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Regulatory Failures of the Corporate Casino Model: A Commentary on Anthony Cabot's Casino Redux. 企业赌场模式的监管失灵：评安东尼·卡伯特的《Casino Redux》

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Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-026-10482-7

Kahlil Simeon-Rose

{"title":"Regulatory Failures of the Corporate Casino Model: A Commentary on Anthony Cabot's Casino Redux.","authors":"Kahlil Simeon-Rose","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10482-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10899-026-10482-7","url":null,"abstract":"The corporatization of the casino industry represents one of gambling regulation’s great success stories. Through comprehensive licensing regimes, background investigations, and corporate ownership laws, regulators successfully displaced direct organized crime control that characterized mid-twentieth century casinos. Yet Anthony Cabot’s Casino Redux: Unveiling the Global Casino Network of Chinese Organized Crime (2025) reveals that this corporate model has generated its own systemic vulnerabilities. Drawing on Cabot’s archival examination of regulatory failures across multiple jurisdictions, this commentary argues that incentive alignment failures, including revenue incentives for executives, government dependency on gaming taxes, and the emergence of operators described by Cabot as ‘too big to fail’, have created conditions for indirect organized crime involvement that may prove as damaging as the direct ownership it replaced. The ‘Macau Model’ and ‘Vancouver Model’ demonstrate how legitimate corporations, through junket relationships and anti-money laundering failures, have become unwitting facilitators of transnational criminal enterprise. Addressing this new form of capture requires regulatory and governance reforms distinct from those that succeeded against the American Mafia.","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":"439-444"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146221928","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}

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Is Overconfidence a Risk Factor for Excessive Trading? 过度自信是过度交易的风险因素吗？

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Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-025-10436-5

Étienne Gagnon, Isabelle Giroux, Serge Sévigny, Christian Jacques

{"title":"Is Overconfidence a Risk Factor for Excessive Trading?","authors":"Étienne Gagnon, Isabelle Giroux, Serge Sévigny, Christian Jacques","doi":"10.1007/s10899-025-10436-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10899-025-10436-5","url":null,"abstract":"Gambling and trading involve similar risks and can be practiced excessively. No study has addressed cognitive distortions in excessive trading during decision-making in experimental task, though the illusion of control is well established in gambling. Overconfidence, closely related to the illusion of control, may be a cognitive factor in excessive trading. Overconfidence is a construct including overestimation, overplacement and overprecision. This study investigated the relationship between overconfidence in simulated financial decision-making involving technical analysis and the likelihood of excessive trading among individual investors. Seventy individual investors (N = 70), who traded at least once the two weeks prior to recruitment and used technical analysis for most of their trade, took part in a simulated trading task involving technical analysis during which overestimation and overplacement were assessed. Excessive trading was assessed using the Problem Gambling Severity Index adapted for trading. Results from logistic regression show that overestimation, but not overplacement, distinguishes individual investors with no-to-low risk of excessive trading from those at moderate-to-high risk. The more individual investors of our sample tended to overestimate their performance in a simulated trading task involving technical analysis the more likely they were to show moderate-to-high risk of excessive trading. These results are coherent with observations made in problem gamblers, indicating that the risk of problem gambling increases with the degree of belief in cognitive distortions. The discussion includes potential adaptations of the overplacement measure and the decision-making tasks, with consideration for potential variables to further grow knowledge of risk factors of excessive trading.","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":"767-788"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146221897","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}

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Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-27 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-025-10460-5

Einat Zamwel, Noa Vana, Shane W Kraus

{"title":"Gambling-Related Stressful Life Events: A Content Analysis Illuminating Translucent Voices in a Community Sample with Past-Year Problem Gambling.","authors":"Einat Zamwel, Noa Vana, Shane W Kraus","doi":"10.1007/s10899-025-10460-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10899-025-10460-5","url":null,"abstract":"Problem gambling (PrG) can lead to severe personal and interpersonal consequences, yet its most harmful effects often remain unrecognized, especially among individuals who do not seek formal treatment. The current study examined how men and women with past-year PrG recounted stressful life events (SLEs) arising from their gambling experiences. Inductive content analysis was conducted on open-ended responses from 218 U.S. adults who reported gambling-related SLEs in a community-based survey. Eight categories of harm were identified: material loss, living hand to mouth, mental health comorbidity, relationship distress, guilt, victimization, perpetration, and red flag cases involving compounded crises such as suicidality, illness, and legal trouble. These harms were not confined to economically disadvantaged populations. Many participants described severe consequences while identifying themselves as socially or economically privileged. Notably, most participants had never sought treatment, despite explicitly linking their gambling to distressing life events. These findings suggest that gambling-related harm may remain invisible when it does not align with dominant clinical or social risk profiles. We coin the concept of Translucent Voices to describe individuals from relatively privileged social groups whose suffering is often muted, misclassified, or overlooked by conventional care systems. We recommend equitable detection and response to gambling-related adversity through the expansion of public health frameworks aimed at identifying these individuals and intervening before gambling-related stressors escalate into SLEs. Routine screening in commonly accessed service settings, such as financial counseling, primary care, and family health services, may help identify and support these Translucent Voices before harms intensify.","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":"715-729"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145641358","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}

