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. 2019 May;114(5):935-936.
doi: 10.1111/add.14583. Epub 2019 Mar 10.

Loot box limit-setting: a potential policy to protect video game users with gambling problems?

Aaron Drummond  1 , James D Sauer  2 , Lauren C Hall  1
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Loot box limit-setting: a potential policy to protect video game users with gambling problems?

Aaron Drummond et al. Addiction. 2019 May.
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Keywords: Gambling; electronic gambling machines; limit setting; loot boxes; psychology; video games.

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