March 2022
91 studies entered the index this month.
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Perceptions of Gambling and Gaming Among Digital Native Millennials
Most regular gamblers will be well aware that technology is revolutionizing the way they can gamble and access gambling. One of the most notable innova- tions has been the proliferation of various gambling applica- tions (‘apps’) for smartphones and computer tablets …
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Pandemic Changes in Casino and Related Security Industries
코로나19의 확산과 장기화로 인해 전 세계는 경제적인 위축과 저성장에 직면하고 있다. 주요국들의 입국 금지와 광범위한 여행 제한 조치는 국가 간 관광 교류의 중단 상황을 불러왔으며 이로 인해 큰 피해를 입게 되었다. 카지노 산업의 경우 서비스 대상 이 주로 외국인이기 때문에 코로나19로 인한 피해가 더욱 막대하고, 이로 인한 고용안 전화와 관광진흥개발기금의 납부 등으로 불가항력적인 위기 상황을 맞고 있다. 대면서비스를 중심으로 하는 카지노 산업은 코로나19 팬데믹 위기상황에 더욱 취 약할 수 밖에 없으며 자산과 임직원, 고객 보호를 위해 보안의 중요성과 범위는 더욱 부각되고 확장되었다 …
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Loot Boxes São Jogos De Azar? A Análise Do Mecanismo De Monetização Presente Em Videogames Frente Às Legislações Brasileira E Europeias
A presente pesquisa visa abordar a relação estruturada entre o mecanismo das loot boxes nos jogos eletrônicos junto a conceituação social e jurídica de “jogos de azar”, enfatizando as noções levantadas pelo artigo 50 da Lei de Contravenções Penais brasileira …
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A Study on the Video Game Policies: Focusing on the Causal Map Analysis about Age Rating, Game Time Selection and Loot Box Self-regulation of On-line Games
In this study, a causal map analysis is conducted and policy implications are derived for three policies about game culture establishment: Age Rating(AR), Game Time Selection(GTS), and Loot Box Self-regulation(LBS). Since these policies play a regulatory role, they mainly have stabilizing or stagnating feedback loops …
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A Study on Family Dynamics that Influenced the Development of Gambling Addiction - A Family Therapy Case of a Client with Gambling Addiction -
본 연구의 목적은 도박중독을 가진 내담자(대학생)의 가족치료 사례를 중심으로, 내담자가 도박중독에 이르는 과정에 관한 가족 역동을 탐색하는데 있다. 분석방법으로는 주제분석 방법으로 도출된 내용들을 표와 네트워크를 활용하여 결과를 제시하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 첫째, 내담자의 애착의 경험 및 내적작동모델은 부모의 애착경험 및 내적작동모델과 유사성을 가진다. 둘째, 내담자의 애착경험의 반복이 내담자의 파행적인 대처방식으로 이어졌다. 셋째, 내담자의 애착경험의 반복으로 형성된 파행적인 대처방식은 도박중독으로 이어졌다. 본 연구는 도박중독을 가족체계적 관점과 애착이론을 중심으로 접근하여 도박중독에 대한 새로운 시각을 제안하였다 …
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A Normative Feedback Intervention on Gambling Behavior-A Longitudinal Study of Post-Intervention Gambling Practices in At-Risk Gamblers
In problem gambling, normative personalized feedback interventions have demonstrated promising effects. Given the widespread increase in online gambling in recent years, internet-delivered normative feedback may serve as a promising intervention …
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The Crisis of Illegal Gambling Addiction in Korea
The purpose of this study is to understand the current status of illegal online gambling, which is rap-idly spreading recently, and to suggest policy measures to prevent gambling addiction of illegal online gambling users. Illegal online gambling is easier to access than the legal gambling industry, so it tends to be converted very quickly …
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Loot boxes and problem gambling: Investigating the "gateway hypothesis"
Loot boxes are purchasable items in video games with a chance-based outcome. They have attracted substantial attention from academics and legislators over recent years, partly because of associations between loot box engagement and problem gambling …
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GAMING THE SYSTEM? THE CASE OF SATELLITE CASINOS IN MACAU
This article examines the gaming policy, regulation, and operation of satellite casinos in Macau. Satellite casinos are gaming establishments administered by authorized operators but owned and managed by third parties …
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Nevada Regulators’ Vital Role Through the Growth of Gaming
Key points in gaming history demonstrate why Nevada regulators have been crucial in supporting the growth of regulated gaming in the U.S. and globally. Since the 1959 Gaming Control Act, the protection of the state through the strict regulation of gaming has been a core principal that regulators continuously returned to …
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Gambling: A Ubiquitous Behavior Among Rhode Island's Young Adults
Gambling is a prevalent behavior associated with numerous consequences. The purpose of the current study was to assess the prevalence of gambling and problem gambling in Rhode Island young adults and to identify sociodemographic correlates of gambling. Methods: Data from n=546 participants of the Rhode Island Young Adult Survey were used …
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Occupational crimes in casinos: employee theft in Macau, China
It is virtually impossible to accurately measure employee theft across the casino industry using official statistics …
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Legal Journal "Examination of the Judge's Decision in the Acts of Online Football Gambling" (Case study 2864 / Pid.B / 2019 / PN.sby)
