Consumer attitudes towards Internet gambling: Perceptions of responsible gambling policies, consumer protection, and regulation of online gambling sites

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 235-245

  Gainsbury, Sally ^a   Parke, Jonathan ^b   Suhonen, Niko ^c  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Harm minimization; Internet casino; Online gambling; Online poker; Player protection; Policy

Indexed keywords

CONSUMER ATTITUDES; DRIVING BEHAVIOR; GAME PLAYERS; ON-LINE CASINOS; ONLINE GAMBLING; ONLINE POKER; ONLINE SURVEYS; PLAYER PROTECTION;

INTERNET; PUBLIC POLICY;

CONSUMER PROTECTION;

EID: 84868206680     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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