Examining the structural relationships among gambling motivation, passion, and consequences of internet sports betting

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 845-858

  Lee, Choong Ki ^a   Chung, Namho ^a   Bernhard, Bo J ^b  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Consequences; Gambling motivation; Harmonious passion; Obsessive passion; Sports betting

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879538623     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: 15733602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-013-9400-y     Document Type: Article

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