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The Centre for Gambling Research at UBC (Dr. Clark) is supported by funding from the British Columbia Lottery Corporation and the Province of BC to the University of British Columbia. None of the authors have received financial benefits from the gambling industry or groups opposed to gambling.

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, Downing Street, Cambridge, CB2 3EB, UK

    Steve Sharman, Mike Aitken & Luke Clark

  2. Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London, De Crespigny Park, London, SE5 8AF, UK

    Mike Aitken

  3. Department of Psychology, Centre for Gambling Research at UBC, University of British Columbia, 2136 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada

    Luke Clark

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Sharman, S., Aitken, M. & Clark, L. Reply to Griffiths: The Relationship Between Gambling and Homelessness. J Gambl Stud 31, 1257–1259 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-014-9508-8

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