Gambling Awareness Through Behavioral Science Lenses: Building Safer Choices
The Psychology of Gambling: Triggers Beyond the Rules Gambling awareness extends far beyond understanding odds—it demands insight into the cognitive biases shaping decisions. Behavioral science reveals that irrational patterns like the illusion of control and near-miss effects drive persistent play, even when losses accumulate. Reinforcement schedules, especially variable-ratio ones used in slot machines, condition players…