Gambling Research Index

New research / Archive

July 2022

110 studies entered the index this month.

  1. “Action on the Game”: Sports Gambling as Fan Identity and Transactional Participation

    This article describes Fox Sports’ depiction of sports gambling following the Supreme Court decision legalizing this activity at the federal level. The gambling personas offered by Fox Sports programming are particularly worthy of analysis, given efforts by media networks and sports leagues to rehabilitate the image of the gambler …

  2. Update on Gambling Disorder

    Gambling disorder (GD) is estimated to be experienced by about 0.5% of the adult population in the United States. The etiology of GD is complex and includes genetic and environmental factors. Specific populations appear particularly vulnerable to GD. GD often goes unrecognized and untreated …

  3. A process-based analysis of the pathways model of problem gambling through clinical case formulations

    Blaszczynski and Nower conceptualized in 2002 an integrative Pathways Model leading to gambling disorder by postulating three subtypes of individuals with problem gambling characterized by common and specific characteristics (sociodemographic features, comorbidities, psychological factors). Here we propose a clinical illustration that fits each subtype …

  4. A Study on the Competency Development of Casino Marketers: Targeting Foreigner-Only Casinos in Korea

    The casino industry is a highly human-dependent industry where products are delivered to customers through the service delivery process of employees at the customer contact point …

  5. Risks of using taxation as a public health measure to reduce gambling-related harms

    Taxation can be used to increase the prices of and reduce the consumption and harms arising from public health concerns related to tobacco, alcohol, and sugary drinks.1 Gambling is another public health concern,2–4 and some authors have therefore made the analogous recommendation that gambling-related harms might also be reduced via increases in …

  6. Policies and interventions to reduce harmful gambling: an international Delphi consensus and implementation rating study

    There is increasing public health concern about harmful gambling, but no consensus on effective policies and interventions to reduce risk and prevent harm has been reached …

  7. Gambling and internet addiction: a pilot study among a Population of Italian Healthcare : Gambling and Internet Addition in a Healthcare Group

    Measuring the phenomenon of gambling and Internet addiction, with analysis of attitudes and psychophysical consequences among nurses working in different care settings. Methods: An observational, cross sectional, multicenter study was conducted from April to September 2020 …

  8. Response to the Regulation of Video Games under the Youth Media Protection Act: A Public Health Perspective

    The Swiss Youth and Media Act, which is about to enter into force, is an attempt to provide a legislative framework for video game use. Among other inclusions, the law intends to make providers more accountable by taking measures to protect minors from harm that can be caused by improper use of video games …

  9. Moving Prevention of Gambling Harm Upstream: Opportunities in Social Policy and Research

    This article analyses the specificities of the policymaking and research communities to explain why policies to prevent gambling disorder and other gambling-related harms have seen little change over the last two decades …

  10. A Study of Effects of Parenting Attitude on Gambling Behavior among College Students: Mediating effect of self-control

    Objectives The purpose of this study is to investigate the relationship between the parenting attitude, self-control, and gambling behavior of college students. Methods For the purpose of this research, data was gathered through self reported expression questionnaires, the subjects were 248 college students in the Gangwon-do areas …

  11. What to target in cognitive behavioral treatment for gambling disorder-A qualitative study of clinically relevant behaviors

    From a clinical perspective, knowledge of the psychological processes involved in maintaining gambling disorder has been lacking …

  12. Moving Prevention of Gambling Harm Upstream: Opportunities in Social Policy and Research

    This article analyses the specificities of the policymaking and research communities to explain why policies to prevent gambling disorder and other gambling-related harms have seen little change over the last two decades …

  13. Implementing a Health Utility Assessment Platform to Acquire Health Utilities in a Hemodialysis Outpatient Setting: Feasibility Study

    Patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) wait roughly 4 years for a kidney transplant. A potential way to reduce wait times is using hepatitis C virus (HCV)-viremic kidneys …

