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{"title":"Gambling Channel Engagement Across Italy and the UK: The Role of Financial Literacy and Behavioural Diversification.","authors":"Chiara Barone, Benedetta Cesti, Virginia Attisani, Rebecca Losi, Stefano De Vita, Guendalina Graffigna","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10551-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-026-10551-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gambling increasingly occurs across multiple access environments, yet research has often treated online and offline gambling as interchangeable modes of access rather than as distinct patterns of behavioural engagement. The present study examined whether gambling channel engagement was associated with type of game, financial literacy dimensions, financial anxiety, and national context. The study included 2,000 adult gamblers recruited in Italy (n = 1,000) and the United Kingdom (n = 1,000). Gambling channel was classified as offline-only, online-only, or mixed-channel engagement. A sequential multinomial logistic modelling strategy examined the contribution of gambling type and country, followed by Financial Knowledge, Financial Behaviour, Financial Attitudes, and Financial Anxiety. Country-specific models, formal interaction tests, demographic and socioeconomic adjustment, and non-parametric bootstrap analyses were also conducted. Gambling type was the strongest predictor of channel engagement. Strategic gambling and participation across multiple gambling-type categories were consistently associated with online and mixed-channel gambling relative to offline gambling. Financial Knowledge independently predicted both online and mixed-channel engagement, whereas Financial Behaviour, Financial Attitudes, and Financial Anxiety were not significant after adjustment for gambling type and country. UK participants had higher odds of online and mixed-channel gambling than Italian participants. Country-specific analyses showed that Financial Knowledge predicted online gambling in both countries and mixed-channel gambling in the UK. Formal interaction testing indicated that the association between Financial Knowledge and mixed-channel gambling was significantly stronger in the UK than in Italy. The findings suggest that gambling channel engagement reflects broader patterns of behavioural diversification rather than a simple preference for a particular mode of access. Financial Knowledge may be associated with participation across more complex and flexible gambling environments, although its role appears to vary across national contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148889151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association Between Early Dropout from a Gambling Disorder Group Program and Subsequent Loss of Outpatient Contact: A Retrospective Cohort Study.","authors":"Yuichi Shimohara, Akihisa Iriki, Hiromi Bando, Go Kato","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10523-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-026-10523-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Objective early discontinuation of structured gambling disorder (GD) programs is common; however, whether stopping after the first session indicates subsequent loss of outpatient contact is unclear. We examined the association between early program dropout and short-term loss of outpatient follow-up. Methods this single-center retrospective cohort study included 155 adults (≥ 18 years) with GD, diagnosed by psychiatrists according to ICD-10 criteria, who attended a group-based GD program for the first time. Early dropout was defined as attending only the first session. Loss to follow-up (LTFU) was defined as an absence of outpatient visit for ≥ 90 days within 180 days after the first session, excluding program sessions, reflecting loss of outpatient contact. Adjusted associations were estimated using logistic and modified Poisson regression with robust standard errors, adjusting for age, sex, South Oaks Gambling Screen score, comorbid psychiatric disorders, referral pathway, waiting time to program entry, and living arrangement. Results of the 155 participants, 64 (41.3%) were LTFU, and 60 (38.7%) discontinued the program early. LTFU was more frequent among early dropouts than among non-early dropouts (58.3% vs. 30.5%; crude risk ratio 1.91, 95% CI 1.32 to 2.77). The association remained after adjustment (adjusted odds ratio 2.79, 95% CI 1.36-5.82; adjusted risk ratio 1.68, 95% CI 1.15-2.46). Conclusions stopping after the first program session was associated with subsequent loss of outpatient contact within 180 days. Early dropout may be a pragmatic risk marker that triggers standardized early follow-up procedures to maintain clinical contact.</p>","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148841848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Deconstructing Methodological Paradigms in Adolescent Gambling Research: a Critical Analysis and Future Directions.","authors":"Chimezie Obinna Odionye, Offiong Asuquo Effanga, Paul Delfabbro","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10546-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-026-10546-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Four years after Delfabbro & King's (2021) foundational critique, adolescent gambling research continues to struggle with fundamental validity questions. Through a critical narrative review synthesizing literature from 2022 to 2025, we evaluate the field's progress in addressing their core contentions regarding measurement validity, causal inference, and longitudinal evidence. Our analysis reveals persistent epistemological tensions between epidemiological and developmental approaches. The review identifies a validity problem in adolescent gambling assessment: instruments adapted from adult populations fail to account for developmental context, producing prevalence estimates that risk pathologizing transient, age-normative experimentation rather than clinically significant harm. It further documents the problematic conflation of correlational evidence with causal inference in gateway hypothesis research. In response, we propose the Dynamic Harm Assessment Framework, which differs from existing models by focusing on how gambling actually disrupts a young person's daily life, measuring harm against what is realistic at their stage of development, and tracking how gambling behaviour changes over time at the individual level. This shift is necessary for distinguishing transient adolescent experimentation from stable high-risk trajectories, and for targeting clinical resources with greater precision.