The Criminal Code (KUHP) has criminal rules outside of the Law, namely Law Number 11 of 2008 concerning Electronic Information and Transactions (UU ITE), in the world of sports the name football is one of the most famous sports games where -where. In the world of football, players are familiar with good gambling …
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Internet Retailing and Pricing Decisions: An Examination in the Italian Gambling Market
The rapid growth of e-commerce over the last few years has sparked a stream of research that analyzed the impact of Internet retailing on market prices. It has been theorized that the low entry and transaction costs associated with electronic commerce should lead to a reduction in prices, especially for homogeneous products …
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Influence of Subjective Gambling Norms and Big-Win/Big-Loss Experiences on Severity of Gambling Behavior
The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of subjective gambling norms and big-win/big-loss experiences on the severity of gambling behavior.Methods: A total of 330 participants responded to a questionnaire assessing subjective gambling norms, severity of gambling behavior, and big-win and big-loss experiences.Results: Subjective gambling …
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Exploring the association between loot boxes and problem gambling: Are video gamers referring to loot boxes when they complete gambling screening tools?
Concerns regarding the similarities between video game 'loot boxes' and gambling have been supported by correlations in survey studies between loot box engagement and problem gambling scores …
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Special Report: Gambling Disorder Not Uncommon but Often Goes Undiagnosed
Back to table of contents Previous article Next article Clinical & ResearchFull AccessSpecial Report: Gambling Disorder Not Uncommon but Often Goes UndiagnosedJon E. Grant, M.D., M.P.H., J.D.Jon E …
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Phenotype of Gambling Disorder Patients with Lotteries as a Preferred Form of Gambling
Abstract Lottery gambling can become an addictive behavior which can significantly interfere with daily functioning …
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HABITS AND FREQUENCY OF (ONLINE) GAMBLING AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
Gambling of young people as a risky behavior is an increasingly current social problem, but also the subject of numerous researches. The gambling industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, and a significant increase in availability has taken place in the Bosnian and Herzegovinan society …
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Arguição da dissertação de doutoramento de António Jorge Rocha Lé, Casinos em Portugal ― percursos e alterações (1927-2015), na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra, em 22 de Fevereiro de 2021
Arguição da dissertação de doutoramento de António Jorge Rocha Lé, Casinos em Portugal ― percursos e alterações (1927-2015), na Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Coimbra, em 22 de Fevereiro de 2021
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Local Gambling Attitudes and Audit Quality: Evidence from Audit Adjustments
This study examines the influence of local gambling attitudes on audit quality. As a preference for gambling correlates to a greater tendency to take risks, we hypothesize that auditors make a greater magnitude of audit adjustments for clients headquartered in gambling‐prone areas to reduce heightened audit risk …
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Securing Smokefree Laws Covering Casinos and Bars in Louisiana via Messaging, Continuous Campaigning and Health Coalitions
In this paper, we examine efforts by health organizations seeking comprehensive smokefree ordinances over Louisiana casinos and bars between 2010 and 2020 to determine best practices for increasing coverage. Bars and casinos remain less protected from secondhand smoke compared to other workplaces in the United States …
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Commentary on Vandenberg et al.: The next step of developing and testing evidence-based interventions for older adults who experience problem gambling and homelessness
Future research that incorporates the lived experience of older adults, recognizes the impacts of gender, sexual identity and neurodegenerative illnesses and considers the impacts of housing interventions on gambling may point us towards the discovery and testing of evidence-based interventions for older adults who experience homelessness and problem …
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Parental Gambling and the Health and Wellbeing of Children Derived From Two Nationally Representative Cohorts of Australian Children
Abstract Gambling-related harms can impact the lives of children living with someone experiencing a gambling problem. These harms have been associated with impacts across a number of domains. However, previous studies exploring gambling-related effects on the health and wellbeing of children have had conflicting results …
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Evaluation of the Conversations About Gambling Mental Health First Aid course: effects on knowledge, stigmatising attitudes, confidence and helping behaviour
The effects of problem gambling are wide-ranging, affecting many aspects of health and negatively impacting the person who gambles, their family and friends, and their community …
