• An empirical real-world study of losses disguisedas wins in electronic gaming machines 

      Leino, Tony; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Pallesen, Ståle; Blaszczynski, Alex; Sagoe, Dominic; Molde, Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Losses disguised as wins (LDWs) appear to reinforce gambling persistence. However, little research has examined this phenomenon with real gamblers in natural gambling settings. We aimed to examine the relationship between ...
    • Prevalence and Correlates of Problem Gambling in a Representative Sample of Norwegian 17-Year-Olds 

      Hanss, Daniel; Mentzoni, Rune Aune; Blaszczynski, Alex; Molde, Helge; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-12)
      We report data collected in a representative sample of 17-year-old Norwegians to investigate prevalence rates of non-problem, risk, and problem gambling, as measured by the Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI). In addition, ...
    • The Relationship Between Structural Game Characteristics and Gambling Behavior: A Population-Level Study 

      Leino, Tony; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Blaszczynski, Alex; Griffiths, Mark D.; Mentzoni, Rune Aune; Pallesen, Ståle; Molde, Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-13)
      The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the structural characteristics and gambling behavior among video lottery terminal (VLT) gamblers. The study was ecological valid, because the data consisted of ...