Funding for this research was provided by:
Nottingham Trent University
Article History
First Online: 20 August 2018
Compliance with Ethical Standards
: All procedures followed were in accordance with the ethical standards of the responsible committee on human experimentation (institutional and national) and with the Helsinki Declaration of 1975, as revised in 2000 (5). Parental permission to participate was given for those students aged under 18 years and informed consent from all participants was obtained. Informed consent was obtained from all patients for being included in the study.
: MDG’s university currently receives funding from Norsk Tipping (the gambling operator owned by the Norwegian Government) for ongoing research. MDG has received funding for a number of research projects in the area of gambling education for young people, social responsibility in gambling and gambling treatment from Gamble Aware (formerly the Responsibility in Gambling Trust), a charitable body which funds its research program based on donations from the gambling industry. MDG also undertakes consultancy for various gaming companies in the area of social responsibility in gambling.The remaining authors (FC and JA) have no conflicts of interest.