  14. Robust March Puts Bow on Record-Setting Sports Wagering Quarter

  15. KIOWA TRIBE, AND COMANCHE NATION, Plaintiffs v. THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR; BRYAN NEWLAND, in his official capacity as Assistant Secretary–Indian Affairs; DARRYL LACOUNTE, in his official capacity as Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; LORI GOODAY WARE, individually and in her official capacity as Chairwoman, Fort Sill Apache Tribe; PAMELA EAGLESHIELD, individually and in her official capacity as Vice-Chairman, Fort Sill Apache Tribe; JAMES DEMPSEY, individually and in his official capacity as Secretary-Treasurer, Fort Sill Apache Tribe; JEANETTE MANN, individually and in her official capacity as Committee Member, Fort Sill Apache Tribe; JENNIFER HEMINOKEKY, individually and in her official capacity as Committee Member, Fort Sill Apache Tribe; DOLLY LORETTA BUCKNER, individually and in her official capacity as Committee Member, Fort Sill Apache Tribe; PHILIP KOSZAREK, individually and in his official capacity as Chairman, Fort Sill Apache Gaming Commission; NAOMI HARTFORD, individually and in her official capacity as Vice- Chairman, Fort Sill Apache Gaming Commission; MICHAEL CRUMP, individually and in his official capacity as Commissioner, Fort Sill Apache Gaming Commission; LAUREN PINOLA, individually and in her official capacity as Commissioner, Fort Sill Apache Gaming Commission; DEBBIE BAKER, individually and in her official capacity as Commissioner, Fort Sill Apache Gaming Commission; Defendants. United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma Case No. CIV-22-425-G

  16. “Almost the Same but not Quite”: The Camouflage of Play in Gambling Iconography

    Digitally mediated social networking is now an ordinary aspect of everyday life and gambling platforms are designed accordingly. This article explores how changing iconography has facilitated gambling’s rapid integration within social media and interactive entertainment products and platforms …

  17. “Almost the Same but not Quite”: The Camouflage of Play in Gambling Iconography

    Digitally mediated social networking is now an ordinary aspect of everyday life and gambling platforms are designed accordingly. This article explores how changing iconography has facilitated gambling’s rapid integration within social media and interactive entertainment products and platforms …

  18. The Myth of the "Integrated Resort": Selective History, Retrospective Branding, and Fungible Assets

    The expansion of the casino industry in Asia over the last two decades has purportedly given rise to a new development model known as the “Integrated Resort” (IR). Within state, professional and public discourses, the IR is often defined in three ways: 1. it evolved from large multi-attraction casino projects in Las Vegas; 2 …

  19. The Gambler’s Fallacy: Aristotle’s Sea Battle Paradox and Kierkegaard’s Response

    I offer a conceptual study of Aristotle’s Sea Battle Paradox and propose that analysis of the paradox, as well as of its various solutions, can help to shed light on the psychology behind and the structure of the gambler’s fallacy …

  20. Mind the Gap: The Fantasy and Façades of Macao’s Themed Resort Casinos

    This article is a commentary by Richard Fitzgerald and Mark R. Johnson, written for the Philosophy and Gambling: Reflections from Macao special issue of Critical Gambling Studies.

  21. Meeting the Needs of a Culturally Diverse Nation: An Evaluation of a Behavioural Program Adapted to Treat Vietnamese Australians Experiencing Gambling Problems

    Equity is an important principle of health care in Australia, and redesigning health services to meet the needs of culturally marginalised groups has the potential to improve accessibility to psychotherapy …

  22. Gamblers' use of measures to prevent gambling problems and reduce harm

    In this study, the use of measures to control gambling were investigated. Data from gamblers (N = 5,878) participating in a cross-sectional survey in 2019 based on random sampling from the Norwegian Population Registry, were analysed. The survey included questions about use of eight measures, which comprised the dependent variables …

  23. Editorial: Philosophy and Gambling: Reflections from Macao

    Editorial by Mario Wenning and Fiona Nicoll, editors of the CGS Special Issue Philosophy and Gambling: Reflections from Macao.

