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Who is less likely to engage in positive play while gambling in Canada?

Author(s): Turner, Nigel E. ; AlMakadma, Yosra ; Christensen, Darren R.
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2025

Positive play involves engaging in healthy gambling behaviours (e.g., setting spending limits). In this study, the researchers explored the demographic profiles...

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A review of coping strategies, assessment, and interventions for people affected by another person’s gambling

Author(s): Dowling, Nicki A. ; Hawker, Chloe O. ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; Rodda, Simone N. ; Hodgins, David C.
Journal: Clinical Psychology Review
Year Published: 2025

This article presents Part II of a scoping review aiming to identify and map recent research on gambling harms experienced by adult affected others. Part II...

datasets

Young People and Gambling Survey, 2024

Author(s): Gambling Commission
Publisher: UK Data Service
Year Published: 2025

This dataset from the Gambling Commission’s (Great Britain) annual research explores gambling behaviours among young people. Ipsos MORI, on behalf of the...

Reports

Investigating the relationship between reasons for gambling and different gambling activities

Author(s): Wardle, Heather ; Tipping, Sarah
Publisher: Gambling Commission
Year Published: 2025

This short report explores the reasons people give for engaging in gambling and how these reasons are related to different types of gambling. Data were analyzed...

Reports

NICE Guidelines: Gambling-related harms: identification, assessment and management

Author(s): National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Publisher: National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE)
Year Published: 2025

This guideline from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom provides recommendations for identifying, assessing, and...

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Coping styles and social support influence the experience of harm and distress of people affected by another person’s gambling

Author(s): Tulloch, Catherine ; Browne, Matthew ; Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Hing, Nerilee ; Hilbrecht, Margo
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2025

Gambling-related harms can impact the health and wellbeing of people who gamble and those around them in a negative way. The stress–strain–coping–support (SSCS)...

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The trajectory of problem gambling, its state of being a chronic condition, and its causes

Author(s): Williams, Robert J. ; Williams, Hilary A.
Journal: Current Addiction Reports
Year Published: 2025

A large number of studies have focused on factors that contribute to problem gambling (PG). However, most of these studies have been cross-sectional surveys...

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What is the impact of gambling marketing by social media influencers on children and young people?

Author(s): Bolat, Elvira ; Panourgia, Constantina ; Yankouskaya, Ala ; Kelly, Megan M.
Journal: Current Addiction Reports
Year Published: 2025

Children and young people under 25 years old are vulnerable to gambling promotions delivered by social media influencers. The authors reviewed 41 studies that...

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The transparency of loot box advertising on Meta and TikTok

Author(s): Xiao, Leon Y.
Journal: Computer Law and Security Review
Year Published: 2025

Loot boxes are gambling-like products inside video games that contain random rewards. They can be bought with real-world money. Concerns have been raised about...

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Exploring psychological factors in the pathways model that influence the relationship between gambling motives and problem gambling

Author(s): Dias, Stephanie E. ; Merkouris, Stephanie ; Rodda, Simone N. ; Dowling, Nicki A.
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2025

Problem gambling (PG) is a serious mental health concern, with many factors that contribute to its development. The pathways model suggests three distinct...

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