September 2026
131 studies entered the index this month.
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When Entertainment Normalizes Risk: Affective Engagement with Gambling-Themed Media, Permissive Attitudes, and Casino Visit Intention
Gambling is an increasingly normalized leisure activity, yet the role of entertainment media in cultivating favorable gambling attitudes remains understudied, with most evidence concerning advertising and youth rather than entertainment portrayals and adults …
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Membangun Generasi Sehat dan Berkarakter Melalui Literasi dan Edukasi Pada Siswa-Siswi Robitotul Istiqomah di Desa Pasar Huristak
Edukasi mengenai pencegahan narkoba dan judi online merupakan langkah krusial dalam membangun kesadaran masyarakat akan bahaya yang ditimbulkan oleh kedua fenomena tersebut. Pasar Huristak, sebuah wilayah dengan populasi yang sebagian besar terdiri dari keluarga muda dan remaja, menjadi fokus dalam upaya pencegahan ini …
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Effect of Online Gambling and Spending Behavior of Adults in Digos City
Online gambling has become increasingly accessible and prevalent, raising concerns about its potential effect on individuals' financial behaviors. This study examined the effect of online gambling on the spending behavior of adults in Digos City, with a particular focus on spending, saving, and budgeting habits, as well as financial knowledge …
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Comparison of the effectiveness of roulette betting strategies using Monte Carlo simulation
This study presents the performance of seven betting strategies in European roulette via Monte Carlo simulations across 48 scenarios. Performance metrics included mean and median net profit, win and ruin probability, maximum drawdown, VaR and CVaR. Results confirmed that all strategies have negative expected value …
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An Exploratory Study of Factors Associated with Adolescents’ Gambling Recommendation Behavior: Focusing on Selected Components of Differential Association and Social Learning Theories
This study aims to explore the social, environmental, and individual factors associated with gambling recommendation behavior among adolescents …
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Grassroots Against the Bet: Community-Led Digital Resistance to Online Gambling in Indonesia
Online gambling (judi online, “judol”) has become a major digital-era social and economic harm in Indonesia, particularly among young and low-income groups. This study examines community-led digital resistance as a demand-side complement to state-led site blocking and financial interdiction …
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Fatwa and Maisir (Gambling)
Fatwa institutions in Muslim countries have long prohibited maisir (gambling), yet resistance to these fatwas persists, particularly when the practice is deeply embedded in local culture. This article examines the fatwa on maisir issued by the Indonesian Council of Ulama (MUI) and its reception in cockfighting practices in Kindang Village, Bulukumba Regency …
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An examination of online gambling through users’ perceptions: A qualitative analysis of YouTube comments on the “BET” documentary
This research explores perceptions of online gambling expressed in comments on the “BET” documentary on YouTube. It examines how these perceptions relate to social decay, identifies potential risks, and proposes solutions. This qualitative study analyses user comments posted on YouTube following the release of the “BET” documentary …
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WHEN LEGALIZATION PRECEDES REGULATION: REGULATORY TIMING AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF SPORTS BETTING MARKETS
Gaming Law Review, Ahead of Print. Governments increasingly face the challenge of regulating newly legalized markets while simultaneously protecting consumers and mitigating social harms. While existing research has focused primarily on the design of regulatory instruments, comparatively ...
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LUDOPATHY OR GAMBLING DISORDER? A LITERATURE REVIEW OF DSM-5-TR, ICD-11, AND THE BRAZILIAN LEGAL FRAMEWORK
This review synthesizes concepts from the current literature on ludopathy, relevant to the growing need to discuss Gambling Disorder amid the legal expansion of online sports betting and regulated markets in Brazil …
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Frequency of pathological gambling among Egyptian patients with substance use disorders: a cross-sectional study
Abstract Background Pathological gambling and substance use disorders (SUDs) share overlapping neurobiological pathways and clinical features. However, the prevalence of pathological gambling among Egyptian patients receiving treatment for SUDs remains insufficiently explored …
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FROM LUDOPATHY TO GAMBLING DISORDER: THE EVOLUTION OF A BEHAVIORAL ADDICTION IN PSYCHIATRIC CLASSIFICATION
The concept of excessive gambling has transformed in the last few decades. While only a few decades ago it was considered to be part of the group of mental disorders (ludopathy), nowadays excessive gambling is understood as a behavioral addiction within the framework of modern psychiatric nosology, as a gambling disorder …
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Experiencescape-Driven Revisit Intentions: Understanding Generation Z Preferences in Casino Integrated Resorts
As casino integrated resorts evolve beyond traditional gaming-centric models, understanding how multidimensional experiencescape attracts Generation Z becomes crucial for industry sustainability …
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System‐frame approaches are the frontline against the illegal gambling market
Addiction, EarlyView.
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Effectiveness of a School-Based Gambling Prevention Program for Adolescents : A Mixed Methods Study
본 연구의 목적은 심각해지는 청소년의 도박문제를 선제적으로 예방하기 위해 개발·운영된 굿네이버스 학교기반 도박문제 예방교육 프로그램의 효과성을 검증하는 것이다. 이를 위해 수렴적 혼합연구설계를 적용하여 논리모델에 기반한 과정평가와 성과평가를 양적·질적으로 수행하였다. 양적연구는 전국 5개 권역의 초·중학교 학생을 대상으로 비동일통제집단설계를 적용하였으며, 실험집단 267명, 비교집단 157명을 분석하였다. 질적연구는 중학생 9명, 교사 10명, 강사 10명 등 총 29명을 대상으로 한 포커스그룹인터뷰를 통해 수행하였다 …
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Chance-Based Gaming Monetization and Online Gambling
The monetization of the gaming industry has included mechanisms that allow monetary transactions for virtual items or gaming progression. This pilot research aims to collect public perception of the similarities between gambling and various commonly seen gaming monetization mechanisms through online surveys …
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An Examination of the Relationship Between Fan Loyalty Displayed on Social Media Sites and Internet Gambling Addiction Among Sports Fans
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between fan loyalty displayed on social media sites and internet gambling addiction among sports fans. The quantitative study was conducted using a correlational survey model. The study group consisted of 300 college students aged 18 and older who supported a sports team and used social media …
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Penerapan Hukum dan Proporsionalitas Pemidanaan Judi Daring dalam Putusan Pengadilan Tinggi Medan Nomor 659/Pid.Sus/2025/PT.MDN
How should criminal law distinguish between online gambling providers, facilitators, and end users when electronic systems obscure actors, transactions, and jurisdictional links? …
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Gambling behaviors associated with problem gambling among patients in treatment for substance use disorder
Background And Objectives: Problem gambling impacts substance use disorder (SUD) treatment outcomes. To support early intervention, this study investigated gambling behaviors associated with problem gambling among SUD patients …
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PENINGKATAN LITERASI KEUANGAN DIGITAL DALAM UPAYA MENANGGULANGI JUDI ONLINE PADA REMAJA SMA/SEDERAJAT KALIMANTAN TIMUR
Digital transformation has increased teenagers’ access to digital financial services while also exposing them to online gambling promotions through social media and digital platforms. This community service program aimed to improve students’ digital financial literacy and awareness of online gambling risks at SMKN 1 Balikpapan and MAN 2 Samarinda …
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Parental support moderates the interaction of COMT and BDNF genotypes with early life adversity on problem gambling severity index scores among young adults
The development of gambling-related harm and gambling disorder involves several genetic and environmental factors. However, how these factors interact to influence the development and whether such interactions confer to diathesis-stress or differential susceptibility models remains largely unexplored …
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Penerapan Ifdil Perceptual Light Technique (IPLT) dalam mereduksi kecanduan judi online pada mahasiswa
Kecanduan judi online merupakan permasalahan perilaku yang dapat mengganggu fungsi psikologis, sosial, dan akademik mahasiswa …
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Psychometric Evaluation of the Bilingual Russian-Kazakh Problem Gambling Severity Index: Item-Level Response Patterns and Behavioral Factors Associated with Gambling-Related Harm
Population-level evidence on gambling-related risk remains limited in Central Asia, and no validated bilingual screening instrument has been available in Kazakhstan …
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PATH-G: a proposed integrative motivational-cognitive-behavioral protocol for gambling disorder. A theoretically grounded 12-week workbook-based model with maintenance and relapse components
Gambling Disorder (GD) is a multifactorial behavioral addiction characterized by persistent gambling despite significant harm, and typically involves cognitive distortions, urge dysregulation, shame, interpersonal strain, avoidant coping, and progressive erosion of self-trust …
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Prediction Markets in Clinical Trials and Drug Approval
This Viewpoint discusses the emergence of prediction markets for clinical trials and drug approvals, identifies the risks of these markets, and proposes oversight methods to develop potential benefits.
