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Metacognitions in Problem Gambling
Journal of Gambling Studies, 2010Problem gambling is heterogeneous in nature, ranging in severity from occasional but problematic gambling episodes, to extreme, impulsive and pervasive gambling behaviour. Problem gambling may be accompanied by a sense of impaired control and can give rise to financial, interpersonal, legal and vocational costs for the sufferer, their families and ...
Lindberg, Annika +2 more
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Gambling and Problem Gambling among Youths
The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 1998With the rapid expansion of gambling have also come concerns about underage gambling and youth problem gambling. Most studies of youth gambling have found that the majority of youths have gambled but do so infrequently and do not suffer any adverse consequences. A minority of youths, however, appear to be over-involved in gambling and are experiencing
RANDY STINCHFIELD, KEN C. WINTERS
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Gambling behavior and gambling problems in Norway 2007
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 2009In Norway, legalized gambling is pervasive, easily accessible and socially accepted, particularly the participation in national lotteries. We conducted a stratified probability sample study during January–March 2007 (age group 16–74 years, N = 3,482, response rate 36.1%) to assess gambling behavior and prevalence of problematic gambling by the NORC ...
Inger Johanne, Bakken +4 more
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Gambling Involvement and Increased Risk of Gambling Problems
Journal of Gambling Studies, 2012The opportunity to gamble has undergone rapid expansion with technology allowing for access to gambling products 24 h a day. This increased online availability challenges governments' abilities to restrict access to gambling. Indeed, the ready access to multiple forms of gambling may potentially contribute to impaired control over urges for problem ...
Phillips, James G +3 more
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Role of culture in gambling and problem gambling
Clinical Psychology Review, 2004There has been a significant gap in the gambling literature regarding the role of culture in gambling and problem gambling (PG). This paper aims to this such gap by presenting a systematic review of the cultural variations in gambling and PG as well as a discussion of the role cultural variables can play in the initiation and maintenance of gambling in
Raylu, Namrata, Oei, Tian Po
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Gambling and gambling‐related problems in France
Addiction, 2015AbstractAimsTo provide an overview of the gambling landscape and gambling‐related problems in France, including the history, legislation, gambling policy and epidemiological data on excessive gambling.MethodA literature review, using Medline, PsycInfo and Toxibase/OFDT databases, based on the systematic monitoring of scientific literature since 2008 ...
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Problem Gambling Family Impacts: Development of the Problem Gambling Family Impact Scale
Journal of Gambling Studies, 2015Although family members of problem gamblers frequently present to treatment services, problem gambling family impacts are under-researched. The most commonly endorsed items on a new measure of gambling-related family impacts [Problem Gambling Family Impact Measure (PG-FIM: Problem Gambler version)] by 212 treatment-seeking problem gamblers included ...
Dowling, N.A. +3 more
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Gambling and problem gambling in the
AbstractAimsTo provide an overview of gambling in the Netherlands, focusing on historical background, policy, legislation, prevalence of problem gambling, availability of treatment options and research base.MethodsLiterature review.ResultsContradictions between gambling policy and practice have been present in the past 15–20 years, and have led to an ...
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Psychiatric Symptoms in Problem Gambling and Non‐Problem Gambling Substance Abusers
The American Journal on Addictions, 2000This study compared demographic characteristics, Addiction Severity Index (ASI) ratings, and psychiatric symptoms in 103 substance abusers with and without gambling problems. Thirty‐one of the substance abusers were identified as probable pathological gamblers on the South Oaks Gambling Screen.
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As in the previous chapter, Γ is a gambling house defined on the countable state space S and u is a real-valued utility function. A player with initial fortune x chooses, as before, a strategy σ available at x. However, the player does not choose a time to stop, but instead continues to play forever.
Ashok P. Maitra, William D. Sudderth
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As in the previous chapter, Γ is a gambling house defined on the countable state space S and u is a real-valued utility function. A player with initial fortune x chooses, as before, a strategy σ available at x. However, the player does not choose a time to stop, but instead continues to play forever.
Ashok P. Maitra, William D. Sudderth
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