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Gambling
Introduction. Gambling is a well-known social issue, which seems to address immediate needs of a large portion of population in the entire world …
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Gambling Domain Name Recognition via Certificate and Textual Analysis
Abstract On-line gambling is the key illegal behaviour of public security department in most countries due to the potential threat to cyberspace security and social stability. Hence, the research on gambling domain names (GDN) classification is quite important and in great demand for academia and industry …
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Employment Stress and Couple Adjustment among Clients With Disorders of Gambling and Alcohol Use: Themes of Transfers in Congruence Couple Therapy
Individuals with problematic gambling, alcohol and substance use commonly report lower employment rates and more employment-related problems such as job loss, work conflicts and poor performance …
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Client's Experiences Using a Location-Based Technology ICT System during Gambling Treatments' Crucial Components: A Qualitative Study
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is the treatment of choice for Gambling Disorder (GD), with stimulus control (SC) and exposure with response prevention (ERP) being its two core components. Despite their efficacy, SC and ERP are not easy to deliver, so it is important to explore new ways to enhance patient compliance regarding SC and ERP …
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Commentary on Nower et al: Patterns in pathways: underlying comorbidities and the importance of assessment
Comorbidity in disordered gambling likely plays a substantial role in the second and third pathways of the revised pathways model of problem gambling. Therefore, screening for and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in disordered gambling has high relevance for clinical practice and research …
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Penegakan Hukum Terhadap Judi Online Pada Masa Pandemi Covid-19
The crime rate in Indonesia has increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, this is because many people have been laid off (Termination of Employment) so that many do things that are against the law because they are faced with economic problems, one of which is by playing online gambling (togel) which is used as entertainment in the midst of this pandemic or …
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Psychometric evaluation of the NORC diagnostic screen for gambling problems (NODS) for the assessment of DSM-5 gambling disorder
The National Opinion Research Center (NORC) Diagnostic Screen for Gambling Problems (NODS) is one of the most used outcome measures in gambling intervention trials. However, a screen based on DSM-5 gambling disorder criteria has yet to be developed or validated since the DSM-5 release in 2013 …
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Gambling behavior and violent game engagement and their association with Cannabis substance abuse among in-school adolescents
There are public health issues related to gambling, violent video game participation, and substance abuse among adolescents in Nigeria. The current state of knowledge regarding the prevalence and association of these high rising maladaptive behaviors among adolescents in Nigeria is insufficient, as results from recent studies (e.g …
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Examining Responsible Gambling Program Awareness and Engagement Trends and Relationships with Gambling Beliefs and Behaviors: A Three-Wave Study of Customers from a Major Gambling Operator
A considerable body of literature has examined elements of responsible gambling (RG) programs in land-based gambling venues …
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Characterizing Risk Behaviour of Maize Farmers using the Experimental Gambling Approach: An Empirical Study in Ghana
Along the maize value chain in Ghana are a wide range of risks that confront actors; the risk chain actors' face include production and marketing risks. Accordingly, risk management, which has become an integral part of maize value chain activities, is challenged with several factors, some of which are economic, institutional, social and behavioral factors …
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Love, Games and Gamification: Gambling and Gaming as Techniques of Modern Romantic Love
A number of authors claim that Western European modern romantic love has been ‘gamified’ by digital apps and platforms, resulting in a ludic market logic that is increasingly compulsive and even addictive. This paper will suggest that modern romantic love was, in fact, predicated on games, particularly games of chance and competition …
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House-edge information and a volatility warning lead to reduced gambling expenditure: Potential improvements to return-to-player percentages
Cost-of-play information is one public health intervention recommended to help reduce gambling-related harm …
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Gender Differences and Associated Factors Influencing Problem Gambling in Adolescents in Sweden: Cross-sectional Investigation
