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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"slot machine"”.
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AN INVESTIGATION OF VARIABLES CONTRIBUTING TO DISORDERED GAMBLING AND SLOT MACHINE PLAY
… jobs, broken families, and at times, suicide. Slot machines are the most popular and most addictive form of gambling, generating nearly 70% of annual profits for the commercial casino industry in North America. Behavioral researchers have identified variables that establish and maintain problem …
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The Near Miss in Simulated Slot Machine Play: The Role of Conditioned Reinforcement
The near miss effect in slot machine gambling is generally understood as two out of three winning reel symbols aligning horizontally at the payline, with the third winning symbol appearing just above or below the payline. Previous slot machine research suggests the presentation of a near miss …
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Contextualizing Unconventional Beliefs And Ritual Activity: A Case Study Of Moderate Risk And Problem Slot Machine Gamblers
… In total 43 moderate-risk and problem slot machine gamblers were interviewed along with a comparison group of 10 non-problem gamblers all from Toronto, Ontario. Four key findings emerge from this research. 1) Beliefs about the ability to determine or procure an outcome might be more …
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Essays on Behavioral Economics and the Utility of Gambling
… the Utility of Gambling: Insights from a Machine Learning Analysis. This study examines the predictive capabilities of machine learning models in identifying distinct gambling behaviors among slot machine players. By utilizing an extensive dataset of 38,299 unique slot machine players with …
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Players' Preference For Losses Disguised As Wins In Keno: A Concurrent Choice Procedure
… (LDW). These LDWs have been shown to increase slot machine playing in numerous studies. However, their effect has not been studied in connection to Club Keno, which is also a highly prevalent game. In 2017 the Michigan lottery took in over $600 million in revenue from Club Keno (FGSAD, 2017). …
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Functional Investigation Of and Treatment Strategies for the Near Miss Effect in Gamblers
… sought to address a variable involved in slot machine gambling that has been termed the near-miss effect. In the present paper, the conceptual underpinnings of this `effect' were examined from a behavioral as well as a non-behavioral psychological perspective. The experiments and rationale …
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Behavioral and neurological investigations into pathological gambling as a behavioral addiction
… subjective closeness to win ratings of the slot machine. Furthermore, brain activation patterns did not change following function based therapy, while subjective ratings in the function based treatment group decreased. Implications for brain-behavior relationships both in a gambling context …
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Losses Disguised as Wins in Slot Machines: A Case of Contingency Confusion
… than probabilistically will be returned. Modern slot machines represent the most popular topography of site gambling, and are thought to encourage irrational gambling behaviors through the presentation of outcome stimuli that occasion the gambler to inaccurately detect the programmed …
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Spending patterns of patrons at the Sun Coast Casino and entertainment world with special reference to responsible gambling
… gamblers need more funding. • Free drinks, free slot machine vouchers and most valued guest cards should be banned. • The general public must be informed of responsible gambling. • Marketing in the gaming industry should be minimal or banned. • More research should be undertaken in the field of …