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Gambling and Problem Gambling Across the Lifespan [PDF]

Journal of Gambling Studies, 2010
Two national U.S. telephone surveys of gambling were conducted, an adult survey (age 18 and over, N = 2,631) in 1999-2000 and a youth (age 14-21, N = 2,274) survey in 2005-2007. The data from these surveys were combined to examine the prevalence of any gambling, frequent gambling and problem gambling across the lifespan.
John W. Welte, Marie-Cecile O. Tidwell, Grace M. Barnes, Joseph H. Hoffman   +3 more
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Gambling and problem gambling in Switzerland

Addiction, 2016
To provide an overview of gambling and problem gambling in Switzerland, including historical aspects, past and current legislation and policies, treatment options and the research base.A literature search was conducted on two databases (PubMed and PsycINFO), and official government and statistical reports selected from the official websites of four ...
Yasser Khazaal, Frédéric André Richter, Olivier Simon, Daniele Fabio Zullino, Sophia Achab, Joël Billieux, Joël Billieux, Joël Billieux, Jean-Félix Savary   +8 more
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Significant life events and social connectedness in Australian women’s gambling experiences

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2016
AIM - The aim is to examine significant life events and social connections that encourage some women to gamble. Specifically, how do these events and connections described as important for women who develop gambling-related problems differ for women who ...
Nuske Elaine Mary, Holdsworth Louise, Breen Helen   +2 more
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Gambling participation, gambling habits, gambling-related harm, and opinions on gambling advertising in Finland in 2016 [PDF]

Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 2018
Background: This report is an overview of results from the 2016 Finnish Gambling Harms Survey covering the population and clinical perspectives. It summarises the main findings on gambling participation, gambling habits, gambling-related harm, and opinions on gambling advertising.
Salonen, Anne H., Hellman, Matilda, Latvala, Tiina, Castrén, Sari   +3 more
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Impact of Internet gambling on problem gambling among adolescents in Italy: Findings from a large-scale nationally representative survey [PDF]

, 2015
Aims: The primary aim of the present study was to understand the impact of online gambling on gambling problems in a large-scale nationally representative sample of Italian youth, and to identify and then further examine a subgroup of online gamblers who
Canale, N, Griffiths, MD, Molinaro, S, Siciliano, V, Vieno, A   +4 more
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Thermodynamics of Gambling Demons [PDF]

Physical Review Letters, 2021
v3: 6 pages (including refs) + 9 pages (supplemental material); improved presentation and extra discussions; accepted in Phys.
Manzano, Gonzalo, Subero, Diego, Maillet, Olivier, Fazio, Rosario, Pekola, Jukka P., Roldan, Edgar   +6 more
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Attitudes towards gambling, gambling participation, and gambling-related harm: cross-sectional Finnish population studies in 2011 and 2015

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Information about public gambling attitudes and gambling participation is crucial for the effective prevention of gambling-related harm. This study investigates female and male attitudes towards gambling, gambling participation, and gambling ...
Anne H. Salonen, Hannu Alho, Sari Castrén   +2 more
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Investigating Flow State and Cardiac Pre-ejection Period During Electronic Gaming Machine Use

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Flow activities (e.g. sports and gaming) have been associated with positive affect and prolonged engagement. In the gambling field, modern electronic gaming machines (EGMs, including modern slot machines) have drawn concern as a potentially flow-inducing
W. Spencer Murch, Mario A. Ferrari, Brooke M. McDonald, Brooke M. McDonald, Luke Clark   +4 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, Martha Zorn, Nozipho Becker, Rachel A. Volberg   +3 more
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Gambling [PDF]

Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2006
The public health perspective on gambling is that it is a behaviour in which people have indulged for millenia, that there are both potential benefits and harms to individuals and communities arising from gambling activities and that the general stance toward gambling should be one of harm reduction.
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