Although gambling disorder is traditionally considered an adult phenomenon, the behavior usually begins in childhood or adolescence. Objective: The aim of this study was to explore the frequency of problem gambling among Swedish adolescents and the suspected associated factors …
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Gamblification: A definition
In recent years, gambling has become increasingly prominent in everyday life; the term ‘gamblification’ first emerged in the late 2000s and was used to describe the colonisation of sports and sporting cultures by the gambling industry …
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Evaluation of magnetite as an indicator mineral for porphyry Cu exploration: a case study using bedrock and stream sediments at the Casino porphyry Cu–Au–Mo deposit, Yukon, Canada
The trace element composition of detrital magnetite grains recovered from six local streams around the Casino high-grade porphyry Cu–Au–Mo deposit, west-central Yukon, is compared with igneous and magmatic-hydrothermal magnetite recovered from mineralized and unmineralized host rocks at the deposit …
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The Effect of a Mandatory Play Break on Subsequent Gambling Behavior among British Online Casino Players: A Large-Scale Real-World Study
Abstract In recent years, various novel responsible gambling (RG) tools have been implemented to aid harm-minimization. One such RG tool has been the implementation of enforced mandatory play breaks. Despite many responsible gambling operators using mandatory play breaks, only three previous studies have examined their efficacy and the findings were mixed …
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Filling the GAP: Integrating a gambling addiction program into a shelter setting for people experiencing poverty and homelessness
The burden of harm from problem gambling weighs heavily on those experiencing poverty and homelessness, yet most problem gambling prevention and treatment services are not designed to address the complex needs and challenges of this population …
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Victimology Review of Online Gambling Perpetrators in the Perspective of Indonesian Criminal Law
Victimology is a science used to study victims. Following its meaning Victimology comes from the Latin word victima which means victim and logos which means scientific knowledge or study. The ease of access to gambling websites lures many people to try and get involved with online gambling …
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Delay Discounting in Gambling Disorder: Implications in Treatment Outcome
Impulsive choice, measured by delay discounting (DD) tasks, has been shown in patients with gambling disorders (GD). However, the impact of DD and treatment outcome has been scarcely explored in GD patients …
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Commentary on Nower et al: The Pathways Model should apply to non-clinical gambling patterns
report new data on the pathways model of problem gambling that substantiate the original 3 'subtypes' and clarify some nuances of the original model.Despite a strong assertion that the model was intended to describe clinically relevant heterogeneity among those with gambling problems, we suggest this neo-Kraepelinian assumption is superseded by …
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A novel version for three-player gambler's ruin problem
In the classic three-player ruin problem, the play continues until at least one of the players is completely ruined. In this research, we present a novel version of the classic three-player game with interest lies in a specific player. We determine the ruin probabilities and expected durations of the game given that our player (i.e …
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Development of a classifier for gambling disorder based on functional connections between brain regions
Recently, a machine-learning (ML) technique has been used to create generalizable classifiers for psychiatric disorders based on information of functional connections (FCs) between brain regions at resting state. These classifiers predict diagnostic labels by a weighted linear sum (WLS) of the correlation values of a small number of selected FCs …
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How gambling motives are associated with socio-demographics and gambling behavior - A Finnish population study
Abstract Background and aims The aims were to examine how socio-demographics and gambling behavior relate to both primary and additional gambling motives, and whether the gambling motives change during a one-year-period. Methods The Finnish Gambling Harms Survey data was used. Gambling motives were measured with a categorical question …
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Does Variable Wagering Affect the Ability of Reel Slot Players to Detect Differences in Pars by Way of Changes in Play Time?
The aim of this study was to better understand the role of a slot machine’s house advantage (a.k.a. par) in the individual player’s gambling experience. On this issue, the results challenged the inveterate wisdom of the industry …
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Senior v. Morris : America's First Reported Gambling Case
In 1741, the General Court of Virginia decided Senior v. Morris , a dispute involving dishonest gambling. Although we cannot be certain, it appears that this is America's first reported gambling case.
