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The effect of gambling marketing and advertising on children, young people, and vulnerable adults

Author(s): Ipsos MORI
Year Published: 2020

This report summarized the impact of gambling advertisements on children, young adults, and vulnerable groups in the UK. Through many different types of...

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A review of medications for gambling disorder

Author(s): Kraus, Shane W. ; Etuk, Repairer ; Potenza, Marc N.
Journal: Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy
Year Published: 2020

This review examined whether medications are helpful in the treatment of gambling disorder. The authors only included studies that compared medication to...

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Online gambling/betting: A survey of 1,500 Canadians

Author(s): Abacus Data
Publisher: Abacus Data
Year Published: 2020

These slides present survey results from 1,500 Canadian residents from May 7 to 12, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The survey was conducted by Abacus Data,...

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Selling lottery tickets to minors: What affects retailer compliance?

Author(s): Malischnig, Doris ; Griffiths, Mark D. ; Meyer, Gerhard
Journal: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Year Published: 2020

Some youths may buy lottery tickets themselves, even if they do not meet the minimum legal age. In Austria, Austrian Lotteries prohibits the sale of their...

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What motivates young men to participate in sports betting?

Author(s): Lamont, Matthew ; Hing, Nerilee
Journal: Leisure Sciences
Year Published: 2020

In this study, the researchers used the self-determination theory to investigate what motivates young Australian men to engage in sports betting. Participants...

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The six main research streams in online gambling and gaming literature

Author(s): Stehmann, Julia
Journal: Computers in Human Behavior
Year Published: 2020

Recently, online gaming and gambling have become connected. Yet, most research looks at these two activities separately. The researcher identified and...

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Adolescents with self-injurious behaviour are at higher risk of problem gambling

Author(s): Farhat, Luis C. ; Roberto, Aaron J. ; Wampler, Jeremy ; Steinburg, Marvin A. ; Krishnan-Sarin, Suchitra ; Hoff, Rani A. ; Potenza, Marc N.
Journal: Journal of Psychiatric Research
Year Published: 2020

This study looked at the link between problem gambling and self-injurious behaviour in adolescents. The researchers analyzed survey data from 2234 high school...

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Moving beyond the individual: How a systems theory can inform gambling research

Author(s): Egerer, Michael ; Marionneau, Virve ; Virtanen, Mikko J.
Journal: Critical Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2020

In this article, the authors discuss how the German sociologist Niklas Luhmann's systems theory can inform gambling research. The authors outline five potential...

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Online casino gambling and live sports betting are associated with problem gambling and being over-indebted

Author(s): Håkansson, Anders ; Widinghoff, Carolina
Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
Year Published: 2020

This study found high rates of problem gambling and moderate-risk of problem gambling in Swedish online casino gamblers, and even higher rates among those who...

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Men who are highly involved in fitness may be at risk of problem gambling

Author(s): Håkansson, Anders ; Entezarjou, Artin ; Kenttä, Göran ; Fernández-Aranda, Fernando ; Jiménez-Murcia, Susana ; Gunnarson, Bjorn
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year Published: 2020

Problem gambling may be more common in elite athletes compared to the general population. Problem gambling seems to be especially prevalent in male athletes....

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