Gambling Research Index

New research / Archive

November 2022

83 studies entered the index this month.

  1. The Past, Present, and Future of Hwatu: Beyond the Controversy of Gambling and Japanese Color, to Localization and Globalization

    Hwatu was a negative image in that the cards had Japanese-style picture and strong gambling character. On the other hand, Hwatu has maintained its status as a national game to promote friendship in leisure and daily life. Recently, art therapy using Hwatu has been actively performed to prevent dementia in the elderly …

  2. Social Connectedness and Associations with Gambling Risk in New Zealand

    Multiple factors are associated with disordered gambling, with some populations having a greater risk for developing disordered gambling than others …

  3. Responsible gambling through a motivational telephone intervention to high-risk gamblers - An evaluation of user satisfaction and subjective intervention effects

    Background And Aims: Problem gambling causes major social and psychiatric consequences, and there is need to develop feasible harm-reducing or therapeutic interventions. It has been suggested that gambling operators with responsible gambling intentions can intervene in order to identify and help reduce the harm in problem gamblers …

  4. Rehabilitación del Casino de Urca Nuevo Centro de Creación

    Los vestigios del palaciego casino de Urca en Río de Janeiro se recuperan para funcionar como un espacio polivalente. La ruina, la vegetación que la ha invadido y unas estructuras secundarias, superponen sus características y cualidades para habilitar un espacio de funcionamiento abierto. El proyecto se reduce a lo suficiente …

  5. Loot box purchasing is associated with gambling and problem gambling when controlling for known psychological risk factors of gambling

    Background A robust literature has found that loot box purchasing is associated with gambling and problem gambling. However, it remains unclear whether this association is merely an artifact of known psychological risk factors for gambling …

  6. Gambling Control of Shanghai Municipal Council in Late Qing

    월계축로의 연구는 조계 행정의 연구와 불가분의 관계에 있으며, 조계 행정의 작동 방식과 배경을 이해하는 데 매우 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구는 20세기 초 공부국의 월계로 지구 내 도박장 통제에 관해, 조계 행정과의 연관성 속에서 논하는 것을 목표로 한다.BR 1899년 조계 확장 이후 조계 서부의 월계로 지구에는 외국인이 운영하는 호텔이나 클럽을 중심으로 회원제의 비밀 불법 도박장이 운영되고 있었다 …

  7. CRIMINAL LIABILITY OF PERPETRATORS IN THE CRIME OF PROMOTING ONLINE GAMBLING ON SOCIAL MEDIA

    This study aims to analyze criminal liability for people who are involved in online gambling promotions through social media accounts and to analyze current law enforcement of promoting online gambling under the guise of binary options on social media …

  8. Buddhist Homiletics on Gambling (*Saddharmaparikathā, Ch. 12)

    Abstract The paper focuses on the 12th chapter of the *Saddharmaparikathā, a Buddhist homileticians’ guidebook containing sample sermons, dealing with the topic of gambling (dyūta). I edit, translate, and discuss the chapter with an introduction that includes a short overview of gambling in Sanskrit literature at large …

  9. A Qualitative Study on Policy Preparation for Prevention of Illegal Gambling and Gambling Addiction Recovery: Focusing on Male Gambling Addiction Recovery

    합법 도박의 매출 총량의 증가에 따른 불법도박에 미치는 영향을 탐색하고, 도박 중독자의 회복과 불법도박의 확산을 예방하기 위해 많은 연구가 수행되고 있다. 특히 선행연구에서는 불법도박의 예방하기 위해 정량화된 통계를 기반으로 제언을 하였고, 불법도박의 예방을 합법 도박의 매출 총량 증대를 통해 예방하고자 하였다. 그렇지만 본 연구에서는 합법 도박과 불법 도박에 참여한 경험이 있는 도박 중독자 중 현재는 단도박을 유지하고 있는 회복자들의 경험에서 도박 중독자의 회복을 도움으로써 불법 도박의 확산을 예방하는 정책적 대안을 발굴하고자 하였다 …

  10. A Phenomenological Study on the Stigma Experience of Internet Gambling Addicted Adolescents

    The purpose of this study is to examine the 'stigma' experienced by adolescents addicted to Internet gambling. For this purpose, 12 middle and high school students who had been online gambling for at least one year were selected as the study participants …

