February 2023
73 studies entered the index this month.
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A comparative study of industry responses to government consultations about alcohol and gambling in the UK
There is growing evidence that common strategies are used across unhealthy commodity industries (UCIs) to influence policy decisions in line with their commercial interests. To date, there have been relatively few studies comparing corporate political activity (CPA) across UCIs, especially comparing the alcohol and gambling industries …
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“I feel like it’s capitalising on the poor”: electronic gaming machines, neoliberalism and the invisibility of social work
Electronic gaming machines are normalised business within Australia’s hotels and clubs. Concentrated within low socio-economic and disadvantaged communities, this high-intensity form of gambling creates the often-hidden addiction of problem gambling and the associated widespread social harms …
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Youth Gambling Keywords Analysis Using Social Big Data
연구 목적: 이 연구는 청소년 도박에 대한 사회적 인식을 파악하고 효과적인 개입방안을 제시하는 것이 목적이다.연구 방법: 연구방법은 2018년 1월부터 2022년 9월까지의 수집된 소셜 빅데이터를 활용하여 텍스트 마이닝과 CONCOR 분석을 수행하였다.연구 내용: 연구결과는 첫째, 가장 많이 도출된 단어는 온라인도박, 게임중독, 예방교육, 확률형아이템, 한국도박문제예방치유원으로 순으로 나타났다. 둘째, 청소년도박 키워드 중심성 분석에서 코로나 전후 공통적으로 예방교육, 인터넷, 스마트폰, 게임중독은 중요한 영향력을 보여주었으며, 연결중심성, 위세중심성, 매개중심성 키워드는 코로나19 전후로 변화가 있었다 …
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Genes, Environment, and Loss of Lung Function in Premature Infants
In the fourth verse of the 1978 best-selling song entitled "The Gambler," Kenny Rogers sings, "Every gambler knows that … every hand's a winner and every hand's a loser…." To some extent this gambler's knowledge is a close analogy to the play of chance that all of us experience at the moment of meiosis when "crossing over" occurs and we are given our …
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Gambling in the Perspective of Criminal Law Policy
AbstractGambling is an act that is prohibited in both the Criminal Code and social norms. However, the application of Article 303 and Article 303bis of the Criminal Code and Government Regulations related to controlling gambling only covers gambling crimes that occur within the territory of the Republic of Indonesia …
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An Analysis of Determinants of Lottery Sales through International Comparison: Focusing on OECD Countries
본고는 OECD 34개국의 2003~2021년 자료에 패널고정효과 모형을 적용하여 복권 판매 결정요인을 분석하였다. 분석결과, 경제규모가 작을수록, 1인당 소득이 클수록, 남성인구 비율이 높을수록, 생산 가능인구 비율이 낮을수록, 정부재정이 적자이고 국가부채가 클수록 1인당 복권수요가 큰 것으로 나타났다. 복권 판매의 소득탄력성은 2.38~2.61로서 복권지출이 누진적인 것으로 나타났다. 고령화 관련, 65세 이상 노인인구 비율이 높을수록, 고령인구 부양비가 클수록 1인당 복권 판매액이 크게 나타났다 …
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ANALISIS YURIDIS PERTIMBANGAN HAKIM DALAM MENJATUHKAN HUKUMAN TERHADAP TINDAK PIDANA PERJUDIAN SECARA ONLINE (Studi Putusan 121/Pid.B/2012/Pn Gst)
The crime of gambling is betting on purpose, namely risking a value or something that is considered valuable by being aware of certain risks and expectations in game events, matches, competitions and events that have no and or uncertain results. The type of research used is normative juridical …
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Relationship of Cryptocurrencies with Gambling and Addiction
Cryptocurrencies has been considered as both an investment tool and a great invention that will replace money and change the world order. Although crypto currency trading has been investigated in many aspects, the psychological dimension that directly affects investors has often been ignored …
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Changes in severity of problem gambling and subsequent suicide attempts: a longitudinal survey of young adults in Great Britain, 2018-20
Cross-sectional studies identify problem gambling as a risk factor for suicidality. Using an online longitudinal survey, we aimed to examine the association between changes in severity of gambling behaviour and attempted suicide …
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Upaya Kepolisian Dalam Pencegahan Kejahatan Judi Online (Studi Kasus Judi Slot)
Gambling has existed since time immemorial when human civilization developed. The Encyclopedia Britanica notes that gambling has been found since primitive times, for example Bushmen in South Africa, Aborigines in Australia and Indians in America, where they have known the game of dice …
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The Impact of Gambling Culture on Entity Financialization
Culture is an important factor that affects the investment behavior of enterprises, while gambling culture to a certain extent reflects people’s risk-taking spirit or speculative preferences …
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What happens in Vegas, stays in your lungs: an assessment of fine particulate matter in casinos that prohibit and allow smoking in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Despite progress in adoption of smoke-free policies, smoking in casinos is allowed in some US states, including Nevada. In 2020, for the first time, a resort-style casino in Las Vegas prohibited smoking voluntarily. This study is the first to assess air quality in this casino and compare results with similar casinos that allow smoking …
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Qualitative Experience of Self-Exclusion Programs: A Scoping Review
Gambling disorder is a major public health issue in many countries. It has been defined as a persistent, recurrent pattern of gambling and is associated with substantial distress or impairment, lower quality of life, and living with a plurality of psychiatric problems …
