Online gambling addiction: the relationship between internet gambling and disordered gambling

SM Gainsbury - Current addiction reports, 2015‏ - Springer
One of the most significant changes to the gambling environment in the past 15 years has
been the increased availability of Internet gambling, including mobile; Internet gambling is …

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 benefits and dangers of enjoyment with social networking websites

O Turel, A Serenko - European journal of information systems, 2012‏ - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Information Systems enjoyment has been identified as a desirable phenomenon,
because it can drive various aspects of system use. In this study, we argue that it can also be …

The risk of online gambling: A study of gambling disorder prevalence rates in Spain

M Chóliz, M Marcos, J Lázaro-Mateo - International Journal of Mental …, 2021‏ - Springer
Since the 1990s, gambling has been considered a public health concern. The
characteristics of games and the environments in which gambling is carried out are major …

A comparative profile of the Internet gambler: Demographic characteristics, game-play patterns, and problem gambling status

RT Wood, RJ Williams - New Media & Society, 2011‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Overcoming the methodological limitations of many previous studies, the present study
employs a two-phased approach to data collection, and a weighted approach to data …

A digital revolution: Comparison of demographic profiles, attitudes and gambling behavior of Internet and non-Internet gamblers

S Gainsbury, R Wood, A Russell, N Hing… - Computers in human …, 2012‏ - Elsevier
Internet gambling is one of the fastest growing sectors of e-commerce and rapidly growing
as a mode of gambling. Although Internet gambling is characterized by high levels of …

The challenge of online gambling: the effect of legalization on the increase in online gambling addiction

M Chóliz - Journal of gambling studies, 2016‏ - Springer
It is possible that the growth and promotion of online gambling will result in substantially
increased use of these types of games in countries where they are legal. This may be …

Internet gambling: Prevalence, patterns, problems, and policy options

RT Wood, RJ Williams - 2009‏ - opus.uleth.ca
Beginning in the early to mid-1990s, as Internet access expanded into workplaces and
private residences, gamblers in Western societies were introduced to a new realm of …

Correlates of at-risk/problem internet gambling in adolescents

MN Potenza, JD Wareham, MA Steinberg… - Journal of the American …, 2011‏ - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The Internet represents a new and widely available forum for gambling.
However, relatively few studies have examined Internet gambling in adolescents. This study …

Internet gambling behavior in a sample of online gamblers

J McBride, J Derevensky - International Journal of Mental Health and …, 2009‏ - Springer
The present study examined Internet gambling behavior in a sample of online gamblers.
Participants (N= 563; 382 male; ages 18–over 65) were recruited from a banner placed in an …