Responsible gambling strategies for Internet gambling: The theoretical and empirical base of using pop-up messages to encourage self-awareness

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 202-207

  Monaghan, Sally ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Addiction; Gambling regulation; Internet gambling; Pop up messages; Prevention; Problem gambling

Indexed keywords

POLLUTION;

ADDICTION; GAMBLING REGULATION; POP-UP MESSAGES; PREVENTION; PROBLEM GAMBLING;

INTERNET;

EID: 54449087050     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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