Problem gambling worldwide: An update and systematic review of empirical research (2000–2015)

F Calado, MD Griffiths - Journal of behavioral addictions, 2016 - akjournals.com
Background and aims Problem gambling has been identified as an emergent public health
issue, and there is a need to identify gambling trends and to regularly update worldwide …

Gambling and the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review

M Brodeur, S Audette-Chapdelaine, AC Savard… - Progress in Neuro …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The impact of COVID-19 on mental health is tremendous. Since the beginning
of the pandemic, several actors have raised concerns about the impact of the pandemic on …

Online gambling in the midst of COVID-19: a nexus of mental health concerns, substance use and financial stress

A Price - International journal of mental health and addiction, 2022 - Springer
This study examined the emerging impact of COVID-19 on gambling during the first 6 weeks
of emergency measures in Ontario, Canada. A cross-sectional online survey of 2005 …

Changes in gambling behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic—a web survey study in Sweden

A Håkansson - International Journal of Environmental Research and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically changed everyday life, and policy makers have
raised concerns about possible changes in gambling patterns during the pandemic. This …

[HTML][HTML] Gambling during the COVID-19 crisis–a cause for concern

A Håkansson, F Fernández-Aranda… - Journal of addiction …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Dr. Håkansson has received non-study-specific, overall research support from AB Svenska
spel, the state-owned gambling operator of Sweden, and PhD student support and study …

Impact of COVID-19 on online gambling–a general population survey during the pandemic

A Håkansson - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The COVID-19 pandemic may have severe impact on mental health, and concerns have
been raised about potentially increased online behavior and possibly increased gambling …

Transitioning between online gambling modalities and decrease in total gambling activity, but no indication of increase in problematic online gambling intensity during …

P Lindner, D Forsström, J Jonsson… - Frontiers in public …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The COVID-19 outbreak will likely have a public health impact beyond
immediate disease transmission. Little is known about whether social distancing and other …

[HTML][HTML] Gambling and gaming during COVID-19: The role of mental health and social motives in gambling and gaming problems

I Savolainen, I Vuorinen, A Sirola, A Oksanen - Comprehensive Psychiatry, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The uncertain and stressful global situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic
has the potential to cause anxiety and impact people's mental health. Simultaneously, social …

The relationship between gambling expenditure, socio‐demographics, health‐related correlates and gambling behaviour—a cross‐sectional population‐based …

S Castrén, J Kontto, H Alho, AH Salonen - Addiction, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Aims To investigate gambling expenditure and its relationship with socio‐demographics,
health‐related correlates and past‐year gambling behaviour. Design Cross‐sectional …

Changes of gambling patterns during COVID-19 in Sweden, and potential for preventive policy changes. A second look nine months into the pandemic

A Håkansson, C Widinghoff - International Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Gambling has been suggested as one of the potential mental health consequences of the
COVID-19 pandemic. In earlier self-report studies, increased gambling has been reported by …