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  1. 1.

    1These slot machines (electronic gaming machine [EGMs] or video lottery terminals [VLTs]) have jackpots of €40 and you bet a maximum of €2, whereas the biggest jackpot of slot machines in the Grand Casino Helsinki has been over €220,000.

  2. 2.

    2These gaming tables require lower stakes than the gaming tables within the Grand Casino.

  3. 3.

    3In comparable numbers with the 2003 study (taken into account only those individuals who had gambled at least twice a month): 1.5% (SOGS-R 5+) and 2.8% (SOGS-R 3-4).

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    4Of gamblers calling the Peluuri helpline 73% were male. Of all gamblers, 66% played slots.

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Jaakkola, T. (2009). Finland. In: Griffiths, M., Hayer, T., Meyer, G. (eds) Problem Gambling in Europe. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09486-1_4

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