The Effect of Losses Disguised as Wins and Near Misses in Electronic Gaming Machines: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: Near misses and losses disguised as wins have been of interest to gambling researchers and policymakers for many years (e.g., Griffiths in J Gambl Stud 9(2):101-120, 1993). This systematic literature review describes the behavioural, psychological, and psychobiological effects of near misses and losses disguised as wins (LDWs) in an effort to evaluate their precise influence on the player and to highlight areas requiring further investigation. A systematic search for relevant studies was conducted using Scopus, PubMed, PsycINFO, ProQuest Sociology databases, and the Gambling Research Exchange Ontario Knowledge Repository. A total of 51 (from an initial pool of 802) experimental peer-reviewed studies using human participants were found between 1991 and 2015. The systematic review revealed t

SUBMITTER: Barton KR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5663799 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature