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Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 2019 Gambling disorder is characterized by a persistent, recurrent pattern of gambling that is associated with substantial distress or impairment. The prevalence of gambling disorder has been estimated at 0.5% of the adult population in the United States, with comparable or slightly higher estimates in other countries.
M. Potenza +6 more
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Gambling formats, involvement, and problem gambling: which types of gambling are more risky?
BMC Public Health, 2020 Background The recognition of problem gambling as a public health issue has increased as the availability of gambling expands. Research has found that some formats of gambling are more closely linked to problem gambling than others. Conflicting evidence,
Alissa Mazar +3 more
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Over-Indebtedness and Problem Gambling in a General Population Sample of Online Gamblers
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2020 BackgroundOnline gambling has increased in recent years, including online casino games and live sports betting which constitute rapid gambling activities with significant potential for gambling-related harm.
Anders Håkansson +3 more
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Risk Factors for Gambling Disorder: A Systematic Review
Journal of Gambling Studies, 2023 Gambling disorder is a common and problematic behavioral disorder associated with depression, substance abuse, domestic violence, bankruptcy, and high suicide rates. In the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5)
D. Moreira, A. Azeredo, Paulo C Dias
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A meta‐analysis of problem gambling risk factors in the general adult population
Addiction, 2021 Background and Aims Few meta‐analyses have been conducted to pool the most constant risk factors for problem gambling. The present meta‐analysis summarizes effect sizes of the most frequently assessed problem gambling risk factors, ranks them according ...
Youssef Allami +7 more
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Meta-analysis of the relationship between problem gambling, excessive gaming and loot box spending
International Gambling Studies, 2021 Loot boxes are purchasable randomized rewards contained in some video games. Concerns have been raised that these share psychological and structural features with traditional forms of gambling, and that they may exacerbate excessive video gameplay. Here,
S. Garea +4 more
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Excessive Gambling and Online Gambling Communities [PDF]
Journal of Gambling Studies, 2018 The Internet provides an accessible context for online gambling and gambling-related online communities, such as discussion forums for gamblers. These communities may be particularly attractive to young gamblers who are active Internet users. The aim of this study was to examine the use of gambling-related online communities and their relevance to ...
Anu Sirola +2 more
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The impact of COVID-19 on gambling and gambling disorder: emerging data
Current Opinion in Psychiatry, 2021 Purpose of review The lockdown response to the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted commercial gambling in many jurisdictions around the world.
D. Hodgins, Rhys M. G. Stevens
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Physical Review Letters, 1999 4 pages, no figures, RevTex; extensively revised; submitted to Physical Review ...
Goldenberg, Lior +2 more
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Journal of Gambling Studies, 2021 Research on esports activity usually captures it from the perspective of involvement in gaming. This study presents the results of the first research in Poland (N = 438) on esports betting (ESB).
Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta, R. Bartczuk
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