August 2022
75 studies entered the index this month.
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The Effect of the Stress Perceived by Casino Employees on Leave during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Turnover Intention : Focused on Mediating Effect of Job Insecurity and Moderating Effect of Social Capital
본 연구는 코로나-19 상황에서의 지각된 스트레스가 고용불안정성과 이직의도에 미치는 영향을 확인하고 고용불안정성의 매개효과를 검증하고자 한다. 또한, 지각된 스트레스가 고용불안정성에 미치는 부정적인 영향을 완화시킬 수 있는 방안을 검증하고자 사회적 자본을 조절변수로 제시하였다. 설문은 휴직 중인 제주도 내 외국인 전용 카지노 종사원을 대상으로 온/오프라인으로 실시하였으며, 총 250부를 실증분석에 활용하였다. 지각된 스트레스는 고용불안정성에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며, 고용불안정성은 이직의도에 정(+)의 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다 …
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The Effect of Speculative Experience in Internet Games on Adolescent Gambling Problems: Moderated Mediating Effect of Gambling Beliefs and Attention Control
본 연구는 청소년의 게임 중 사행심 촉발경험이 도박문제에 영향을 미치는지 확인하고 이 관계에서 비합리적 도박신념과 주의조절곤란의 조절된 매개효과를 검증하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 2019년 12월부터 6개월 간격으로 2차례에 걸쳐 자료를 수집하였으며 온라인 조사업체(E사)의 청소년 패널을 활용하였고, 1차와 2차 조사에 모두 응답한 726명의 데이터를 최종 분석하였다. 변수별로 분석에 사용한 자료의 시점에 차이를 두었는데, 독립변수인 게임 중 사행심 촉발경험은 1차 시점, 종속변수인 도박문제는 2차 시점의 데이터를 사용하였다 …
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Proposed Rapid Blocking Policy for Illegal Online Gambling Deposit Accounts
인터넷과 IT 기기의 발달로 새로운 불법 온라인 도박사이트가 생겨나고 점점 지능화되고 있다. 경찰청은 불법 온라인 도박 근절을 위해 매년 특별단속 시행과 함께 서버 차단, 사이버범죄 예방 교육 등을 실시하고 있고 기존 선행연구에서는 법체계 정비 및 법률 제정, 국제 공조 및 유관기관 협력 체제 강화와 홍보 및 교육 등을 제안하고 있다. 그런데도 불법 온라인 도박은 줄어들고 있지 않다. 이에 선행연구와 현재 수사기관에서 사용하고 있는 입금 계좌 차단 방식에 대한 실효성을 검토하였고 이러한 정책들과 방식은 한계가 있음이 확인되었다 …
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State monopoly on gambling on the example of the organization lotteries by state-owned banks
The article analyzes the model of absolute state monopoly on gambling on the example of the idea of the Government of Ukraine to organize a lottery market by state-owned banks. The object of the study is the process of assessing the risks and economic benefits of involving state-owned banks to the organization and conduct of lotteries …
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Monitoring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on problematic gambling and gaming: an international key informant survey
This paper reports a qualitative survey of experts in problem gaming and/or problem gambling from 19 countries worldwide on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on problematic gaming and gambling …
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Development and Psychometric Properties of a New Patient-Reported Outcome Instrument of Health-Related Quality of Life Specific to Patients with Gambling Disorder: The Gambling Quality of Life Scale (GQoLS)
Impairment or distress caused by gambling disorder can be subjectively assessed via quality of life. The aim of this study was to develop a new patient-reported outcome instrument to explore the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in gambling disorders, the Gambling quality-of-life scale (GQoLS), and to document its psychometric properties …
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Expenditure on Paid-for Gambling Advertising During the National COVID-19 'Lockdowns': An Observational Study of Media Monitoring Data from the United Kingdom
Abstract Changes in gambling advertising during national COVID-19 ‘lockdowns’, when stay-at-home rules restricted participation in certain gambling activities, provides important context to variance in gambling behaviour during these periods …
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Short-term cognitive impacts of electronic gaming machines with and without a skill-based component: A comparative laboratory study
This study aimed to compare how consumers understand the role of skill and chance, experience cognitive distortions, and experience immersion based on use of either electronic gaming machines (EGMs) or skill gambling machines (SGMs; EGMs with a skill-based component) …
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How structural changes in online gambling are shaping the contemporary experiences and behaviours of online gamblers: an interview study
Over the last decade, the provision of online gambling has intensified with increased access, enhanced betting markets, a broader product range, and prolific marketing. However, little research has explored how this intensification is influencing contemporary gambling experiences …
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Frameworks of gambling harms: a comparative review and synthesis
Background A public health approach to gambling has been accompanied by a wide understanding of gambling harms. This has led to the creation of conceptual frameworks to understand and itemize different gambling-related harms, dimensions of harms, and subjects of harms …
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Adolescents Who Play and Spend Money in Simulated Gambling Games Are at Heightened Risk of Gambling Problems
Simulated gambling, such as playing a virtual slot machine for points rather than money, is increasingly part of the online gaming experience for youth …
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Examining the Impact of China’s Corruption Crackdown: A Forecast for Macau’s Tourism and Gaming Industry