  24. Daring to Play Oneself: Gambling, Psychoanalysis and Practical Self-determination

    The critical intention of this article does not focus on a comprehensive socio-cultural evaluation of gambling. Rather, its perspective is guided towards ways of picturing gambling and the subject of the gambler in different theoretical contexts …

  25. Cryptocurrency and new financial instruments: unquantified public health harms

    Public health harms from gambling are now well recognised. Public Health England estimates societal gambling-related harm in England exceeds £1·27 billion …

  26. Book Review: Ng, Janet. (2019). Dreamworld of Casino Capitalism: Macao’s Society, Literature, and Culture. Cambria Press. 257 pp. ISBN: 9781621964278

    Book Review: Ng, Janet. (2019). Dreamworld of Casino Capitalism: Macao’s Society, Literature, and Culture. Cambria Press. 257 pp. ISBN: 9781621964278

  27. Absorbed in Play and Gambling: Gadamer and Csíkszentmihályi

    One of the most apparent features of playing and gambling is how easily people become engaged and absorbed into playing and gambling. In some cases, people lose themselves in playing and gambling to the extent that addiction might occur …

  28. Second Session at the Virtual Poker Table: A Contemporary Study of Actual Online Poker Activity

    Technological advancements and worldwide television exposure led to a poker boom in the early 2000s, and poker (both live and online) has retained some of that popularity today …

  29. Smartphone App Delivery of a Just-In-Time Adaptive Intervention for Adult Gamblers (Gambling Habit Hacker): Protocol for a Microrandomized Trial

    People with gambling problems frequently report repeated unsuccessful attempts to change their behavior. Although many behavior change techniques are available to individuals to reduce gambling harm, they can be challenging to implement or maintain …

  30. Researching Gambling: Have we learned nothing from Big Tobacco’s overt manipulation of science?

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  31. Regulating Gambling-Like Video Game Loot Boxes: a Public Health Framework Comparing Industry Self-Regulation, Existing National Legal Approaches, and Other Potential Approaches

    Abstract Purpose of Review Loot boxes are gambling-like monetisation mechanics in video games that are purchased for opportunities to obtain randomised in-game rewards. Gambling regulation is increasingly being informed by insights from public health …

  32. Adolescentes, juego online, uso problemático de internet y consumo de sustancias

    Recent research has warned of the growing participation of minors in online gambling, an illegal behaviour with an enormous addictive potential. The present study was proposed with a double objective: (1) having updated data about online gambling among adolescents and, (2) analysing its relationship with substance use and Proble­matic Internet Use [PIU] …

  33. The association between gambling marketing and unplanned gambling spend: Synthesised findings from two online cross-sectional surveys

    In 2020, the British Government initiated a review about whether to introduce stricter controls on gambling marketing. We examine: (i) what proportion of regular sports bettors and emergent adult gamblers report that marketing has prompted unplanned spend; and (ii) what factors are associated with reporting that marketing had prompted unplanned spend …

  34. Sense or sensibility-Ideological dilemmas in gamblers' notions of responsibilities for gambling problems

    The gambling market is a complex field of conflicting stakeholders and interests involving dimensions, such as economy, health, social inequality and morals. The division of responsibility between gamblers, the gambling industry and the regulating state for limiting the harmful effects of this activity, however, are unclear …

  35. Online Communities and Gambling Behaviors — a Systematic Review

    Abstract Purpose of Review The internet and virtual environments have enabled the formation of online communities around a variety of interests. Online communities focused on gambling are increasingly popular and attract users to interact and share ideas and experiences with likeminded others …

  36. LTH-ECG: Lottery Ticket Hypothesis-based Deep Learning Model Compression for Atrial Fibrillation Detection from Single Lead ECG On Wearable and Implantable Devices

    Atrial Fibrillation (AF) is a kind of arrhythmia, which is a major morbidity factor, and AF can lead to stroke, heart failure and other cardiovascular complications. Electrocardiogram (ECG) is the basic marker to test the condition of heart and it can effectively detect AF condition …

  37. Do pupillary responses during authentic slot machine use reflect arousal or screen luminance fluctuations? A proof-of-concept study