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Near-Misses Predict Youth Gambling Intention via Illusion of Control
We examined the moderating role of an illusion of control (IOC) in the differential contributions of forms of near-miss (NM) in youths intent to gamble in Nigeria (n = 60, mean age = 18.05, SD = 3.81) using a randomized group design …
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Effects of cognitive behavioral techniques for gambling on recovery defined by gambling, psychological functioning, and quality of life: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Individuals who experience gambling harms report that sustained recovery involves changing both gambling behaviors and psychological symptoms, as well as building a meaningful life. However, there is limited understanding about the effect of cognitive behavioral (CB) techniques on psychological symptoms and quality of life …
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Corporate social responsibility in the gambling industry: A systematic review and conceptual framework
Alternative perception of the relationship between the concept of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and the core activities of gambling operators raises the need for deeper knowledge and understanding of their relationship …
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Is it Time to Consider a New Sports Betting Industry Standard for Hold?
The second half of 2022 has proven to be a runaway win for sports wagering operators, who are expected to clear the industry standard win rate of 7% on gross revenue in six months. Perhaps it may then be time to raise the industry standard for hold.
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The Relationship Between Childhood Trauma, Pathological Dissociation, and Behavioral Addictions in Young Adults: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study
Interactions between childhood trauma (CT) and dissociation can contribute to psychiatric disturbances. We explored this phenomenon in relation to behavioral addictions (BAs) in a sample (n = 633) of young adults (age: 18-34 years) …
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Income Inequality and the Odds of Online Gambling Among a Large Sample of Adolescents in Canada
Consistent evidence points to the detrimental effects of income inequality on population health. Income inequality may be associated with online gambling, which is of concern since gambling is a risk factor for adverse mental health conditions, such as depression and suicide ideation …
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Elite professional online poker players: factors underlying success in a gambling game usually associated with financial loss and harm
Most gamblers lose money, and this means that a behavioral dependence to gambling can cause harm. However, some professional gamblers win consistently, and there is little academic literature on their psychology and how they differ from disordered gamblers …
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Efficacy of a novel online integrated treatment for problem gambling and tobacco smoking: Results of a randomized controlled trial
Abstract Background and aims Problem gambling and tobacco use are highly comorbid among adults. However, there are few treatment frameworks that target both gambling and tobacco use simultaneously (i.e., an integrated approach), while also being accessible and evidence-based …
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Cryptocurrencies as Gamblified Financial Assets and Cryptocasinos: Novel Risks for a Public Health Approach to Gambling
Policymakers’ attempts to prevent gambling-related harm are affected by the ‘gamblification’ of, for example, video games and investing. This review highlights related issues posed by cryptocurrencies, which are decentralised and volatile digital assets, and which underlie ‘cryptocasinos’—a new generation of online gambling operators …
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Examining the spatial spillover of gambling regulation in the Czech Republic
The responsibility of spatial regulation of gambling in the Czech Republic is placed on municipalities, the smallest self-governing units in the country. This creates a possibility that the effectiveness of regulation may be reduced by spatial spillover to the neighboring municipality …
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A scoping review of the individual, socio-cultural, environmental and commercial determinants of gambling for older adults: implications for public health research and harm prevention
Gambling is a global public health issue that can cause harm to individuals, families, and communities. Older adults are vulnerable to gambling harm due to life-stage experiences. This study aimed to examine current research relating to individual, socio-cultural, environmental, and commercial determinants of gambling among older adults …
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KEPASTIAN HUKUM PENGGUNAAN PASAL 27 AYAT (2) UU ITE DALAM PERJUDIAN ONLINE : Studi Putusan Nomor : 95/Pid.P/2021/Pn.Sby
Online gambling is gambling through electronic media that uses internet access as an intermediary. In this online gambling game, money is used as a bet according to the rules of the game and the number of bets is determined by the players …
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The evaluation of a brief ICBT program with therapist support for individuals with gambling problems in the context of a gambling helpline: a randomized pilot trial
