Internet gambling: Misleading payout rates during the "demo" period

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 153-158

  Sévigny, Serge ^a   Cloutier, Martin ^a   Pelletier, Marie France ^a   Ladouceur, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Internet gambling; Payout rates; Slot machines; Video lottery

Indexed keywords

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

INTERNET GAMBLING; PAYOUT RATES; SLOT MACHINES; VIDEO LOTTERY;

INTERNET;

EID: 9244255294     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2004.02.017     Document Type: Article

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