Using the ARIMA time-series analysis technique, this study measured the impact China’s anti-corruption campaign had on Macau’s casino gaming industry and forecasted future gaming revenue. This study also analyzed current trends and proposed future strategies for the Macau tourism and gaming industry …
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Young women's engagement with gambling: A critical qualitative inquiry of risk conceptualisations and motivations to gamble
Younger women's engagement with gambling has changed over recent decades due to a range of socio-cultural, environmental and commercial factors. However, younger women's distinct lived experiences with gambling have rarely been considered …
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Reduce the speed and ease of online gambling in order to prevent harm
Online gambling is strongly associated with gambling harm. Harm prevention interventions that reduce the speed and ease of online gambling have advantages compared to more restrictive alternatives (such as stake or expenditure limits) because they can act on all gamblers and maintain the freedoms of those who are gambling safely.
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Gambling among LGBTQIA2S + populations: a scoping review
Gambling disorder (GD) is a major public health issue around the world. Even though prior studies have shown that the prevalence of problem gambling varies depending on certain sociodemographic factors, we know very little about gambling and sexual and gender minorities (i.e. LGBTQIA2S + populations) …
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Attitude Towards Deposit Limits and Relationship with Their Account-Based Data Among a Sample of German Online Slots Players
Abstract Social responsibility and duty of care have become major cornerstones for gambling operators. This has led to the introduction of many different responsible gambling tools such as limit-setting, mandatory play breaks, and personalized messaging …
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Preventive Interventions and Harm Reduction in Online and Electronic Gambling: A Systematic Review
Gambling possess both entertaining and potentially harmful aspects. It remains a challenge for public health authorities and gambling operators to recommend and implement effective evidence-based interventions to reduce gambling-related harm and prevent problematic gambling behavior …
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A Gambling Just-In-Time Adaptive Intervention (GamblingLess: In-The-Moment): Protocol for a Microrandomized Trial
The presence of discrete but fluctuating precipitants, in combination with the dynamic nature of gambling episodes, calls for the development of tailored interventions delivered in real time, such as just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAIs) …
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Minding the consumer mindsets in addressing gambling consumption harms
Gambling is a widely accessible form of consumption across numerous jurisdictions around the world (Orford, 2020), with its global market size reaching hundreds of billions of dollars annually (Research and Markets, 2021) …
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Lotteries, bookmaking and ancient randomizers: Local and global analyses of chance
A local analysis of a chance system recovers the properties of the totality by accumulating the chance properties of its components. A global analysis considers only the properties of the chance system taken as a whole. It can sometimes provide an easier demonstration of the fitness for purpose of chance systems …
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Lack of national strategy leaves uneven availability of gambling services
As technology continues to make gambling more accessible, thereby creating more potential risk of addiction for some, those who do develop problems are still relying on a patchwork system that makes their luck in finding treatment largely dependent on geography.
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Multi-operator Self-exclusion as a Harm Reduction Measure in Problem Gambling: Retrospective Clinical Study on Gambling Relapse Despite Self-exclusion
Voluntary self-exclusion from gambling is a common harm reduction option for individuals with gambling problems. Multi-operator, nationwide self-exclusion services are rare, and a system introduced in the highly web-based gambling market of Sweden is a rare and recent example …
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Gender- and age-stratified analyses of gambling disorder in Finland between 2011 and 2020 based on administrative registers
Prevalence studies on gambling have largely relied on survey samples. Little is known about the diagnosed prevalence of gambling disorder (GD) based on register data. This study examines the annual prevalence rate of GD between 2011 and 2020 among Finns by gender and age …
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Gambling Reform and IT Challenges
Abstract The distinction between video games and games for gambling is becoming increasingly blurred with many video games giving items based on chance, for example daily draws and loot-boxes, writes Rune Rasmussen MBCS independent consultant in compliance and surveillance data analytics.
