity questions …
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Association Between Early Dropout from a Gambling Disorder Group Program and Subsequent Loss of Outpatient Contact: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Objective early discontinuation of structured gambling disorder (GD) programs is common; however, whether stopping after the first session indicates subsequent loss of outpatient contact is unclear. We examined the association between early program dropout and short-term loss of outpatient follow-up …
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Adaptive-Appearing Maladaptation Theory: Explaining Psychopathology Through Its Underlying Mechanism Rather Than Its Behavioral Appearance
Psychological adjustment has traditionally been evaluated through external indicators of functioning such as academic achievement, occupational productivity, and social status. In contrast, behavioral addictions like gambling disorder and substance use disorder are considered within the scope of psychopathology …
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A Narrative Review of the Causes of Gambling Craving
Gambling behavior, which dates back to the earliest periods of human history, is currently considered an important mental health problem. The concept of craving, defined as an intense, repetitive, and difficult-to-control urge, plays a significant role in the initiation and maintenance of gambling behavior …
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A Content Analysis of Research Trends on Gambling Addiction in Korea: Focusing on Korea Citation Index-Listed Journal Articles Published from 2016 to 2025
This study conducted a content analysis of academic articles related to gambling addiction published from 2016 to 2025 in Korea Citation Index (KCI)-listed journals.Utilizing the keywords "gambling addiction," "gambling problems," "problem gambling," "problematic gambling," "pathological gambling," and "gambling disorder," this study collected relevant …
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Perceived parental attitudes and gambling behavior in adults: the moderating role of resilience
Although multiple risk factors for problematic gambling have been identified, evidence regarding perceived parental attitudes and resilience remains limited, particularly among adults in Türkiye. This study investigated the associations between perceived parental attitudes and gambling behavior and the moderating role of resilience …
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Neurophysiological and Behavioral Responses to Gambling Cues in Individuals with Internet Gambling Disorder: A VR-EEG-GSR Study
Internet Gambling Disorder (IGD) has become an important public health concern, yet relatively little is known about the combined neural, autonomic, and behavioral mechanisms underlying cue reactivity in immersive gambling environments …
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Who Bets Online? A Multidimensional Analysis of Demographic, Financial, and Psychosocial Predictors in Brazil's Emerging Gambling Market
Abstract Brazil has rapidly become one of the world’s largest online betting markets, raising public health and consumer-protection concerns in a newly regulated environment …
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The nihilism industry: Streaming disavowal and ressentiment in the age of prediction markets
Abstract This article reads Amin Samman’s new book, Currency of Nihilism , alongside two symptomatic products – the HBO/BBC series Industry and the rise of prediction markets – to argue that ressentiment , disavowal, and nihilism name three interlocking dimensions of the same affective formation …
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A meta-analysis of functional brain activity during valence processing in internet gaming disorder and gambling disorder
The intersection of gaming and gambling has gained increasing attention due to their role in addictive behaviours and their effects on brain function …
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Gambling Disorder as a Behaviorally Driven Systemic Medical Condition: From Reward Circuitry to Multi-System Morbidity
Historically framed as a behavioral addiction, gambling disorder (GD) has had its somatic dimension neglected by standard clinical evaluation. This is a narrative, hypothesis-generating review focusing on the somatic aspects of GD …
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Law Enforcement Against Instagram Celebrities And Influencers Promoting Online Gambling Through Social Media Based on The Provisions of Article 27 Paragraph (2) in Conjunction With Article 45 Paragraph (3) of Law Number 1 of 2024
The development of information technology and the widespread use of social media have provided extensive opportunities for Instagram celebrities and influencers to disseminate various forms of information, promotion, and communication to the public …
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The Influence of Experience with Electronic Games on Customer Engagement and Loyalty in Casinos
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of customer experience with electronic games on customer engagement and customer loyalty in casinos …
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PEER RELATIONS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ABUSE AS PREDICTORS OF CYBER-DELINQUENT BEHAVIOUR: THE MEDIATING ROLE OF SPORTS BETTING ADDICTION AMONG UNDERGRADUATES IN SOUTH-EASTERN NIGERIA
