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Number 17 Year 2006

16 articles in this issue 

Blas_ Gambino,Henry Lesieur

A review of the literature reveals strong support for the construct validity of interpretations based on scores obtained with the original and more recent versions and/or variants of the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS). Criticisms of the SOGS are shown ... see more

 

Robert Ladouceur,Serge Sévigny

Video lotteries seem to be one of the most profitable games for the gambling industry and are reported as the game of choice for many problem gamblers. Their popularity or, in some cases, their addictiveness, might be related to their structural character... see more

 

Gary Nixon,Gordon Leigh,Nadine Nowatzki

Research indicates that approximately one third of prison inmates meet the criteria for problem or pathological gambling (Williams, Royston, & Hagen, 2005). However, despite this rate being among the highest of all gambling populations (Walters, 1997; Sha... see more

 

Peter Ferentzy,Wayne Skinner,Paul Antze

This article was written to provide an overview of recovery in Gamblers Anonymous (GA). How GA's approach reflects the distinctive needs of compulsive gamblers is a central theme. GA is a mutual aid organization modeled upon Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), tho... see more

 

Peter J. Adams,Fiona Rossen

This paper outlines the ethical and organisational risks for community and other public good organisations of accepting funding from gambling industry sources. Aspects of this moral jeopardy include the ethics of benefiting from the suffering of others as... see more

 

Bartlomiej Dzik

The purpose of this exploratory research is to present some insight into the general money management strategies of casino gamblers playing table games. This paper introduces a new method of analysis that relies entirely on observations collected in real ... see more