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Meningkatkan Kesadaran Masyarakat terhadap Bahaya Judi Online Melalui Edukasi dalam Kegiatan KKN di Desa di Desa Siparau Kecamatan Barumun Tengah Kabupaten Padang Lawas
Online gambling is a growing social problem with advances in information and communication technology. Ease of access through digital devices means online gambling can be done anytime and anywhere, potentially leading to various negative impacts, such as addiction, financial loss, social problems, and disruption to family life …
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Blunted neurophysiological responses to loss feedback characterize the emotionally vulnerable type of clinical samples with gambling disorder
Gambling disorder (GD) is clinically heterogeneous, with trait impulsivity and negative affect (anxiety/depression) representing key sources of variation …
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Family Factors Associated With Excessive Online Activity Among Adolescents: A Latent Class Analysis of Cross-Sectional Data
Adolescents' online engagement offers both opportunities and risks: whereas moderate use can foster learning, social connection, and entertainment, excessive use has been associated with sleep problems, lower academic performance, and psychosocial difficulties …
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Emotional and Decisional Profiles in Individuals With Gambling Disorder: Associations With Emotional Dysregulation, Alexithymia, and Suicidal Ideation
Gambling Disorder (GD) is associated with elevated emotional dysregulation, maladaptive decision-making, and heightened suicide risk, yet the relationships among these domains remain insufficiently integrated within a single clinical framework …
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Iklan Layanan Masyarakat Pencegahan JUDOL Menggunakan Teknik Sinematografi
Public Service Advertisement (PSA) plays an important role as an educational communication medium for the community, one of which is in preventing the increasing spread of online gambling …
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Financial literacy and gambling-related risk in adult ADHD: a decision-making perspective
Abstract Gambling-related risk represents a financially consequential form of risk-taking and may be particularly relevant in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) …
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Financial Determinants and Beliefs About Gambling Control: A Cross-National Structural Model of Problem Gambling Severity
Gambling-related harm is increasingly recognized as a public health concern, yet the role of financial factors in problem gambling remains insufficiently understood. This study examined the associations of financial knowledge, risk-oriented financial behaviour, prudent financial attitudes, and financial anxiety with problem gambling severity …
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Personalized and normative responsible gambling messages: Neural responses across gambling severity and prudence
This study examines whether the neural engagement of two message frames commonly used in responsible gambling communication -personalized messages (tailored suggestions based on gambling behaviors) and normative messages (which encourage behavior that aligns with socially acceptable standards) - varies according to gambling severity and self-perceived …
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Gambling Tax as a Source of Federal Budget Revenue: New Legal Dimensions and Risk Factors
The article examines the gambling tax in the context of the changes made to the tax and fee legislation of the Russian Federation and the budget legislation of the Russian Federation since January 2026 …
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Breaking the cycle: how loneliness substitution and game design alter gambling immersion in older adults
Loneliness and gambling among older adults are interlinked public health concerns. Gambling immersion may increase exposure to financial, emotional, and relational harm, yet few studies distinguish how social, emotional, and existential loneliness shape this process …
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Gambling and screening for gambling problems in high school students before and after legal gambling age: associations with gender and gambling-related attitudes
Adolescence is a period associated with increased risk of gambling problems. Although strict age limits should apply in modern digital gambling platforms, gambling in minors remains a challenge …
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Beyond cognitive distortions: the mediating role of passion between erroneous cognitions and gambling severity
While erroneous gambling cognitions and gambling passion (harmonious and obsessive) are recognised as key factors underpinning an individual's gambling, limited research has examined whether passion explains how cognitive distortions relate to gambling severity …
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Prediction Markets vs. Expert Surveys: Comparing Forecast Accuracy for Scientific Replication Outcomes
Fewer than half of published findings in psychology and social science have been shown to replicate, yet researchers, journals, and funders must constantly decide which results to trust and build upon …
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Driven to Win, Destined to Lose? A Process Model of How Sports Betting Escalates Into Gambling Harm and Shapes Help‐Seeking
ABSTRACT Sports betting has become a routine part of watching sport. Online and mobile platforms let consumers bet continuously, receive instant feedback, and respond to new odds throughout a match …
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Analisis fiqh kontemporari terhadap elemen perjudian dalam permainan Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB): A contemporary fiqh analysis of gambling elements in Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB)
Kajian ini menganalisis status hukum syarak terhadap perjudian digital dalam permainan mudah alih Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (MLBB), yang dilaksanakan menerusi mekanisme gacha dan kotak rampasan (Loot Box) sebagai wasilah perjudian tersebut …
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Video Games, Gambling, and Porn: Digital Expenditures and Deviant Behaviors Among Cryptocurrency Users
The proliferation of cryptocurrency has produced a growing population of digitally immersed consumers whose online activities and expenditures remain poorly understood in relation to crime and deviance. Using an online survey of 921 U.S …
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The Effect of Online Gambling Promotion on Instagram on the Attitudes of Generation Z in Palembang
The rapid development of digital communication has changed how audiences encounter, process, and respond to promotional messages. Instagram has become an important social media platform for information, interaction, entertainment, and promotion, while also being used to distribute online gambling content …
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Student Gambling Behaviour: A Comprehensive Review of Motivational Drivers, Risk Determinants, and Regulatory Frameworks
Student gambling has become a significant public health concern, with rising prevalence and increasing vulnerability to associated harms among young people. This paper presents a state-of-the-art review of the literature on the motivations, risk factors, and policy and regulatory measures related to student gambling …
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Are online poker players motivated to expend effort for monetary rewards?
