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Through an international collaboration with gambling research experts, GREO facilitated the creation of a comprehensive Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling. Originally published in 2013 and revised in 2015, the framework was revised and expanded in 2018 to take into account the latest research.
The framework is intended to serve as a guide for the development of research programs and to educate policy makers on issues related to harmful gambling. It reflects the...
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New Research Snapshot: This study examined personality traits and other risk factors for the presence of buying disorder (BD) and gambling disorder (GD). It involved 127 patients who all had symptoms of BD. Of those 127 patients, 24 patients also had GD. The results revealed that males and patients with a later age of onset were more likely to have both BD and GD. Having harm-avoidant personality traits (e.g., being fearful, anxious, or pessimistic) also predicted the presence...
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New Research Snapshot: Losses disguised as wins (LDWs) are a feature of multi-line slot machine games that result in players winning less than the amount they bet.  The researchers investigated if experiencing different percentages of LDWs during a game could affect the persistence of gamblers of different risk statuses. They recruited 132 gamblers between 18 and 54 years old. Participants first played 100 spins on a slot game with a low, moderate or high number of LDWs....
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New Research Snapshot: In this study, the researchers investigated why regular online gamblers chose to play on offshore gambling websites instead of domestically licensed websites. Participants were 1001 Australian adults who had gambled online in the past four weeks. The participants completed a survey. The results showed that gamblers who used offshore sites and those who used domestic sites had different characteristics. Offshore gamblers tended to be younger in age, have...
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New Research Snapshot: This article is a review of published studies on Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) in adolescents. A total of 16 studies were found that reported prevalence estimates of IGD (i.e., the percentage of adolescents with IGD in a study). Across the studies, it was estimated that about 4.6% of adolescents experienced IGD (one in 20 adolescents). IGD was more common in males than females. Prevalence estimates were higher if the studies used DSM criteria for pathological...
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