Simulated gambling in video gaming: What are the implications for adolescents?

Education and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 68-70

  Griffiths, Mark D ^a   King, Daniel L ^b   Delfabbro, Paul H ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

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