Motivation in poker players has typically been studied through monetary incentives rather than physical effort expenditure. In this exploratory study we hypothesized that poker players' protected decision-making performance might be associated with a heightened willingness to exert effort for monetary rewards …
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Regulatory Whack-a-mole: A Rapid Scoping Review of Gambling Marketing Restrictions and their (in)Effectiveness
Purpose Of Review: Gambling marketing increases participation, spending, and harm. Marketing restrictions represent the best regulatory response …
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Understanding Sports Betting Among Young People: Psychosocial and Structural Influences
This study explored participants' experiences and perceptions of the psychosocial influences associated with sports betting and gambling practices among regular bettors in Masvingo, Zimbabwe. A qualitative ethnographic design was employed to examine the everyday experiences, meanings, and motivations attached to sports betting …
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Predictors of Hospitalization Among Patients with Gambling Disorder: a Retrospective Matched Case–Control Study
Gambling disorder (GD), a frequently underdiagnosed and undertreated behavioral addiction, is highly comorbid with mental and physical disorders and contributes significantly to acute healthcare use. This study addresses an important research gap by evaluating clinical, service use, and sociodemographics predictors of hospitalizations with a GD diagnosis …
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PENGARUH JUDI ONLINE TERHADAP TINGKAT DEPRESI DAN KECEMASAN PADA SISWA MTs TANJUNG GENTING
The expansion of internet-based gambling has increased adolescents' access to betting activities that may be associated with psychological problems. This study aimed to analyze the relationship and statistical contribution of online gambling problem severity to depression and anxiety among students at MTs Tanjung Genting …
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FINANCIAL LITERACY, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND YOUTH GAMBLING BEHAVIOUR AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
The rising prevalence of gambling among Nigerian youths has become a major socio-economic concern, with adverse consequences for financial wellbeing, productivity, and sustainable development …
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Clinical and financial correlates of suicide attempts among patients with gambling disorder: a retrospective study
Abstract Background Gambling disorder (GD) is strongly associated with suicidal behavior; however, the specific clinical and financial factors associated with gambling-related suicide attempts remain insufficiently understood …
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Can we throw out the record books? the effects of rivalry on market efficiency in college football betting markets
Abstract This study examines whether rivalry games contribute to the mispricing of spreads in college football betting markets. We posit that rivalries increase player motivation and amplify bettor sentiment, potentially biasing closing spreads …
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Reciprocal brain-behavior associations in gambling disorder revealed by theta cordance and directional predictive modeling
Background Gambling disorder (GD) is a behavioral addiction characterized by impaired impulse control and fronto-limbic cortical dysfunction …
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Network structure of gambling-related cognitions and risk behaviors among sports bettors in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cross-sectional EBICglasso network analysis (N = 2261)
Background and aims: Sports betting is expanding rapidly in sub-Saharan Africa, yet the network structure of gambling-related cognitions and risk indicators remains understudied. This study analyzed these cognitions and their financial risk, psychological, and social correlates among DRC sports bettors …
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Affect regulation motives for gambling and gambling engagement: a two-year Random-Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model
Volume 26, Issue 2, August 2026, Page 257-276 .
