February 2022
81 studies entered the index this month.
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What drives casino corporate social responsibility (CSR) skepticism? The roles of casino CSR activities and contradiction
카지노는 사회적 악을 양산하는 사행성 기업이라는 오명을 쓰고 있다. 하지만 이러한 비난의 대상이 되고 있는 카지노 기업 또한 사회적 책임을 느끼며 CSR을 수행하고 있다. 본 연구의 목적은 카지노 기업이 수행하는 CSR 활동과 카지노 기업이 지닌 사행산업의 낙인으로 인한 기업의 모순성이 CSR 회의주의에 미치는 효과를 고찰하고, 이를 통해 소비자의 부정적 구전인 후속 행동에 미치는 효과를 고찰하는 것이다. 이 관계에서 CSR 회의주의가 매개역할을 하는 변수로 유의하게 작용하는지 매개효과를 검정하는 것도 이 연구의 목적에 포함된다 …
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The Influence of Gambling Accessibility on Gambling Problems through Gambling Attitude among the MZ Generations: Moderated mediation effects by Monetary Gambling Motive
본 연구는 MZ세대의 도박접근성이 도박태도를 통해 도박문제에 미치는 영향과, 이들 관계에서 금전적 도박동기의 조절된 매개효과를 분석하는데 목적이 있다. 이를 위해 한국도박문제 관리센터가 구축한 원자료 중 20, 30대 764명의 표본을 활용하였으며, PROCESS macro model 4와 14를 활용하여 매개효과와 조절된 매개효과를 각각 분석하였다. 주요 결과는 다음과 같다. 첫째, MZ세대의 도박접근성은 도박문제에 정적으로 유의미한 영향을 미쳤다. 둘째, MZ세대의 도박태도는 도박접근성이 도박문제에 미치는 영향을 부분매개하였다 …
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The Effect of Negative Childhood Experiences and Gambling Cognitive Constructions on Gambling Behavior and Its Causes in Young Adulthood Period
This study aimed to examine the cognitive structures and negative childhood experiences of young adults about gambling on gambling behavior and its causes. The study group consisted of 232 young adults aged 18–30 years from Gaziantep, Elâzığ, Malatya, Antalya, and İstanbul provinces who exhibited gambling behavior …
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Study on the Japanese University Students’ Perception on Casinos
아시아 지역에서 카지노 경쟁은 심화하고 있다. 본 연구는 향후 일본에 카지노가 개설되었을 때 카지노현장에서 근무 가능성이 높은 관광학을 전공한 일본인 대학생을 대상으로, 그들이 카지노에 대해 어떠한 생각과 인식을 가지고 있는지를 밝히는 것을 목적으로 한다. 본 연구의 구성은 먼저, 선행연구를 통해서 일본의 카지노 입지에 관한 연구를 개설하고, 카지노인식과 의사결정에 관한 논의를 검토한다. 그 다음, 질문지 조사를 통해 카지노에 대한 사회적ᆞ환경적 요인에 대해 인식조사를 실시한다. 또한 질적 데이터를 이용한 카지노 도입에 대한 인식과 카지노라는 단어에 연상되는 키워드를 추출했다 …
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Relationship between Levels of Problem Gambling and Stress among Gambling Addicts: The Multiple Mediation Effects of the Basic Psychological Needs
본 연구는 도박중독자의 문제도박 수준과 스트레스 간의 관계에서 기본심리욕구 하위요인(자율감, 소속감, 유능감)의 다중매개효과를 확인하여 도박중독에 영향을 미치는 요인인 기본심리욕구와 스트레스가 도박중독자에게는 문제도박으로 인한 결과일 수도 있는 가능성을 확인하고 효과적인 개입 방안을 모색하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 도박중독 유병률을 구하는 기준에 따라 도박중독 수준에 해당하는 성인 206명을 선별하여 기술통계, 상관분석, 위계적 회귀분석, 매개분석을 실시하였다 …
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Impact of Sports Betting Advertising on Gambling Behavior: A Systematic Review
In the UK and elsewhere, the volume of gambling advertising is increasing, as is the popularity of sports betting. Through a systematic review, the available literature was synthesized to identify the ways in which sports betting advertising influences sports betting attitudes, intentions, and behaviors …
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Gambling Harm and the Prevention Paradox in Massachusetts
The term “prevention paradox” focuses on the notion that more aggregate harm is experienced by low-risk individuals even though high-risk individuals experience the greatest amount of harm per individual. This paper examines whether the prevention paradox in relation to gambling harms exists in Massachusetts …
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Gambling Disorder: The Data from Samsun Province
This study aims to identify the characteristics of patients who sought treatment for gambling disorder in the province of Samsun. The study data were obtained from the files of individuals who were referred to the AMATEM polyclinic for gambling problems. Almost all of the individuals with gambling disorders were males …
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Effect of casino firms’ controversy on CSR-firm fit perception and support for casino development: The difference between residents and consumers
이 연구는 카지노 기업의 본질 자체가 사회에 해로운 상품/서비스를 생산하는 논란적 기업이라는 것에 초점을 맞추었다. 연구목적은 카지노 기업의 논란성이 CSR 활동 적합성 지각에 미치는 효과와 카지노 개발지지에 미치는 효과를 분석하고, 그 구조 관계에서 거주지의 조절효과를 검정하였다. 선행연구 고찰을 통하여 연구모형이 개발되었으며, 실증조사를 위하여 온라인 설문 전문업체에서 조사를 진행하였다. 강원랜드 카지노에 방문하여 게임을 해 본 경험이 있는 사람들을 대상으로 하였고, 강원도 거주자 332명과 그 외 다른 지역 거주자 525명의 응답을 이용하여 총 858개의 유효표본을 분석하였다 …
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Gambling Addiction
Gambling disorder is defined as persistent and repetitive gambling behavior that causes clinically significant distress. With the spread of the internet, the concept of online gambling as a type of gambling disorder has been added to the picture …
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CAJAS BOTíN, JUEGOS DE AZAR Y VIDEOJUEGOS: UNA REVISIÓN SISTEMÁTICA
Loot boxes are items in video games that that contain rewards (virtual or monetary) appreciated by players. Loot boxes can be bought with real money and the result is random. Currently, there is controversy about whether the use of loot boxes is related to problematic gaming or problems similar to those caused by gambling …
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An Analytical Study on the Improvement of Self-control in University Students Who Are Addicted to Gambling Through the Integrative Art Therapy Program
