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Compulsive gamers and gamblers share similar traits, but different emotional triggers
14+ hour, 6+ min ago (373+ words) A study in Ecuador involving gamblers and video gamers found that positive-affect urgency, an aspect of impulsivity, plays a larger role in gambling-related compulsivity, whereas negative urgency is more important in gaming-related compulsivity. The paper was published in Psychological Reports....
Buying video game loot boxes linked to higher rates of problem gambling
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (548+ words) Because of these similarities, experts have debated whether video games are training young people to gamble. Past research has established that teenagers and young adults who engage with loot boxes are more likely to eventually try traditional betting. However, researchers…...