Online gambling participation and problem gambling severity: Is there a causal relationship?

International Gambling Studies

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 214-227

  Philander, Kahlil S ^a   MacKay, Terri Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

addiction; online gaming; policy; problem gambling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84903582456     PISSN: 14459795     EISSN: 14794276     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14459795.2014.893585     Document Type: Article

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