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Number 26 Year 2011

15 articles in this issue 

John A. Cunningham,David C. Hodgins,Tony Toneatto

This pilot study reports on the initial usage of an online personalized feedback screener for problem gamblers. The Check Your Gambling screener (CYG; www.CheckYourGambling.net) is an online version of a paper and pencil screener that had shown some promi... see more

Pags. 4 - 10  

Kevin Harrigan,Michael Dixon,Vance MacLaren,Karen Collins,Jonathan Fugelsang

Past research has shown that gamblers frequently use the mini-max strategy in multi-line slot machines, whereby the player places the minimum bet on the maximum number of lines. Through a detailed analysis and explanation of the design of multi-line slot ... see more

Pags. 11 - 29  

Breigh Radburn,Rachel Horsley

Historically, gambling has varied considerably regarding its moral and social meanings. Whilst frequent gambling is often constructed as deviant, professional poker playing can be argued to occupy the conflicting position of both deviant and legitimate. T... see more

Pags. 30 - 50  

Tony Schellinck,Tracy Schrans

The ability to analyse player data collected from customer loyalty programs, smart cards, and on-line systems by risk for problem gambling has the potential to change the gaming industry and how it operates. Gambling providers are coming under increasing ... see more

Pags. 51 - 68  

En-Yi J Lin,Sally Casswell,Taisia Huckle,Ru Quan You,Lanuola Asiasiga

The aim of the current study is to examine the impacts of gambling among four different ethnic groups within New Zealand (i.e., Maori, Pakeha, Pacific peoples, and Chinese and Korean peoples). Four thousand and sixty-eight Pakeha, 1,162 Maori, 1,031 Pacif... see more

Pags. 69 - 88  

Gjalt de Graaf,Sytze Kingma,John School,Natalia Zborowska

This article explores the nature of integrity violations in Dutch casinos. In such organizations, risk may be minimized, but it cannot be eliminated. Casinos, therefore, have a clear interest in constantly seeking to improve their safety standards and cul... see more

Pags. 89 - 109  

Jenny Cisneros Örnberg,Tuukka Tammi

Many EU member states are currently rethinking their gambling laws and policies to adapt to European law and to take into account increased technological possibilities for the gambling industry and increased competition on national gambling markets. Some ... see more

Pags. 110 - 125  

Stephen M. Weiss,Robert M. Demski,George J. Backen

The controversy over whether fantasy sports should be considered a new form of gambling was investigated. The predominance rule was used to operationally define gambling. This rule states that an activity is gambling if outcomes are due more to chance tha... see more

Pags. 126 - 145