Card pack and loot box spending are both positively correlated with problem gambling but not linked to negative mental health

Authors

  • Leon Y Xiao
  • David Zendle
  • Elena Petrovskaya
  • Rune K. L. Nielsen
  • Philip W. S. Newall

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26503/dl.v2025i3.2658

Keywords:

card packs, trading and collectible card games, loot boxes, gacha, gambling, consumer protection, psychology, survey, video game law and regulation

Abstract

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Published

2025-06-16

Bibtex

@Conference{digra2658, title ="Card pack and loot box spending are both positively correlated with problem gambling but not linked to negative mental health", year = "2025", author = "Xiao, Leon Y and Zendle, David and Petrovskaya, Elena and Nielsen, Rune K. L. and Newall, Philip W. S.", publisher = "DiGRA", address = "Tampere", howpublished = "\url{https://dl.digra.org/index.php/dl/article/view/2658}", booktitle = "Abstract Proceedings of DiGRA 2025: Games at the Crossroads"}

Proceedings

2025: Abstract Proceedings of DiGRA 2025: Games at the Crossroads

Section

Papers

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