Cyber delinquency is one of the growing concern particularly among the teaming population of young adults, most of whom are undergraduates. Their relation with peers and psychological experience has been linked to this delinquent behaviour, where sports betting seem to be an enabling factor …
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Exercise addiction, social interaction, and the moderating effects of disordered eating among adults aged 18-35
Physical exercise is beneficial to physical health and social well-being. However, with extreme volumes, exercise may lead to addiction symptoms comparable with substance use and gambling disorders. Social dysfunction is a crucial element that constitutes exercise addiction (EA), which is commonly referred to the conflicts with significant others …
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Comparing Facebook Prophet and ARIMA for Forecasting Online Gambling Transactions in Indonesian E-Wallets
The rapid expansion of digital financial services in Indonesia has driven widespread adoption of e-wallet platforms, while also enabling the growth of illegal online gambling activities …
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The Impact of Sports Betting on University Undergraduates: A Case Study
This article investigated the impact of sports betting on university undergraduates with University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) as the case study. The primary aim is to examine the involvement of students in sports betting, the frequency, motivations behind it, and its impact on both their academic and social activities …
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STRATEGI KONSELING ISLAM DENGAN TEKNIK CBT UNTUK MENGATASI PERILAKU PELAKU JUDI ONLINE
The phenomenon of online gambling addiction among employees of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (UMKM) in Cicalengka District has shown a concerning increase, significantly impacting work productivity, financial stability, psychological well-being, and moral-spiritual values …
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Research on gambling and gambling harm in Aotearoa New Zealand: a scoping review
Gambling harm is a significant public health issue made more urgent by the rapid growth of online gambling. In Aotearoa New Zealand, gambling access expanded following the introduction of gaming machines in the 1990s and is expected to expand again with the regulation of online casinos …
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Psychometric analysis of brief adolescent gambling screen, problem gambling severity index, and gambling motives questionnaire-financial among Ghanaian adolescents
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Brief Adolescent Sport Betting Screen (BASBS), Problem Sport Betting Severity Index (PSBSI), and Sport Betting Motives Questionnaire–Financial (SBMQF) among Ghanaian adolescents …
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Relationships Between Personality Traits, Impulsive Behaviors and Gambling Tendencies Among Individuals Who Invest in Cryptocurrency: A Cross-Sectional Study
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between personality traits, impulsive behaviors and gambling tendencies among individuals who invest in cryptocurrency.Methods: The study was cross-sectional and correlational …
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Penguatan Literasi Digital sebagai Strategi Pencegahan Judi Online dan NAPZA di Lingkungan Sekolah dan Lingkungan Masyarakat Sekitar
The development of digital technology provides many benefits in daily life, but it also increases access to various negative contents, such as online gambling and NAPZA abuse. Adolescents are among the most vulnerable groups due to their high intensity of internet and social media use, as well as the ease of obtaining information through digital platforms …
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Online Gambling as a Ground for Divorce in Indonesian Religious Courts: A Maqāsid al-Sharī‘ah Perspective
The increasing prevalence of online gambling has created new challenges for Muslim family life and has increasingly appeared in divorce disputes before religious courts in Indonesia …
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Detecting Gambling SEO Spam on Academic Domains using Structural and Textual Features: A Domain-Holdout Evaluation
SEO spam practices related to gambling on Indonesian academic domains pose dual risks: they undermine the integrity of institutional websites and impose an operational burden on security teams tasked with distinguishing compromised pages from legitimate content …
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Coverage-Constrained Selective Prediction for Short-Horizon Cryptocurrency Event Contracts via Adaptive Quantile Thresholds
A fixed-odds contract on short-horizon price direction has a positive expected value only when its win probability exceeds the break-even rate implied by the payout ratio. A deployable predictor must also produce signals at a sufficiently stable rate …
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Between-session chasing via time of return in online eCasino gambling
Abstract Background and aims Chasing refers to continuing and/or intensifying gambling following losses (loss-chasing) and/or wins (win-chasing). It is commonly captured between sessions, i.e., returning another day/time after losses or wins in prior sessions …