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Financial Hardship and Problem Gambling Severity Among Young South Koreans: A Conditional Strain Model
Commercial gambling has become increasingly digitized and normalized, placing young adults in frequent contact with betting and other reward-oriented spending opportunities through mobile environments. Understanding gambling-related harm therefore requires attention to the economic and psychological conditions surrounding young adults …
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The Impact of Online Gambling on Marital Harmony: A Case Study of Kembang Paseban Village, Batanghari Regency
The rapid development of digital technology has expanded access to online gambling, generating complex social problems that extend beyond individual behavior and increasingly affect household stability …
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Money Laundering from Gambling in the Perspective of the National Criminal Code: Criminal Policy on Economic Crimes
This article analyzes the legal construction of money laundering from gambling in the perspective of the National Criminal Code and the criminal policies built against these economic crimes …
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Betgate: Media reporting on the 2024 UK General Election gambling scandal
Abstract This paper examines how the cultural politics of gambling in Westminster were reported on and understood during the 2024 General Election …
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Analysis of Harmonization of Law Enforcement Regulations for Online Gambling Criminal Acts Based on Justice Values
The development of information technology has led to an increase in online gambling crimes, a form of cybercrime that impacts social order and public morals. The purpose of this thesis is to identify and analyze current law enforcement regulations regarding online gambling crimes …
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the relative and complementary effects of motivational interviewing and cognitive-behavioral treatment for problem gambling and gambling disorder
To compare the relative and complementary effects of motivational interviewing (MI) and cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) for problem gambling and gambling disorder. Method: Four bibliographic databases were searched to identify published and unpublished studies of randomized controlled trials of participants with problem gambling and gambling disorder …
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[Mental health and gender : towards an integrated and intersectional approach]
Gender is a major determinant of mental health, influencing the risk of exposure to mental disorders, clinical manifestations and access to care …
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Psychological interventions for harmful gambling: Systematic review and network meta-analysis
Abstract Background and aims Gambling causes harms for the individual, their families and wider society. Psychological interventions have been shown to improve gambling severity, but their relative effectiveness is not well understood. Methods Systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) of psychological interventions for harmful gambling …
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Emergency Department Visits for Gambling Disorders After the Legalization of Single-Event Sports Betting and Rapid Expansion of Online Gambling
Online gambling and single-event sports betting have been legalized and expanded in North America. Although these changes have raised concerns over increased gambling-related harms, the impacts of gambling expansion are not well understood …
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EFEKTIVITAS PENEGAKKAN HUKUM TERHADAP PELAKU PROMOSI JUDI ONLINE MELALUI FITUR KOLOM KOMENTAR MEDIA SOSIAL YOUTUBE
The escalation of online gambling practices in Indonesia has reached a concerning stage, transforming from a mere social issue into a systemic threat to economic stability and national cyber integrity …
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Comparison of Childhood Trauma in Individuals With and Without Gambling Problems
This study aimed to compare the presence of childhood trauma in individuals with and without Problematic and Pathological Gambling (PPG). The study population comprised individuals aged 18 to 65 living in the Nicosia and Famagusta regions of the TRNC. In total, 430 people residing in these regions were selected using stratified random sampling …
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Islamic Financial Literacy, Religiosity, and Online Gambling Behaviour:
Gambling is unequivocally prohibited in Islam, yet online gambling remains widespread among Muslims in Indonesia. While conventional financial literacy and religiosity have been identified as potential predictors of gambling behaviour, whether Islamic financial literacy provides a distinct faith-based protective role remains underexplored …
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Celebrity Endorsements and Brand Awareness of Betking in Abak Metropolis, Nigeria
The increasing competition within Nigeria's sports betting industry has compelled operators to adopt innovative marketing communication strategies capable of strengthening brand awareness and attracting consumers …
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A Gambling Financial Harm Screener (GFHS) for Payment Institutions: Multi-Method Development and Preliminary Validation
Disordered gambling, a form of behavioral addiction characterized by persistent gambling despite harmful consequences, is inherently associated with financial harm …
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Mediterranean Diet Adherence and Screening Indicators of Gambling-Related Problems in a Sample of Young Adults: An Exploratory Cross-Sectional Analysis of the EVA-Adic Study
