Conflict of interest
Competing interest
Dr. Michael J. A. Wohl. Funding: Dr. Wohl has received gambling-related research funding from provincial granting agencies in Canada. He has also received direct and/or indirect research funds from the gambling industry in Canada, United States of America, United Kingdom, Australia and Sweden. Additionally, he has served as a consultant for the gambling industry in Canada, United States of American, New Zealand, and Australia. Funds were also awarded by federal granting agencies in Canada and Australia for research unrelated to gambling. A detailed list can be found on his curriculum vitae (http://carleton.ca/bettermentlabs/wp-content/uploads/CV.pdf). No funds were provided to Wohl for the preparation of the current paper. Constraints on publishing: There are no constrains on publishing. Competing interests: There are no competing interest to declare.
Dr. Nassim Tabri. Funding: Dr. Tabri has received gambling-related research funding from Gambling Research Exchange Ontario (GREO)—a provincial granting agency in Canada. He has also received indirect research funds from the gambling industry in Canada, United States, and the United Kingdom. Additionally, he has served as a consultant for the gambling industry in Canada and the United States. Funds were also awarded by federal granting agencies in Canada for research unrelated to gambling. No funds were provided to Tabri for the preparation of the current paper. Constraints on publishing: There are no constrains on publishing. Competing interests: There are no competing interest to declare.
Dr. John M. Zelenski. Funding: Dr. Zelenski has received no funding for addiction-related research, nor has he consulted on these issues with industry. Constraints on publishing: There are no constrains on publishing. Competing interests: There are no competing interest to declare.
All authors declare that there are no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Michael J. A. Wohl, Department of Psychology, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1S 5B6. Tel: (902) 520-2600 x 2908, E-mail: [email protected]