Electronic gaming machines: are they the 'crack-cocaine' of gambling?

BACKGROUND: There is a general view that electronic gaming is the most 'addictive' form of gambling, in that it contributes more to causing problem gambling than any other gambling activity. As such, electronic gaming machines have been referred to as the 'crack-cocaine' of gambling. While this anal...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Addiction Vol. 100; no. 1; pp. 33 - 46
Main Authors: Dowling N, Smith D, Thomas T
Format: review Journal Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell Jan2005
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