Background/Objectives: Gambling disorder is recognized as a behavioral addiction, and gambling-related problems represent an important public health concern among young adults. However, evidence regarding their association with overall diet quality, particularly adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet), remains scarce …
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Use of artificial intelligence within the gambling field: a scoping review protocol
This scoping review aims to map existing studies that have employed artificial intelligence (AI) tools within the gambling field, examining their areas of use, current trends, and key findings. Methods and analysis: This review will adhere to the Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers' Manual …
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Evidence-based measurement of gambling disorder: A review of instruments for different purposes
Gambling Disorder is a significant public health and clinical issue requiring precise and reliable measurement instruments for effective screening, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment outcome evaluation …
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PENGARUH PERMAINAN JUDI ONLINE TERHADAP KESEHATAN MENTAL ANAK DI JALAN TADUAN MEDAN TEMBUNG
The development of digital technology has facilitated access to online gambling, including among children. This phenomenon has become a concern because involvement in online gambling may negatively affect mental health, such as causing stress, anxiety, depression, and changes in social behavior …
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Ban bets on unfinished clinical trials
In July, the prediction market platform Kalshi and data company AppliedXL began a pilot market listing binary, yes-or-no contracts on whether named late-stage clinical trials meet their preregistered primary end points …
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[Design research with social care and community professionals]
Recognizing and addressing gambling-related problems, and referring to appropriate care, is complex for social professionals. Having a wide range of responsibilities, problem gambling is not always their priority concern. Based on design research, we developed a resource guide that includes knowledge, advice, and tools to detect and tackle problem gambling …
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Protection of Women as Victims of Exploitation in Online Gambling Crimes
Advances in information technology, in addition to bringing positive impacts, also have negative ones on society. One such impact is the development of modus operandi for crimes in the current digital era, or in other words, providing a foundation for the creation of cybercrime …
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Advertising, Consumer Behaviour, and Inclusive Sustainable Development: Assessing the Socio-Economic Influence of Liquor and Betting Companies in South Africa
Advertising plays a pivotal role in shaping consumer behaviour, influencing market dynamics, and driving sustainable economic activity. In South Africa, liquor and betting companies constitute significant contributors to the economy through employment, taxation, and investment …
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Shared digital, social, and cognitive mechanisms in gambling and pseudo-investment schemes in Kazakhstan: a multi-source qualitative study
In Kazakhstan, online betting, online casinos, and pyramidal pseudo-investment schemes increasingly occupy overlapping mobile and platform-mediated environments. Shared channels may support common engagement mechanisms …
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Online Casino Legalization and Onsite Casino Revenue: Evidence from Early Adopters in the United States
This paper provides quasi-experimental evidence on the effect of online casino legalization on land-based casino revenues in the United States. Exploiting the concurrent 2013 legalization wave in New Jersey and Delaware, our synthetic difference-in-differences specifications estimate a persistent 13% contraction in land-based revenue …
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Liquor, Lotteries, and Livelihoods: Understanding Compulsive Consumption Behaviour and Family Outcomes in Kerala
Kerala, renowned for its high literacy and human development achievements, presents a striking paradox in the persistence of compulsive consumption behaviours, notably in liquor use and lottery participation. This study investigates consumption patterns and their implications for household financial stability, family dynamics, and overall well-being …
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Investigating the Relationship between Financial Motivation and Risk-Taking Behaviour in Sports Betting among Different Demographics in Nigeria
In investigating the relationship between financial motivation and risk-taking behavior in sports betting behavior. This study aims to investigate the relationship between financial motivation and risk-taking behavior in sports betting among different demographics and identify the factors influencing risk-taking behavior in sports betting …
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DAMPAK JUDI ONLINE TERHADAP STRUKTUR DAN DINAMIKA SOSIAL (STUDI KASUS PADA MASYARAKAT DESA JAMBU REJO KECAMATAN SUMBER HARTA)
This study aims to analyze the influence of online gambling on rural social dynamics and identify forms of social capital erosion in Jambu Rejo Village, Sumber Harta District, Musi Rawas Regency. The research employed a qualitative approach using a case study design …
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Betting on risk: applying perceived risk theory to online sport betting across bettor and non-bettor segments
The explosive growth of online sport betting has created a novel consumption context that challenges the direct application of established consumer behavior frameworks …
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Classification-Behavior Discordance and Problem Gambling: Differential Patterns for Fantasy Sports and Loot Boxes Among College Students
