Association of gambling activities and modalities with problem gambling in Japan: A nationwide cross-sectional online survey-based study
Experiences in online sports betting, online and offline casinos, and cryptocurrency trading demonstrated statistically significant associations with the prevalence of PG. These findings emphasize the need for legal awareness of casinos and restrictions on gambling access and betting amounts.
Authors
- Tatsuya Noda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3652-7547)
- Takashi Yoshioka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7709-8278)
- Shiori Tsutsumi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0889-8392)
- Takahiro Tabuchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1050-3125)
- Tomoki Nakaya (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3827-1012)
- Satoshi Funada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8925-2348)
- Moritoshi Kido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5917-8602)
- Ryuhei So (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9838-350X)
- Chieko Ito
Institutions
- SHOWA Medical University (JP)
- Tohoku University (JP)
- Keio University (JP)
- National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (JP)
- Okayama Psychiatric Medical Center (JP)
- Osaka International Cancer Institute (JP)
- National Institute of Mental Health (JP)
- Nara Prefectural Institute of Public Health Research Center (JP)
- Aichi Mizuho College (JP)
- Nara Medical University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Addictive Behaviors Reports
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2025.100595
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Gambling Behavior and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.31
Funders
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Japan Science and Technology Agency