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The relationship between structural game characteristics and gambling behavior: a population-level study [PDF]

, 2014
The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the structural characteristics and gambling behavior among video lottery terminal (VLT) gamblers.
A Blaszczynski, A Blaszczynski, A Blaszczynski, A Blaszczynski, A Blaszczynski, A McCormack, AJ Peller, Alex Blaszczynski, D King, E Coates, G Smith, Helge Molde, HJ Shaffer, J Haw, J Haw, J Parke, J Parke, JJ Hox, JN Weatherly, L Sharpe, M Auer, M Cantinotti, M Griffiths, M Griffiths, M Griffiths, Mark Griffiths, MR Dixon, N Dowling, ND Schüll, P Binde, P Delfabbro, PH Delfabbro, RTA Wood, Rune Mentzoni, Ståle Pallesen, Tony Leino, Torbjørn Torsheim   +36 more
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Online crime and internet gambling

Journal of Gambling Issues, 2010
The spread of Internet gambling has raised several issues concerning motivations to gamble, consumer behaviour online, problem gambling, security of Web sites, and fairness and integrity of the games. Rather surprisingly, however, there has been little in the way of research regarding online crime and Internet gambling even though it is an urgent ...
John L. McMullan, Aunshul Rege
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Growth of Omnichannel Grocery Retailing and Food Prices

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the effects of the growth of omnichannel grocery retailing on food prices. We first develop a conceptual model of consumer choice and retailer pricing that allows us to evaluate changes in equilibrium prices, quantities, and profits with online channel growth and alternative pricing strategies.
Xiangwen Kong, Metin Çakır, Qingxiao Li   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Edging your bets: advantage play, gambling, crime and victimisation [PDF]

, 2013
Consumerism, industrial development and regulatory liberalisation have underpinned the ascendance of gambling to a mainstream consumption practice. In particular, the online gambling environment has been marketed as a site of ‘safe risks’ where citizens ...
Abbott M, Beck U, Caillois R, Caulfield S, Charmaz K, Charmaz K, Corbin JA, Debord G, Ferrell J, Ferrell J, Ferrell J, Gainsbury S, Glaser B, Global Betting and Gaming Consultants, Griffiths MD, H2 Gambling Capital, Lyng SG, Reiner R, Reith G, Reith G, Schwartz DG, Sproston K, Summerfield M, Wall DS, Wardle H, Wardle H, Williams RJ, Williams RJ, Yar M, Young J   +29 more
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Robust Reinforcement Learning Control Framework for a Quadrotor Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using Critic Neural Network

Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 3, March 2025.
Quadrotor unmanned aerial vehicle control is critical to maintain flight safety and efficiency, especially when facing external disturbances and model uncertainties. This article presents a robust reinforcement learning control scheme to deal with these challenges.
Yu Cai, Yefeng Yang, Tao Huang, Boyang Li   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enforcement of Online Gambling Laws

International Journal of Sociologies and Anthropologies Science Reviews, 2023
Background and Aim: Nowadays, technological evolution has developed greatly. The lives of the people in society are all dependent on technology, especially through the Internet. Whether searching for information communicating Various transactions or even for entertainment etc.
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Deposit Limit Prompt in Online Gambling for Reducing Gambling Intensity: A Randomized Controlled Trial [PDF]

Frontiers in Psychology, 2019
Pre-commitment tools - allowing users of gambling services to pre-set a limit for how much money they may spend - are relatively common. However, there exist no clear evidence of their effectiveness in preventing gamblers from spending more money than they otherwise planned.
Ekaterina Ivanova, Kristoffer Magnusson, Kristoffer Magnusson, Per Carlbring, Per Carlbring   +4 more
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Crater Observing Bioinspired Rolling Articulator (COBRA)

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Crater Observing Bio‐inspired Rolling Articulator (COBRA) is a modular, snake‐inspired robot that addresses the mobility challenges of extraterrestrial exploration sites such as Shackleton Crater. Incorporating snake‐like gaits and tumbling locomotion, COBRA navigates both uneven surfaces and steep crater walls.
Adarsh Salagame, Henry Noyes, Eric Sihite, Arash Kalantari, Alireza Ramezani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Multiobjective Environmental Cleanup with Autonomous Surface Vehicle Fleets Using Multitask Multiagent Deep Reinforcement Learning

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study presents a multitask strategy for plastic cleanup with autonomous surface vehicles, combining exploration and cleaning phases. A two‐headed Deep Q‐Network shared by all agents is traineded via multiobjective reinforcement learning, producing a Pareto front of trade‐offs.
Dame Seck, Samuel Yanes, Manuel Perales, Daniel Gutiérrez, Sergio Toral   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Demographic analysis of Chinese gamblers’ perceptions of e-marketing mix elements adopted by online casinos [PDF]

, 2014
The Internet explosion has revolutionized numerous industries, making online shopping and auctions into profitable business sectors. An increasingly important market sector is the casino industry.
George, Hamid, Lauterborn, Svensson, Venkatesh, Vong   +5 more
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