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Approaching the Hot Hand with a Cool Head. A Comment on Xu and Harvey (Cognition, 2014)
In their influential paper Xu and Harvey (2014) claim that gamblers are more likely to win in subsequent games if they are in a winning streak and more likely to lose if they experience a losing streak. They suggest that gamblers create their own hot hand by falling for the gambler’s fallacy …
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Sports sponsorship, gambling bans, and regulatory compliance: a systematic review
This systematic review evaluates the impact of sports sponsorship bans and betting restrictions on marketing practices, regulatory compliance, and consumer behavior following global market liberalization …
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Action on commercial gambling-a local government case study from Great Britain
Commercial gambling is increasingly recognized as a public health issue, with local government playing a critical role in mitigating its harms …
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Regulation of advertising for gambling, cigarettes, and alcohol: A systematic review of the literature
This PRISMA-compliant systematic review provides the first comparative analysis of gambling, tobacco, and alcohol advertising regulation across both traditional and digital media environments and across three regulatory levels: state, industry self-regulation, and platform policies, representing a multi-industry, multi-level, and interdisciplinary …
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The psychological toll of financial volatility: compulsive habits, gambling parallels, and social policy implications
This mini-review synthesizes recent interdisciplinary evidence showing that financial market volatility carries psychological as well as economic costs …
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Identifying High-Risk Groups for Pathological Gambling: Evaluation of Sociodemographic Markers for Future Predictive Modeling
Gambling disorder is a complex behavioral addiction associated with significant psychological, social, and economic consequences. Although recognized as an addictive disorder in contemporary classifications, data on hospitalized patients, particularly in Balkan populations, remain limited …
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Gambling and Addiction Risk Among Youth
This study examines the correlation between gambling and addiction risk in betting platforms in Bayelsa State. The study adopted cross sectional and ex-post facto design. Data were generated by quantitative and qualitative method. The study intends to use purposive sampling techniques …
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Breaking the Cycle: Quantitative Analysis of the Bearing of Gambling Addiction on the Youth in a Selected Municipality in the Central Region, Ghana
This study investigates the multifaceted impacts of gambling addiction on individuals within the Awutu-Senya East Municipal Assembly, Ghana, with particular focus on the sociodemographic characteristics and behavioral consequences among affected populations …
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A Novel Approach with Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Tackle Gambling Disorder: A Case Series of Four Patients in an Industrial Setting
Abstract Gambling Disorder (GD), currently classified as a behavioural addiction in ICD-11, is associated with impairment in reward processing and impulsivity. The role of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in reducing craving and impulsive behaviours by modulating dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) activity has been explored …
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A EXPLORAÇÃO DA VULNERABILIDADE INFANTO-JUVENIL NOS JOGOS ELETRÔNICOS: O DISFARCE DO JOGO DE AZAR EM CAIXAS DE RECOMPENSA E A INTERVENÇÃO DA LEI Nº 15.211/2025 ("LEI FELCA")
O presente artigo analisa a proibição das caixas de recompensa (loot boxes) em jogos eletrônicos acessíveis a crianças e adolescentes, prevista no art. 20 da Lei nº 15.211/2025 ("Lei Felca"), e examina os modelos de adaptação adotados pela indústria no Brasil …
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Unpacking non-transparency: Most physical trading card game and collectible sports card packs failed to disclose probabilities for winning rare prizes
Abstract Background and aims Physical card packs are gambling-like products offering consumers random prizes. Most contain cards of little value worth less than the purchase price of the pack itself, but a few contain rare and highly valuable cards …
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Predicting Sports Betting Intentions Among Adolescents: Gender-Specific Pathways in the Reasoned Action Approach
Abstract Sports betting among adolescents is a growing public health concern, yet the social-cognitive mechanisms driving sports betting intentions in legally underage populations remain largely underexplored …
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Examining the transdiagnostic role of coping motives and experiential avoidance in the relationship between generalized anxiety disorder and addictive behaviours
Abstract Background and Aims Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is highly comorbid with substance and behavioural addictions, but little is known about the psychosocial factors that underpin these relationships …
