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Synthetic Data Generation for Fraud Detection using GANs [PDF]

arXiv, 2021
Detecting money laundering in gambling is becoming increasingly challenging for the gambling industry as consumers migrate to online channels. Whilst increasingly stringent regulations have been applied over the years to prevent money laundering in gambling, despite this, online gambling is still a channel for criminals to spend proceeds from crime ...
arxiv  

Differentiating normal and problem gambling: a grounded theory approach. [PDF]

, 2004
A previous study (Ricketts & Macaskill, 2003) delineated a theory of problem gambling based on the experiences of treatment seeking male gamblers and allowed predictions to be made regarding the processes that differentiate between normal and problem
American Psychiatric Association, Anderson G., Ann Macaskill, Bandura A., Coventry K.R., Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Dickerson M., Glaser B., Griffiths M., Grun L., Hodgins D.C., Jacobs D.F., Ladouceur R., Lesieur H.R., Lincoln Y.S., McConaghy N., Miller S.I., Olshansky E.F., Pidgeon N., Research Qualis, Ricketts T., Sharpe L., Strauss A., Strauss A., Sylvain C., Thomas Ricketts   +26 more
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A meta-regression analysis of 41 Australian problem gambling prevalence estimates and their relationship to total spending on electronic gaming machines

BMC Public Health, 2017
Background Many jurisdictions regularly conduct surveys to estimate the prevalence of problem gambling in their adult populations. However, the comparison of such estimates is problematic due to methodological variations between studies.
Francis Markham, Martin Young, Bruce Doran, Mark Sugden   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Problem gambling: a suitable case for social work? [PDF]

, 2013
Problem gambling attracts little attention from health and social care agencies in the UK. Prevalence surveys suggest that 0.6% of the population are problem gamblers and it is suggested that for each of these individuals, 10–17 other people ...
Alexander B., Bellringer P., Bickley P., Brenner R., Chinn C., Cree V., Crisp B., Daddow R., Derevensky J., Flavin M., Gambling Commission, Gaudia R., Golightley M., Goodman R., Gould N., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Griffiths M. D., Jim Rogers, Layard R., May Chahal C., Nielsen Media Research, Orford J., Orford J., O’Keeffe M., Petry N., Productivity Commission, Reith G., Reith G., Reith G., Responsible Gambling Strategy Board, Rigbye J., Rowntree B., Shaffer H. J., Sullivan S., Tew J., Victorian Casino and Gambling Authority (VCGA), Volberg R., Walker M., Wardle H., Wright Mills C., Zarin D. A.   +42 more
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Isolation and worry in relation to gambling and onset of gambling among psychiatry patients during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mediation study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic started spreading globally, there was a fear that addictive behaviors would increase due to changes in everyday life caused by restrictions due to COVID-19.
David Forsström, David Forsström, David Forsström, Philip Lindner, Philip Lindner, Kristoffer N. T. Månsson, Olivia Ojala, Maria Hedman-Lagerlöf, Samir El Alaoui, Alexander Rozental, Alexander Rozental, Johan Lundin, Simon Jangard, Simon Jangard, Shervin Shahnavaz, Karolina Sörman, Tobias Lundgren, Nitya Jayaram-Lindström   +17 more
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The association of at-risk, problem, and pathological gambling with substance use, depression, and arrest history [PDF]

, 2010
We examined at-risk, problem, or pathological gambling co-occurrence with frequency of past-year alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana use; depressive symptoms; and arrest history.
Delva, Jorge, Grogan-Kaylor, Andrew, Momper, Sandra L., Sanchez, Ninive, Volberg, Rachel A.   +4 more
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From problem people to addictive products: a qualitative study on rethinking gambling policy from the perspective of lived experience

Harm Reduction Journal, 2018
Background Previous research has shown that government and industry discussions of gambling may focus on personal responsibility for gambling harm. In Australia, these discussions have largely excluded people with lived experience of problem gambling ...
Helen E. Miller, Samantha L. Thomas, Priscilla Robinson   +2 more
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Investment under Duality Risk Measure [PDF]

European Journal of Operational Research, Vol.239 (2014), 786-793, 2014
One index satisfies the duality axiom if one agent, who is uniformly more risk-averse than another, accepts a gamble, the latter accepts any less risky gamble under the index. Aumann and Serrano (2008) show that only one index defined for so-called gambles satisfies the duality and positive homogeneity axioms. We call it a duality index.
arxiv   +1 more source

Psychometric Characteristics of a New Scale for Measuring Self-efficacy in the Regulation of Gambling Behavior

Frontiers in Psychology, 2017
Since its introduction in 1977, self-efficacy has proven to be a fundamental predictor of positive adjustment and achievement in many domains. In problem gambling studies, self-efficacy has been defined mainly as an individual's ability to avoid gambling
Claudio Barbaranelli, Claudio Barbaranelli, Valerio Ghezzi, Roberta Fida, Roberta Fida, Michele Vecchione   +5 more
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Problem gambling during Covid-19

Mediterranean Journal of Clinical Psychology, 2020
Background: Problem gambling could progressively grow in a period of isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic to the possibility of gambling directly from home.
Fabio Frisone, Angela Alibrandi, Salvatore Settineri   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source