  11. The barriers to gambling research and publication in Nigeria

    "The barriers to gambling research and publication in Nigeria." International Gambling Studies, ahead-of-print(ahead-of-print), pp. 1–2

  12. Lower-risk gambling limits: linked analyses across eight countries

    A common public health initiative in many jurisdictions is provision of advice to people to limit gambling to reduce the risk of gambling-related harm …

  13. Harm Minimization Training, Knowledge, and Behaviour of Canadian Casino Employees

    Casino employees regularly interact with problem and at-risk gamblers and thus have considerable potential to both prevent and reduce gambling-related harm. While harm minimization (HM) and responsible gambling (RG) are routinely espoused by the casino industry, the actual level of employee HM/RG training, knowledge, and behaviour is unknown …

  14. CRIMINAL LAW TREATS FOR ONLINE GAMBLING PERFORMERS: INVESTMENT FRAUD MODES

    Since 2018 to July 2022, the Ministry of Communication and Information has cut off access to 534,138 gambling content on various digital platforms. This very high number will continue to grow. One of the reasons for the rise of online gambling content is the mode that is used, namely the "bodong" investment mode …

  15. Are Signals Regulating Energy Homeostasis Related to Neuropsychological and Clinical Features of Gambling Disorder? A Case-Control Study

    Gambling disorder (GD) is a modestly prevalent and severe condition for which neurobiology is not yet fully understood. Although alterations in signals involved in energy homeostasis have been studied in substance use disorders, they have yet to be examined in detail in GD …

  16. Advertising as a Reminder: Evidence from the Dutch State Lottery

    We show that advertising can act as a reminder for consumers who intend to buy a product.

  17. Shame and Blame in Gambling: Relationship with Emotion Regulation and Gambling Motives

    Abstract Gambling disorder is a problem that is affecting increasingly more people. It is associated with difficulties in emotion regulation, gambling motives, blame, and shame …

  18. ReaLPrune: ReRAM Crossbar-Aware Lottery Ticket Pruning for CNNs

    Training machine learning (ML) models at the edge (on-chip training on end user devices) can address many pressing challenges including data privacy/security, increase the accessibility of ML applications to different parts of the world by reducing the dependence on the communication fabric and the cloud infrastructure, and meet the real-time requirements …

  19. Characterization and prediction of gambling behavior in adolescents using the COM-B model

    Gambling is an international phenomenon, posing a serious threat to adolescents who begin gambling at a young age. This study aims, to explore gambling behavior in adolescents and interpret its risk factors. We conducted a three-waves cohort longitudinal study assessing gambling and associated risk factors in south-eastern Spain …

  20. Autonomous rectification behavior of coal mine safety hazards under a gambling mind: From an evolutionary game perspective

  21. Roles for Alexithymia, Emotion Dysregulation and Personality Features in Gambling Disorder: A Network Analysis

    Although there is a growing interest in exploring the specific role of both emotional regulation processes and alexithymia in gambling disorder (GD), evidence remains scarce …

  22. Review of Fiqh Jinayah and Criminal Law on Law Enforcement of Cockfighting Gambling

    The results of this study discuss jināyah fiqh and criminal law on cockfighting gambling law enforcement (study of decision number 45/Pid.B/2016/PN Pre, the main problems in this study are, how is the analysis of the considerations against the perpetrators of cockfighting gambling in the decision number 45/Pid.B/2016/PN Pre and how is the analysis of …

  23. Aggregate earnings and market expectations in United States presidential election prediction markets

  24. Gambling operators' social media image creation in Finland and Sweden 2017-2020

    This is a first audit of how gambling operators in Finland and Sweden address citizens on social media. The study is able to pinpoint some differences between how gambling operators utilise social media in a state monopoly system (Finland) and in a license-based regulatory framework (Sweden) …

  25. Regulatory objectives vs fiscal interests: Are German casino locations motivated by beggar-thy-neighbor policy? An empirical analysis

    Abstract In this paper we provide an empirical analysis of German casino locations. Due to the “mercantilistic background” of casinos, we assume that casinos are more likely to be found at borders and in tourist areas …