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Challenges in Law Enforcement Against Online Gambling Promotion by Social Media Influencers: Protecting Indonesia's Digital Generation
The increasing use of social media has facilitated online gambling promotion by influencers, creating significant challenges for criminal law enforcement in Indonesia …
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An analytical autoethnography of poker as professionalized leisure: from a journey in South Korea to implications for Vietnam
This article uses South Korea as an analytical reference point to examine how poker tournaments operate as a form of serious leisure within tightly regulated gambling environments and to reflect on implications for Vietnam’s evolving casino policy …
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“Family Matters”: A Qualitative Exploration of Family Recovery in the Context of Problem Gambling
ABSTRACT Objective To explore how family members experience recovery in the context of problem gambling and identify the types of support they find most helpful. Background Problem gambling is a global public health concern with profound and enduring effects on families …
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Religiosity and support for casinos: an analysis of Ohio’s 2009 referendum
Using a 2009 referendum presented to Ohio voters, we explore county-level support for casino development. Within the median voter framework, we focus our analysis on the association between county religiosity and support for the referendum …
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Nonlinear association between gambling severity and retrospective gambling-related emotions: exploratory evidence from resting-state degree centrality
Abstract Objective Existing research on gambling disorder has primarily focused on emotional states following gambling episodes, difficulties in emotion regulation, or abnormalities in reward-based decision-making, whereas relatively less attention has been paid to patterns of change in individuals’ subjective emotional experiences in gambling-related …
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Apuestas deportivas de contrapartida online, delito de estafa y el artículo 286 BIS.4 del Código Penal
Gambling has traditionally been fertile ground for criminal behaviour, particularly when financial gains are involved. In the context of sports betting, and especially with the rise of online platforms, certain behaviours have emerged that verge on fraud …
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Skill v Chance: Online Gambling and Gaming Laws in India
Rapid escalation of online gaming platforms in India, especially those involving real-money mechanisms, such as fantasy sports, rummy, and poker, has rekindled long-standing debates between games of skill and games of chance.The article critically analyses the intricate and complex regulatory pathways for online gambling and gaming in India, emphasising …
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THE IMPLEMENTATION OF DAKWAH BIL HAL BY THE MUHAMMADIYAH DISASTER MANAGEMENT CENTER OF NORTH SUMATRA IN BUILDING COMMUNITY MORALITY
Moral misconduct among children and adolescents is a social issue increasingly garnering public attention. In Manunggal Village, Labuhan Deli District, Deli Serdang Regency, various forms of moral misconduct involving minors have been identified, including drug abuse and involvement in online gambling …
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Gaming-gambling convergence, emotion regulation, and impulsivity in adolescents and young adults: a systematic review
The convergence between video games and monetized betting constitutes a risk factor for adolescents and young adults, given their specific cognitive vulnera-bilities. To synthesize empirical evidence on exposure to gaming-gambling convergence and its association with emotional regulation and impulsivity in this population …
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Dataset Generation Framework Guided by the Online Gambling Disorder Questionnaire
Gambling disorder is a public health concern, but research on the early detection of gambling-related harm is limited by the scarcity of ethically shareable online conversations. This study presents a framework for generating an entirely synthetic dataset for natural language processing research on gambling-related behavioral signals …
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Validation of the Gambling Problem Recognition Scale
Gambling problem recognition is an understudied construct with theoretical relevance to the behaviour change process. This study is a psychometric validation of the four-item Gambling Problem Recognition Scale (GPRS). A secondary analysis of data from the Addiction Substitution and Natural Recovery longitudinal study was conducted …
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Trends and Gender Differences in Gambling with Money between 2018 and 2021: A Population-Based Study among 60,331 Spanish Adolescents
This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the prevalence of gambling with money; the factors associated with gambling; and the time trends prevalence of gambling in the period 2018 to 2021 focusing on gender differences. Data from 60,331 adolescents from a Nationwide Population-Based Study (ESTUDES) conducted in 2019 and 2021 in Spain were analyzed …
