16 articles in this issue
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Nigel Turner,Roger Horbay
Slot machines and other electronic gambling machines (EGMs) are gambling devices that offer a variety of games. They are inexpensive to run, which makes it possible for casinos to offer low-stakes betting to a large number of customers. As a result, they ... see more
James Porter,Julia Ungar,G. Ron Frisch,Reena Chopra
This exploratory study examines the manifestation of two experiential variables in undergraduate university students who gamble. The study had 829 participants (270 males and 559 females). They completed self-report questionnaires on gambling-related prob... see more
Virginia M. McGowan
This project seeks to answer the question, how do we know what we know about gambling? With reference to a systematic review of the gambling research literature that addresses social and cultural topics and issues, this paper explores the epistemic cultur... see more
Editorial Team
Peter James Adams
Gambling can harm a society's social and economic systems and negatively affect its political ecology. If not protected, democratic processes and institutions in jurisdictions with high levels of gambling are likely to undergo a progressive, cumulative de... see more
Bill Ursel,Dave Morgan
Peter Ricci,Dana V. Tesone,Po-Ju Chen
This article considers the viability of casino gaming as one potential solution for Florida's current lackluster financial condition, due to declines in tourism revenues and increased education costs. The article suggests that similar conditions have moti... see more
Serge Chevalier,Mark Griffiths
In a previous issue of the Electronic Journal of Gambling Issues, Griffiths (2001) raised 10 speculative reasons as to why so few adolescents enrol for treatment programs when compared with adults. This paper explores the issue a little further with anoth... see more
Mark Griffiths,Jonathan Parke
Phil Lange
Hermano Tavares
William Thompson
Thomas Appleyard
Chris Irwin
Jeffrey I. Kassinove