The potential dangers of internet-based gambling as compared with more traditional land-based gambling have been increasingly investigated over the past decade. The general consensus appears to be that although internet gambling might not be a more dangerous medium for gambling per se, the 24/7 availability it generates for problem gamblers, however, is. Because smartphones have become the most used way of gambling online, internet gambling must, therefore, be further subcategorized according to the device by which it is accessed. This study examines the issue by exploring the views of smartphone gamblers undergoing treatment for gambling disorder in focus group settings (N=35). Utilizing thematic analysis, the paper shows that smartphone gambling has colonized spaces previously regarded as nongambling spheres. The workplace, especially in male-dominated contexts, emerged as an accommodator and stimulator of gambling behavior, raising issues of productivity rather than criminality. Domestic gambling was mostly characterized by an invasion of bathroom and bedtime spheres of intimacy. The study examines the implications of prevention and treatment, focusing on the minimization of exposure to gambling stimuli, the erosion of intimacy that recovering gamblers must endure, and the necessity of embracing a broader definition of gambling-related harm.

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智能手机赌博对非赌博领域的侵蚀：关于工作场所和家庭无序赌博的定性研究

与更传统的陆上赌博相比，基于互联网的赌博的潜在危险在过去十年中得到了越来越多的调查。普遍的共识似乎是，虽然互联网赌博本身可能不是一种更危险的赌博媒介，但它为问题赌徒产生的 24/7 可用性却是。由于智能手机已成为最常用的在线赌博方式，因此必须根据访问它的设备进一步细分互联网赌博。本研究通过探讨在焦点小组环境中接受赌博障碍治疗的智能手机赌徒的观点（N = 35）来研究这个问题。该论文利用主题分析表明，智能手机赌博已经占领了以前被视为非赌博领域的空间。工作场所，尤其是在男性主导的环境中，它成为赌博行为的调节者和刺激者，引发了生产力问题而不是犯罪问题。国内赌博的主要特点是侵入浴室和睡前亲密领域。该研究考察了预防和治疗的影响，重点是最大限度地减少接触赌博刺激、恢复赌徒必须忍受的亲密关系的侵蚀，以及对赌博相关伤害进行更广泛定义的必要性。