Expanding the Study of Internet Gambling Behavior: Trends Within the...
AbstractAs rates of Internet gambling participation increase worldwide, so too does the need to understand how people engage in this form of gambling. This study represents the first examination of...
View ArticleTilting at Windmills: A Comment on Auer and Griffiths
AbstractIn their review of Internet gambling studies, Auer and Griffiths (Soc Sci Comput Rev 20(3):312–320, 2013) question the validity of using bet size as an indicator of gambling intensity. Instead,...
View ArticleUsing Opinions and Knowledge to Identify Natural Groups of Gambling Employees
Abstract Gaming industry employees are at higher risk than the general population for health conditions including gambling disorder. Responsible gambling training programs, which train employees about...
View ArticleDevil in the Details: A Critical Review of “Theoretical Loss”
AbstractIn their review of Internet gambling studies, Auer and Griffiths (J Gambl Stud 30(4), 879–887, 2014) question the validity of using bet size as an indicator of gambling intensity. Instead, in...
View ArticleChanging Social Networks Among Homeless Individuals: A Prospective Evaluation...
AbstractSocial networks play important roles in mental and physical health among the general population. Building healthier social networks might contribute to the development of self-sufficiency among...
View ArticleAlready at the Table: Patterns of Play and Gambling Involvement Prior to...
AbstractDuring 2011, the Governor of Massachusetts signed a bill to allow casino gambling in the state (Commonwealth of Massachusetts 2011). As a result, two resort casinos will begin operations during...
View ArticleUsing the Syndrome Model of Addiction: a Preliminary Consideration of...
AbstractThis article describes a collaborative research project between the Division on Addiction, Cambridge Health Alliance, a Harvard Medical School Teaching Hospital, and the Integrated Centre on...
View ArticlePatterns of Daily Fantasy Sport Play: Tackling the Issues
AbstractDaily fantasy sports (DFS), a rapidly growing industry, allows players to create fantasy teams of real-life players and potentially win cash prizes, derived from entry fees. Some stakeholders...
View ArticleResponsible Gambling Research and Industry Funding Biases
AbstractThis brief report examines whether there are differences in aspects of different characteristics, including design/methodologies of responsible gambling (RG), between studies funded by industry...
View ArticleGambling Research and Funding Biases
AbstractA recent systematic review of the responsible gambling research suggests that there are no significant differences between gambling industry and non-industry funded research with regard to...
View ArticleConsidering the Public Health and Reno Models: Strategic and Tactical...
AbstractSome critics of the Reno model appear to have misinterpreted its fundamental tenets by expressing the belief that the model is incompatible with the public health model. Both the public health...
View ArticleGambling Control and Public Health: Let’s Be Honest
AbstractThis comment corrects erroneous and misleading statements about gambling control and public health. In addition, it avoids tilting at windmills. This comment focuses on four primary issues: (1)...
View ArticleGambling Research and Industry Funding
AbstractThis paper discusses the relationship between investigative credibility and the sources of funding associated with gambling research. Some researchers argue against accepting funding from...
View ArticleA Brief Comment About Sample Size and Response Rates for Clinical Research: A...
AbstractDuring the past few decades, response rates have declined across social science research. Although some researchers are willing to accept this state of affairs, in this comment, we argue that...
View ArticleCorrection to: Gambling Research and Funding Biases
Unfortunately, the original publication contains errors. The authors would like to correct the errors.
View ArticleMoving Away from Individual Responsibility: A Comment
AbstractIn this comment, we suggest there has been a crusade among some gambling stakeholders to move the field away from personal responsibility influences and toward social setting effects. This...
View ArticleClarifying Responsible Gambling and its Concept of Responsibility
AbstractDespite its widespread use, the concept of “responsible gambling” lacks a clear definition. Consequently, debate and confusion surround the respective government, regulator, industry operator,...
View ArticleA Comment: Positive Play is a Subset of Responsible Gambling
AbstractConfronted with criticisms focused on the nature of Responsible Gambling (RG), this article suggests that Positive Play (PP) is a conceptual subset of Responsible Gambling and not a fully...
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