    Modern slot machines are among the more harmful forms of gambling. Psychophysiological measures may provide a window into mental processes that underpin these harms. Here we investigated pupil dilation derived from eye tracking as a means of capturing changes in sympathetic nervous system arousal following outcomes on a real slot machine …

  38. A meta-analytic investigation of problem gambling and self-harm: A causal inference perspective

    Problem gambling may be an underappreciated treatment target for reducing self-harm. Multivariate studies examining the relationship between problem gambling and self-harm have returned inconsistent results, perhaps due to insufficient power or differences in study quality …

  39. Red Light or Green Light? Netflix Series' Squid Game Influence on Young Adults' Gambling-Related Beliefs, Attitudes and Behaviors, and the Role of Audience Involvement

    Media exposure for dark consumption products mostly shows glamorized and positive portrayals, rarely showing the negative consequences of consuming those products …

  40. TINJAUAN PENDAPAT YUSUF QARDHAWI TENTANG UNDIAN BERHADIAH PADA PERUSAHAAN DAGANG

    Abstrak Islam menyebut undian dengan nama qur’ah yang berarti upaya memilih sebagian pilihan (alternatif) dari keseluruhan pilihan yang tersedia itu memiliki kemungkinan (probabilitas) yang sama besarnya untuk terpilih …

  41. Coping with the Pandemic: Resilience and Recovery Across The Hospitality and Gambling Industries During Covid-19

    This study investigates the professional experiences of executives in gambling and hospitality organizations from jurisdictions around the world during the COVID-19 pandemic …

  42. An Economic Model of Gambling Behaviour: A Two-Stage Approach

    Abstract Gambling can cause significant harms and these can result in a net negative utility from participation, although lower levels of participation have potential benefits and can yield positive net utility. It is therefore important to understand and distinguish between these two stages of gambling behaviour …

  43. ‘Gam(bl)ification’: del videojuego al casino

    El 1 de junio de 2022, en el edificio de la Fundación Telefónica, en Madrid, se celebró el seminario «Loot Boxes: Nuevos retos de la industria del videojuego», organizado por el Ministerio de Consumo del Gobierno español …

  44. Rocking the Boat: Loot Boxes in Online Digital Games, the Regulatory Challenge, and the EU’s Unfair Commercial Practices Directive

    Abstract The loot box, a feature of online video games, contains randomised virtual items of importance to gameplay. Comparisons are drawn between chance-based loot boxes and the legal and psychological definitions of gambling, leading to concerns that the format may be an unregulated form of quasi-gambling …

  45. MAYSIR ELEMENT ANALYSIS IN BINARY OPTION PLATFORM CASE STUDY OF IQ OPTION APPLICATION

    Binary options or more often referred to as binary options are financial instruments that are not very familiar to the public at first. However, it became familiar in the community after the recent viral case of fraud under the guise of investment was revealed. This study aims to analyze the elements of gambling (maysir) in the binary options platform …

  46. Do You Need the Machine? Tipping in Canada Is Unconscious (Part II)

    While recovering from a major personal tipping point (see Part I), I was still able to keep on the lookout for Canadian mathematics education matters. After all, if Canadian mathematics education matters, Canadian mathematics education matters. In doing so, I ran into a number of other financial problems …

  47. Psychiatry Update 2021 Spring Abstract Compendium

    Studies have shown that patients with bipolar disorder are more likely to have gambling disorders compared in patients with major depressive disorder or the general population (Jones et al …

  48. “TATA ‘MA MILLIONS?’” THE ENFORCEABILITY OF A GAMBLING DEBT BETWEEN THE LOTTERY OPERATOR AND THE TICKET-HOLDER; AND THE ENFORCEABILITY OF A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT TO SHARE LOTTERY WINNINGS ALREADY PAID TO ONE OF THE PARTNERS

    The national statute, the Lotteries Act 57 of 1997 (hereinafter “the Act”) exclusively regulates lotteries and sports pools in South Africa (ss 44 and 104(1)(b)(i) read with schedule 4 part A of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996 (hereinafter “the Constitution”) …