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PENGARUH ADIKSI JUDI ONLINE TERHADAP PENURUNAN INTERAKSI SOSIAL DAN PERILAKU AGRESIF REMAJA DI DESA ADIREJO
This study aims to analyze the effect of online gambling addiction on the decline in social interaction and aggressive behavior of adolescents in one of the villages in Lampung Province …
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How Does Gambling Marketing Affect Behaviours and Attitudes? A Systematic Review of Qualitative Studies
Abstract Purpose of Review Gambling marketing is pervasive. Evidence suggests that greater exposure to gambling marketing can increase gambling engagement and elevate the risk of gambling harm. The effects of marketing are likely to vary across population groups and across different types of marketing …
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From Picks to Posts: How Social Media Normalizes Sports Betting for College Athletes
This study examined how prominent sports-betting accounts frame betting on social media and how college athletes encounter, interpret, and respond to such content …
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Partial Dopamine Agonists and Gambling Disorder: A Comprehensive Review and Clinical Implications
Aripiprazole, cariprazine, and brexpiprazole are third-generation antipsychotics indicated for the treatment of various mental health conditions. Several cases of gambling-related harms and various impulse control problems related to aripiprazole have been reported …
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Online Gambling Legalization and Household Credit Card Debt
Abstract Since 2018, the legalization of online gambling in the United States has expanded rapidly, raising concerns about its financial impact on households. This paper examines how legalization affects credit card debt and other financial outcomes using household panel data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation …
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KRIMINALISASI JUDI ONLINE DALAM PERSPEKTIF KEBIJAKAN HUKUM PIDANA DAN EFEKTIVITAS PENEGAKAN HUKUM DIGITAL DI INDONESIA
Advancements in information and communication technology have brought about significant changes in various aspects of societal life, including the emergence of digital-based gambling practices, or online gambling …
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User Experiences with Blocking Software and Gambling Recovery: Exploring Motivation, Perceptions & Recovery Supports
Abstract Gambling blocking software can be downloaded onto a user’s device to prevent them from accessing online gambling sites, including those in offshore jurisdictions. This study investigated user experiences with a gambling blocking software and examined its relationship with holistic recovery from gambling problems …
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Peran Fear of Missing Out (FoMO) Terhadap Loot Box Engagement Pada Pemain Video Game
Loot box dalam video game sering menghadirkan item eksklusif dan penawaran berbatas waktu yang dapat menimbulkan kekhawatiran pemain akan kehilangan kesempatan, sebuah fenomena yang semakin marak seiring meluasnya monetisasi loot box di industri game global …
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Concordance between gambling disorder, alcohol use disorder, and other behavioural addictions provides evidence for a comprehensive approach to addictive behaviours: A multiple systematic review analysis
Non-substance-related addictive behaviours have traditionally been treated separately from substance use disorders. However, the DSM-5 reclassification of gambling disorder within Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders has opened new avenues for research …
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Between passion and algorithm: sports betting, algorithmic personalization and the Brazilian fan in the era of next-generation sports fandom
Purpose This article investigates how the integrated experience on sports betting platforms and real-time data applications reconfigures the Brazilian fan’s perception of algorithmic personalization, emotional engagement, perception of obsession and loyalty intention, repositioning betting as an experience infrastructure within the context of …
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Acceptability of Internet-Based Therapy: Considerations Expressed by Individuals Struggling with Gambling
Internet-based therapy (IBT) is effective in reducing symptoms of gambling disorder (GD), yet limited acceptability may constrain treatment uptake and engagement. This study explored perspectives on the expected acceptability (defined as perceiving the intervention as appropriate) of IBT for GD …
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Stress coping strategies as predictors of job fatigue and psychological health among casino employees in Macao SAR (China)
This study investigates the predictive role of stress coping strategies on job fatigue and psychological health among casino employees in Macao, a sector marked by high emotional labor and irregular work schedules …
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Roblox and Childhood Gambling Risk: Beyond the Loot Box-Authors' Reply
We thank Drs. Busch and Chang for their response1 to our article2 and the valuable addition regarding the risks present in Roblox, particularly considering its popularity, especially among younger users, compared to the games highlighted in the original article, particularly Genshin Impact.