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Regulatory Perspectives for Gambling in Brazil: are there Lessons that can be Learned from the UK´s Experience? 巴西对博彩业的监管观点：英国的经验是否值得借鉴？

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Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-30 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-026-10496-1

Eduardo Rocha Dias, Steve Greenfield

{"title":"Regulatory Perspectives for Gambling in Brazil: are there Lessons that can be Learned from the UK´s Experience?","authors":"Eduardo Rocha Dias, Steve Greenfield","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10496-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10899-026-10496-1","url":null,"abstract":"Following recent enactment of online gambling regulations in Brazil, this commentary aims to compare the country´s policies with those of the UK, where the Gambling Act has been in force since 2005. Brazil followed a trend that falls within the recent global expansion of the gambling industry, although having an internal dynamic of its own The key question for those jurisdictions exploring deregulation or who have already ventured down that path is how a regulatory framework can reconcile the ‘harm’ that accompanies the increased freedom to gamble alongside the economic benefits that choice generates. This is a clear obstacle to framing policy in public health terms as opposed to one based on market freedom. The ongoing experience of Brazil demonstrates that, despite the wealth of evidence relating to gambling harms from the UK, the embracing of a neo-liberal approach still resonates. Regulators in Brazil and beyond need to be critically aware of the resistance to introducing new restrictions, from the gambling companies themselves, and respond accordingly.","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":"445-450"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13269285/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147576058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Validation and Measurement of Attitudes Towards Gambling: The Case of the Basque Country. 对赌博态度的验证和测量：巴斯克地区的案例。

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Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-23 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-025-10431-w

Aidée Baranda Ortiz, Iraide Fernández Aragón, Jonatan García Rabadán

{"title":"Validation and Measurement of Attitudes Towards Gambling: The Case of the Basque Country.","authors":"Aidée Baranda Ortiz, Iraide Fernández Aragón, Jonatan García Rabadán","doi":"10.1007/s10899-025-10431-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10899-025-10431-w","url":null,"abstract":"Gambling is deeply rooted in Basque society due to its high participation. However, in recent times it has been the focus of public debates. This study aims to offer a first sociological approach to the phenomenon of gambling in the Basque Country and to explore social attitudes towards it. To this end, an attempt was made to apply the Attitudes Towards Gambling Studies, carried out in other contexts, although the results were not fully satisfactory. In response, the Synthetic Index of Attitudes towards Gambling (SIAG) was designed and applied in order to better capture the specificities of the Basque case. The SIAG has made it possible to detect a marked polarization in attitudes towards gambling. Based on the responses to different items related to regulation, danger, economic impact and (i)responsibility associated with gambling, three clearly differentiated profiles have been identified: people opposed to gambling, people who are ambivalent and people who are in favor of gambling. In summary, despite a generalized negative perception of gambling and pejorative attitudes derived from its consequences, these are not strong enough to discourage gambling or eliminate its recognition as a relevant economic agent.","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":"513-530"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13269520/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145349272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Problem Gambling and its Relation to Delayed Reward Discounting: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. 问题赌博及其与延迟奖励贴现的关系：随机对照试验的二次分析。

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Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-12 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-025-10458-z

Dominic Haag, Andreas Meyer, Nikolaos Boumparis, Andreas Wenger, Christian Baumgartner, Doris Malischnig, Matthew T Keough, David C Hodgins, Yasser Khazaal, Severin Haug, Michael P Schaub