  49. Correction to: Self-Generated Motives of Social Casino Gamers

  50. Transcript of the Sports Betting and Wagering in the Age of Legalization Virtual Panel

  51. Using artificial intelligence algorithms to predict self-reported problem gambling with account-based player data in an online casino setting

    Abstract In recent years researchers have emphasized the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms as a tool to detect problem gambling online. AI algorithms require a training dataset to learn the patterns of a prespecified group. Problem gambling screens are one method for the collection of the necessary input data to train AI algorithms …

  52. The Prevalence of Problem Gambling and Gambling Disorder Among Homeless People: A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis

    Abstract Gambling problems are often associated with homelessness and linked to elevated psychiatric morbidity and homelessness chronicity. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis on prevalence rates of problem gambling (PG) and gambling disorder (GD) in homeless people …

  53. Online Gambling Business Regulation in Foreign Countries and in Georgia

    Organized activities or actions that involve an indefinite circle of persons, are characterized by an increased threat to human life or health, that covers particularly important state and public interests, or are related to the use of state resources, regulated by a license or permit …

  54. Number 19: Another Victim of the COVID-19 Pandemic?

    Conscious selection is the mental process by which lottery players select numbers nonrandomly …

  55. Differences Amongst Estimates of the UK Problem Gambling Prevalence Rate Are Partly Due to a Methodological Artefact

    For over 30 years, prevalence surveys have been the principal methodology for measuring the distribution of gambling-related harm in a population (Volberg, 2004), and have informed debates around whether existing harm reduction efforts are working, both in the academic literature (Shaffer et al., 2004) and in the news (Davies, 2022) …

  56. Internet use and internet-based addictive behaviours during coronavirus pandemic

    Purpose Of Review: The COVID-19 outbreak profoundly influenced human lives on different levels …

  57. Blind box over-engagement and suicide risk among adolescents and young adults: Results of a large-scale survey

    Gambling appears to be an independent risk factor for suicide among the young population worldwide. Blind boxes are collectable toys packed randomly in the box, which share certain similarities with gambling and are popular among the young population …

  58. The Existence of Criminal Law Products in Dynamics Law Enforcement to Counter the Gambling Crime

    The purpose of this study is to examine and analyze the form of existence of criminal law products that are applicable in law enforcement of gambling crimes. This research used a normative juridical method with research specifications in the form of descriptive analysis …

  59. Chinese migrants’ experiences of responding to gambling harm in New Zealand

    Forming a problematic relationship with gambling has major consequences for gamblers, families, communities, and society. As the third-largest ethnic group in New Zealand, the Chinese community in particular faces increasing challenges with casino gambling …

  60. Macau Gaming Operators and the Pandemic: Corporate Social Responsibility is Changing

  61. Online Sports Betting in Brazil and conflict solution clauses

    Sports betting sites are now a reality in Brazil. According to Exame1 magazine, in 2018, it moved around 2 billion reais per year, and with the imminent regulation of Act n. 13.756 /2018, it should move approximately 8 billion reais annually …

  62. Efforts of Bhabinkamtibmas in Preventing the Criminal Act of Togel Gaming in the Jurisdiction of the Kebumen Police

    The law must be enforced to achieve the goals and ideals of the Indonesian nation as stated in the Preamble to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia. This study aims to find out what efforts have been made by Bhabinkamtibmas in preventing the crime of lottery gambling in Kebumen …

  63. Are video game loot boxes associated with gambling among young Pacific adults in New Zealand?

    Aim There is concern that gaming by young Pacific people can lead to gambling, but this is unclear. This study looked at whether there was an association between buying a video game loot box and gambling …

  64. Adolescent gambling behavior: a gender oriented prevention strategy is required?

    Studies published on gender-related differences in the gambling behavior of adolescents have focused mainly on psychological and social factors. The aim of this study was to develop separate risk factor models for male and female adolescents, considering the environmental, psychological, behavioral and socio-economic factors related to their gambling …

  65. "Drugs and alcohol get talked about, why not betting?" Young men's qualitative insights about strategies to prevent gambling harm

