Manipulations of the Features of Standard Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) Games: Effects in Pathological and Non-Pathological Gamblers

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 297-320

  Loba, Pamela ^a   Stewart, Sherry H ^a   Klein, Raymond M ^a   Blackburn, James R ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; RECREATION; RISK FACTOR; VISION;

ADULT; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REACTION TIME; RISK FACTORS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; VIDEO GAMES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0035752778     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013639729908     Document Type: Article

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