Problem gambling on the internet: Implications for internet gambling policy in North America

New Media and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 520-542

  Wood, Robert T ^a   Williams, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Addiction; Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI); Gambling; Gaming; Internet; North America; Online; Policy; Problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248579111     PISSN: 14614448     EISSN: 14617315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1461444807076987     Document Type: Article

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