Fantasy sports and loot boxes share similarities with gambling yet remain largely unregulated as such, creating ambiguity in how individuals perceive and engage with these activities …
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Moving Up in Stakes in Tournament Poker: A k -means Analysis of Latent Subgroups of Online Poker Players
In tournament poker, skilled and profitable players can increase their stakes (e.g., enter tournaments with higher entry fees) in mathematically logical attempts to win more money faster. There are open questions about what types of players move up in stakes, and if those who move up in stakes are more likely to experience gambling-related problems …
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Konstruksi Hukum Cerai Gugat akibat Judi Online dan Pinjaman Online
This study aims to analyze the legal construction of contested divorce arising from online gambling and online lending in Indonesian marriage law …
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The Stranger at Home: Lived Experiences of Online Gambling Within the Family in Siirt, Türkiye
Online gambling is a growing public health concern whose harms extend to the family, yet its familial consequences remain underexplored in contexts where gambling is illegal and extended-family ties are strong. This study examined how men who gamble online perceive gambling to affect their families in Siirt, Türkiye …
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Perlindungan Hukum terhadap WNI Korban TPPO pada Judi Online di Kamboja
The proliferation of the online gambling industry in Cambodia has increased the risk of trafficking in persons (TIP) among Indonesian citizens, particularly through fraudulent offers of high-paying employment …
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Visual Characteristics of Online Gambling Advertisement Comments Spam in YouTube Shorts: An Indonesian Context
The high number of online gamblers in Indonesia is linked to the availability of information regarding the names of online gambling sites. This kind of information often obtained through YouTube Shorts comment sections …
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Risk gambling in Brazil: National Prevalence and Structural Correlates from the Third Brazilian National Alcohol and Drugs Survey (LENAD III)
The rapid expansion of online gambling in Brazil has outpaced the consolidation of regulatory safeguards, raising concerns about gambling-related harm at the population level …
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Online Gaming and Gambling Laws in India: The Need for a Uniform Legal Framework
The growth of online gaming in India has created new legal challenges for lawmakers, courts, businesses and players. Online games have become increasingly popular, particularly games involving money, rewards and competition …
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Heavy spenders in digital games: expenditure disparities and associations between microtransactions, gaming disorder and gambling disorder among adolescents
Free-to-play games have transformed the economics of digital play, shifting revenue from upfront sales to continuous microtransactions. Research on the free-to-play model has largely focused on specific mechanics such as loot boxes or pay-to-win systems. However, little is known about how adolescents' spending behaviour relates to problematic engagement …
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Prediction markets in dermatology: Ethical considerations for physicians
Prediction markets increasingly allow participants to take financial positions on biomedical outcomes, including clinical trial results and United States Food and Drug Administration decisions …
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Offshore gambling as a social practice: socio-material dynamics in online gambling communities
Abstract Offshore gambling remains a challenge despite regulatory tightening; yet limited attention has been given to the socio-material environments that make unlicensed play accessible and routinely practiced …
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Influence of at-risk gambling on the mental well-being of the youth in Nakawa Division, Kampala District, Uganda. A cross-sectional study
The football pools are still around today and are, in fact, the source of inspiration for fixed odds on gambling. To assess the influence of at-risk gambling on the mental well-being of the youth in Nakawa Division, Kampala District, Uganda. Methodology: The study employed a cross-sectional survey research design …
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Gambling Channel Engagement Across Italy and the UK: The Role of Financial Literacy and Behavioural Diversification
Abstract Gambling increasingly occurs across multiple access environments, yet research has often treated online and offline gambling as interchangeable modes of access rather than as distinct patterns of behavioural engagement …
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A narrative review of qualitative studies exploring the normalization of gambling for youth and younger adults
Gambling is a highly visible and socially embedded activity among young people, with marketing, social practices, and digital platforms shaping perceptions and behaviours …
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Shame, Stigma and Indebtedness in Gambling-Related Harm: A Rapid Review of Help-Seeking and Suicidality
Gambling-related harm is recognised as a public health concern, yet limited synthesis has examined how shame, stigma and indebtedness shape help-seeking and suicidality across gendered and cultural contexts …
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Legal Differences in Private Lending Arising from Macau’s Legalization of Gambling: A Comparative Analysis Between Mainland China and Macau
Macau’s legalization of gambling forms a unique legal and commercial ecosystem distinct from the legal system of Mainland China, resulting in fundamental divergences in the validity, judicial protection, and regulatory norms of gambling-related private lending …