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Limit-setting in gambling: Some further thoughts and observations on Delfabbro and King (2021)
A recent review by Delfabbro and King (2021) published in International Gambling Studies examined the efficacy of voluntary versus mandatory limit-setting in gambling. The review examined 25 empirical studies (18 on voluntary limit-setting and seven on mandatory limit-setting) …
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How many children are exposed to at-risk parental gambling in Australia? Results from a representative national sample
Children of problem gamblers are at risk of harm, however, there are no population level estimates as to how many children are currently exposed to parental problem- and at-risk gambling …
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Gambling with Armageddon: Nuclear Roulette from Hiroshima to the Cuban Missile Crisis, 1945–1962, by Martin J. Sherwin
Declassified American, Russian, and Cuban sources have progressively complicated the narrative of the 1962 missile crisis so that the gravest clash of the Cold War is now still coming into historical focus.Gambling with Armageddon raises the scholarly bar with a magisterial synthesis that incisively portrays decisionmakers on all sides yet gives pride of …
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The ability of the UK population surveys to capture the true nature of the extent of gambling-related harm
The ability of the UK population surveys to capture the true nature of the extent of gambling-related harmThe UK government is undergoing consultation to reform the UK 2005 Gambling Act.Gambling behaviour in the general population was measured via the British Gambling Prevalence Survey (BGPS), (1999, 2007 and 2010) [1] and, since 2010, via the Health …
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The Gambling Act 2005 and the (De)regulation of Commercial Gambling in Britain: A State-Corporate Harm
This article explores the forms of harmful practices and harms experienced by individuals since the implementation of the Gambling Act 2005 …
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Forecasting Tennis Match Results Using the Bradley-Terry Model
Forecasting has been playing an important role in different fields of life, i.e., in decision-making activities of management, to predict uncertain events within an organization, in weather forecasting, in flood forecasting, etc. Stakeholders involved in betting market take advantage of tennis forecasting directly or indirectly …
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Virtual coercion and the vulnerable consumer: ‘loot boxes’ as aggressive commercial practices
Abstract Loot boxes have recently become a game mechanism of concern to policy-makers and regulators. The similarity between loot boxes and gambling is clear, and loot boxes and their regulation are commonly viewed through the lens of gambling …
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The Zone and the Shame: Narratives of Gambling Problems in Japan
Japan has one of the highest rates of severe gambling problems in the world. However, the gambling forms that cause the most harm—pachinko and pachislot—are not recognized as gambling in the key legislation. They are understood as entertainment …
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Spread of gambling abstinence through peers and comments in online self-help chat forums to quit gambling
Habit formation occurs in relation to peer habits and comments. This general principle was applied to gambling abstinence in the context of online self-help forums to quit gambling …
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Social Representations of Responsibility in Gambling among Young Adult Gamblers: Control Yourself, Know the Rules, do not become Addicted, and Enjoy the Game
The responsible gambling approach is the subject of significant debate in the scientific community due to its tendency to individualize responsibility, focusing heavily on the gambler’s responsibility for gambling-related harm …
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Social Costs of Gambling Harm in Italy
The aim of this study is to provide an estimate of the social costs of gambling in Italy …
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Pocket Queens: Women, Poker, Memoir and Perifeminist Strategies
Approaches from the humanities that understand poker as a culture (rather than as a gambling pathology or an isolated gaming activity) can help to highlight the voices and stories of women and connect them to feminist and gender research …
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Parliamentary Debates on Gambling Policies as Political Action: An Interpretive Political Analysis
The aims of this paper are twofold: first, to demonstrate the importance and relevance of interpretive political analysis to gambling research and second, to analyze from the aforementioned perspective why politicians in Finland talk about gambling harm and gambling revenue the way they do …
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Gambling and Financial Stress
Abstract In recent years, gambling harm has been considered a significant public health concern due to its increasing socioeconomic costs. Although the adverse effects of gambling have attracted research interest, evidence of its effect on financial stress remains largely anecdotal …
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Gambling Ain’t What It Used To Be: The Instrumentalization of Gambling and Late Modern Culture
This article addresses significant cultural macro-processes shaping legalized gambling as a mass consumer market, which also serve various state and private industry ends. The processes examined here are “instrumentalization” and rationalization, explored through the seminal formulations of Max Weber and developed further in the work of Jurgen Habermas …
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Evolving Understandings of Bingo in Four Decades of Literature: From Eyes Down to New Vistas
Bingo is a distinct, enduring but understudied form of gambling. It provides comfort and pleasure to many of its players while also causing harm to some. While traditionally seen as low harm, it is being reshaped by technological and regulatory change. Despite this, there is no recent overview of the literature on bingo …
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Emotion regulation as a transdiagnostic factor in eating disorders and gambling disorder: Treatment outcome implications
Abstract Background A first approach addressed to ascertain whether emotion regulation (ER) could be a transdiagnostic construct between eating disorders (EDs) and gambling disorder (GD) (through a joint clinical clustering analysis of both disorders) was performed by Munguía et al. (2021) …
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Editorial: What are Critical Gambling Studies?