Background And Aims: Gambling helplines are a natural way of first contact for individuals with gambling problems. However, few studies have evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of brief interventions in a gambling helpline …
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Surge in sports betting challenges backers of help for gambling problems
As fast as revenue from sports betting is soaring in a country with all signs of an insatiable appetite for this form of gambling, so too are hopes plummeting for any significant turnaround from the harms this brings to many …
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A Hopeful Gamble: Living the Faith as Migrant Workers and Transnational Mothers
This article is based on a qualitative research study involving Filipinas who are both migrant workers in Kuwait, Italy, Hong Kong and Taiwan and mothers of children aged between 0 and 18 years at the time of their departure from the Philippines …
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Impulsivity and loot box engagement
Loot boxes (randomised rewards in video games) possess structural similarities to traditional forms of gambling, with a well-documented and robust link between problem gambling symptomatology and loot box spending …
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A gap in criminal law harmonization: different reactions to illegal gambling in different legal cultures
Substantive criminal law regulation of European countries share major similarities. The reason behind this phenomenon is the fact that certain cultural aspects have had their influence on most of the societies of the continent …
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Fluoxetine combined with risperidone in treatment of online gambling disorder-case report
Pathological gambling leaves seriously negative impacts on individuals, families, and society. With the universal use of internet, online gambling disorder is also increasing worldwide. However, there is currently a lack of effective treatments, especially medical treatments, for online gambling disorder …
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Editorial: What is addictive in gambling? Nine years after the gambling disorder diagnosis: Does gambling fit among the addictions?
However, there are still many fundamental aspects of GD, its prevention and its treatment, that remain understudied compared to substance use disorders (SUDs). One such area is pharmacological treatments, of which none has FDA approval, for instance …
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Stigmatizing attitudes toward Internet gaming disorder, Problematic smartphone use and Problematic social networking site use: An experimental vignette study
Public stigma on substance and gambling disorders have been well documented. Negative effects of stigma include shame, embarrassment, fear being judged and the determent of help-seeking behaviors among stigmatized individuals …
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'We are not the ones to blame'. Gamblers' and providers' appraisal of self-exclusion in Germany
Given low utilization by individuals experiencing gambling problems the potential of self-exclusion (SE) might be not fully exploited in Germany …
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Parental gambling frequency and adolescent gambling: A cross-sectional path model involving adolescents and parents
Nowadays, most of the research studies in the field of adolescent gambling are focused on individual factors related to problem gambling …
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Examination of the Factors That Encourage University Students to Sports Betting. A Q-Method Study
This study aimed to examine the factors that motivate university students to sports betting through the Q-method. The study is designed with the Q-methodology. According to this method, qualitative and quantitative research methods are applied in the same study …
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Craving in gambling disorder: A systematic review
Abstract Background and objectives Craving is one of the main criteria for the diagnosis of substance use disorder according to the DSM-5; however, it is not included in the main criteria for gambling disorder (GD) …
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US Taxation of Gambling Winnings and Incentives to Bet
Abstract Sports betting is growing rapidly in the US after its legalization by the Supreme Court in 2018. This paper describes the treatment of gambling winnings and losses in the federal tax code and shows how the system may incentivize some gamblers to substantially increase the scale of their betting in order to have a chance to win …
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Sosialisasi Penegakan Hukum Terhadap Pelaku Tindak Pidana Perjudian Online Di Media Sosial Di Desa Lama Pantai Labu Sumatera Utara
Abstract The Denai Lama tourist village is the first tourism village in Deli Serdang Regency, at the initiative of the Head of the Department of Youth, Sports, Culture and Tourism of Deli Serdang Regency, H …
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Latent classes of eating disorders and addictions by sex: Implication of alexithymia and stressful life events in youths
Eating disorders (EDs) and behavioural addictions show common psychological vulnerability factors such as alexithymia and stressful life events (SLE) …
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An empirical study on customers’ gambling intention in AI-supported casinos