</p>","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148841777","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Who Bets Online? A Multidimensional Analysis of Demographic, Financial, and Psychosocial Predictors in Brazil's Emerging Gambling Market.","authors":"Gabriela Kurzweil Magini, Adriana Bruscato Bortoluzzo, Mauricio Mesquita Bortoluzzo","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10550-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-026-10550-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Brazil has rapidly become one of the world's largest online betting markets, raising public health and consumer-protection concerns in a newly regulated environment. Using data from a nationally representative Brazilian survey, the 2023-2024 X-Ray of the Brazilian Investor (N = 10,305), this study examined demographic, digital, financial, and psychosocial correlates of fixed-odds online betting participation. Logistic regressions showed that participation was most strongly associated with younger age, male sex, and constant internet use. Compared with adults aged 60+, respondents aged 18-34 had substantially higher odds of betting (OR = 7.30, 95% CI [5.38, 10.08]); men also had higher odds than women (OR = 2.32, 95% CI [2.04, 2.63]), as did constant internet users compared with non-users (OR = 4.62, 95% CI [2.53, 9.48]). High-risk/high-complexity investment profiles were also positively associated with betting (OR = 1.86, 95% CI [1.28, 2.68]), whereas saving was negatively associated (OR = 0.76, 95% CI [0.66, 0.88]). Findings suggest that regulatory strategies in emerging betting markets should prioritize youth exposure, digital accessibility, and intersections between gambling and speculative financial behavior.</p>","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148833011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Predicting Sports Betting Intentions Among Adolescents: Gender-Specific Pathways in the Reasoned Action Approach.","authors":"Aaleks Kasemi, Eva Grosemans, Anders Nilsson, Rozane De Cock, Bieke Zaman","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10548-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-026-10548-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Sports betting among adolescents is a growing public health concern, yet the social-cognitive mechanisms driving sports betting intentions in legally underage populations remain largely underexplored. This study applied the Reasoned Action Approach (RAA) to sports betting intentions in a large sample of secondary school students (N = 1,215; age range 13-19). Structural equation modeling was used to examine the extent to which sports betting-specific attitudes (instrumental and affective), perceived norms (injunctive and descriptive), and perceived behavioral control (capacity and autonomy) predicted sports betting intention, and whether these relationships were invariant across gender. The model explained 38.0% of variance in sports betting intention. Instrumental attitude and descriptive norms emerged as significant predictors. Multi-group analysis confirmed metric invariance across gender. The pattern of RAA predictors was consistent across groups, although structural paths were not fully invariant, with household income emerging as a gender-specific predictor of sports betting intention among female adolescents. Because both instrumental attitude and descriptive norms are strongly shaped by the commercial and media-driven normalization of sports betting, findings suggest that prevention efforts should target cognitive outcome evaluations and perceived peer betting norms, and that these pathways are relevant for both male and female adolescents.</p>","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148799732","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Trends and Gender Differences in Gambling with Money between 2018 and 2021: A Population-Based Study among 60,331 Spanish Adolescents.","authors":"Domingo Palacios-Ceña, Lidiane Lima Florencio, Valentín Hernández-Barrera, Spencer Yeamans, Isabel Jiménez-Trujillo, Carmen Gallardo-Pino, Pilar Carrasco-Garrido","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10545-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-026-10545-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This cross-sectional study aimed to describe the prevalence of gambling with money; the factors associated with gambling; and the time trends prevalence of gambling in the period 2018 to 2021 focusing on gender differences. Data from 60,331 adolescents from a Nationwide Population-Based Study (ESTUDES) conducted in 2019 and 2021 in Spain were analyzed. The main exposure was the self-report of gambling with money. We analyzed sociodemographic characteristics, gambling related variables, and videogames and internet related variables. Multivariable models adjusted for several variables, as gambling modalities or gender, were applied. Gambling with money declined generally among adolescents, but for some subgroups an increase was observed, as for videogames players, esports spectators or players (changes:2.4%, 1.3%, 1.8% respectively) and those with internet gaming disorders (change:1.0%) (P<.001). Among the associated factors with greater likelihood to report any type of gambling, the four with higher odds were: males compared to females (OR 3.71, 95%CI 3.39-4.06), aging 17-18 years old compared to 14-16 (OR 1.89, 95%CI 1.76-2.02), being an esports player compared to no use of videogame (OR 1.46, 95%CI 1.32-1.6) or having internet gaming disorder (OR 1.45, 95%CI 1.29-1.63). In female adolescents, the new profile with a higher likelihood of gambling includes videogame players, esport spectator and/or player, and presence of internet gaming disorders. Health and social services should aim to prevent and identify addictive behaviors early, especially in this new profile.</p>","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148764280","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validation of the Gambling Problem Recognition Scale.","authors":"Nolan B Gooding, Youssef Allami, David C Hodgins","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10544-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-026-10544-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gambling problem recognition is an understudied construct with theoretical relevance to the behaviour change process. This study is a psychometric validation of the four-item Gambling Problem Recognition Scale (GPRS). A secondary analysis of data from the Addiction Substitution and Natural Recovery longitudinal study was conducted. Confirmatory factor analyses evaluated the fit of the GRPS to a single factor model, Kendall's tau correlations were used to test convergent and divergent validity, and logistic regression was used to evaluated the incremental validity of the GPRS after adjusting for other factors that explain variance in gambling help-seeking. Converging analyses provided evidence of a strong general factor underlying the GPRS, though there is evidence of local dependence between items. Total scores on the GPRS correlated strongly with problem gambling severity, gambling-related harm, and other measures of problem recognition, and more weakly with measures of gambling participation and psychological distress. The GPRS also explains variance in help-seeking above and beyond other relevant factors, such as problem gambling severity. This study provides evidence for the validity of the GPRS as a measure of gambling problem recognition. The availability of an adequate measure for problem recognition facilitates future research regarding this theoretically-relevant but understudied construct. To this end, our findings provide preliminary evidence that problem recognition uniquely contributes to gambling help-seeking and thus, may be implicated in the process of recovery from gambling problems.