Facilitating Responsible Gambling: The Relative Effectiveness of Education-Based Animation and Monetary Limit Setting Pop-up Messages Among Electronic Gaming Machine Players

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 703-717

  Wohl, Michael J A ^a   Gainsbury, Sally ^b   Stewart, Melissa J ^c   Sztainert, Travis ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animation; Education; Erroneous cognitions; Limit adherence; Limit setting; Pop up message; Responsible gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887436580     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-012-9340-y     Document Type: Article

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