{"title":"Problem Gambling and its Relation to Delayed Reward Discounting: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.","authors":"Dominic Haag, Andreas Meyer, Nikolaos Boumparis, Andreas Wenger, Christian Baumgartner, Doris Malischnig, Matthew T Keough, David C Hodgins, Yasser Khazaal, Severin Haug, Michael P Schaub","doi":"10.1007/s10899-025-10458-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10899-025-10458-z","url":null,"abstract":"Delayed reward discounting (DRD) refers to the phenomenon where future rewards are perceived as less valuable compared to immediate rewards. The extent of this devaluation has been repeatedly linked to addictive behaviors. DRD could play an important role in the development and maintenance of problem gambling. We aim to better understand the relationship between DRD and problem gambling, examine temporal changes in DRD, and evaluate its predictive value for adherence. We conducted a secondary analysis of data from participants in the Win Back Control study (n = 345), a two-arm RCT that demonstrated effectiveness in reducing problematic gambling behavior. DRD was assessed using the Monetary Choice Questionnaire (MCQ), the severity of problem gambling was measured with the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI), and gambling symptom severity was evaluated using the Gambling Symptom Assessment Scale (G-SAS). DRD is significantly positively associated with gambling symptom severity (G-SAS: b = 13.90, p = 0.002) and problem gambling severity (PGSI: b = 9.39, p < 0.001). DRD decreased significantly on a weekly basis over the three measurement time points (b = -0.001, p < 0.001). DRD could not be identified as a mediator, which should be further investigated in future studies. DRD is significantly positively associated with problem gambling severity and gambling symptom severity. DRD does not serve as a predictor of adherence. DRD decreases over the three time points along with severities of gambling behavior and gambling symptoms. However, the findings are correlational and may be affected by attrition bias.","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":"789-807"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13269301/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145497139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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When Others Are Present: How Gender and Group Identification Shape Risk-Taking in Novice Gamblers? 当其他人在场：性别和群体认同如何影响新手赌徒的冒险行为？

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Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-31 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-025-10448-1

Hongjia Zhang, Yilin Wu, Qifang Xiao, Siyu Zhao, Rujing Xu, Shenglu Ye, Shuang Gao

{"title":"When Others Are Present: How Gender and Group Identification Shape Risk-Taking in Novice Gamblers?","authors":"Hongjia Zhang, Yilin Wu, Qifang Xiao, Siyu Zhao, Rujing Xu, Shenglu Ye, Shuang Gao","doi":"10.1007/s10899-025-10448-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10899-025-10448-1","url":null,"abstract":"Emerging adults are at elevated risk for gambling-related harm, even at low-level of engagement. This study examines how gender, group identification, and social presence interact to affect gambling intensity in novice gamblers. Participants included 48 males (Mage = 18.69, SD = 1.24) and 61 females (Mage = 18.46, SD = 0.74), with ages ranging from 17 to 23 years, were screened using the Brief Sensation Seeking Scale-Chinese Version. Group identification was manipulated using the Cyberball paradigm, and social presence was varied through either a virtual audience (videoconference) or simulated co-actor win announcements. Gambling intensity was assessed using multiple gambling indicators, including remaining chips, risk-taking index, average betting time, average betting size, and total betting size. Multivariate ANOVA revealed significant main effects of gender, along with a significant interaction between gender and group identification. Notably, males with high group identification demonstrated significantly greater gambling intensity-characterized by increased betting frequency, larger wagers and higher risk-taking-compared to those with low identification. In contrast, females showed little susceptibility to group identification. These findings highlight the differential impact of social identity on gambling behavior by gender, suggesting that prevention strategies for novice gamblers should specifically target social identification processes within gambling environments.","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":"585-608"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145423488","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}

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Translation and Adaptation of the Online Gambling Disorder Questionnaire (OGD-Q) into Brazilian Portuguese. 网络赌博障碍问卷（OGD-Q）的巴西葡萄牙语翻译与改编。

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Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-03-08 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-026-10480-9

Maria Clara Siqueira Rego, Victor Hugo Maia de Souza, Leonardo Fernandes Martins, Breno Sanvicente-Vieira

{"title":"Translation and Adaptation of the Online Gambling Disorder Questionnaire (OGD-Q) into Brazilian Portuguese.","authors":"Maria Clara Siqueira Rego, Victor Hugo Maia de Souza, Leonardo Fernandes Martins, Breno Sanvicente-Vieira","doi":"10.1007/s10899-026-10480-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10899-026-10480-9","url":null,"abstract":"Online gambling has grown increasingly popular over the past decade, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Online gamblers tend to face more issues than those who gamble in traditional settings, leading to a higher risk of developing pathological gambling. In Brazil, gambling activities are culturally accepted and normalized, which encourages widespread participation among the population. Therefore, screening and assessing online gambling is now a public necessity. The Online Gambling Disorder Questionnaire (OGD-Q), developed by González-Cabrera et al. (2020), aims to evaluate symptoms of gambling disorder primarily online. Given the significance of this issue in Brazil, this study sought to adapt the scale for cross-cultural use and examine its psychometric properties. The sample included 298 participants who completed an online survey. Nomothetic validity was tested through Spearman’s Rho correlations between measures of depression, anxiety, stress, and online gaming behavior. Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach’s alpha and Omega Coefficient, along with confirmatory factor analysis. Results showed strong reliability, with a Cronbach’s alpha of 0.92 and an Omega Coefficient of 0.93. The confirmatory factor analysis supported the proposed one-factor structure, demonstrating good fit indices and factor loadings. Significant correlations were found in the total sample between OGD-Q scores and measures of online gaming, depression, anxiety, and stress. In summary, the findings demonstrate that the Brazilian version of OGD-Q is an effective tool for assessing online gambling disorder in the Brazilian population.","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":"531-554"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13269456/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147373397","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Pay to Play or Pay to Lose? The Impact of In-game Spending in Digital Games on Gambling Problems. 付费玩还是付费输？数字游戏中的游戏内消费对赌博问题的影响

