OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of International Gambling Studies is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Gaming-gambling convergence: evaluating evidence for the ‘gateway’ hypothesis	48
Meta-analysis of the relationship between problem gambling, excessive gaming and loot box spending	45
Paid online convenience samples in gambling studies: questionable data quality	36
The value of voluntary vs. mandatory responsible gambling limit-setting systems: A review of the evidence	22
Substitution behaviors among people who gamble during COVID-19 precipitated casino closures	20
Gambling engagement mechanisms in Twitch live streaming	20
Are any samples representative or unbiased? reply to Pickering and Blaszczynski	15
Problem gambling within the context of poverty: a scoping review	15
GamblingLess: Curb Your Urge: Development and usability testing of a smartphone-delivered ecological momentary intervention for problem gambling	14
Using machine learning to predict self-exclusion status in online gamblers on the PlayNow.com platform in British Columbia	13
Gaming and gambling in adolescence: the role of personality, reflective functioning, time perspective and dissociation	12
Defining the esports bettor: evidence from an online panel survey of emerging adults	12
Gambling-gaming convergence: new developments and future directions	12
Multi-venue exclusion program and early detection of problem gamblers: what works and what does not?	12
Validation of the problematic social casino gaming scale	10
Exploring differences in substance use among emerging adults at-risk for problem gambling, and/or problem video gaming	9
An exploratory study of the role played by hedonic dysregulation in gambling disorder	9
The convergence of play: interrelations of social casino gaming, gambling, and digital gaming in Finland	8
Changes in gambling behavior during the COVID-19 lockdown in Germany	8
Criminogenic problem gambling: a study of verdicts by Swedish courts	7
A gambling primary prevention program for students through teacher training: an evidence-based study	7
Gambling problems among United Kingdom armed forces veterans: Associations with gambling motivation and posttraumatic stress disorder	7
The social debate about gambling regulation in Italy: an analysis of stakeholders’ arguments	7
How problem gambling by a male partner contributes to intimate partner violence against women: a gendered perspective	7
Defining the key issues discussed by problematic gamblers on web-based forums: a data-driven approach	7

Microtransaction spending and problematic gambling of UK university call of duty gamers	6
Responsible gambling staff training in land-based venues: a systematic review	6
Emotion regulation strategies and dissociation in Gambling Disorder	6
Behavioral analysis of habit formation in modern slot machine gambling	6
Problem gambling and income as predictors of loot box spending	5
Casino proximity, visit frequency, and gambling problems	5
A qualitative study of gambling, deprivation and monetary motivations	5
Financial speculation in Canada: prevalence, correlates and relationship to gambling	5
An experiment on the perceived efficacy of fear-based messages in online roulette	5
How gambling harms the wellbeing of family and others: a review	5
Comorbid behavioral and substance-related addictions in young population with and without gambling disorder	5
The utilization and perception of sports betting experts (‘tipsters’) among sports bettors with gambling problems: a qualitative focus group interview study	5
Attitudes toward gambling in young people: a cross-national study of Australia, Canada, Croatia and Israel	4
Effects of sequential winning vs. losing on subsequent gambling behavior: analysis of empirical data from casino baccarat players	4
Poverty and economic behavior: gambling on social security paydays	4
The evolution of young gambling studies: digital convergence of gaming, gambling and cryptocurrency technologies	4
Skill gambling machines and electronic gaming machines: participation, erroneous beliefs, and understanding of outcomes	4
‘It’s concerning’, but is it your concern? Objectivity, advocacy and activism in gambling research	4
Applying the Protective Gambling Beliefs Scale (PGBS) among Chinese gamblers and testing its association with responsible gambling	3
A process-based analysis of the pathways model of problem gambling through clinical case formulations	3
Interference-based methods to mitigate gambling craving: a proof-of-principle pilot study	3
The symbolic construction of sports betting products	3
Outcome sequences and illusion of control - Part I: An online replication of Langer & Roth (1975)	3
Externalizing and internalizing trajectories to adolescent gambling: a longitudinal study	3
Conceptual and methodological issues in pathways model research	3
Applications of data science for responsible gambling: a scoping review	3
Is the economic model of gambling dependent on problem gambling? Evidence from an online survey of regular sports bettors in Britain	3
The behaviour-attitude divide: understanding public attitudes towards gambling	3
Exploring the pathways model in a sample of patients with gambling disorder	3
Simulated gambling consumption mediation model (SGCMM): disentangling convergence with parallel mediation models	3
Outcome sequences and illusion of control – part II: the effect on post-loss speeding	3
Italian gamblers’ perspectives on the impact of slot machine restrictions on their behaviors	3
Avoiding use of stigmatising descriptors in gambling studies	2
A scoping review of experimental manipulations examining the impact of monetary format on gambling behaviour	2
Assessing severity of problem gambling – confirmatory factor and Rasch analysis of three gambling measures	2
Gambling researchers’ use and views of open science principles and practices: a brief report	2
Unclaimed prize information increases the appeal of scratch card games	2
Volatility under the spotlight: panel regression analysis of online slots player in the UK	2
Making sense of gambling. Swedish youth navigating between risk and responsibility	2
Psychometric properties of the Problem Gambling Severity Index Among Older Adults	2
The role of migration background and cognitive distortions in the trajectories of gambling problems - a longitudinal study	2
A qualitative study of participant experience with skill gaming machines in comparison to electronic gaming machines	2
Blocking measures against offshore online gambling: a scoping review	2
Problem gambling in Germany: results of a mixed-mode population survey in 2021	2
The alarming development of online gambling in Iranian women during the COVID-19 pandemic	2
Introduction to the Special Issue “20 years of the Pathways Model: understanding disordered gambling and other behavioural addictions”	2