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An interrupted time series analysis of gambling behavior based on gambling operator revenue-based taxation during the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden
The impact of COVID-19 on gambling behavior and the gambling industry itself has been widely speculated. Prior studies have shown how boredom, social isolation, poor mental health, and financial hardships, all of which have been associated with COVID-19, can aggravate problem gambling behaviors in patients with gambling disorders while also luring newcomers …
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Winning and losing in online gambling: Effects on within-session chasing
The tendency to continue or intensify gambling after losing (loss-chasing) is widely regarded as a defining feature of gambling disorder. However, loss-chasing in real gambling contexts is multifaceted, and some aspects are better understood than others. Gamblers may chase losses between multiple sessions or within a single session …
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The Emergence of Single-Game Sports Betting in Canada
Canadians, like their neighbors to the south, have been betting on the outcomes of sporting events for many years. Until recently, those wagering on the outcome of a single game have done so either socially, illegally, or in a vast grey market …
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Stability of the representativeness heuristic: Further evidence from choices between lottery tickets
The representativeness heuristic (RH) proposes that people expect even a small sample to have similar characteristics to its parent population …
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Predicting online problem gambling treatment discontinuation: New evidence from cross-validated models
There are tens of millions of problem gamblers in the world, many of whom either do not seek treatment or fail to commit to it. Dropout rates are high, and not enough is known about factors predicting treatment adherence …
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Knowing When to Fold'em: A Monte Carlo Exploration of Card Shuffling and How Poker Players Can Gain an Advantage
This work demonstrates that the card shuffling procedure commonly performed in casino poker rooms is insufficient for randomizing a deck of cards. We explore this in the context of Texas Hold’em, which has established itself as the most popular form of poker worldwide over the past few decades …
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The social significance of the Rigveda YakshaSukta
The Rig Veda is the first of the Vedas. The thirty-fourth Sūkta of the tenth Mandala is the Akṣa Sūkta. This verse clearly describes what happened in Kitava’s life as a result of gambling. There is also praise for agriculture in that employment on top of agricultural activities is the only way to get rid of gambling …
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Not Too Much, Not Too Often, and Not Too Many: the Results of the First Large-Scale, International Project to Develop Lower-Risk Gambling Guidelines
Abstract Until now, there has been no evidence-based, specific advice for people who gamble who want to reduce their risk of experiencing gambling harms. This paper presents the results from the first large-scale, comprehensive, international project to develop lower-risk gambling guidelines …
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Making Change: Attempts to Reduce or Stop Gambling in a General Population Sample of People Who Gamble
This study examined past year attempts to reduce or quit gambling among people who gamble generally and those with gambling problems specifically. Methods: Regular gamblers recruited from an online panel (N = 10,054) completed a survey of gambling, mental health and substance use comorbidity and attempts to reduce or quit gambling …
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Loot box spending is associated with problem gambling but not mental wellbeing
There are emerging concerns that loot boxes-digital video game items that can be purchased for a chance at randomized rewards-are associated with problematic gambling behaviours and, in turn, are potentially harmful …
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Legacy Gambling Harms: What Happens Once the Gambling Stops?
Abstract Purpose of Review Legacy gambling harm refers to adverse consequences that extend past the period where people are actively gambling at harmful levels. These harms can affect the gambler, people close to them and the wider community …
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The implementing the Role of the Police in Preventing Gambling Crimes
The objectives to be achieved in this study are to find out the factors causing the rampant gambling in the Kudus region, to determine the implementation of the role of the Kudus Resort Police in preventing gambling crimes and to find out what obstacles and solutions are in implementing the role of the Kudus Resort Police in preventing gambling crimes? …
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Teacher attitudes towards and awareness of adolescent gambling behavior in the UK
Numbers of adolescents experiencing gambling related harm are increasing. Teachers spend a significant amount of time with students and their attitudes can make an impact on engagement in high-risk behavior. However, teachers’ awareness of, and attitudes towards adolescent gambling are under-researched; this study aimed to address this gap …
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Introduction to the Special Issue “20 years of the Pathways Model: understanding disordered gambling and other behavioural addictions”
The Pathways Model of problem gambling has become a highly influential framework in the field of gambling studies. This special issue commemorates 20 years since the publication of the original paper, highlighting the sustained impact of the Pathways Model across the broader and emergent field of behavioral addictions …
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Attracting casino visitors through social media: transition from online to offline environment
