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A review of gambling interventions in Indigenous communities

Author(s): Saunders, Paul ; Doyle, Kerrie
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2021

The rates of problem gambling are higher in the indigenous populations of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and the United States. However, few indigenous people...

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Live on-screen betting odds in XFL games: Effects on spectator enjoyment and gambling intention

Author(s): Xu, Zimu ; Gonzalez-Serrano, Maria H. ; Porreca, Rocco ; Jones, Paul
Journal: Journal of Business Research
Year Published: 2021

Betting odds displayed on-screen during sports events is a new technology being used in the United States. This technology was recently used during XFL games in...

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Personalized normative feedback may reduce gambling and alcohol use problems

Author(s): Saxton, Jenny ; Rodda, Simone N. ; Booth, Natalia ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; Dowling, Nicki A.
Journal: PLoS One
Year Published: 2021

Addictive behaviours such as alcohol, illicit drug use, tobacco, and gambling can result in significant harm. Yet only 10–20% of people seek treatment for...

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Areas with lower incomes tend to have more video gambling terminals in Illinois, USA

Author(s): Grumstrup, Ethan ; Nichols, Mark W.
Journal: Annals of Regional Science
Year Published: 2021

Governments can increase their tax revenue by legalizing different forms of gambling. For example, the state of Illinois in the US legalized video gambling...

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Changes in gambling patterns nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden

Author(s): Håkansson, Anders ; Widinghoff, Carolina
Journal: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Year Published: 2021

In this study, the researchers examined changes in gambling patterns around nine months into the COVID-19 pandemic in Sweden. A total of 2029 adults completed...

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Stakeholders’ views on responsible gambling and gambling harm

Author(s): Francis, Louise ; Livingstone, Charles
Journal: Addiction Research & Theory
Year Published: 2021

The ‘comfortable orthodoxy’ suggests that gambling is taken for granted as a legitimate entertainment activity. It is assumed that people can make informed...

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The roles of problem gambling and social disadvantages in crime

Author(s): Lind, Kalle ; Hellman, Matilda ; Obstbaum, Yaira ; Salonen, Anne H.
Journal: Addiction Research & Theory
Year Published: 2021

This study examined the link between problem gambling and crime using data from a population survey and national registers. Participants were 7,186 adults...

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A review of survey studies on the impacts of COVID-19 on gambling

Author(s): Hodgins, David C. ; Stevens, Rhys M. G.
Journal: Current Opinion in Psychiatry
Year Published: 2021

This article is a review of survey studies to date that examined the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on gambling. The authors found 17 studies on the topic....

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The impact of gambling on mobile loan repayment and welfare outcomes in Kenya

Author(s): Chamboko, Richard ; Guvuriro, Sevias
Journal: International Journal of Financial Studies
Year Published: 2021

The use of mobile phones to access financial services is celebrated for improving people’s lives in Kenya. At the same time, it is easy for people to take out...

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Identifying low-risk gambling limits using two different measures of harm

Author(s): Dowling, Nicki A. ; Greenwood, C. J. ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; Youssef, George J. ; Browne, Matthew ; Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Myers, Paul
Journal: Journal of Behavioural Addictions
Year Published: 2021

This study identified and compared low-risk gambling limits when gambling harms were assessed using the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PSGI) and the Short...

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