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Roblox and Childhood Gambling Risk: Beyond the Loot Box
The commentary by Mortillaro and colleagues1 makes a timely and well-constructed contribution to the literature on childhood gambling risk …
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Optimal transport stress testing and fund-level risk management for DeFi lending against prediction market collateral
In this paper, we develop optimal transport stress testing, liquidation cost modeling, and fund-level capital allocation for lending against prediction market collateral …
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Problem gambling and affected others: health, relational and economic outcomes across longitudinal trajectories in a population-based Swedish study
Exposure to another person's gambling problems has been linked to a range of adverse outcomes among affected others (AOs); however, most evidence is based on cross-sectional studies. Less is known about how such outcomes vary over time and across different patterns of exposure …
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TRANSFORMASI RELASI KELUARGA DI ERA DIGITAL: DAMPAK KETERGATUNGAN JUDI SLOT ONLINE PADA REMAJA
The widespread phenomenon of online slot gambling in today's digital era has triggered various social crises, one of which is the deterioration of family relationships. This study aims to analyze how online slot gambling transforms family relationships …
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Random Sparse Networks Training With Sharpness-Aware Regularization
Over-parameterization is critical for optimizing neural networks, whereas training sparse networks directly often fails to achieve satisfactory performance …
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Gaple Gambling Practice in Community Celebrations Perspective of Customary Law and Criminal Law
Article 18B paragraph (2) of the 1945 Constitution states that the state recognizes and respects the unity of customary law communities and their traditional rights as long as they are alive and in accordance with the development of society and the principles of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia …
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Beyond the Bet: An Updated Scoping Review on Sports Gambling
ABSTRACT Background: Technological advances and changes in legislation have driven the proliferation of sports betting in recent years. Therefore, understanding who is at risk of sports betting-related consequences and how to mitigate harm is essential …
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A Duty to Care or a Duty to Comply? Gambling Operators' Interpretation of the Legal Concept of Duty of Care and Their Responsibility for Preventing Gambling‐Related Harm
ABSTRACT From the perspective of negotiated governance, this study examines how companies respond to regulatory measures that combine hard and soft elements, assigning them greater responsibility for addressing social problems. Focusing on the Swedish gambling market, the study analyzes gambling operators' interpretation of the legal concept of duty of care …
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The parallel text in the novel (Casino for Children) by Karwan Omar Kakksur
Contemporary critical research has paid great attention to parallel texts, considering them a major gateway to the world of texts and to understanding, analyzing, and interpreting the main and original texts, especially in the novel …
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The Relationship Between Problem Gambling and Psychological Wellbeing Among Male University Students in the Upper Eastern Region, Kenya
Problem gambling has emerged as a significant public health concern among university students worldwide, with growing evidence linking gambling-related harm to poorer psychological functioning …
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Politely Communicating that Online Gambling is Forbidden According to The Biblical Perspective Among Employees in Poipet, Cambodia
Online gambling has become a global crisis affecting various levels of society, including migrant workers in Poipet, Cambodia, a city developed into a Southeast Asian hub for the online gambling industry. Many Indonesian and local Christian employees work in this sector, creating complex ethical and spiritual dilemmas …
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PHISHING EM PLATAFORMAS DE APOSTAS ONLINE: DETECÇÃO POR PLUGIN DE NAVEGADOR
This article analyzes the growth of phishing attacks on online betting platforms in Brazil and proposes a preventive solution through a browser plugin. Fraudulent websites exploit user trust via page cloning, pop-ups, and malware, compromising sensitive information and transaction security …
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Family Resilience in Combating Online Gambling Issues in the Digital Era
This study examines the strategic role of family resilience as a fundamental element of national resilience in the face of modernization. The family, as the smallest unit and foundation of national resilience, faces new threats in the digital era where homes are no longer fully safe due to device infiltration …
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Gambling rarely stands alone: clustered addictive behaviours and socioeconomic vulnerability in adolescents
Recent European studies estimate that between 15% and 80% of adolescents have engaged in gambling, reflecting substantial heterogeneity in measurement approaches and highlighting limitations in current surveillance systems. This variability may obscure the magnitude and urgency of the problem …
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Weighing the Harm: Direct Elicitation of Gambling Harm Severity Through Expert Evaluation of Narrative Accounts
Abstract This study examined whether direct expert elicitation of gambling harm severity, applied to blinded first-hand narrative accounts, produces ordered and consistent estimates with respect to quantitative self-reports …
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Star Power and Prizes: How Do Celebrity Endorsements and Financial Inducements in Online Sports Betting Advertising Affect Brand Attitudes and Betting Intentions?
