Chapter
Contemporary Gambling Worldwide
Legalised Forms of Gambling and their Consumption
Definitions: Excessive, Problem and Pathological Gambling
Measures of Excessive, Problem and Pathological Gambling
Prevalence of Problem Gambling
Risk Factors: Emerging Causal Themes
Access and Continuous Forms
2 Research into Impaired Control of Gambling Behaviour, Definition and Measurement: Traditional Psychometric and Mathematical Psychology Approaches
Gambling as One of the Addictions
Problem Gambling as the Dependent Variable
Self-control as the Dependent Variable in Problem Gambling Research
The Development of the Scale of Gambling Choices
Independent Con.rmation of the Dimension of Self-control of Gambling Behaviour
The Subjective Control Scale of Control Over Urges to Gamble
A Qualitative Study of Self-control in Youth Gamblers
Target Limits (N 12, plus N 5 who revise limits once only)
Contingency Limits: Continually Revising or Setting Vague or Broad Limits (N 14)
Emotions and the Ability to Self-regulate Gambling
Reported Harmful Impacts and the Ability to Self-regulate
The Relationship Between Impaired Control and Chasing
Impaired Control and Different Forms of Gambling
Progress in the Measurement and De.nition of Impaired Control of Gambling Behaviour
3 Impaired Control and its Relationship to other Variables Implicated in the Development of Pathological Gambling
Initial Thoughts on Modelling Impaired Self-Control: Key Variables
A Developmental Perspective on Impaired Control of Gambling
Psychosocial Maturity, Self-Regulation and Reported Harmful Impacts of Gambling
The Key Variables in Modelling Impaired Control
Level of Involvement in Gambling and Structural Characteristics
The Nature of Reinforcement in Gambling
Prior Mood and Emotion while Gambling
Rates of Problem Gambling in Clinical Samples of Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Rates of Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Clinical Samples of Problem Gamblers
Non-Clinical Samples with Problem Drinking/Problem Gambling Co-morbidity
The Role of Cognitive Variables
Rates of Problem Gambling in Clinical Samples of Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Rates of Alcohol and Substance Abuse in Clinical Samples of Problem Gamblers
Non-Clinical Samples with Problem Drinking/Problem Gambling Co-morbidity
The Role of Cognitive Variables
A Conceptual Basis for Modelling Impaired Self-Control of Gambling
4 Models of Impaired Self-Control of Gambling
Empirical Model of EGM Play
Main Study (O’Connor et al., 2005)
Descriptive Results for Main Variables
Summary of Regression Analyses
Critical Comment on Methodology
Discussion of Empirical Findings
Modelling Impaired Self-Control: A Model of Gambling Temptation–Restraint
Measure: The Gambling Temptation and Restraint Inventory
Discussion of the Two Approaches to Exploring Impaired Self-Control
5 Implications for Treatment Approaches to Problem Gambling Arising from the Model of Impaired Control
Do Existing Treatments Work? Conclusions from Treatment Literature Reviews
The Bio-psychosocial Model as a Basis for Treatment
Implications of the Model of Impaired Control for Treatment Methods
Implications for Treatment Goals
6 Implications for Harm Minimisation in the Management of Problem Gambling: Making Sense of “Responsible Gambling”
Harm Minimisation and Gambling
Preventing Problem Gamblers from Further Harm
Rendering the Process of Gambling Safer for all Consumers
Impaired Control of Regular Gamblers: A Social and Consumer Protection Issue
7 A Case Study of “Responsible Gambling” Strategies within a Single Jurisdiction: Victoria, Australia
The Introduction of Gaming Machines
The Victorian Problem Gambling Services Strategy
Problem Gambling Community Education Campaigns
Direct Treatment Services
Victoria: A Successful Public Health Approach or a Failure of Consumer Protection?
Impaired Self-control of Gambling
Key Psychological Variables
On the Nature of Impaired Self-control of Gambling
Implications for Pathological Gambling
Implications for Problem Gambling Policy
Implications for Addiction
Gambling as an Addictive Behaviour
：Impaired Control, Harm Minimisation, Treatment and Prevention
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