An Exploratory Study of Problem Gambling on Casino Versus Non-casino...
AbstractElectronic gaming machines (EGMs) have been frequently associated with problem gambling. Little research has compared the relative contribution of casino EGMs versus non-casino EGMs on current...
View ArticleWhy People Gamble: A Qualitative Study of Four New Zealand Ethnic Groups
AbstractIn multicultural countries such as New Zealand, it is particularly important that gambling research take into account possible cultural differences. Many New Zealanders come from cultures that...
View ArticleProblem gambling and family violence: family member reports of prevalence,...
AbstractThere exists only a small number of empirical studies investigating the patterns of family violence in problem gambling populations, although some evidence exists that intimate partner violence...
View ArticleEffects of Different Screening and Scoring Thresholds on PGSI Gambling Risk...
AbstractHigh quality gambling participation and prevalence studies are important to monitor and manage risks associated with an ever changing gambling environment. Such studies are expensive and...
View ArticleThe Victorian Gambling Study (VGS) a Longitudinal Study of Gambling and...
AbstractThe Victorian Gambling Study 2008–2012 (VGS) is a large, multi-design study of gambling among Victorian adults aged 18 and older at baseline. The objectives were to estimate prevalence and...
View ArticleThe Incidence of Problem Gambling in a Representative Cohort of Swedish...
AbstractWe aimed to estimate the incidence of a first episode of problem gambling among Swedish 16–24 year-olds by demographic and socio-economic characteristics, and to compare the incidence between...
View ArticleGambling and Problem Gambling in Victoria, Australia: Changes over 5 years
AbstractRates of gambling and gambling-related harm fluctuate over time, influenced by availability, adaptation and demographic change, among other things. Assessing change is compromised by...
View ArticleGender Differences Among Helpline Callers: Prospective Study of Gambling and...
AbstractDespite the increasing amount of empirical research on gambling helplines (e.g., characteristics, effectiveness), little is known about gender differences on treatment outcomes following...
View ArticleThe Effects of Pop-up Harm Minimisation Messages on Electronic Gaming Machine...
AbstractIn New Zealand a simple pop-up message feature that provides gambling session information and forces a break in play is mandatory on all electronic gaming machines in all venues (EGMs)....
View ArticleFamily violence in a sample of treatment-seeking gamblers: the effect of...
AbstractThis study investigated the effect of problem gambler gender on the relationship between the gambler having dependent children (younger than 18 years) living at home and the gambler...
View ArticleGambling and Gambling Harm in New Zealand: a 28-Year Case Study
AbstractIt has long been asserted that increased gambling availability leads to increased participation and harm (availability hypothesis). It has also been proposed that over time participation and...
View ArticleDesign and Methods of the New Zealand National Gambling Study, a Prospective...
AbstractThis paper describes the design, sampling, recruitment, and data analysis of the prospective, nationally representative New Zealand National Gambling Study. Particular aspects of the study were...
View ArticleGambling Participation, Expenditure and Risk of Harm in Australia, 1997–1998...
AbstractGambling-related harm results primarily from financial losses. Internationally Australia continues to rank as the largest spending nation per capita on gambling products. This would suggest...
View ArticleA national public health programme on gambling policy development in New...
AbstractBackgroundIn New Zealand, a public health programme on gambling policy development is part of a national gambling harm reduction and prevention strategy mandated by the Gambling Act 2003....
View ArticleElectronic Gaming Machine Characteristics: It’s the Little Things That Count
AbstractA range of gamblers, from low-frequency social gamblers through to problem gamblers in treatment, participated in focus groups discussing the characteristics of Electronic Gaming Machines...
View ArticleA tale of two countries: comparing disability weights for gambling problems...
AbstractPurposeThis study aimed to assess the impact of gambling problems on quality of life. Specifically, we generated disability weight estimates for gambling problems in New Zealand, and compared...
View ArticlePatterns of Family and Intimate Partner Violence in Problem Gamblers
AbstractWhile the evidence about the statistical co-occurrence of family violence and problem gambling is growing, the mechanism by which the two behaviours are related is less clear. This study sought...
View ArticleCan a Brief Telephone Intervention for Problem Gambling Help to Reduce...
AbstractProblematic gambling and depression commonly co-exist, with limited research indicating that depression and/or psychological distress appear to reduce with brief interventions for problem...
View ArticleGambling Control and Public Health: Let’s Be Really Honest
AbstractThis article examines Shaffer et al.’s (2020) reaction to a Lancet paper that called for an effective public health approach to gambling. The paper claimed policy responses are individually...
View ArticleHigh Stakes: Children’s Exposure to Gambling and Gambling Marketing Using...
AbstractConcerns continue to be raised about the ‘normalising’ influence of gambling and its marketing on children. This study sought to determine the nature and extent of children’s everyday exposure...
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