본 연구는 도박중독 대학생에게 통합예술치료 프로그램을 설계 및 적용하여 자기통제력 향상에 대한 효과를 분석하는 것이 목적이다. 이를 위해 도박중독 남자 대학생 4명을 대상으로 총 16회기의 프로그램을 운영하고 질적연구의 방법을 이용하여 분석하였으며, 질적연구 분석 결과를 뒷받침하기 위해 한국판 문제도박척도(K-CPGI), 한국판 단축형 자기통제 척도(BSCS)에 대한 사전사후 검사를 실시하였다. 연구결과 첫째, 자기통제감 관찰에서 연구대상자 모두 자기통제감이 강화된 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 한국판 단축형 자기통제 척도에 대한 사전사후 검증을 실시한 결과, 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 나타냈다 …
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An Analysis of the Influence of Advocacy Coalitions on the Policy Paradigm Shift Process of the Casino Industry Policy : Focused on the Stage of the New Paradigm Contestation
This study aims to identify the stage of the policy paradigm shift process of the casino industry and analyze the characteristics of the stage of the new paradigm contestation. Moreover, it intends to examine the power of advocacy coalitions on the policy paradigm shift …
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A scoping review of experimental manipulations examining the impact of monetary format on gambling behaviour
Gambling involves monetary bets and prizes, but the money can take a range of formats, including cash, chips, ticket-in ticket-out vouchers, and digital options including banking cards. As societies move toward cashless payment for many goods, the question arises of how emerging payment technologies might impact gambling-related harms …
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A Meta-Analysis of the Risk and Protective Factors for Problematic Gambling - Focusing on Comparative between Adolescents and Adults -
본 연구는 문제성 도박 관련요인에 대한 국내 선행연구들을 체계적으로 검토하여 위험요인과 보호요인으로 구분하고, 요인군별(개인, 관계, 환경수준) 변인들의 상대적 중요성을 청소년과 성인을 비교하여 파악하는 것을 목적으로 수행되었다. 2001년부터 2021년 10월까지의 문제성 도박 관련 변인에 관한 국내 학위논문 및 학술지 논문 65편에 대한 메타분석을 실시하였다. 분석결과 문제성 도박 위험요인 개인수준에서 청소년의 경우 도박관련 문제행동이나 비합리적 도박신념이, 성인의 경우 비합리적 도박신념, 부정적 목적의 도박동기, 정서장애나 정신질환이 중요 위험요인으로 나타났다 …
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A Case Report of Administering Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy in Gambling Disorder
A case study of a 37-year-old man who was diagnosed with gambling disorder with constant and uncontrollable Foreign Exchange Market investment and was administered rational emotive behavioral therapy in his treatment is presented in this article. This case was followed up for approximately 1 year, and 24 sessions of therapy were administered to the patient …
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Associations Between Gambling and Cognitive Function among U.S. Chinese Older Adults
This study aims to examine the associations between gambling participation, problem gambling, and cognition. Data were derived from the PINE study. Gambling participation was measured by Modified South Oaks Gambling Screen. Problem gambling was assessed with Problem Gambling Severity Index …
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Correlates of gambling and gambling problems among Rhode Island young adults: a cross-sectional study
Numerous states in the USA have legalized sports betting due to recent legal decisions by the US Supreme Court. Here, sociodemographic correlates of current gambling and specific gambling activities associated with symptoms of gambling problems were identified. Methods: Cross-sectional data were obtained from the 2020 Rhode Island Young Adult Survey (RIYAS) …
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The Defect in the Supreme Court's Sports Betting Decision
Four years after its issuance, the defect in the Supreme Court’s sports betting ruling is increasingly evident. By allowing standing-less plaintiffs to obtain an overbroad injunction against a sitting state governor, the decision represents a dubious vehicle for generating lasting precedent on anti-commandeering grounds …
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Skin Gambling Contributes to Gambling Problems and Harm After Controlling for Other Forms of Traditional Gambling
Abstract Esports betting and skin gambling involve betting on the outcomes of video game competitions and/or using virtual currencies for betting. The present study evaluated a conceptual model linking video game involvement, video-game related gambling, traditional gambling, and gambling problems and harm …
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Investigating Adolescents' Video Gaming and Gambling Activities, and Their Relationship With Behavioral, Emotional, and Social Difficulties: Protocol for a Multi-Informant Study
Growing empirical evidence suggests that adolescents have a relatively greater propensity to develop problematic video gaming or gambling habits. Objective: The main objectives of this study are to estimate the prevalence of potential pathological gambling and video game use among adolescent students and to evaluate their risk factors …
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Gambling treatment service providers' views about contingency management: a thematic analysis
There is a need to improve retention and outcomes for treatment of problem gambling and gambling disorder …
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Developmental Patterns of Gambling Participation and Substance use Throughout Adolescence in a Population Birth Cohort
This study investigated adolescents' single and co-occurring developmental patterns of gambling participation and substance use and their association with gambling and substance use-related issues at age 17, controlling for confounders. Multiple assessments from age 12 to 17 were conducted in a population-based cohort (N=1594, 51.2% boys) …
