Gambling in Sub-Saharan Africa: traditional forms and emerging technologies

BKY Bitanihirwe, T Adebisi, C Bunn… - Current Addiction …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The gambling industry in Africa has seen substantial growth and
evolution over recent years with a growing body of literature describing these shifts. Here …

Is there a health inequality in gambling related harms? A systematic review

JN Raybould, M Larkin, RJ Tunney - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Here we present a systematic review of the existing research into gambling
harms, in order to determine whether there are differences in the presentation of these …

[HTML][HTML] The impact of the initial Covid-19 lockdown upon regular sports bettors in Britain: Findings from a cross-sectional online study

H Wardle, C Donnachie, N Critchlow, A Brown… - Addictive Behaviors, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Background In Britain, unprecedented restrictions on daily life associated with the
Covid-19 pandemic included the suspension of professional sports events during the initial …

Recall and awareness of gambling advertising and sponsorship in sport in the UK: A study of young people and adults

N Djohari, G Weston, R Cassidy, M Wemyss… - Harm reduction …, 2019 - Springer
Background The impact of gambling advertisements shown during sporting events on young
people is an important public health issue. While extensive research has taken place in …

Gender differences in problem gamblers in an online gambling setting

A Håkansson, C Widinghoff - Psychology research and behavior …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Background Problem gambling traditionally is markedly more common in men than in
women. However, recent data in online gamblers have indicated at least a comparable risk …

[HTML][HTML] 'It's a tradition to go down to the pokies on your 18th birthday'–the normalisation of gambling for young women in Australia

S McCarthy, S Thomas, H Pitt, M Daube… - Australian and New …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective To understand the range of factors that may influence the normalisation of
gambling for young women in Victoria, Australia. Methods In‐depth qualitative telephone …

Mental illness and socio-economic situation of women and men diagnosed with gambling disorder (GD) in Sweden-nationwide case-control study

L Larsson, A Håkansson - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The present study aimed to compare men and women with gambling disorder (GD)
regarding presence of psychiatric comorbidity and socio-economic vulnerability, and to …

Electronic gambling machine harm in older women: a public health determinants perspective

S McCarthy, H Pitt, ME Bellringer… - Addiction Research & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Women make up a significant proportion of all gamblers globally. However,
there has been limited research which has explored women's gambling and the factors that …

[HTML][HTML] Women and gambling disorder: Assessing dropouts and relapses in cognitive behavioral group therapy

M Baño, G Mestre-Bach, R Granero… - Addictive Behaviors, 2021 - Elsevier
Background: Gender-specific literature focused on gambling disorder (GD) is scarce, and
women with GD have been understudied. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate …

How gambling motives are associated with socio-demographics and gambling behavior-A Finnish population study

H Hagfors, S Castrén, AH Salonen - Journal of Behavioral …, 2022 - akjournals.com
Background and aims The aims were to examine how socio-demographics and gambling
behavior relate to both primary and additional gambling motives, and whether the gambling …