Voluntary Limit Setting and Player Choice in Most Intense Online Gamblers: An Empirical Study of Gambling Behaviour

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 647-660

  Auer, Michael ^a   Griffiths, Mark D ^b  

^a neccton Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Limit setting; Online casinos; Online gambling; Online lotteries; Online poker; Responsible gambling; Social responsibility in gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887442417     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-012-9332-y     Document Type: Article

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