Aarestad, Sarah Helene
Erevik, Eilin Kristine
Smith, Otto Robert Frans
Griffiths, Mark D.
Leino, Tony Mathias
Mentzoni, Rune Aune
Pallesen, Ståle
Funding for this research was provided by:
University of Bergen
Article History
Received: 4 March 2023
Accepted: 11 October 2023
First Online: 25 October 2023
Change Date: 7 November 2023
Change Type: Update
Change Details: This article has been corrected since original publication; please see the linked erratum for further details.
Change Date: 6 November 2023
Change Type: Correction
Change Details: A Correction to this paper has been published:
Change Details: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01427-5
Declarations
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: The study was reviewed and approved by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics in Western Norway (no. 30393). Informed consent was not obtained from the individual participants included in the study, as data were obtained from nationwide health registries to which reporting is mandatory. Thus, the informed consent was waived and approved by the Regional Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics in Western Norway. The research was conducted in accordance with the Helsinki Declaration.
: Not applicable.
: MDG has received research funding from Norsk Tipping (the gambling operator owned by the Norwegian government). 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 undertakes consultancy for various gambling companies in the area of player protection and social responsibility in gambling.