  26. Gambling, fast food and alcohol sponsorship in elite sport - perspectives from Australian sporting fans

    Public health bodies in Australia remain concerned about marketing of unhealthy commodities; namely unhealthy food, alcohol and gambling products. Children are particularly susceptible to the influence of unhealthy commodity marketing. This study explored adults' perceptions of unhealthy commodities sponsorship in elite sport and policies to restrict them …

  27. Effects of advertising on problem gambling: Neural-cue reactivity as a possible underlying mechanism

    Problem gambling has recently been reclassified as a non-substance-associated behavioral addiction. To the associated vital impact (family, social, labor, and economic), we must add its increasing incidence in recent years, which has led to prioritizing the problem from the point of view of public health …

  28. New Developments in Gambling Marketing: the Rise of Social Media Ads and Its Effect on Youth

    Abstract Purpose of Review Propelled by the rise of online and social media, gambling marketing has developed extremely fast, moving far beyond traditional techniques. Policy makers need to ensure that children and young people are protected in this space but it is hard for empirical research to keep pace with industry developments …

  29. Gambling and financial markets a comparison from a regulatory perspective

    This article discusses similarities between the finance industry and the gambling industry. It considers empirical studies from both fields and compares both industries with regard to possible substitution effects. Afterwards, the current regulatory approach to gambling and financial markets is discussed …

  30. Experiencing a significant win and its sociodemographic and motivational predictors: A comparative analysis of pure-chance gamblers from Poland and France

    Research on the relationship between wins and gambling behavior often focuses on winning considerably large amounts of money. It seems, however, that it is not the amount of the win, but the significance that the player assigns to the win, that exerts a decisive influence on gambling behavior …

  31. Do Gamers Play for Money? A Moderated Mediation of Gaming Motives, Relative Deprivation, and Upward Mobility

    Past research indicates strong monetary motives for gambling often elevate an individual's risk of experiencing symptoms of gambling disorder, with personal relative deprivation (PRD) and upward mobility (UM) identified as key factors in this relationship …

  32. An Empirical Study of the Pathway Model Link Between Cognitive Distortions and Gambling Problems

    This research empirically tests the relationship between gambling-related cognitive distortions and the development of gambling problems …

  33. How do academics, regulators, and treatment providers think that safer gambling messages can be improved?

    Safer gambling messages are a common public health intervention for gambling, and yet there is little evidence to support the variety of messages that are in widespread use …

  34. The Influence of Alcohol Consumption on Gambling: Do the Laboratory Study Findings Generalize to Natural Environments?

    A recent meta-analysis of laboratory studies on the effects of acute alcohol consumption on risk-taking did not support that acute alcohol consumption increased risk-taking. Questions about whether this finding generalizes to those gambling in naturalistic settings remain …

  35. Sportsbooks Enjoy Dog Days of August Thanks to High Holds

  36. The Adolescent Problem Gambling Prevalence Associated with Leisure-Time Activities and Risky Behaviors in Southern Spain

    Unlabelled: Gambling addiction is increasing and is becoming a public health concern due to the rise of gambling-related harms affecting the youth. Previous studies suggest a strong link between problem gambling (PG) and substance use and psychosocial and familial factors …

  37. e-Estesia: A Serious Game for Reducing Arousal, Improving Emotional Regulation and Increasing Wellbeing in Individuals with Gambling Disorder

    Gambling disorder (GD) is associated with deficits in emotion regulation and impulsivity-related personality traits. In recent years there has been an increase in the use of serious games (SG) to address these factors with positive results …

  38. The role of attention in decision-making under risk in gambling disorder: An eye-tracking study

    Gambling disorder (GD) is a behavioural addiction characterized by impairments in decision-making, favouring risk- and reward-prone choices. One explanatory factor for this behaviour is a deviation in attentional processes, as increasing evidence indicates that GD patients show an attentional bias toward gambling stimuli …

  39. TRADING BUSINESS IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF BUSINESS LAW

    In Era 5.0, the trading business is increasingly widespread and much-loved by millennials because it promises fantastic income and income. Recently, fake investment news has spread because gambling is disguised as if trading is deceiving investors …

  40. Social Presence and Social Facilitation in Gambling: Some Comments on Yokomitsu et al. (2022)

    Abstract This brief commentary adds to the recent study by paper by Yokomitsu, Kono and Takada (2022). Their study examined social presence in gambling by experimentally investigating the effects of the presence of other people on risky betting among high-risk gamblers. This commentary argues that the paper by Yokomitsu et al …

