Sökning: "Casino gambling"

Hittade 5 avhandlingar innehållade orden Casino gambling.

  1. 1. Ungdomars spel om pengar : Spelmarknaden, situationen och karriären

    Författare :Ove Svensson; Sociologiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology; Leisure activity; Consumption; Gambling; Youth; Sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : Gambling has become widely accepted in Sweden during the 1990s, with betting shops, gambling machines and casino-like gambling in pubs and restaurants, as well as Bingo-Lotto in our living rooms. Beyond the expansion in availability of legal gambling opportunities, the most notable change is the shift from gambling in specific venues to gambling in a much wider range of social settings. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Creating Player Appeal. Management of Technological Innovation and Changing Pattern of Industrial Leadership in the U.S. Gaming Machine Manufacturing industry, 1965-2005

    Författare :Mirko Ernkvist; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Management of technological innovation; Technological change; Digitalization; Disruptive innovation; Technological frames; Competence-destroying innovation; Entrepreneurship; Player Appeal; Gaming machine industry; Gaming machines; Slot machines; Video-Poker; Spinning-reel machines; WAP; Virtual-reel; Class III; Casino gambling; Bally Manufacturing; Bally Distributing; Bally Technologies; IGT; International Game Technology; Universal; WMS Gaming.;

    Sammanfattning : The gaming machine market has been growing rapidly in the U.S. for the last three decades, following a period of deregulation and an increasing share of gaming machines on casino floors. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Four applications of stochastic processes : Contagious disease, credit risk, gambling and bond portfolios

    Författare :Patrik Andersson; Andreas Nordvall Lagerås; Håkan Andersson; Stewart N. Ethier; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Stochastic processes; Mathematical statistics; Matematisk statistik; Mathematical Statistics; matematisk statistik;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four papers on applications of stochastic processes. In Paper I we study an open population SIS (Susceptible - Infective - Susceptible) stochastic epidemic model from the time of introduction of the disease, through a possible outbreak and to extinction. The analysis uses coupling arguments and diffusion approximations. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Brief online interventions for concerned gamblers in a gambling helpline

    Författare :Håkan Wall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Problem gambling (PG) is common throughout the world and affects approximately 2% of the adult population in Sweden and most other western countries. Individuals who gamble in a problematic way experience negative consequences in various life domains, such as, economy, physical and mental health, work life and/or in the relations with family and friends. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Healthcare when the bets are off : symptoms, trajectories and treatment of individuals with gambling disorder

    Författare :Viktor Månsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Gambling Disorder is a debilitating condition associated with several adverse outcomes. Despite available treatment, most of those suffering never seek help and those that do often present a complex clinical picture with a long duration of gambling problems and additional psychiatric disorders. LÄS MER