</p>","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148765493","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Online Gambling Legalization and Household Credit Card Debt.","authors":"Mustafa Enes Caliskan","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10542-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-026-10542-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Since 2018, the legalization of online gambling in the United States has expanded rapidly, raising concerns about its financial impact on households. This paper examines how legalization affects credit card debt and other financial outcomes using household panel data from the Survey of Income and Program Participation. Using the staggered timing of legalization across states, I estimate a difference-in-differences model. I find that the legalization of online gambling increases credit card debt by 11.9%. The increase is driven by households that already carry credit card debt. I find no effects on income, savings, or stock holdings, which rules out changes in earnings or saving behavior as explanations. The effects are concentrated in vulnerable groups: credit card debt rises by 22.5% for households whose head has no college education, 29.7% for households with a Black head, and 13.4% for households with a young man aged 21-45. In contrast, I find no significant effects for placebo groups that are less likely to participate in online gambling. These findings provide causal evidence that the groups identified in the literature as most likely to gamble online experience the largest increases in credit card debt following legalization.</p>","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148761499","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"User Experiences with Blocking Software and Gambling Recovery: Exploring Motivation, Perceptions & Recovery Supports.","authors":"Dilushi Chandrakumar, Catherine Yang, Sue Bin Oh, Sally M Gainsbury","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10543-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10899-026-10543-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Gambling blocking software can be downloaded onto a user's device to prevent them from accessing online gambling sites, including those in offshore jurisdictions. This study investigated user experiences with a gambling blocking software and examined its relationship with holistic recovery from gambling problems. A cross-sectional survey was administered to current blocking software users internationally (N = 156). Measures assessed lifetime gambling severity, software acceptability and satisfaction, motivations for uptake, use of additional supports, software breaches, and recovery outcomes using the multidimensional Recovery Index for Gambling Disorder. Participants were predominantly male, engaged mainly in online gambling, and most reported moderate to severe lifetime gambling disorder. The blocking software demonstrated high acceptability and satisfaction, with users valuing its perceived effectiveness, free access, and comprehensive site blocking. Participants reported greatest recovery in gambling reduction, urge coping, and recovery wisdom domains, while lower scores were observed in life functioning, interpersonal relationships, and mental health. Regression analyses did not identify gambling severity, blocking duration, software breaches, or number of supports used as significant predictors of recovery, although social support was positively associated with recovery in exploratory models. Qualitative feedback highlighted perceived benefits of the blocking software alongside participant-identified suggestions for stronger blocking mechanisms, increased personalisation, and extended or permanent blocking options. Findings suggest that gambling blocking software may support aspects of recovery, particularly behavioural control, compared to broader recovery domains. Further longitudinal research is needed to clarify long-term outcomes and optimal integration with complementary supports.</p>","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148727666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Weighing the Harm: Direct Elicitation of Gambling Harm Severity Through Expert Evaluation of Narrative Accounts.","authors":"Matthew Browne, Vijay Rawat, Catherine Tulloch, Philip Newall, Matthew Rockloff","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10541-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-026-10541-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study examined whether direct expert elicitation of gambling harm severity, applied to blinded first-hand narrative accounts, produces ordered and consistent estimates with respect to quantitative self-reports. As such, this represented independent convergent validation evidence of the Gambling Harms Scales (GHS) instruments for people who gamble and affected others (AOs). Six experts with significant research or clinical expertise in the gambling field evaluated 60 transcripts from people who gamble and AOs experiencing varying levels of gambling-related harm (no-harm, low-harm, moderate-harm, and high-harm). Each transcript was evaluated using four protocols (visual analogue scale, rank ordering, time trade-off, and standard gamble). Narratives from participants with higher levels of harm (as assessed by the GHS) were associated with significantly higher expert-elicited health disutility. Disutility increased monotonically with GHS harm bands, and this pattern was consistent across all four elicitation protocols and all six expert raters. Pooled disutility estimates were 0.084 for low-harm, 0.187 for moderate-harm, and 0.221 for high-harm. Harm severity elicited by interviews and expert assessment was consistent with harm severity as assessed by the brief GHS measures. Expert evaluation of blinded narrative accounts provides independent external evidence supporting the GHS suite of instruments as measures of gambling-related harm.</p>","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148686358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}