Purpose This study aims to synthesize a research model based on artificial intelligence (AI) applications in the casino setting. The model incorporates the technology acceptance model (TAM) along with three external drivers, including factors pertinent to personal traits (i.e. openness), AI technology (i.e …
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‘That’s why it’s gambling, because you don’t know what you find in it!’ Perceptions of the relationship between gaming and gambling among young adult gamers
Background. The convergence process between gambling and gaming is raising concerns in legislative and policy arenas and blurring definitions in what is and is not considered gambling …
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The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on Problem Gambling in New Mexico
The study of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) has consistently demonstrated a strong relationship with poor behavioral health outcomes. Further research is needed to understand if a specific ACE, or subcategorizations of ACEs, matter more for behavioral health outcomes …
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Simulated Gambling: An Explorative Study Based on a Representative Survey
Gambling usually involves wagering real money but can also be conducted with virtual money, chips, or coins. This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as simulated gambling, social gambling, or play money gambling …
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Reaching out to big losers: Exploring intervention effects using individualized follow-up
Previous research suggests that a brief duty-of-care telephone call to high expenditure customers was associated with lower gambling over the subsequent year. The current aim was to assess effects on individual trajectories rather than overall group effects reported previously …
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Modeling urgency in the lab: Exploring the associations between self-reported urgency and behavioral responses to negative outcomes in laboratory gambling
Impulsivity is a multifaceted construct that relates to different behaviors in everyday life and has been associated with many psychopathological disorders and behavioral problems, such as problematic gambling behavior. One questionnaire to measure these several facets on a trait level is the UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale …
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Altered hierarchical organization between empathy and gambling networks in disordered gamblers
Despite the demonstrated association between empathy and gambling at the behavioral level, limited neuroimaging research on empathy and gambling disorder (GD) has been conducted. Whether and how the brain network of empathy and that of gambling interact in disordered gamblers has not been investigated …
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Experience of LGBTQIA2S+ populations with gambling during the COVID-19 pandemic: protocol for a mixed-methods study
Research undertaken since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic has provided us information about the impact of the pandemic on the gambling habits of the general population. However, very little is known about certain subgroups at increased risk of developing gambling disorder, such as the LGBTQIA2S+ population …
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Computational approaches to modeling gambling behaviour: Opportunities for understanding disordered gambling
Computational modeling has become an important tool in neuroscience and psychiatry research to provide insight into the cognitive processes underlying normal and pathological behavior …
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Are problem buying and problem gambling addictive, impulsive, or compulsive in nature? A network analysis and latent dimension analysis study in Italian community-dwelling adults
Prominent scholars suggested that the impulsive-obsessive compulsive continuum may represent a framework to understand both substance and behavioral addictions. However, the characterization of pathological buying (PB) and problem gambling (PG) within the compulsive-impulsive spectrum has not been extensively investigated …
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Stream Sediment Indicator Mineral Signatures of the Casino Porphyry Cu-Au-Mo Deposit, Yukon, Canada
Abstract Case studies around porphyry Cu deposits in the glaciated regions of the Canadian Cordillera have identified the indicator mineral signatures of these deposits in till samples and demonstrated that these are useful methods for porphyry Cu exploration …
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Crisis, What Crisis? The Effect of Economic Crises on Spending on Online and Offline Gambling in Spain: Implications for Preventing Gambling Disorder
(1) Background: In the period between 2008 and 2020, the world experienced two global economic crises that affected people's way of life and well-being: the financial crisis of 2008 and that precipitated by the COVID-19 pandemic …
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An Eye Tracking Investigation of Young People's Gaze Behaviour to Gambling and Non-Gambling Moving Adverts
Data from several areas of public health (e.g., harmful alcohol and tobacco) are consistent with the assertion that children's exposure to advertising strategies increases intention to consume such products. Most studies have measured self-rated impact of gambling advertising using questionnaires …
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Potential Biological Markers and Treatment Implications for Binge Eating Disorder and Behavioral Addictions