    Issues Addressed: Research is needed to understand young people's perspectives about public health promotion strategies relevant for their health and wellbeing. This study provides suggestions from young male gamblers about sports betting harm prevention and reduction strategies …

  66. To Pay or Just Play? Examining Individual Differences Between Purchasers and Earners of Loot Boxes in Overwatch

    Video-game loot boxes are a popular form of microtransaction that have been widely criticized for their structural similarities to gambling. Recent research linking loot box expenditure to gambling activity has illuminated potential harms associated with loot box use …

  67. High stakes, experts, and recency bias: evidence from a sports gambling contest

    Sports betting markets provide a unique opportunity to test market efficiency and, in this case, study the presence of recency bias and experts in forecasting sports outcomes. This paper uses a panel data set of individual NFL sports gamblers in a season-long contest known as the SuperContest …

  68. Exposure to other people's gambling and gambling behaviors in Australian secondary school students

    This study explored associations between exposure to other people's gambling and the prevalence of gambling in the last month, engagement in hard gambling activities (defined as those which occur more frequently, with a quicker determination of outcomes, and/or high payout ratios), and the prevalence of at risk and problem gambling, among a large sample of …

  69. Exploring the impact of shame and guilt on coping with gambling problems among emerging adult gamblers

  70. An Empirical Attempt to Operationalize Chasing Losses in Gambling Utilizing Account-Based Player Tracking Data

    Abstract In recent years, account-based player tracking data have been utilized as a potential tool to identify problem gambling online and associated markers of harm …

  71. Where to put Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD)? Phenomenology matters •

    Abstract In this commentary paper, it is discussed if Compulsive Sexual Behavior Disorder (CSBD) is best categorized as an Impulse Control Disorder, an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder or in light of the overlap of characteristics with both Gaming and Gambling Disorder as an addictive behavior …

  72. Social trading: do signal providers trigger gambling?

    Abstract Social trading—also referred to as copy trading—is an interactive platform-based innovation facilitating visibility and traceability of signal provider trading activities. Based on published portfolio transaction and return track records, platform users can copy one or several signal providers, i.e …

  73. Penyuluhan Hukum Terkait Judi Online Bagi Generasi Milenial (Studi di Kota Banda Aceh)

    The development of technology and information in the form of the internet has grown rapidly. Not only for the elderly, but also for young people who use it, the increasingly easy use of the internet has been misused for gambling games. Initially people access online games, then out of curiosity and curiosity, people follow online gambling …

  74. Heat and Power System as an Independent Source of Electric Power. Case Study

    Abstract The article describes a student capstone design project completed by a team of five students and implemented by a resort and casino in Northeastern Pennsylvania (NEPA). This project was completed within the framework of project-based learning (PBL) …

  75. Global prevalence of help-seeking for problem gambling: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Background And Aims: Multiple studies have examined barriers and facilitators to help-seeking, but the prevalence of help-seeking for problem gambling (PG) is not well established. We aimed to estimate the international prevalence of help-seeking for PG among the general population and among subgroups of people at risk for PG (i.e …

  76. Does gambling culture affect firms’ investment efficiency?

  77. NMR-Based Configurational Assignments of Natural Products: How Floating Chirality Distance Geometry Calculations Simplify Gambling with 2N-1 Diastereomers

    Using NMR data, the assignment of the correct 3D configuration and conformation to unknown natural products is of pivotal importance in pharmaceutical and medicinal chemistry …

  78. Can the Relationship Between Problem Gambling and Class Attendance of College Students Be Explained by Alcohol and Drug Use? A Brief Report

    Engagement in addictive behaviors such as social casino gaming (SCG), gambling, and alcohol and drug use has a significant negative impact on physical and mental health and classroom attendance, leading to an academic failure …

  79. A Research on Chocolate Vending Machine

    Abstract: This paper proposes the planning of Automatic chocolate slot machine. The first purpose of the thought is to dispatch new innovation application within the spotlight. Slot machine that sales completely different sort of merchandise …

  80. Proximity to Casino Gambling Venues and Risk of Problem Gambling in Massachusetts

  81. The experience of gratification and compensation in addictive behaviors: How can these experiences be measured systematically within and across disorders due to addictive behaviors?

