The Impact of Ambient Adjustments on the Temporal Monitoring of At-Risk Gamblers

Many casino operators publicly state their intention to reduce problem gambling, but are reluctant to influence the recreational gambler. In a series of experiments focused on the link between dissociation and problem gambling, we demonstrate that subtle changes in the casino ambient environment can have dramatic consequences, but only for at-risk gambles.



Citation:

Theodore Noseworthy, Karen Finlay, and June Cotte (2011) ,"The Impact of Ambient Adjustments on the Temporal Monitoring of At-Risk Gamblers", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 39, eds. Rohini Ahluwalia, Tanya L. Chartrand, and Rebecca K. Ratner, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 172-173.

Authors

Theodore Noseworthy, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Karen Finlay, University of Guelph, Canada
June Cotte, University of Western Ontario, Canada



Volume

NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 39 | 2011



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