Online sports betting has been increasingly used thanks to online betting sites’ excessive marketing and advertising. Two between-subjects experimental studies tested how the presence of celebrities or betting inducements on social media advertisements influences consumer attitudes and behaviors …
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Spatial working memory across psychiatric disorders in young adults
Abstract Objective Impairments in spatial working memory (SWM) have been observed in several disparate psychiatric conditions. The present study investigated how SWM varied across a range of psychiatric disorders in a large sample of young adults using the SWM test from the Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery …
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On Maximizing the Probability of a Linear Inequality between iid Random Variables
A casino offers the following game: there are three cups each containing a die. You are being told that the dice in the cups are all the same, but possibly nonstandard. For a bet of $1, the game master shakes all three cups and lets you choose one of them …
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NY AG sues Kalshi for illegal gambling
Last month, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James sued Kalshi for running an illegal gambling operation. Kalshi has claimed that it is a commodity …
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Mood computational mechanisms underlying increased risk behavior in adolescent suicidal patients
Suicidal thoughts and behaviors (STB) are among the leading causes of death worldwide …
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Acceptability and Perceived Usefulness of a Digital Gambling Harm Minimization Tool: Cross-Sectional Study
Gambling consumers show low uptake and engagement with tools designed to support safer gambling practices and reduce the risk of experiencing gambling-related harms. We used co-design principles to design and develop a digital tool for safer gambling (BetWell) to overcome known barriers to tool uptake, including a focus on gambling problems …
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Educational interventions for erroneous gambling beliefs among Norwegian online casino players: a large-scale real-world study of behavioural impact
Abstract Background Erroneous beliefs about gambling contribute to the development and maintenance of problem gambling and represent an important public health concern. Norsk Tipping (NT), the state-owned gambling operator in Norway, initiated the Spillepuls project to develop and evaluate preventive interventions for its online customers …
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"No one takes it seriously": U.S. military personnel with gambling concerns: recommendations for expanding treatment and public health efforts
Introduction Gambling is increasingly recognized as a significant public health issue, with negative consequences for financial stability, social well-being, and overall health. Growing evidence indicates that U.S. military personnel and veterans are a high-risk group for gambling-related problems, including gambling disorder (GD) …
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The relationship of gambling disorder to obsessive-compulsive disorder
Gambling disorder frequently co-occurs with other psychiatric conditions, yet its relationship with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) remains unclear. Emerging evidence suggests impulsivity and compulsivity may be inter-related rather than diametrically opposed constructs, warranting investigation of their clinical overlap …
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Drink more, bet more, spend more: Examining who engages in simultaneous drinking while sports betting and impact on betting behaviour
Abstract Background and aims There is a shared culture between sports betting and drinking alcohol, yet there is a lack of studies investigating predictors of simultaneous alcohol use, and whether drinking carries increased risk of gambling-related harms among sports bettors …
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Analisis Pembuktian Untuk Pertanggungjawaban Hukum Penerima Endorsement dalam Judi Online
This study aims to analyze the evidence of the element of "distributing and/or making accessible" online gambling content by endorsement recipients based on Article 27 paragraph (2) of the Electronic Information and Transactions Law and analyze their criminal liability. This study uses a normative juridical method with a statutory and conceptual approach …
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Associations of neurodevelopmental traits and adverse childhood experiences with problem gambling: A nationwide cross-sectional study