    Beyond gaming disorder and gambling disorder, pornography-use disorder, buying-shopping disorder, and social-networksuse disorders are discussed as further disorders due to addictive behaviors …

  82. The distribution of harmful product marketing in public outdoor spaces and the effectiveness of marketing bans

    Children's exposure to the marketing of harmful products in public outdoor spaces may influence their consumption of those products and affect health into adulthood …

  83. Sports Betting Has Gone Virtual: A Sociological Analysis of a New Form of Sports Betting Among Youths in Northern Nigeria

    The paper examined the rise of virtual sports betting among football bettors in Northern Nigeria. The study aims to examine the level of penetration of virtual betting and identify the reasons for the development …

  84. Gambling on Pulmonary Rehabilitation: What Are the Odds of Being Referred?

  85. Gambling in the Northern Mariana Islands

  86. Contrasting compulsive behaviour: Computerized text analysis of compulsion narratives

    Those who gamble compulsively, and those who shop or buy in a compulsive manner share a number of common characteristics, stemming from similar impulse-control issues. As such, it is predicted that a lexical analysis of personal narratives of compulsion would share similarities …

  87. University Students' Reasons and Attitudes Towards Online Gambling and its Implication on Their Lives

    Despite the fact that online gambling is increasing among students in low- and middle-income countries, studies on the reasons and attitudes of university students toward gambling and its associated social, economic, and academic implications on their lives have not been adequately explored in the Ghanaian setting …

  88. Motivations for Esports Betting and Skin Gambling and Their Association with Gambling Frequency, Problems, and Harm

    Abstract This study aimed to examine gambling motivations for esports betting and skin gambling and their association with gambling frequency, problems, and harm …

  89. Estimating the Effect of Poker Room Promotions on Player Traffic

    This paper examines the impact of poker room promotions on player traffic in casino-based poker rooms. Casinos regularly spend significant portions of their marketing budget on promotions, including free-play, item-based offers, complementary hotel rooms, and travel reimbursements (among others), in an effort to drive casino traffic …

  90. Erectile Dysfunction in a U.S. National Sample of Male Military Veterans

    Erectile dysfunction (ED) is one of the most prevalent sexual dysfunctions in men and often co-occurs with physical and mental health issues. Military veterans are at elevated risk for many comorbid physical and mental health issues, including ED, although little research has examined the prevalence and health burden of ED in the general U.S …

  91. Reducing or reproducing inequalities in health? An intersectional policy analysis of how health inequalities are represented in a Swedish bill on alcohol, drugs, tobacco and gambling

    According to post-structural policy analyses, policies and interventions aiming at reducing social inequalities have been found to be part in producing and reifying such inequalities themselves …

  92. Cross-Addiction Risk Profile Associations with COVID-19 Anxiety: a Preliminary Exploratory Study

    "Cross-addiction" involves a person substituting one form of addictive behaviour for another. Indeed, cross-additive presentations have been frequently described (e.g. from drugs to alcohol, gambling to sex), and risk profiles have been assumed …

  93. Contextual, behavioural and individual factors associated with problem gambling among Italian adolescents

  94. Parameters for Change in Offline Gambling Behavior After the First COVID-19 Lockdown in Germany

    In spring 2020, the first nationwide lockdown in response to the spreading COVID-19 pandemic came into effect in Germany. From March to May, gambling venues, casinos, and betting offices were forced to close. This study explores how land-based gamblers respond to short-term closures of higher-risk forms of gambling …

  95. Latent Classes for the Treatment Outcomes in Women with Gambling Disorder and Buying/Shopping Disorder

    The risk for behavioral addictions is rising among women within the general population and in clinical settings. However, few studies have assessed treatment effectiveness in females …

  96. Gambling Environment Exposure Increases Temporal Discounting but Improves Model-Based Control in Regular Slot-Machine Gamblers