Editorial for the special issue 'What are Critical Gambling Studies?'
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Commercial Gambling and the Surplus for Society: A Comparative Analysis of European Companies
Gambling is an important source of public revenue in many countries. Little is known about how this revenue is generated, and how it depends on product portfolios, operating costs, turnover, and the institutional contexts of the industry. Methods: A comparative analysis of income statements from 30 European gambling companies is reported …
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A Critical Review of the Scholarly Discourse on Gambling Disorder Treatment: Part 2
This article presents a critical systematic review of the literature on disordered gambling treatment, with a focus on the “how” of treatment delivery. A review of six peer-reviewed research databases was performed, along with hand searches of select journals …
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A Critical Review of the Scholarly Discourse on Gambling Disorder Treatment: Part 1
This article presents a comprehensive review of the scholarly discourse on psychological and relational approaches to gambling disorder treatment …
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Testimonial Injustice and Prediction Markets
This essay argues that prediction markets, as one approach for aggregating dispersed private information, may not only be praised for their epistemic accuracy. They also feature characteristics that are morally desirable from the point of view of epistemic justice. Notably, they are a promising approach when we are trying to address testimonial injustice …
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An Exploratory Study of Electronic Word-of-Mouth Focused on Casino Hotels in Las Vegas and Macao
In order to investigate the key attributes of casino hotel customer eWOM and their structural relationships, this study selects two casino hotels located in Las Vegas and Macao. Through big data analytics, online reviews of two casino hotels from Google Travel were utilized …
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Mediating Role of Impulsivity in the Contributory Roles of Upward Versus Downward Counterfactual Thinking in Youth Gambling Intention
The proliferation of gambling shops, and the growing gambling prevalence in Nigeria, youths have constantly engaged in gambling activities even during school period. This has raised concerns among therapists and parents as the trend could degenerate to problem gambling and its associated psychosocial problems if left unchecked …
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Microtransaction spending and problematic gambling of UK university call of duty gamers
Increased implementation of loot boxes within computer games has received widespread concern for the wellbeing of gamers, especially given the increased engagement during COVID-19 restrictions. Loot boxes share similarities with traditional gambling mechanisms that influence addiction-like behaviors and the amount of money spent on in-game items …
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Behavior Change Techniques and Delivery Modes in Interventions Targeting Adolescent Gambling: A Systematic Review
Adolescent gambling can lead to significant harms, yet participation rates continue to rise. Interventions targeting gambling reduction have been implemented in this population. However, it is not clear which behavior change techniques (BCTs) and modes of delivery (MOD) are most effective at reducing gambling …
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Profitability and liquidity of italian gambling companies: quantitative profiles before and during the pandemic for covid-19
Topicality - One might think that the pandemic has had a devastating effect on gambling businesses, due to the long closures of arcades. This could have also damaged public finances, considering the revenue from taxes and duties, the fact that the serious social risks due to possible deviance …
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Gambling and online trading: emerging risks of real-time stock and cryptocurrency trading platforms
Online platforms enable real-time trading activities that are similar to those of gambling. This study aimed to investigate the associations of traditional investing, real-time stock trading, and cryptocurrency trading with excessive behavior and mental health problems. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional population-based survey …
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Functional connectivity in reward-related networks is associated with individual differences in gambling strategies in male Lister hooded rats
Individuals with gambling disorder display deficits in decision-making in the Iowa Gambling Task. The rat Gambling Task (rGT) is a rodent analogue that can be used to investigate the neurobiological mechanisms underlying gambling behaviour …
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“Pathological Gamblers” and “Sovereign Consumers”: National Gambling Regulation and the Challenges of European Integration and Digitization in Germany, 2004–2018
Abstract This study examines the interrelationship between national sovereignty and individual consumer sovereignty in the age of a global liberal economy and digital markets by analyzing Germany's gambling regulations …
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Different Olfactory Perception in Heroin Addicts Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Addiction is a mental disorder that has many adverse effects on brain health. It alters brain structure and deteriorates brain functionality. Impairment of brain cognition in drug addiction is illustrated in many previous works; however, olfactory perception in addiction and, in particular, its neuronal mechanisms have rarely been studied …