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Judicial Reasoning Constructs Online Gambling as Grounds for Divorce
General Background: Online gambling has developed into a social issue affecting family stability and creating new challenges for legal institutions …
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Had They Lived in Another Society: Numbers Gambling, Race, and the Reproduction of Vulnerability in Urban Life
This essay traces the debate among Black intellectuals and artists over the role of numbers gambling within Black public life …
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Edukasi Hukum Siber dan Bahaya Judi Online: Sosialisasi Undang-Undang ITE dalam Meningkatkan Kesadaran Digital Warga Desa Simego
The rapid expansion of internet access in rural areas has brought both benefits and vulnerabilities, particularly regarding digital crime. In rural communities such as Simego Village, low digital literacy creates a significant gap between technology adoption and legal awareness …
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Podcast advertising by online sports betting platforms and alcohol brands, 2024-2025
Online sports betting has expanded rapidly in the United States following the 2018 Supreme Court decision in Murphy v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, with a growing body of research linking this expansion to increases in problem gambling, financial distress, bankruptcy filings, and intimate partner violence …
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Gambling and Gaming Disorders, Problematic Pornography Use, and Other Addictive Behaviors (Use of Social Media and Artificial Intelligence Chatbots) in Youth
Youth appear to be disproportionately impacted by addictive behaviors (ie, gaming/gambling disorders and problematic use of pornography, social media, and artificial intelligence chatbots) and may benefit from greater clinical attention in screening and treatment …
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Socio-Legal Dynamics of Online Gambling among Middle-Aged Adults: Economic Drivers and Preventive–Repressive Responses in Aceh, Indonesia
The rapid expansion of digital technology has reconfigured gambling from a place-based practice into an online activity that is accessible, anonymous, and difficult to regulate, producing distinctive socio-legal problems in Aceh, Indonesia, where Islamic law is formally enforced …
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Prevalence of gambling behavior and risk for gambling disorder in Austria
After gambling disorder (GD) was included as the first behavioral addiction in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5), many studies focused on epidemiology and the impact of different risk factors …
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Our Technological Wager
Abstract: Everything is a wager these days. Gambling odds are now a ubiquitous feature of sports broadcasts, and prediction markets welcome bets on the timing of U.S. missile strikes …
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From trauma to tolerance: Psychological predictors of gambling harm among male UK Armed Forces Veterans
Veterans face disproportionately high risks of gambling-related harm, influenced by trauma exposure, emotional dysregulation, and maladaptive coping. However, little is known about how these interconnected psychological traits contribute to gambling harm severity in Veterans …
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From Mainstream News to Prediction Markets: Dual Pathways of Information Seeking During an Anticipatory Security Crisis
ABSTRACT Introduction How do individuals seek information when a security threat is anticipated but has not yet materialized? This study examined whether intolerance of uncertainty and state anxiety are differentially associated with information consumption across channels during an anticipatory conflict period …
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From Bets to Taxes: A Cross-Border Analysis of Indirect Taxes on Betting, Gambling and Online Gaming
Betting, gambling and online gaming regulation and taxation are dependent on a variety of cultural, legal and economic factors that are unique to each country. Many countries have chosen to use indirect taxes as a vehicle to fund government-sponsored programmes designed to combat issues stemming from gambling addiction or illegal gaming activities …
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Economic efficiency of the gambling industry in Kazakhstan: a value-added and fiscal analysis
This study assesses the economic efficiency of the gambling industry in Kazakhstan by comparing its market and fiscal dynamics with its socio-economic costs …
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Combating Illegal Gambling in Kazakhstan: A Comprehensive Assessment of Regulatory and Socio-Economic Outcomes
The aim of this study is to analyse international regulatory approaches to combating illegal gambling and to assess the regulatory, economic, and social outcomes of anti-illegal gambling policy in Kazakhstan …
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Analysis of the application of income tax on income derived from online gambling activities in Indonesia
Online gambling in Indonesia has grown rapidly, with the Financial Transaction Reports and Analysis Center (PPATK) recording 12.3 million active players in 2025, up from 8.8 million in 2024, while the number of online gambling transactions continued to rise sharply from 2021 to 2025, even as their aggregate value declined in 2025 following intensified …
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294. Gambling disorder as adverse event of dopamine agonist treatment in restless legs syndrome
Abstract Background Reduced impulse control manifesting as gambling disorder (GD) is a known adverse event of dopamine agonist treatment in Parkinson’s disease (PD), often associated with high D2/3 receptor affinity. The same agents are widely prescribed to patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS), a neurological disorder much more prevalent than PD …