ReviewCurrent opinion in psychiatry2021
The impact of COVID-19 on gambling and gambling disorder: emerging data.
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Online Gambling: A Systematic Review of Risk and Protective Factors in the Adult Population.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Pooled it
- COVID-19 and resultant restrictions on gambling behaviour.Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews · 2022Pooled it
- How We Lost 90% of Participants on a Bad Bet: Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial on Cognitive Bias Modification in Problem Gamblers.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Trial
- Understanding Sports Betting Among Young People: Psychosocial and Structural Influences.Journal of prevention (2022) · 2026Article
- Prevalence of gambling behavior and risk for gambling disorder in Austria.Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2026Article
- 'Gambling is an escape': a qualitative study of problematic gambling among sexually diverse adults in Canada.BMJ open · 2026Article
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- Help-seeking for gambling problems during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study on the experiences of Norwegian help providers and their insights into gamblers.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Factors Associated with the Prevalence of Online and Offline Gambling Among Medical Sciences Students in Central-Southern Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study.Addiction & health · 2026Article
- Preparing for the Next Pandemic: Lessons from COVID-19's Impact on Child and Adolescent Health Inequities in Ghana.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Relationship Between Gambling Accessibility and Behavior Among Korean Adults.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Article
- Changes and continuities in gambling careers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal qualitative study of regular sports bettors in Britain.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence and predictors of problem gambling among Swedish male elite football players: a cross-sectional study.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Article
- Stock and cryptocurrency trading and problem gambling behavior during early phases of the COVID-19 pandemic: a narrative literature review.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Review
- Loss of resources and gambling during the COVID-19 pandemic: a three-wave longitudinal study.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Gambling in Victoria: Changes in Participation, Problem Gambling and Gambling Environment Between 2008 and 2018.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Article
- Unmasking Risky Habits: Identifying and Predicting Problem Gamblers Through Machine Learning Techniques.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Article
- The COVID-19 lockdown experience suggests that restricting the supply of gambling can reduce gambling problems: An Australian prospective study.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Article
- Availability restrictions and mandatory precommitment in land-based gambling: effects on online substitutes and total consumption in longitudinal sales data.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for individuals with gambling disorder in Indonesia: protocol for a pilot and feasibility study.F1000Research · 2024Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewThe lockdown response to the COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted commercial gambling in many jurisdictions around the world. The goal of this review is to systematically identify and describe the survey data and findings to date examining the effect on individual gambling and gambling disorder. RECENT
findingsOf the 17 publications meeting inclusion criteria, the majority reported cross-sectional assessments (n = 11, 65%) and remainder were longitudinal in that they had earlier gambling data for participants (n = 6, 35%). Not surprisingly given the closure of land-based gambling, an overall reduction in gambling frequency and expenditure was reported in all studies. The estimate of the proportion of participants in both the general population and the population that gambles who increased overall gambling or online gambling was variable. The most consistent correlates of increased gambling during the lockdown were increased problem gambling severity, younger age groups, and being male. SUMMARY: These results suggest that the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on gambling and problematic gambling are diverse - possibly causing a reduction in current or future problems in some, but also promoting increased problematic gambling in others. The longer-term implications of both the reduction in overall gambling, and the increase in some vulnerable groups are unclear, and requires assessment in subsequent follow-up studies. However, in the short term, individuals with existing gambling problems should be recognized as a vulnerable group.
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