8 articles in this issue
Michal Krawczyk,Lukasz Wlasiuk
In this paper, we analyse the contents of over a thousand gambling slogans. We identify several features considered in the literature that the slogans might capitalize on. In particular, we investigate heuristics and biases analyzed in the behavioural eco... see more
Olusola Ayandele,Rotimi Oguntayo,P O Olapegba
In this cross-sectional survey study, we investigated gambling characteristics (“quick” money syndrome, frequency of gambling, preferred gambling products and platforms) and demographic (age and gender) differences as determinants of attitudes towards gam... see more
Claudia Venuleo,Tiziana Marinaci,Piergiorgio Mossi
Gambling participation among older people has grown over the years. Elders constitute a large and fast-growing population in Italy, but little empirical evidence describes gambling patterns among older Italian adults and the problem gambling (PG)’s psycho... see more
Luke Brownlow
Problem gamblers face numerous barriers to intervention and support, such as shame and stigma, need for control, and lack of resources. Fortunately, digital health has paved the way for private, autonomous, and highly accessible interventions for problem ... see more
Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta
Studies show that differences exist in how women and men gamble. However, publications devoted to senior gamblers usually describe them as a homogeneous group without distinguishing between senior men and women. The purpose of this qualitative research wa... see more
Madeleine Zoglauer,Robert Czernecka,Gerhard Bühringer,Roxana Kotter,Anja Kräplin
Although it is often regarded as obvious, the exact nature of the relationship between gambling availability and gambling behaviour or disordered gambling remains unclear. However, disordered gambling is an important public health issue and restrictions o... see more
Paul Delfabbro,Jonathan Parke
Recognition of the role of structural characteristics and their potential association with gambling harm has led to the development of protocols to assess the risk of gambling products. Such tools rate products on a range of ‘risk criteria’ and assign cla... see more
Ana Sofia Machado,Vítor Covelo,Maria A Vieira-Coelho