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Published · 2014

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

Philander, K., & MacKay, T.

International Gambling Studies, 14(2), 214-227

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Reassesses the relationship between online gambling and problem severity using data from Britain and Ontario. Adjusting for potentially omitted influences changed the estimated relationship, challenging a simple causal interpretation of the association between online participation and gambling problems.

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Philander, K., & MacKay, T. (2014). Online gambling participation and problem gambling severity: is there a causal relationship?. International Gambling Studies, 14(2), 214-227.