The addictive potential of lottery gambling

Addictive Potential of Online-Gambling. A Prevalence Study from Austria.

There are hints, that online-gambling has a higher addictive potential than offline-gambling. In this study prevalence and sociodemographic distribution of online- vs. offline-gambling in Austria are gathered and possible relations discussed. Problematic gambling-behavior was assessed via Lie-and-Bet questionnaire from Johnson. The results indicate a tendency of younger gamblers and particularl...

Lottery gambling and addiction: An overview of European research

This report is the first in a series of papers to concentrate on gambling in Europe. The focus of this first report is lottery gambling (including scratchcards and video lottery terminals) across Europe in relation to addiction and other social impacts. We are well aware that the picture we present in this first report is incomplete as there is very little in the established peer-reviewed resea...

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors Predicting Early Gambling in Children

Internet gambling is a predictive factor of Internet addictive behavior

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Adolescent Internet gambling is associated with concomitant addictive behaviors. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of Internet gambling practices, its impact upon psychosocial development and to evaluate the association between gambling practices and Internet addictive behavior among Cypriot adolescents. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in a convenienc...

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors Test of a Potential Causal Influence of Earlier Age of Gambling Initiation on Gambling Involvement and Disorder: A Multilevel Discordant Twin Design