OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Gambling Studies is 5. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Gaming-gambling convergence: evaluating evidence for the ‘gateway’ hypothesis	49
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	37
The value of voluntary vs. mandatory responsible gambling limit-setting systems: A review of the evidence	23
Gambling engagement mechanisms in Twitch live streaming	23
Substitution behaviors among people who gamble during COVID-19 precipitated casino closures	21
Problem gambling within the context of poverty: a scoping review	18
Are any samples representative or unbiased? reply to Pickering and Blaszczynski	15
Using machine learning to predict self-exclusion status in online gamblers on the PlayNow.com platform in British Columbia	14
Gambling-gaming convergence: new developments and future directions	14
Gaming and gambling in adolescence: the role of personality, reflective functioning, time perspective and dissociation	13
Multi-venue exclusion program and early detection of problem gamblers: what works and what does not?	12
Defining the esports bettor: evidence from an online panel survey of emerging adults	12
The convergence of play: interrelations of social casino gaming, gambling, and digital gaming in Finland	10
Validation of the problematic social casino gaming scale	10
An exploratory study of the role played by hedonic dysregulation in gambling disorder	9
Gambling problems among United Kingdom armed forces veterans: Associations with gambling motivation and posttraumatic stress disorder	8
Changes in gambling behavior during the COVID-19 lockdown in Germany	8
A gambling primary prevention program for students through teacher training: an evidence-based study	8
Emotion regulation strategies and dissociation in Gambling Disorder	8
Criminogenic problem gambling: a study of verdicts by Swedish courts	7
How gambling harms the wellbeing of family and others: a review	7
Defining the key issues discussed by problematic gamblers on web-based forums: a data-driven approach	7
How problem gambling by a male partner contributes to intimate partner violence against women: a gendered perspective	7
Behavioral analysis of habit formation in modern slot machine gambling	7

A qualitative study of gambling, deprivation and monetary motivations	6
Microtransaction spending and problematic gambling of UK university call of duty gamers	6
Skill gambling machines and electronic gaming machines: participation, erroneous beliefs, and understanding of outcomes	5
Attitudes toward gambling in young people: a cross-national study of Australia, Canada, Croatia and Israel	5
An experiment on the perceived efficacy of fear-based messages in online roulette	5
Problem gambling and income as predictors of loot box spending	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
Financial speculation in Canada: prevalence, correlates and relationship to gambling	5
Casino proximity, visit frequency, and gambling problems	5