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Text Comprehension Analyses to Improve Assessment Accuracy: Demonstration Using Gambling Disorder Screening
Many individuals diagnosed with an addictive disorder are members of disadvantaged groups and obtain a high school education or less, yet self-report questionnaires widely used to identify symptoms of addictive disorders do not use best practices to ensure item clarity and comprehension …
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Sports Betting Advertising: A Systematic Review of Content Analysis Studies
Abstract A systematic review of empirical studies that used quantitative, qualitative, or a mixed-methods approach to content analysis sports betting advertising was conducted …
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Emotion-driven problem behaviour: The predictive utility of positive and negative urgency
Impulsive urgency describes the tendency to act rashly when experiencing extreme emotions. This Australian study aimed to investigate the predictive utility of impulsivity, including impulsive urgency (positive and negative), across a range of problem behaviours …
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Detecting Illegal Online Gambling (IOG) Services in the Mobile Environment
Despite the extensive ramifications of illegal online gambling (IOG) services, actions taken by government authorities have had little effect in halting these operations. In order to reduce the prevalence of IOG, the ability to detect malicious uniform resource locators (URLs) is crucial …
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The role of microtransactions in Internet Gaming Disorder and Gambling Disorder: A preregistered systematic review
Recently there has been increased interest in understanding the relationship between microtransactions, gaming, and gambling …
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Gambling, Dignity, and the Narcotic of Time in Tokyo’s Day-Laborer District, San’ya
This article examines the social practice of gambling among stigmatized construction workers in Tokyo’s vanishing day laborer district, San’ya …
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Financial literacy and its relation to lottery gambling consumption
This study uses restricted-version data from the 2018 state-by-state survey of the National Financial Capability Study to investigate the relationship between financial literacy and lottery consumption frequency …
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Alcohol Use and Gambling Associated with Impulsivity among a Swedish University Sample
Excessive alcohol use and gambling can have negative consequences. Across countries, the risk of excessive alcohol use is more common in university populations than in the general population. However, few studies have investigated the prevalence of both alcohol use and gambling in this group …
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Risk Factors for Excessive Social Media Use Differ from Those of Gambling and Gaming in Finnish Youth
Adolescents' excessive social media use has characteristics similar to other addictive behaviours. This study aims to explore whether the same risk factors are associated with excessive social media use as with excessive gaming and gambling among Finnish adolescents …
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Efficient Spread Betting Markets: A Literature Review
Are simple trading strategies profitable? It is a question that has been on the minds of academics and practitioners for decades. In this paper, we review the longstanding literature on trading strategies in spread betting (also known as handicap betting), a popular sports betting microstructure …
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Conceptualising emotional and cognitive dysregulation amongst sports bettors; an exploratory study of 'tilting' in a new context
Tilting is a poker-related phenomenon that involves cognitive and emotional dysregulation in response to unfavourable gambling outcomes. Tilting is characterised by an increase in irrational, impulsive and strategically weak betting decisions …
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Differential Probability Discounting Rates of Gamblers in an American Indian Population
Probability discounting, a subset of behavioral economic research, has a rich history of investigating choice behavior, especially as it pertains to risky decision making. Gambling involves both choice behavior and risky decision making which makes it an ideal behavior to investigate with discounting tasks …
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How survey mode affects estimates of the prevalence of gambling harm: a multisurvey study
Recent general population surveys have produced highly variable estimates of the extent of problem gambling in Great Britain, ranging from as low as 0.4% to as high as 2.7% of adults …
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Gambling disorder in the UK: key research priorities and the urgent need for independent research funding
Gambling in the modern era is pervasive owing to the variety of gambling opportunities available, including those that use technology (eg, online applications on smartphones) …
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“You will never win” The digital review economy and mobile gambling applications
