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Number Vol 42: Fall 2019 Year 2019

8 articles in this issue 

Niri Talberg

Several studies have focused on some of the skill elements needed to become a successful poker player, but few have described the poker players’ learning processes. No studies have used a learning theory to analyse poker players’ variety of learning metho... see more

 

Nerilee Hing,Alex MT Russell,Anna Thomas,Rebecca Jenkinson

A major obstacle to understanding how expenditure varies amongst people who gamble is the difficulty of obtaining accurate expenditure data from individual gamblers. To overcome the shortcomings of retrospective self-reports, this study used a prospective... see more

 

Eden Hamilton Wright,Julia Woodhall-Melnik,Sarah Hamilton-Wright,Sara JT Guilcher,Aklilu Wendaferew,Andrée Schuler,Flora I Matheson

Problem gambling is a hidden public health concern, especially among people who experience poverty and homelessness, with combined prevalence of lifetime problem and pathological gambling ranging from 29.8 to 58.2% based on studies from North America. Ser... see more

 

Trude Klevan,Vibeke Krane,Bente Weimand

This study explores how partners of persons with gambling problems experience the family’s everyday life, focusing on family relations and parenting. Problem gambling creates a serious impact on household finances, social life and health, emotional and re... see more

 

Isabelle Smith,Isabelle Giroux

Since previous research has indicated that high levels of education might protect against gambling problems, studies have tested the hypothesis that academics have fewer erroneous thoughts related to gambling, such as the illusion of control (i.e., the ov... see more

 

Laura E McCartney,Vicky Northe,Susannah Gordon,Evan Symons,Robert Shields,Anthony Kennedy,Stuart J Lee

While problem gambling and mental illnesses are highly comorbid, there are few examples of integrated problem gambling and mental illness services. This has meant that it is unclear whether such services are needed, why they may be utilised, and how they ... see more

 

Hannah Briony Thorne,Matthew Browne,Matthew Justus Rockloff,Sally Anne Ferguson

Fatigue and intoxication can impair people’s thinking, including their decision-making and assessments of risk. However, little research has specifically examined whether links exist between episodes of gambling, sleep restriction and alcohol consumption.... see more