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 …

This paper presents an exhaustive review of the literature on lottery gambling involving
numbers games, lotto, and scratch cards. Results provide tentative answers to the question …

Abstract The Victorian Responsible Gambling Foundation engaged CQU's Experimental
Gambling Research Laboratory to develop a framework and a methodology for …

Computer games are the most advanced form of gaming. For most people, the playing is an
uncomplicated leisure activity; however, for a minority the gaming becomes excessive and is …

Objectives To describe and evaluate tests of the performance of the NODS–CLiP, an
efficient standardized diagnostic interview instrument for adult pathological and problem …

Purpose Worldwide, concern has grown over the expansion of gambling among
adolescents, who have an increased likelihood of developing risk-taking behaviors. This …

Knowledge of demographic and social correlates of problem gambling among men and
women in general population samples is limited. Such research is important for identifying …

Background Studies examining gambling preferences have identified the importance of the
type of gambling practiced on distinct individual profiles. The objectives were to compare …

Gambling has seen significant growth globally, and particularly in Italy: it has rapidly evolved
from a simple recreational activity to represent 4% of Italian GDP in 2010. A sample of 4.494 …

The study objectives were to evaluate the correlates and psychosocial implications of
internet gambling among adolescents, as well as the association between internet gambling …