With the advent of online gambling and gaming applications, stores such as Google Play host thousands of online reviews from satisfied and disgruntled customers. Online reviews are powerful tools in the digital review economy, as well as providing and publicizing feedback to game developers and potential users …
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The Role of Government Delegates in Macau Casino Gaming Concessionaires – Evolution and Prospective
Macau Government announced in the consultation document for the amendment of Law No. 16/2001 (Macau Gaming Law) – whose public discussion ended on October 29, 2021 – that it intends to introduce Government Delegates into the casino gaming concessionaires …
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Pruning Adapters with Lottery Ticket
Massively pre-trained transformer models such as BERT have gained great success in many downstream NLP tasks. However, they are computationally expensive to fine-tune, slow for inference, and have large storage requirements. So, transfer learning with adapter modules has been introduced and has become a remarkable solution for those problems …
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LOOT BOX EKONOMİSİ VE DİJİTAL KARABORSALAR: FIFA ÖRNEĞİ
Rastgele ödül mekanizmasına dayanan ganimet kutuları/paketleri (loot box) sistemi bugün pek çok dijital oyunun içerisinde yer almakta ve oyun ekonomisinde oluşan güncel gelir modelleri, oyun içi pazarlama stratejileri, karaborsaların doğuşu ve oyuncu deneyimi gibi çeşitli bağlamlarda yankı bulmaktadır …
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An experiment on the perceived efficacy of fear-based messages in online roulette
The current study examined the emotional and cognitive evaluations as well as the perceived efficacy of fear-based, text-only pop-up messages. The pop-up messages were presented when viewing a 3-minute prerecorded video of online roulette play …
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Fast or slow: applying life history strategies to responsible gambling adherence
From the evolutionary perspective, life history (LH) strategies have been used to account for individual differences in behaviors and traits such as impulsivity, sensation seeking, and risk-taking propensity …
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Gamers Who Gamble
During recent years, while electronic sports (esports) has increasingly become a positive mainstream cultural phenomenon, it also may have several socio-economic implications, such as the growth of esports betting. Much like betting in sport, betting on esports has become a prominent form of gambling …
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Income elasticity of demand for horse wagering — Large-scale evidence from online betting accounts
The paper investigates income elasticity of demand for online horserace betting, using individual account data and administrative data from Finland. Overall income elasticity is positive but low. However, elasticity varies substantially across the income distribution from near-zero at the bottom to unity among higher income groups …
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Excited and aroused: The predictive importance of simple choice process metrics
We conduct a lottery experiment to assess the predictive importance of simple choice process metrics (SCPMs) in forecasting risky 50/50 gambling decisions using different types of machine learning algorithms as well as traditional choice modeling approaches …
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Embodied Gambling—Investigating the Influence of Level of Embodiment, Avatar Appearance, and Virtual Environment Design on an Online VR Slot Machine
Slot machines are one of the most played games by players suffering from gambling disorder. New technologies like immersive Virtual Reality (VR) offer more possibilities to exploit erroneous beliefs in the context of gambling. Recent research indicates a higher risk potential when playing a slot machine in VR than on desktop …
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Casino proximity, visit frequency, and gambling problems
The geospatial impact of casinos on gambling problems is poorly understood, despite its importance to policy decisions. In this study, we propose a conceptual model to describe how access relates to gambling problems and we test whether access convenience increases risk …
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What's in the box? Exploring UK players' experiences of loot boxes in games; the conceptualisation and parallels with gambling
Loot boxes are a popular mechanic within many video games, but it remains unclear if some forms of loot boxes can be seen of as gambling. However, the perspectives of players are often neglected, such as whether they see them as 'fair' game elements and how closely they feel this aligns with gambling …
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Validation of a Swedish translation of the gamblers’ beliefs questionnaire
Abstract The 20-item Gamblers’ Beliefs Questionnaire (GBQ) is used to identify cognitive distortions commonly had by gamblers. There is a great need for psychometrically validated instruments for both treatment and research purposes in the field of gambling addiction in Sweden …
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Feel the suspense! masculine positions and emotional interpellations in Swedish sports betting commercials
