Setting limits: gambling, science and public policy—summary of results

P Sulkunen, TF Babor, J Cisneros Örnberg… - …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
The gambling industry has grown into a global business in the 21st century. This has
created the need for a new emphasis on problem prevention. This article highlights the core …

Prevention of problem gambling: A comprehensive review of the evidence and identified best practices

RJ Williams, BL West, RI Simpson - 2012‏ - opus.uleth.ca
The past 15 years has seen a considerable amount of interest and effort being put into
develo** strategies to prevent problem gambling. Unfortunately, the development …

The relative state model: Integrating need-based and ability-based pathways to risk-taking

S Mishra, P Barclay, A Sparks - Personality and Social …, 2017‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Who takes risks, and why? Does risk-taking in one context predict risk-taking in other
contexts? We seek to address these questions by considering two non-independent …

Crime and gambling disorders: A systematic review

A Adolphe, L Khatib, C van Golde… - Journal of Gambling …, 2019‏ - Springer
It is generally believed that there is an instrumental relationship between problem gambling
and crime such that some gamblers resort to illegal activity to recoup financial shortfalls …

Psychosocial risk factors in disordered gambling: A descriptive systematic overview of vulnerable populations

S Sharman, K Butler, A Roberts - Addictive Behaviors, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Background Gambling is a behaviour engaged in by millions of people worldwide; for some,
gambling can become a severely maladaptive behaviour, and previous research has …

Quinte longitudinal study of gambling and problem gambling

RJ Williams, RG Hann, DP Schopflocher, BL West… - 2015‏ - opus.uleth.ca
The Quinte Longitudinal Study (QLS) is a prospective study of gambling and problem
gambling conducted in the Quinte region of Ontario, Canada from 2006 to 2011. A sample of …

The conceptual framework of harmful gambling: a revised framework for understanding gambling harm

M Hilbrecht, D Baxter, M Abbott, P Binde… - Journal of behavioral …, 2020‏ - akjournals.com
Abstract Background and aims The Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling moves
beyond a symptoms-based view of harm and addresses a broad set of factors related to the …

Use of online crowdsourcing platforms for gambling research

S Mishra, RN Carleton - International Gambling Studies, 2017‏ - Taylor & Francis
Crowdsourcing platforms like Amazon's Mechnical Turk and Crowdflower have been touted
to be a cost-effective way to collect large amounts of behavioural data. Across four large-n …

Problem gambling among Ontario students: Associations with substance abuse, mental health problems, suicide attempts, and delinquent behaviours

S Cook, NE Turner, B Ballon, A Paglia-Boak… - Journal of Gambling …, 2015‏ - Springer
This paper describes gambling problems among Ontario students in 2009 and examines the
relationship between gambling problems and substance use problems, mental health …

The relationship of problem gambling to criminal behavior in a sample of Canadian male federal offenders

NE Turner, DL Preston, C Saunders, S McAvoy… - Journal of Gambling …, 2009‏ - Springer
This article examines the prevalence of moderate and severe problem gambling in a sample
of 254 incarcerated Canadian male federal offenders (completion rate of 39.0%). The …