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Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2025-11-04 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-025-10453-4

Ilkka Vuorinen, Iina Savolainen, Atte Oksanen

{"title":"Pay to Play or Pay to Lose? The Impact of In-game Spending in Digital Games on Gambling Problems.","authors":"Ilkka Vuorinen, Iina Savolainen, Atte Oksanen","doi":"10.1007/s10899-025-10453-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10899-025-10453-4","url":null,"abstract":"During the mid-2010s, microtransactions within digital games became more common, raising concerns that the gambling-like features in these games would contribute to increases in gambling problems. However, studies on the topic have been mostly cross-sectional. To fill this gap, this study uses longitudinal nationwide survey data collected from 949 adult Finnish participants every six months from the spring of 2021 to the fall of 2024 to investigate the impact of microtransactions on gambling problems-measured using the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI)-over time. Gambling participation, mental health issues, and alcohol use were used as control variables, and age and gender were used as background variables. The results showed that although microtransactions had significant positive fixed and random effects on gambling problems, the effects disappeared when gambling participation was added to the models. Therefore, the effect of microtransactions on gambling problems may only be indirect. This implies that the main regulatory focus should be on actual gambling participation, whether or not it is encouraged by the purchasable content in some digital games.","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":"685-695"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13269470/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145439708","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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When Gaming Becomes Like Gambling: The Role of Flow, Immersion, Craving, and Self-control in Risky Loot Box use among Polish gamers. 当游戏变得像赌博：流、沉浸、渴望和自我控制在波兰玩家冒险战利品箱中的作用

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Journal of Gambling Studies Pub Date : 2026-06-01 Epub Date: 2026-02-11 DOI: 10.1007/s10899-025-10472-1

Andrzej Cudo, Jonathan David, Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta, Rafał P Bartczuk, Matthew T Keough

{"title":"When Gaming Becomes Like Gambling: The Role of Flow, Immersion, Craving, and Self-control in Risky Loot Box use among Polish gamers.","authors":"Andrzej Cudo, Jonathan David, Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta, Rafał P Bartczuk, Matthew T Keough","doi":"10.1007/s10899-025-10472-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10899-025-10472-1","url":null,"abstract":"Loot boxes are in-game items offering randomised rewards, often purchased with real money, and share structural similarities with gambling. Risky loot box use (RLBU) has been associated with gaming disorder (GD) symptoms, gambling-related cognitions, and financial harms. This study examined psychological correlates of RLBU in a sample of Polish gamers. A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among 433 active gamers (216 female, M = 26.95 years, SD = 4.80), who had used loot boxes in the past 12 months. Participants completed measures of RLBU, GD symptoms, craving for gaming, self-control dimensions, flow, immersion, gaming platform use, and time spent on specific game genres. Hierarchical regression analyses showed that RLBU was positively associated with daily loot box use, purchasing loot boxes with real money, flow (absorption), immersion, craving for gaming, and GD symptoms. RLBU was negatively associated with self-control in the goal maintenance domain. Additionally, computer gaming was associated with higher RLBU compared to mobile gaming; however, this relationship was attenuated when psychological variables were included. No specific game genre was significantly associated with RLBU. These findings may suggest that immersive and absorbing gaming experiences, combined with low ability to maintain long-term goals, may increase susceptibility to RLBU, particularly when reinforced by monetary involvement and frequent use. The results may highlight the need for prevention strategies addressing self-control, gaming-related craving, and cognitive biases related to loot box outcomes, as well as consideration of structural game design elements that may foster problematic engagement.","PeriodicalId":48155,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Gambling Studies","volume":" ","pages":"855-880"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2026-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146158654","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}

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