The reward system is highly relevant to behavioral addictions such as gambling disorder (GD), internet gaming disorder (IGD), and food addiction/binge eating disorder (FA/BED). Among other brain regions, the ventral striatum (VS) has been implicated in reward processing …
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Pertanggungjawaban Pidana Bagi Pelaku Tindak Pidana Perjudian Online
This article analyzes how law enforcement deals with online gambling crimes in Indonesia. Referring to the judge's decision Number 148/Pid.Sus/2022/Pn Jmb and 149/Pid.Sus/2022/Pn Jmb, the author examines and analyzes by comparing the two judge's decisions to see the basis for their decisions …
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Editorial: Using digital solutions for Brief Interventions in Alcohol, Tobacco, other drug use, and gambling: From the present to the future
Approximately 269 million people used drugs at least once last year, and 36 million present a substance use disorder worldwide [1]. Alcohol is responsible for 3 million deaths every year, and 13.5% of total deaths in youth (20-39 years old) are attributable to alcohol [2] …
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Casino accessibility and suicide: A county-level study of 50 US states, 2000 to 2016
Background And Aims: Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States (US). Research over many decades identifies that its etiology is complex, with risk factors operating in multiple domains. One such risk factor is gambling. Over the past three decades, exposure to gambling has increased dramatically in the United States …
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The Predictive Role of Tolerance and Health Problems in Problem Gambling: A Cross-Sectional and Cross-Lagged Network Analyses
Abstract The existing symptomatic networks of problem gambling are all based on cross-sectional data. Thus, there is a need to explore longitudinal symptom networks of problem gambling …
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A Comparative Profile of Online, Offline, and Mixed-Mode Problematic Gamblers' Gambling Involvement, Motives, and HEXACO Personality Traits
Few studies have compared gamblers who play in exclusively online (i.e., Internet-based), exclusively offline (i.e., land-based), and mixed-mode contexts. In studies that have compared these groups, mixed-mode gamblers have consistently exhibited the greatest susceptibility to problematic gambling …
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Tourism seasonality and gambling: The role of a new casino's opening
• The impact of casino openings on tourism seasonality is examined. • New casinos increase tourism arrivals in the peak season. • The link between casinos and seasonality is heterogeneous across provinces.
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Cryptocurrency trading, mental health and addiction: a qualitative analysis of reddit discussions
The volatility and 24/7 nature of the cryptocurrency market allows traders to engage in highly speculative trading patterns that closely resemble gambling. Considering its potential for addiction and economic loss, it is important to investigate the impact that cryptocurrency trading has on mental health …
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Autism and gambling: A systematic review, focusing on neurocognition
Autism spectrum disorders (hereafter autism) are prevalent and often associated with elevated rates of substance use disorders. A subset of people who gamble develop gambling disorder, which is functionally impairing. Characterization of relationships between autism and gambling, particularly as relates to cognition, may have important implications …
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Crystal Ball Gazing: The Future of Sports Betting
Over the past few years, the sports betting market has experienced significant growth and change, in part driven by legislative and regulatory shifts in countries like Canada and the U.S., but also grounded in technological advancements which have enabled the development of new betting methodologies and allowed sports betting to present in different …
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The effect of articulation in sports posters on betting behavior
Abstract Several studies argue that sponsorship promotes and normalizes gambling behavior because commercial gambling providers (CGPs) act as sponsors for many sports entities …
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Enabling New Strategies to Prevent Problematic Online Gambling: A Machine Learning Approach for Identifying At-risk Online Gamblers in France
Gambling activities are rapidly migrating online. Algorithms that effectively detect at-risk users could improve the prevention of online gambling-related harms. We sought to identify machine learning algorithms capable of detecting self-reported gambling problems using demographic and behavioral data …
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Unambiguous evidence that over half of gambling problems in Australia are caused by electronic gambling machines: Results from a large-scale composite population study
Abstract Background and aims It is well understood that engagement with some forms of gambling, like EGMs, is riskier than other forms …
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Recognition and responses to intimate partner violence (IPV) in gambler's help services: A qualitative study
Abstract Accumulating evidence shows a strong association between gambling problems and reports of intimate partner violence (IPV) but provides limited guidance about how to respond to these issues in specialised gambling services …