The role of auditory features within slot-themed social casino games and online slot machine games

Journal of Gambling Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1735-1751

  Bramley, Stephanie ^a   Gainsbury, Sally M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auditory features; Internet gambling; Music; Online slot machine; Online social casino games; Sound

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADULT; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CONTROL; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; REINFORCEMENT; REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; FEMALE; GAMBLING; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MUSIC; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84962054062     PISSN: 10505350     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10899-014-9506-x     Document Type: Article

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