Gambling advertising is often permeated by stereotypical portrayals of gender, including those of male gamblers as tough and successful. Simultaneously, representations of men in other advertising has become increasingly diverse, including emotional and sexualized, heroic and muscular portrayals …
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The relationship of gambling with sensation-seeking behavior and psychological resilience in university students
We aimed to analyze the relationship of gambling with university students' sensation-seeking behavior and psychological resilience. Design And Methods: This cross-sectional and correlational research was performed with 650 students …
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Online 8-week cognitive therapy for problem gamblers: The moderating effects of depression symptoms and perceived financial control
Abstract Background and aims Online interventions for problem gambling are increasingly popular, but not everyone benefits from them …
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Offline and Online Gambling in a Swiss Emerging-Adult Male Population
Abstract Faced with the rapid expansion of the online gambling offer, a growing number of jurisdictions around the world are developing legislation to regulate online gambling. The new Swiss Act on gambling extends legalization of online gambling from already authorized lottery-type to casino-type gambling …
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Illegal gambling: measuring the market using the MIMIC model
Using a multiple indicators and multiple causes (MIMIC) model, this paper estimates the extent of illegal gambling in Italian regions over the period 2013–18 …
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Addiction chronicity: are all addictions the same?
Background All addictions have a recurring nature, but their comparative chronicity has never been directly investigated. The purpose of this study is to undertake this investigation.Method A secondary analysis was conducted on two large scale 5-year Canadian adult cohort studies …
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Loot box engagement: relationships with educational attainment, employment status and earnings in a cohort of 16 000 United Kingdom gamers
Background And Aims: Loot boxes are purchasable randomised rewards in video games that share structural and psychological similarities with gambling. Systematic review evidence has established reproducible associations between loot box purchasing and both problem gambling and problem video gaming …
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Loot boxes are more prevalent in United Kingdom video games than previously considered: updating Zendle et al. (2020)
Loot boxes are more prevalent in United Kingdom video games than previously considered: updating Zendle et al
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Affected other interventions: a systematic review and meta-analysis across addictions
Background And Aims: Individuals impacted by someone else's alcohol, illicit drug, gambling and gaming problems (affected others) experience extensive harms. To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions delivered to affected others across addictions …
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Viewing young men’s online wagering through a social practice lens: implications for gambling harm prevention strategies
Online wagering has expanded significantly in recent decades and has emerged as a serious public health issue. Research investigating online wagering has predominantly used quantitative methods to explore the determinants that influence young men’s engagement with these products, with fewer qualitative insights …
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The Casino and Society in Britain (Routledge Studies in Modern British History). By Seamus Murphy
By 1976, it was thought that London’s casinos, the biggest of which were owned by listed companies, brought more than £100 million of foreign currency into the UK economy every year. Only 16 years earlier casino gaming was illegal. If you wanted a game, you might find one in the back room of a pub or a club …
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An evaluation of gambling addiction and video lottery in the South of Italy
Nowadays, pathological gambling is an emerging health problem. The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5 (DSM 5) renames it as 'Gambling Disorder' (GD), thus recognising its highly dependent status …
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Health Inequities Among East and South Asian Gamblers During COVID-19: Key Risk Factors and Comorbidities
Online gambling during COVID-19 has been associated with a variety of risk factors and comorbidities, such as co-occurring substance use, mental health problems, and financial concerns and gambling motives. Far less is known about these impacts on ethno-cultural populations, including East and South Asian gamblers …
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The steroidogenic inhibitor finasteride reverses pramipexole-induced alterations in probability discounting
Pramipexole is a potent agonist of D3 and D2 dopamine receptors, currently approved for clinical use in Parkinson's disease (PD) and restless leg syndrome. Several studies have shown that pramipexole significantly increases the risk of pathological gambling and impulse-control disorders …
