Gambling in sub-Saharan Africa: traditional forms and emerging technologies

BKY Bitanihirwe, T Adebisi, C Bunn… - Current Addiction …, 2022‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The gambling industry in Africa has seen substantial growth and
evolution over recent years with a growing body of literature describing these shifts. Here …

Is there a health inequality in gambling related harms? A systematic review

JN Raybould, M Larkin, RJ Tunney - BMC Public Health, 2021‏ - Springer
Background Here we present a systematic review of the existing research into gambling
harms, in order to determine whether there are differences in the presentation of these …

Recall and awareness of gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport in the UK: A study of young people and adults

N Djohari, G Weston, R Cassidy, M Wemyss… - Harm reduction …, 2019‏ - Springer
Background The impact of gambling advertisements shown during sporting events on young
people is an important public health issue. While extensive research has taken place in …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the initial Covid-19 lockdown upon regular sports bettors in Britain: Findings from a cross-sectional online study

H Wardle, C Donnachie, N Critchlow, A Brown… - Addictive Behaviors, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Background In Britain, unprecedented restrictions on daily life associated with the
Covid-19 pandemic included the suspension of professional sports events during the initial …

The impact of responsible gambling framing on people with lived experience of gambling harm

S Marko, SL Thomas, H Pitt, M Daube - Frontiers in Sociology, 2023‏ - frontiersin.org
Background The framing of health issues influences how people think about and respond to
these topics. Gambling has largely been framed as an issue of personal responsibility, with …

Gender differences in problem gamblers in an online gambling setting

A Håkansson, C Widinghoff - Psychology research and behavior …, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
Background Problem gambling traditionally is markedly more common in men than in
women. However, recent data in online gamblers have indicated at least a comparable risk …

[HTML][HTML] “It is always there in your face.” Australian young people discuss exposure to gambling activities and promotions.

S Thomas, S McCarthy, H Pitt, S Marko… - … -Qualitative Research in …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The normalisation of gambling for young people is a growing public health challenge.
Despite initiatives aimed at reducing young people's exposure to unhealthy products, there …

Mental illness and socio-economic situation of women and men diagnosed with gambling disorder (GD) in Sweden-nationwide case-control study

L Larsson, A Håkansson - Plos one, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
The present study aimed to compare men and women with gambling disorder (GD)
regarding presence of psychiatric comorbidity and socio-economic vulnerability, and to …

How gambling motives are associated with socio-demographics and gambling behavior-A Finnish population study

H Hagfors, S Castrén, AH Salonen - Journal of Behavioral …, 2022‏ - akjournals.com
Background and aims The aims were to examine how socio-demographics and gambling
behavior relate to both primary and additional gambling motives, and whether the gambling …

Differences in problem and pathological gambling: A narrative review considering sex and gender

C Gartner, A Bickl, S Härtl, JK Loy… - Journal of behavioral …, 2022‏ - akjournals.com
Background and aim A wide range of studies indicates that men and women with Problem
(PrG) and Pathological Gambling (PG) differ in several clinical and sociodemographic …