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Explainable persuasion information about techniques used to encourage gambling in online gambling platforms

Author(s): Cemiloglu, Deniz ; Arden-Close, Emily ; Hodge, Sarah E. ; Ali, Raian
Journal: Journal of Systems and Software
Year Published: 2023

Explainable persuasion helps share information about the persuasive design techniques used in a system to change or shape attitudes and/or behaviours. This...

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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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Experiences of family members of people with gambling problems in Japan

Author(s): Takiguchi, Naoko ; Kawanishi, Yuko ; Samuelsson, Eva
Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Year Published: 2022

In Japan, policies surrounding gambling addiction take the point of view that it is the individual’s responsibility to gamble moderately. Similarly, it is the...

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A scoping review of data science techniques in responsible gambling research

Author(s): Ghaharian, Kasra ; Abarbanel, Brett L. ; Phung, Dylan ; Puranik, Piyush ; Kraus, Shane W. ; Feldman, Alan ; Bernhard, Bo J.
Journal: International Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

This article summarized 37 studies that applied data science techniques to the area of responsible gambling. This article represents the first attempt to...

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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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Gambling during the COVID-19 pandemic

Author(s): Quinn, Anthony ; Grant, Jon E. ; Chamberlain, Samuel R.
Journal: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews
Year Published: 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant changes worldwide. Many people spent much more time at home than usual. The question of how gambling had changed,...

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Using account data to identify online problem gambling

Author(s): Perrot, Bastien ; Hardouin, Jean-Benoit ; Thiabaud, Elsa ; Saillard, Anais ; Grall-Bronnec, Marie ; Challet-Bouju, Gaëlle
Journal: Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Year Published: 2022

The researchers used online gambling account data to develop models that could identify problem gambling. They used survey data and account data provided by two...

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Self-exclusion for gambling and its effectiveness in reducing harms at a population level

Author(s): Kraus, Ludwig ; Loy, Johanna K. ; Bickl, Andreas M. ; Schwarzkopf, Larissa ; Volberg, Rachel A. ; Rolando, Sara ; Kankainen, Veera E. ; Hellman, Matilda ; Rossow, Ingeborg ; Room, Robin ; Norman, Thomas ; Örnberg, Jenny Cisneros
Journal: Frontiers in Psychiatry
Year Published: 2022

Gambling-related harms are a public health issue. One way to reduce gambling-related harms is through self-exclusion (SE) programs. SE is when someone who...

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Developing lower-risk gambling limits using behavioural tracking data

Author(s): Jonsson, Jakob ; Hodgins, David C. ; Lyckberg, Axel ; Currie, Shawn R. ; Young, Matthew M. ; Pallesen, Ståle ; Carlbring, Per
Journal: Journal of Behavioral Addictions
Year Published: 2022

Lower-risk gambling limits have been developed, mostly using self-reported data. The aim of this study was to develop similar limits using behavioural tracking...

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