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a recognized related factor for gambling problems. Although ADHD frequently co-occurs with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), the interaction of these factors on gambling has not been fully explored in a large general population sample …
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Between inclusion and risk: participation in online gambling and cognitive distortions in young people with motor disabilities
This study examines participation in online gambling, explores the relationship between cognitive distortions (gambler's fallacy and illusion of control) and gambling severity, and evaluates their predictive role in the risk of problem gambling …
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Qimor va qimor o‘yinlari bilan bog‘liq jinoyatchilikning zamonaviy holati va kriminologik determinantlari
This article examines the current state of crime related to gambling and games of chance, its new forms in the digital environment, and the criminological determinants that produce and sustain it …
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Lithium as an Adjunctive Stabilization Strategy for Impulsivity and Suicidality in Severe Gambling Disorder: A Case Report and Narrative Review
Gambling disorder (GD) is associated with severe psychosocial impairment, impulsive dyscontrol, affective instability, and increased suicidal risk. Pharmacological options remain limited, particularly for patients whose presentation is dominated by transdi-agnostic dimensions such as impulsivity, emotional dysregulation, and suicidal vul-nerability …
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Gambling disorder and the case for mitigation in financial crime
While often seen as out of character, for those who present in court with gambling disorder in the context of financially-based crimes, mitigation is rare and contextual factors are often not fully considered …
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Do State Lotteries Exploit their Lottery Power? Optimal Lotto Pricing With Heterogeneous Players: Evidence from the United Kingdom
ABSTRACT We propose a new model of revenue‐maximising lottery pricing under income‐related heterogeneity and apply it to 13 years of UK National Lottery data. Our pricing rule shows how a state's lottery power is shaped by heterogeneities in lotto demand and the income distribution, and we study its efficiency and distributional implications …
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Comparative pharmacovigilance of Levodopa and Pramipexole: a disproportionality analysis of the FAERS database
This study aimed to comprehensively characterize and compare the safety profiles of Levodopa and Pramipexole, two cornerstone therapies for Parkinson's disease (PD), using real-world data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS). Methods: A disproportionality analysis was conducted on FAERS data from Q1 2004 to Q2 2025 …
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Relationship between upward social comparison and financial gambling motives among Chinese lottery gamblers: the roles of relative deprivation and socioeconomic status
This study examined the association between upward social comparison and financial gambling motives among Chinese lottery gamblers, as well as the mediating role of relative deprivation and the moderating role of socioeconomic status (SES) within this relationship …
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MENGUNGKAP FAKTOR PSIKOLOGIS DI BALIK KECANDUAN JUDI ONLINE PADA DEWASA AWAL : STUDI KORELASIONAL
This study aims to analyze the relationship between decision making and online gambling addiction among young adults. The study used a quantitative approach with a correlational design. Data were collected through a Likert-scale questionnaire distributed to 200 respondents aged 18–25 years who had experience playing online gambling …
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Inteligencia Artificial, comunicación en salud y gambling: Efecto boomerang en campañas de prevención
Este artículo revisa el impacto de la inteligencia artificial (IA) en la comunicación en salud, con énfasis en la prevención de conductas adictivas como el gambling …
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A Case Report on Gambling Disorder in the Context of Hopelessness and Values: A Narrative Therapy Intervention
In recent years, the increasing prevalence of gambling disorder has prompted mental health professionals to explore various treatment modalities. Although several therapeutic approaches have been proposed, there is still a lack of robust empirical evidence regarding their effectiveness …
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