Purpose This study aims to draw upon boundary the crossing theory to examine the transition of casino hotel guests’ revisit intentions from casino social media sites to casino properties, with the influence of the motivation–opportunity–ability model …
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Advances in problematic usage of the internet research - A narrative review by experts from the European network for problematic usage of the internet
Global concern about problematic usage of the internet (PUI), and its public health and societal costs, continues to grow, sharpened in focus under the privations of the COVID-19 pandemic …
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Pelaksanaan Penanggulangan Perjudian dan Sanksi Berdasarkan Peraturan Nagari Sungai Kamuyang Nomor 07 Tahun 2003 tentang Penyakit Masyarakat (Pekat)
Gambling is very rampant in the Kamuyang Sungai Nagari, although there are already rules that regulate it, which is stated in the Kamuyang Sungai Nagari Regulation No. 07 of 2003 concerning Community Diseases. This gambling does not recognize age, ranging from children to adults doing gambling practices and does not recognize gender …
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Macau's New Gaming Legislation and Casino Post COVID-19 Recovery Considerations
Macau's new gaming bill passed, signaling casino request for proposals and re-tendering approach. COVID-19 travel restrictions and lockdowns in mainland China and Macau spanning over two years have meant dramatic and ongoing casino losses …
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Profiling of Gamblers and Problem Gamblers Among Casino Patrons in Macao SAR
The study is one of the first prevalence studies of gambling and problem gambling among casino patrons in Macao. It aims to identify the demographic profile of gamblers and evaluate the extent of problem gambling among casino patrons …
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Online Gambling Disorder Questionnaire (OGD-Q): An item r'esponse theory examination
Gambling disorder behaviours, such as one's preoccupation with gambling and/or mood modification due to gambling, have been proposed to differ in their diagnostic weight/importance, especially when informing diagnostic scales. Such potential differences are imperative to be considered to improve assessment accuracy …
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What are experienced poker gamblers saying about gambling? An exploratory qualitative study
Poker is a game of chance and strategy in which the situations that arise and the outcome can cause gamblers to experience intense emotions, both pleasant and unpleasant, which can alter decision-making and lead to loss of control …
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The intergenerational transmission of gambling and other addictive behaviors: Implications of the mediating effects of cross-addiction frequency and problems
This study examined the degree to which perceptions of familial and household participation in gambling and other addictive behaviors in youth was associated with frequency and problem severity of gambling, alcohol and/or drug use in participants as adults …
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Gambling policy positions of Finnish newspapers between 2004 and 2020: An automated content analysis
The media can influence gambling policy formation and public opinion. Previous research has established that the tension between political or public interest in gambling revenue and gambling harm is fundamental for understanding gambling policy …
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Sovereign Surfing in the Society of Control: The Parkour Chase in Casino Royale as a Staging of Social Change
In “Postscript on Societies of Control”, French philosopher Gilles Deleuze proclaimed that “Everywhere surfing has replaced the older sports” …
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Predicting self-exclusion among online gamblers: An empirical real-world study
Abstract Protecting gamblers from problematic gambling behavior is a major concern for clinicians, researchers, and gambling regulators. Most gambling operators offer a range of so-called responsible gambling tools to help players better understand and control their gambling behavior …
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Exploring the Association between Gambling-Related Offenses, Substance Use, Psychiatric Comorbidities, and Treatment Outcome
Several studies have explored the association between gambling disorder (GD) and gambling-related crimes. However, it is still unclear how the commission of these offenses influences treatment outcomes …
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A Hybrid Multimodal Data Fusion-Based Method for Identifying Gambling Websites
With the development of network technology, the number of gambling websites has grown dramatically, causing a threat to social stability. There are many machine learning-based methods are proposed to identify gambling websites by analyzing the URL, the text, and the images of the websites …
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An empirical investigation of the Pathways Model of problem gambling through the conjoint use of self-reports and behavioural tasks
Abstract Background and aims Blaszczynski and Nower (2002) conceptualized their Pathways Model by postulating the existence of three subtypes of problem gamblers who share common characteristics, but also present specific ones …
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Cognitive behavioral treatment for disordered gaming and problem gambling in adolescents: a pilot feasibility study
Disordered gaming and problem gambling (DG/PG) are associated with a range of functional impairments as well as psychiatric comorbidity. With the proliferation of digital gaming apps aimed at children and adolescents, which involve in-game purchases, there is increasing evidence that DG/PG are on the rise in this age range …
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Opening Pandora's Loot Box: Weak Links Between Gambling and Loot Box Expenditure in China, and Player Opinions on Probability Disclosures and Pity-Timers
