Small excerpt from PokerNews the rest can be found HERE
According to a survey conducted by the institute on a sample of 10,000 people, poker is one of the "safest" games in Norway, even if people think that a new piece of legislation should explicitly include limitations on losses and on gambling advertising.
Trying to understand which gambling games are the more "dangerous" for people at risk of problem gambling and compulsive gambling behaviors, researchers found out that poker carries a risk factor of 1.09 out of 10. The value puts the game in a better and safer spot than most of the gambling games, such as live bingo, online bingo and Belago — a slot-like game played on specific interactive video terminals — scored 8.33, 7.14 and 6.25, respectively.
Trying to understand which gambling games are the more "dangerous" for people at risk of problem gambling and compulsive gambling behaviors, researchers found out that poker carries a risk factor of 1.09 out of 10. The value puts the game in a better and safer spot than most of the gambling games, such as live bingo, online bingo and Belago — a slot-like game played on specific interactive video terminals — scored 8.33, 7.14 and 6.25, respectively.