9 articles in this issue
Virve Marionneau,Janne Nikkinen
The economic benefits of gambling may be offset by economic harm to other industries. This economic phenomenon, also known as substitution or cannibalization, refers to a new product that diverts consumption and profits from other products or industries. ... see more
Axelle Moreau,Emeline Chauchard,Alexandre Hamel,Lou Penthier,Isabelle Giroux,Serge Sévigny
Tilt in poker is a phenomenon characterized by a loss of control. Tilt could be a risk factor for the development of problematic gambling in poker. To monitor the frequency of tilt episodes during online poker sessions, the Online Poker Tilt Scale (OPTS) ... see more
Jason Pchajek,Jason D Edgerton,Lance W Roberts
This study assesses the psychometric properties of the Gambling Motivation Questionnaire for Financial Motivations (GMQ-F) in a Canadian sample of emerging adult university students. Confirmatory factor analysis was first used to test a 16-item GMQ-F for ... see more
David Forsström,Philip Lindner,Markus Jansson-Fröjmark,Hugo Hesser,Per Carlbring
Instruments that investigate different aspects of gambling activities are needed to distinguish negative consequences. Because gambling is a complex activity that occurs both offline and online, different questionnaires are necessary for screening and ris... see more
James McLauchlan,Matthew Browne,Alex M T Russell,Matthew Rockloff
Gambling-related harm has become a key metric for measuring the adverse consequences of gambling on a population level. Yet, despite this renewed understanding in contemporary research, little exploration has been conducted to evaluate which instrument is... see more
Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta
Despite the abandonment of the criterion of committing illegal acts in the diagnosis of pathological gambling in fifth edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V), research confirms the significant link between crime, gambling... see more
George Drosatos,Emily Arden-Close,Elvira Bolat,Raian Ali
Online gambling, as opposed to land-based gambling and other mediums of problematic and addictive behaviour such as alcohol and tobacco consumption, offers unprecedented opportunities for monitoring and understanding users’ behaviour in real-time. It also... see more
Paul Delfabbro,Daniel King,Neophytos Georgiou