  41. Psychometric Properties of the South Oaks Gambling Screen Revised for Adolescents in Chinese Adolescent Gamblers

    Adolescent gambling is a public health concern of increasing importance. The lack of comprehensive evaluations on adolescent gambling disorder (GD) assessment tools hinders the timely detection of Chinese adolescents with gambling problems …

  42. Illegal behaviors as a consequence of gambling disorder

    Background And Objectives: Gambling disorder has been associated with illegal behaviors; however, research using validated scales and in-person assessments has been less common. Methods: Four hundred and twenty-seven people with gambling disorders taking part in clinical trials completed multiple instruments and select cognitive tasks …

  43. Gambling and crime: An exploration of gambling availability and culture in an English prison

    There is evidence that prisoners have the highest rate of problem gambling in any population, but little is known about the nature of in-prison gambling, the motives for it or how it relates to prior gambling behaviour. Aims: To investigate the prevalence and type of gambling prior to prison and the prevalence, type, and reasons for gambling in prison …

  44. School-related covariates of adolescent gambling: findings from the Stockholm school survey

    The present study investigated the associations that student gambling and risk gambling share with a) students’ own experiences of their situation in school, b) school performance, and c) truancy …

  45. One size does not fit all. Should gambling loss limits be based on income?

    Previous research has suggested empirically based gambling loss limits, with the goal of preventing gambling related harm in the population. However, there is a lack of studies relating gambling loss limits to individual factors such as income. The current study examines whether gambling loss limits should be income-specific …

  46. Dampak Judi Online Terhadap Kalangan Remaja (Studi Kasus Tebing Tinggi)

    This research is motivated by the rise of online gambling in the community, especially among teenagers. Online gambling has a lot of negative impacts on the perpetrators, so this study will discuss the impact of online gambling on teenagers in Tebing Tinggi City …

  47. Who is gambling? Finding cryptocurrency gamblers using multi-modal retrieval methods

  48. Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Recreational and At-Risk/Problematic Gambling in a National Sample of U.S. Military Veterans

    Gambling among U.S. military veterans is common, with more extensive involvement linked to gambling disorder and associated problems …

  49. Longitudinal perspective on cryptocurrency trading and increased gambling problems: a 3 wave national survey study

    Cryptocurrency trading has gained popularity over the last few years. Trading is facilitated by online platforms that enable 24/7 trading. Cryptocurrency trading is potentially attractive to gamblers, and it may increase their gambling problems. Furthermore, cryptocurrency trading might be a particularly harmful activity for those gambling offshore …

  50. The impact of weather on betting outcomes and market behaviour in the NCAA football totals market

    Sports betting markets are an attractive setting to evaluate the degree to which publicly available information is efficiently incorporated into asset prices. Weather information represents one category of potentially undervalued public data, and we assess its impact on wagering outcomes and market behaviour in American college football …

  51. Loot boxes remain prevalent in Belgium despite their “ban”

    Loot boxes in video games are gambling-like mechanics that players buy to obtain randomised rewards of varying value. Loot boxes are conceptually and psychologically similar to gambling, and loot box expenditure is positively correlated with self-reported problem gambling severity …

  52. EXAMINING THE REASONS OF BOXING TRAINERS AND REFEREES WHO PLACE SPORTS BETTING

    Sports Betting Games; It includes the reasons that are effective in people's desire to earn a lot of money, sometimes their leisure hobby, and sometimes their big dreams. So that; These reasons also become habits in people over time and affect the frequency and habits of playing sports bets …

  53. Psychosocial Factors Associated With Past Month Gambling Among Adolescents: Results From the 2016-2020 PRIDE Survey

    The present study sought to identify psychosocial factors associated with recent gambling (gambling within the past 30 days). The 2016, 2018, and 2020 Parents' Institute for Drug Education (PRIDE) data sets were pooled and analyzed, consisting of 108,690 adolescents in 13 local public schools …

  54. Associations between playing free-to-play sports gambling predictor games and online sports betting frequency for men in the United Kingdom