    Gambling disorder is a behavioral addiction that negatively impacts personal finances, work, relationships and mental health. In this pre-registered study (https://osf.io/5ptz9/) we investigated the impact of real-life gambling environments on two computational markers of addiction, temporal discounting and model-based reinforcement learning …

  97. Penegakan Hukum Pidana dan Kearifan Lokal (Studi tentang Permainan Rolet pada Pagelaran Hiburan Rakyat di Kecamatan Juwana)

    Technology that causes negative and positive effects that appear on humans, such as gambling that occurs with the progress of the times, gambling is an activity that is prohibited by religion and the state because it has an unfavorable influence on human activities, Gambling is a very large phenomenon. found in populated areas …

  98. Is the economic model of gambling dependent on problem gambling? Evidence from an online survey of regular sports bettors in Britain

    Understanding how the gambling industry generates revenue is of paramount importance. Questions about whether higher volumes of expenditure are concentrated among a small proportion of gamblers, and how this varies by problematic gambling status, underpin policy debate about consumer protection …

  99. Etiology of problem gambling in Canada

    To conduct a large-scale national cohort study to identify the current etiological risk factors for problem gambling in Canada. Method: A cohort of 10,119 Canadian gamblers completed a comprehensive self-administered online questionnaire in 2018 and were reassessed in 2019 …

  100. CAUSES AND EFFECT OF GAMBLING ATTITUDE AMONG PRIVATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS: A STUDY OF CRAWFORD UNIVERSITY IGBESA OGUN STATE

    Gambling is a form of behavior that has been identified to have serious consequences on gamblers health, study-habits, academic performance, and has been reported to be related to some criminal related behaviors. This study examines the causes and effect of gambling among private university students using Crawford University as a case study …

  101. Violating trust: a study of court verdicts in cases of gambling-driven economic crimes in the workplace

    This study investigated trust-violating economic crimes committed in businesses and at public and non-profit organizations by employees with problem gambling …

  102. Differences Between Illegal and Legal Gamblers in Israel: Gambling Behavior, Motivation, and Substance Use

    Little is known about people who gamble in illegal settings, and the extent of differences in gambling behavior between legal and illegal gamblers is unclear …

  103. Commentary on Horn et al.: The outcome expectancy in the 'alcohol-gambling cocktail'

    Within the framework of alcohol outcome expectancy theory, Horn and colleagues provide strong empirical evidence that alcohol outcome expectancy is a pathway for the effect of alcohol intake on gambling behaviour. Gambling and alcohol intake often co-occur in gambling venues such as casinos and pubs …

  104. Basic psychological needs in gambling and gaming problems

    Background And Aims: Studies on self-determination theory (SDT) have placed satisfaction of basic psychological needs (autonomy, relatedness, and competence) at the core of well-being, whereas frustration of these needs results in multiple potentially unhealthy mental and behavioral patterns …

  105. Telehealth treatment for gambling disorder in the COVID-19 era: seismic shifts and silver linings

    Purpose Of Review: Gambling disorder is a serious mental health condition and the only behavioral addiction currently recognized by the American Psychiatric Association …

  106. Pathological gambling and impulsivity related to Huntington's disease

    Patients with Huntington's disease are a risk group for developing problematic gambling, which is characterised by subjects’ inability to stop gambling despite financial, personal or professional problems …

  107. Examining Nigerian Undergraduate History Students' Survey Dataset on Gambling Behaviour

    DATA REPORT article Front. Psychol., 01 July 2022Sec. Educational Psychology https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.944826

  108. Examination of the Problem Gambling Severity Index for Use with Older Adults: A Rasch Model Approach

    Research and prevalence studies commonly use the nine-item Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI; Ferris and Wynne in The Canadian Problem Gambling Index, 2001) to measure problem gambling severity in older adults. However, the appropriateness of the PGSI for use with older adults must be evaluated to ensure accurate interpretation of scores …

  109. COVID-19, casino, brothel, illegal activity, and disease control

  110. A Convert's Tale: Art, Crime, and Jewish Apostasy in Renaissance Italy by Tamar Herzig

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