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A Scoping Study of the Structural and Situational Characteristics of Internet Gambling

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  • Abby McCormack

    (School of Clinical Sciences, NIHR Nottingham Hearing Biomedical Research Unit, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK)

  • Mark D. Griffiths

    (International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Division, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK)

Abstract

Internet gambling has risen greatly in recent years, yet there has been very little published research concerning the particular structural and situational characteristics of internet gambling and how these may impact on gambling behaviour and problem gambling. This study develops a comprehensive list of all the structural and situational characteristics of internet gambling and identifies those which may be more problematic for internet gambling compared with offline gambling. A scoping study was undertaken to gather evidence from a wide range of sources, including a Delphi review process among a panel of eight experts to reach consensus on the assessment rating given to each characteristic. Results show that internet gambling has a number of unique structural and situational characteristics compared to offline gambling and it would appear that a number of characteristics may be more problematic for internet gamblers compared to offline equivalents.

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  • Abby McCormack & Mark D. Griffiths, 2013. "A Scoping Study of the Structural and Situational Characteristics of Internet Gambling," International Journal of Cyber Behavior, Psychology and Learning (IJCBPL), IGI Global, vol. 3(1), pages 29-49, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:jcbpl0:v:3:y:2013:i:1:p:29-49
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