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Gambling harm and the online gambling environment

Author(s): Hetherington, Brett ; Phillips, Tony
Publisher: Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation
Year Published: 2023

This discussion paper from the Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation lays out how gambling harm has proliferated with the growth of online gambling in...

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Simulated gambling games and gaming disorder among Australian adolescents

Author(s): Hing, Nerilee ; Russell, Alex M. T. ; King, Daniel L. ; Rockloff, Matthew J. ; Browne, Matthew ; Newall, Philip W. S. ; Greer, Nancy
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2023

People with gaming disorder (GD) typically have trouble stopping when gaming, even if they experience negative consequences. Simulated gambling games include...

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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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Separating problem gambling behaviours and negative consequences: An analysis of the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)’s structure

Author(s): Tseng, Chen Hsiang ; Flack, Malcolm ; Caudwell, Kim M. ; Stevens, Matthew
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2023

The Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) consists of nine items: four items assess problem gambling behaviours, and five items assess negative consequences of...

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Cryptocurrency trading and its associations with problem gambling and mental health

Author(s): Johnson, Benjamin ; Co, Steven ; Sun, Tianze ; Lim, Carmen C. W. ; Stjepanovíc, Daniel ; Leung, Janni ; Saunders, John B ; Chan, Gary C. K.
Journal: Addictive Behaviors
Year Published: 2023

This article is a scoping review of research on cryptocurrency trading and its links to problem gambling and mental health. It also explores the demographic and...

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The experiences of people who gamble at high risk with a motivational telephone intervention to encourage safer gambling

Author(s): Håkansson, Anders ; Franklin, Katja ; Dahlström, Maria ; Lyckberg, Axel
Journal: Frontiers in Psychology
Year Published: 2022

AB Svenska Spel is a Swedish gambling operator that has implemented a motivational phone intervention for people who gamble at high risk. This study examined...

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Challenging the myth of Asian gambling culture

Author(s): Colby, Mia ; Hires, Ben ; Le, Lisette ; Sauma, Dawn ; Yau, Man Yoyo ; Chu, MyDzung Thi ; Rubin, Heang Legung
Journal: Frontiers in Public Health
Year Published: 2022

Problem gambling is a worldwide public health issue. Large-scale studies on problem gambling, however, often neglect to include working-class, immigrant Asian...

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Gambling severity, shame, and blame among adolescents and young adults in Northern Spain

Author(s): Estévez, Ana ; Momeñe, Janire ; Jauregui, Paula ; Etxaburu, Nerea
Journal: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Year Published: 2022

Previous research has found that gambling disorder is linked to difficulties in emotion regulation, as well as blame and shame. This study examined the links...

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Personalized feedback interventions reduce gambling behaviours among people who gamble online in the Netherlands

Author(s): Auer, Michael M. ; Griffiths, Mark D.
Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Personalized feedback interventions (PFIs) are a type of responsible gaming tools that can help decrease problem gambling. The researchers examined how a PFI by...

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Illegal gambling in Canada: Prevalence and predictors

Author(s): Mackey-Simpkin, Sean ; Williams, Robert J. ; Shaw, Carrie A. ; Russell, Gillian E. H.
Journal: International Gambling Studies
Year Published: 2022

Most types of gambling have been legal in Canada for the past thirty years, although this has not always been the case. It is difficult to establish the rate of...

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