    Abstract Aim This study aimed to describe associations between playing predictor games and online sports betting behaviours, and problem gambling. Methods An online survey using a convenience sample was completed by males aged 18 + years, living in the United Kingdom, and having participated in any gambling activity in the past year (n = 384) …

  55. Safer gambling and consumer protection failings among 40 frequently visited cryptocurrency-based online gambling operators

    Online gambling has increased the accessibility and range of gambling products available to people all over the world. This trend has been particularly noticeable in the United Kingdom. Cryptocurrency-based gambling is a new, largely unregulated, way to gamble online, which uses mostly anonymous blockchain-based technologies, such as Bitcoin …

  56. Outcome sequences and illusion of control - Part I: An online replication of Langer & Roth (1975)

    The illusion of control is an important feature of both problematic and nonproblematic gambling behavior. Crucially, this construct is incorporated in most cognitive models of problem gambling, and is also central in numerous approaches to gambling disorder treatment (e.g …

  57. The Impact of Personalized Feedback Interventions by a Gambling Operator on Subsequent Gambling Expenditure in a Sample of Dutch Online Gamblers

    Abstract Player protection has become an important area for the gambling industry over the past decade. A number of gambling regulators now require gambling operators to interact with customers if they suspect they are gambling in a problematic way …

  58. The Application of the Intolerance of Uncertainty Model to Gambling Urge and Involvement

    Drawing on the intolerance of uncertainty model, this study aimed to examine whether intolerance of uncertainty and emotion regulation difficulties (in terms of impulse control difficulties and limited access to emotion regulation strategies) contributed to individual differences in gambling urge and involvement …

  59. Outcome sequences and illusion of control – part II: the effect on post-loss speeding

    When gambling, people tend to speed up after losses. This ’post-loss speeding’ is in contrast with ’post-error slowing’, which is often observed in behavioral tasks in experimental psychology. Importantly, participants can control the outcome in most behavioral tasks, but not in gambling tasks …

  60. Neural Mechanisms Mediating Sex Differences in Motivation for Reward: Cognitive Bias, Food, Gambling, and Drugs of Abuse

    Sex differences in motivation for food rewards, gambling, and drugs of abuse are modulated by multiple factors, including sensory stimuli, gonadal hormones, and cognitive bias …

  61. How can implementation intentions be used to modify gambling behavior?

    Problem gambling can cause significant harm, yet rates of gambling continue to increase. Many individuals have the motivation to stop gambling but are unable to transfer these positive intentions into successful behavior change …

  62. Changes in sports gambling behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

    Sports betting is one of the most popular forms of gambling in Canada; recent prevalence estimates indicate that 7.9% of Canadian adults endorsed gambling on sports in the past year. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic led to the temporary closure of most major sports leagues worldwide beginning in March of 2020 …

  63. A critical qualitative inquiry of the social practices of older adult gamblers: implications for public health risk prevention

    Abstract Older adults' participation in gambling is increasing internationally. Due to their lifestage, older adults may be vulnerable to gambling-related harm. When investigating older adults' gambling, researchers have mostly focused on the individual characteristics of ‘problem gamblers’ …

  64. Optimal distributions of rewards for a two-armed slot machine

  65. Applications of data science for responsible gambling: a scoping review

    Technological innovations in the gambling industry have revolutionized the availability, storage, and use-cases of data. How this data may be leveraged for responsible gambling has emerged as a popular field of inquiry …

  66. Annual Research Review: Emergence of problem gambling from childhood to emerging adulthood: a systematic review

    The risk for problematic gambling and associated high-risk behaviors is elevated during adolescence and emerging adulthood. Activities with gambling-like features and novel forms of gambling may place youth at an increased risk for problem gambling …

  67. Effects of per capita payments on governance: evidence from tribal casinos

    Some governments distribute profits from state-owned enterprises to citizens on a per capita basis while others do not. Does the use of per capita payments affect how governments trade off pro-economy policies with other constituent interests such as environmental quality and public health? …

  68. Quitting while you're ahead: Evidence for individual gambling thresholds from a survey of Massachusetts Gamblers

    Although key stakeholders have discussed responsible gambling tools and protective behavioral strategies for years, evaluations of their effectiveness are still limited. Among protective behavioral strategies are individual gambling thresholds, typically on monetary losses or time spent gambling, after which a person stops gambling …

