Is boredom associated with problem gambling behaviour? It depends on what you mean by ‘boredom’

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Academic boredom, engagement and the achievement of undergraduate students at university: a review and synthesis of relevant literature (2018, background): “, 2000; Zondag, 2013);  impulse control deficits including gambling, smoking, alcohol and substance abuse, eating disorders, sexual promiscuity, dangerous driving and self-harm (Kass and Vodanovich, 1990; Stikney and Miltenberger, 1999; see also Dahlen et al., 2004, 2005; Kass et al., 2010; Mercer ”
The Unengaged Mind (2012, background): “boredom, attention, emotion level, boredom is linked with impulse control deficits such as overeating and binge eating (Stickney & Miltenberger, 1999), drug and alcohol abuse (Lee, Neighbors, & Woods, 2007; LePera, 2011; Wiesbeck et al., 1996), and problem gambling (Mercer & Eastwood, 2010).”
The bored mind is a guiding mind: toward a regulatory theory of boredom (2018, background): “Bored individuals experience a withdrawal from their environment and cannot identify with what the environment is offering them (e.g., Greenson, 1953; Fahlman et al., 2013; Mercer & Eastwood, 2010).”
The good of boredom (2018, unknown): “…driving (Dahlen et al., 2005; Kass et al., 2010), and are more prone to binge eating (Stickney & Miltenberger, 1999; see also Ganley, 1989), drug and alcohol abuse (Lee et al., 2007; LePera, 2011; Paulson et al., 1990), and problem gambling (Blaszczynski et al., 1990; Mercer & Eastwood, 2010).”