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Personality characteristics of male heavy gamblers, light gamblers, nongamblers, and lottery players

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    Igor Kusyszyn & Roxana Rutter

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Kusyszyn, I., Rutter, R. Personality characteristics of male heavy gamblers, light gamblers, nongamblers, and lottery players. J Gambling Stud 1, 59–63 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01019755

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