  69. Neural cue-reactivity in pathological gambling as evidence for behavioral addiction: a systematic review

    Increasing incidence of problem gambling has led to prioritizing the problem from the point of view of public health. Additionally, gambling disorder has been recently classified as a behavioral addiction, with implications for both its diagnosis and treatment …

  70. Fallacy Bias in Casino Gaming

    Fallacy bias is salient in gamblers’ minds and plays a crucial role in motivating gamblers to bet. The bias stems from people’s misconception that independent outcomes are autocorrelated. It makes an indirect but significant contribution to the revenue of casinos …

  71. COVID 2.0 – THE CHANGING PANDEMIC ATTITUDES OF CASINO CUSTOMERS

    In June 2021 we conducted a study to evaluate the potential for casinos to bounce back to pre-pandemic levels by addressing changing perceptions and priorities of their customers. Following this study, we have seen rapid changes in the perception of COVID-19 and, in turn, shifting customer behavior …

  72. Unpacking the root causes of gambling in the Asian community: Contesting the myth of the Asian gambling culture

    Problem gambling is a public health issue both in the United States and internationally and can lead to mental health and socioeconomic concerns for individuals, families, and communities. Large epidemiological studies on problem gambling have neglected to include working-class, immigrant Asian Americans, who are at higher risk for problem gambling …

  73. The Role of Attachment in Gambling Behaviors and Gambling Disorder: A Systematic Review

    Abstract In recent years, a growing number of attachment-based studies have contributed to the understanding of both substance and behavioral addictions …

  74. Loot box gambling and economic preferences: a survey analysis of Japanese adolescents and young adults

    With the increasing use of social-network games, game addiction has become a serious challenge to the world. This study investigates the effects of risk preference, loss aversion, and time preference on the behaviour of Japanese adolescents and young adults purchasing ‘Gacha’, or loot box gambling, in social-network games …

  75. Whether tough environmental regulatory measures can play a dominant role? Evidence from private enterprises in China

    Based on the two-tier stochastic frontier analysis method, this paper constructs a basic model to analyze the environmental treatment investment of enterprises, and discusses the influence of the gambling power between enterprises and governments on the input of environmental pollution control …

  76. The complex nature of human operant gambling behaviour involving slot games: Structural characteristics, verbal rules and motivation

    Gambling behaviour is likely to be strongly influenced by operant learning principles. Most forms of gambling, and most notably slot machine play, follow a random ratio (RR) schedule of reinforcement that should lead to rapid and extinction-resistant behaviour …

  77. Temperature shocks and gambling

  78. Summer Spotlight on New York in Year One of Mobile Sports Wagering

    Sports bettors in New York bettors have helped overdeliver on the considerable hype and attention the Empire State received with its January entrance into the mobile sports wagering space …

  79. Neurobiology of Pathological Gambling: A Literature Review

    Pathological gambling is an impulse-control disorder associated with difficulty managing urges to gamble even at the cost of oneself. This review seeks to investigate existing research on the neurobiological bases of pathological gambling, including abnormal function of brain regions and neurotransmitter systems …

  80. How gambling problems relate to health and wellbeing in Australian households: Evidence from the Household Income and Labour Dynamics of Australia Survey

    Gambling harms can impact the health and wellbeing of both individuals who gamble and those close to them. While harms occur across a spectrum of gambling risk levels, most research is conducted on people close to those gamblers who have severe problems …

  81. Criticalities of Executive Functions (EFs) research in Gambling Disorder: between the behavioural and neurophysiological markers

    The need to use different and heterogeneous approaches and methodologies to investigate the phenomenon of pathological Gambling Disorder (GD) arises from a substantial difference in the literature results emerging in this area …

  82. AN ANALYSIS OF TABOO WORDS IN THE MOVIE ˜SCORSESE CASINO™

    In social interactions, there are still many people who use taboo words to mock and even berate others. It maes communication not good, so that it can cause conflict between each other. In this study we will discuss about the taboo words used by the characters in the Scorsese's Casino film …

  83. ADMINISTRATIVE AND LEGAL PRINCIPLES OF CONTROL OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE LEGISLATION ON GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES

    The article proves that today we have an appropriate system of public administration bodies that are empowered with control (supervisory) powers in the field of organizing and conducting gambling and lotteries …