Abstract Loot boxes are quasi-gambling virtual products in video games that provide randomised rewards of varying value. Previous studies in Western contexts have identified a positive correlation between loot box purchasing and problem gambling severity …
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Prevalence of Problematic Gambling in South Australia: A Population Health Perspective
This paper was designed for a public health readership, rather than for the traditional gambling research fraternity, in order that it might reach people working in the wider primary health care field who have an interest in the social, political, and philosophical implications of the emerging phenomenon of modern problematic gambling and gambling …
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Prediction of problem gambling by demographics, gaming behavior and psychological correlates among gacha gamers: A cross-sectional online survey in Chinese young adults
The objective of this study is to explore the association of problem gambling with demographics, psychological distress, and gaming behavior in young adult gacha gamers in Hong Kong. Materials And Methods: Cross-sectional data was collected in the first and fifth waves of COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong online …
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Financial Literacy and Financial Risk Tolerance of Lottery Gamblers in Thailand
This paper investigates the impacts of financial literacy level, financial risk tolerance and demographic characteristics on gambling behavior of informal laborers. The data were analyzed by Multivariate Analysis of Variance and Multinomial Logistic Regression …
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Internet-based interventions for behavioral addictions: A systematic review
Abstract Background and aims Behavioral addictions are a public health problem that causes harm to both individuals and society. Internet-based interventions offer potential benefits over face-to-face therapy for the treatment of behavioral addictions, including their accessibility, perceived anonymity, and low costs …
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The scratch card gambler: a hidden reality
Scratch cards-otherwise known as scratch tickets or instant lotteries-are a highly accessible type of lottery, due to its relative accessibility and affordability. In Portugal, the popularity of scratch cards has experienced substantial growth, with almost no regulatory reaction whatsoever …
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The Relationship Between Gambling Disorder, Stressful Life Events, Gambling-Related Cognitive Distortions, Difficulty in Emotion Regulation, and Self-Control
Gambling Disorder (GD) is a prominent psychiatric disorder affecting individuals worldwide. Research suggests that key risk factors for GD include stressful life events (SLEs) and specific psychological factors, such as gambling-related cognitive distortions …
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Going for broke: Self-compassion, risky decision-making, and differences in problem gambling severity among undergraduates
Although self-compassion is adaptive in coping with past mistakes, few studies have examined its relationship to future risks. In gambling, self-compassion toward possible losses could lead to greater or lesser risk-taking, and the direction of this relationship could depend on the presence of problem gambling …
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Building casino employees’ affective commitment: A mediated moderation model
The affective commitment of employees has long been regarded as an important factor affecting workplace productivity. For casino operators, the business reality dictates that winning the hearts of employees is never easy. This study aims to deepen understanding regarding how casino employees’ affective commitment develops …
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Monitor, prevent problems related to sports wagering
LAS VEGAS — With more than two‐thirds of states having legalized sports wagering and an estimated two‐million Americans having a gambling disorder, four to six million struggling with problematic gambling, and 8–14% considered at‐risk, the odds are pretty high that some of your student‐athletes, coaches, and/or staff are dealing with a gambling problem …
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Impulsivität und Selbstkontrolle: Ein Vergleich zwischen Patienten mit Glücksspielsucht und Kaufsucht
Einleitung Verhaltenssüchte wie Glücksspielsucht oder Kaufsucht sind ernstzunehmenden Erkrankungen und bleiben häufig unterdiagnostiziert. Die Fähigkeit zur Selbstkontrolle und Impulskontrolle wird mithilfe standardisierter Fragebögen erfasst …
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Compulsory School Achievement and Future Gambling Expenditure: A Finnish Population-Based Study
Gambling is associated with many conditions that can compromise young people's health and wellbeing, such as substance use and poor school achievement. Conversely, low school achievement can be linked to lower socio-economic position …
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Betting on Athlete Data: The Legal Landscape of Professional Sports, Athletes’ Rights and Gaming Companies
The United States Supreme Court ruling that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act (PASPA) was unconstitutional in May 2018 has changed the professional sport landscape. Currently, states are working to create and pass sports betting laws and capitalize on the financial opportunities, while professional leagues are looking to do the same …
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Ausschluss vom Glücksspiel (Spielersperre): ein zahnloser Tiger?
Einleitung Spielersperren, ein vom Spieler initiierter Ausschluss vom Glücksspiel (Selbstsperre), sind ein Baustein des Responsible Gambling Ansatzes (RG). Sie sind als Instrument zur Reduzierung glücksspielbezogener Probleme in vielen Ländern Bestandteil der gesetzlichen Glücksspielregulierung …