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Mental illness and socio-economic factors among women and men with gambling disorder in Sweden

Author(s): Larsson, Louise ; Håkansson, Anders
Journal: PLoS One
Year Published: 2022

People with gambling disorder (GD) may have other mental health conditions, such as depression or anxiety. They may also have socio-economic vulnerability. This...

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The impact of acute stress on reinforcement learning among people with problem gambling

Author(s): Wyckmans, Florent ; Banerjee, Nilosmita ; Saeremans, Mélanie ; Otto, Ross ; Kornriech, Charles ; Gruson, Damien ; Carbone, Vincenzo ; Bechara, Antoine ; Noël, Xavier
Journal: Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Year Published: 2022

According to the reinforcement learning (RL) theory, people make decisions based on the Model-Based (MB) and Model-Free (MF) systems. People with gambling...

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Overview of safer gambling and consumer protection features in crypto-based online gambling

Author(s): Andrade, Maira ; Sharman, Steve ; Xiao, Leon Y. ; Newall, Philip W. S.
Journal: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2022

Research has demonstrated that online gambling is a strong risk factor for developing problematic gambling behaviours. Crypto-based online gambling operators...

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A review of legacy harms that last beyond the period of gambling

Author(s): Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Armstrong, Tess ; Hing, Nerilee ; Browne, Matthew ; Russell, Alex M. T. ; Bellringer, Maria E. ; Palmer du Preez, Katie ; Lowe, Giulia
Journal: Current Addiction Reports
Year Published: 2022

Legacy gambling harms are the negative consequences that last beyond the period when people gamble heavily. This article is a review of types of legacy gambling...

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A scoping review of gambling disorder in LGBTQIA2S+ populations

Author(s): Devault-Tousignant, Cyril ; Lavoie, Nicolas ; Audette-Chapdelaine, Sophie ; Auger, Anne-Marie ; Côté, Mélissa ; Cotton, Julie-Christine ; Brodeur, Magaly
Journal: Addiction Research & Theory
Year Published: 2022

Gambling disorder involves recurring gambling behaviour that is problematic. Gambling disorder is linked to issues such as substance use disorders,...

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The inequality in gambling spending: Evidence from an online survey with people who gamble regularly on sports

Author(s): Wardle, Heather ; Kolesnikov, Alexey ; Fiedler, Ingo ; Critchlow, Nathan ; Hunt, Kate
Journal: International Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

This study examined the extent to which people with moderate-risk and problem gambling accounted for a greater amount of spending on different gambling...

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An Australian national prevalence study of concerned significant others harmed by gambling

Author(s): Hing, Nerilee ; Russell, Alex M. T. ; Browne, Matthew ; Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Tulloch, Catherine ; Rawat, Vijay ; Greer, Nancy ; Dowling, Nicki A. ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; King, Daniel L. ; Stevens, Matthew ; Salonen, Anne H. ; Breen, Helen ; Woo, Linda
Journal: Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Year Published: 2022

Concerned significant others (CSOs) are people who have been negatively affected by another person’s gambling. This study estimated the national prevalence of...

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Mapping of electronic gaming machine location and area-level socioeconomic status in Denmark

Author(s): Kristiansen, Søren ; Lund, Rolf Lyneborg
Journal: Journal of Gambling Issues
Year Published: 2022

The aim of this study was to map the location and density of electronic gaming machines (EGMs) in Denmark. Another aim was to examine whether EGMs cluster in...

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Rates of problem gambling and gambling disorder among people experiencing homelessness

Author(s): Deutscher, Karl ; Gutwinski, Stefan ; Bermpohl, Felix ; Bowden-Jones, Henrietta ; Fazel, Seena ; Schreiter, Stefanie
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Previous research has found that people who experience homelessness are more likely to also experience gambling problems. The authors did a systematic review to...

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Affected family members of relatives with gambling disorder during Italy’s COVID-19 lockdown restrictions

Author(s): Donati, Maria Anna ; Capitanucci, Daniela ; Beccari, Carola ; Smaniotto, Roberta ; Quadrelli, Eleonora ; Casini, Alfredo ; Primi, Caterina
Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
Year Published: 2022

Gambling disorder negatively affects both those who gamble as well as their families and friends. Affected family members (AFMs) include family members,...

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