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Youth Gambling in North America

Long-Term Trends and Future Prospects

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Jacobs, D.F. (2005). Youth Gambling in North America. In: Derevensky, J.L., Gupta, R. (eds) Gambling Problems in Youth. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48586-9_1

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