'The integration of online gambling in the home can more easily turn gambling behavior into a component of a consumer's everyday life, like watching television,' said Kathryn LaTour, associate professor at UNLV's William F. The study, 'Blackjack in the Kitchen: Understanding Online Versus Casino Gambling,' will be published in the February 2009 issue of the Journal of Consumer Research. Legalizing and regulating online gambling in the United States and Canada could help reduce some of its most negative effects on consumers, says a new study by the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of Western Ontario.