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Does local gambling culture affect bond yield spread? Evidence from China
We study the effect of gambling culture in the province where a firm is located on its bond yield spread. Our findings suggest that a high gambling culture translates into a high bond yield spread. In addition, the impact is more salient for firms with high operating volatility and increased default risk …
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Adapting an Evidence-Based e-Learning Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Program Into a Mobile App for People Experiencing Gambling-Related Problems: Formative Study
Many people who experience harm and problems from gambling do not seek treatment from gambling treatment services because of personal and resource barriers. Mobile health (mHealth) interventions are widely used across diverse health care areas and populations …
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Transferable learning about patient and public involvement and engagement in gambling support services from health and social care: findings from a narrative review and workshop with people with lived experience
Purpose The involvement of patients or members of the public within public health, health and social care and addictions services is growing in the UK and internationally but is less common in gambling support services …
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The relationship between videogame micro-transactions and problem gaming and gambling: A systematic review
Micro-transactions are an increasingly popular form of monetisation for videogame companies. The similarities between specific micro-transaction types and forms of gambling have been identified in literature. However, the relationship between all forms of micro-transaction and both problem gaming and gambling is currently unclear …
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The impact of casino proximity on northeast urban communities: a literature review
Abstract Gambling legalization, regulation, and casino proliferation in the United States have increased casino-gambling participation …
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The Impact of Information Release on Line Accuracy and Line Movement: Evidence from the NCAA Basketball Betting Market
Abstract: Research examining how information influences pricing, efficiency, and line accuracy in sports betting markets is common. The existing literature, however, does not consider that the natural release of information through standard game play may be systematically related to changes in line accuracy …
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The Gambling Behaviour and Attitudes to Sports Betting of Sports Fans
Abstract Survey responses from a sample of nearly 15,000 Australian sports fans were used to study the determinants of: (i) gambling behaviour, including if a person does gamble and the type of gambling engaged with; (ii) the number of sports and non-sports bets made over a 12-month period; and (iii) attitudes towards betting on sports …
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Spinsters, Gamblers, and Friedrich Engels: The Social Worlds of Money and Expansionism in Argentina, 1860s–1900s
Abstract This article explores the social aspects of steam-age expansionism in Argentina by illuminating two groups often overlooked in standard histories of capitalist investment: the European investors who supplied the funds and the local workers who made capital projects realities …
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Harm as reported by affected others: A population-based cross-sectional Finnish Gambling 2019 study
This study investigates the prevalence of being an affected other (AO) of a person with problem gambling; and the associations between being an AO and socio-demographics, gambling behaviour, health-related correlates and the amount and type of gambling-related harm (GRH) for the AOs …
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Gambling problems among Lebanese adults: Arabic-Language version of the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) scale validation and correlates
In the DSM-5, gambling disorder is recognized as the only behavioral addiction. The number of people with mental health disorders is increasing in Lebanon, especially since the economic crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic …
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Gambling prevalence in Italy: main findings on epidemiological study in the Italian population aged 18 and over
For most people, gambling is a harmless activity, but for some it can be addictive with negative consequences …
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Gambling at the time of COVID-19: Results from interviews in an Italian sample of gamblers
The coronavirus pandemic affected the life of those suffering from addictive behaviors often confined to prolonged periods of self-isolation. To explore the variation of symptoms related to gambling, 46 outpatients of the mental health services in the Trento Province were invited to take part in a phone interview at the start of the national lockdown …
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Gambling Act review
A test case for the UK government’s commitment to public health