Overtime: Long-Term Betting Trajectories Among Highly-Involved and Less-Involved Online Sports Bettors
AbstractOnline sports gambling involvement is discontinuous in nature, with small groups of highly involved gamblers exhibiting betting behavior that is distinctly greater than other gamblers. There is some question about whether these groups, defined by exceedingly high levels of play, also have equivalently high rates of gambling problems, and whether they maintain these play levels over time. The current study builds on past work by examining the long-term trajectories of play and voluntary self-exclusion patterns across two years among a cohort of 32,262 highly-involved and less-involved online sports gamblers. We also...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - April 9, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Characteristics of Gambling Helpline Callers in Macao: A Regional Comparison
AbstractDespite the continued focus on profiling gambling helpline callers, little is known about the characteristics of callers in Macao. To address this gap, this study aims to investigate the characteristics of problem gamblers calling the helpline in Macao and explore the regional differences between callers from Macao, mainland China, and Hong Kong. Specifically, the study examined their demographics, helpline usage, and gambling-related characteristics. The study used data collected by SKHSSCO between 2015 and 2021. The results showed that, at the aggregate level, the helpline callers in Macao were male, young, and f...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - April 9, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
A Double-Edged-Sword Effect of Overplacement: Social Comparison Bias Predicts Gambling Motivations and Behaviors in Chinese Casino Gamblers
AbstractOverconfidence, a widely observed cognitive bias, has been linked to increased gambling motivations and behaviors. However, previous studies have largely overlooked overconfidence under a social comparison context, known as overplacement, i.e., the tendency of individuals to believe that they are better than their similar peers. In the present study, we tested the effect of overplacement on gambling motivations and behaviors though a Pilot Survey of Chinese college students (N = 129) and a Field Survey of Chinese Macao casino gamblers (N = 733). Our results revealed a double-edged sword effect of overplacem...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - April 9, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The Ending Effect in the Domain of Gambling: The Effect of Gain-Loss Status on Economic Decision-Making
AbstractPrevious studies have shown that people prefer risk-taking at the end of gambles, a phenomenon called the ending effect. By using the Guess Gambling Game, we investigated the impact of gain-loss status on the ending effect (Experiment 1) andwhether and how this effect may be affected by time reference (Experiment 2) and gender (Experiment 1&2). In Experiment 1, we observed the ending effect only in the gain group. Furthermore, gender differences exist in the loss group behavior, females were more risk-averse than males, and males tend to investment more initially and then reduce their investment in a U-shaped p...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - April 9, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Gambling in a U.S. Census Matched Sample: Examining Interactions between Means and Motives in Predicting Problematic Outcomes
AbstractThe influence of socioeconomic status (SES) on risk of Problem Gambling (PG) is complex, particularly given recent evidence that SES should be understood in both objective and subjective terms. Likewise, financial gambling motives have been found to be predictive of PG; however, financial motives are less understood in comparison to other gambling motives. Preliminary findings on SES and gambling points towards a pattern of social inequality in which those with the least financial resources (e.g., income) or that feel financially deprived relative to others (e.g., perceived deprivation) experience greater harm and ...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - April 9, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
The Relevance of Marketing in Sports Betting Perceptions and Behaviors Across Different age Groups
AbstractSports betting and its associated problems are increasing rapidly. Moreover, it has been widely advertised and marketed, successfully reaching young adult males. This work aims to review recent publications regarding the relationship between marketing and sports betting perceptions and behaviors across different ages. For this purpose, a search in the PubMed database was set for 5 years (November 2014 – November 2019). The search terms included: “Sports betting AND children”, “Sports betting AND young adult”, “Sports betting AND adult”. The search generated 131 articles, including some duplications. O...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - April 9, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Gambling and Migration – The Role of Culture and Family
AbstractProblem gambling (PG) is a public health concern with severe repercussions for the individual, concerned significant others and the society. Foreign borns generally gamble less but are overrepresented among those with PG. Previous research has suggested that other factors, such as socio-economic status, might explain this, but also that cultural factors might play a role in the relationship to gambling and the development of PG. This qualitative study using content analysis investigates the experiences of and opinions about gambling and PG among 12 males living in Sweden with a migrant background in Afghanistan, th...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - April 9, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Mapping Youth Awareness of Sports Betting Advertising During the 2022 FIFA World Cup
This study underscores the need for policy measures that limit young people's exposure to gambling adver tising, particularly for products that may contribute to gambling-related harm, and that increase the promotion of responsible gambling tools. (Source: Journal of Gambling Studies)
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - April 3, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Unmasking Risky Habits: Identifying and Predicting Problem Gamblers Through Machine Learning Techniques
In this study, we propose a novel approach that combines two documented methods. First we create labels for problem gamblers in an unsupervised manner. Subsequently, we develop prediction models to identify these users in real-time. The methods presented in this study offer useful insights that can be leveraged to implement interventions aimed at guiding or discouraging players from engaging in disordered gambling behaviors. This has potential implications for promoting responsible gambling and fostering healthier player habits. (Source: Journal of Gambling Studies)
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - April 3, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Is There a Gender Gap in the Birthday-Number Effect? The Case of Lotto Players and the Role of Sequential Choice
AbstractThe literature on lottery gambling shows that players do not select numbers randomly, a phenomenon which is called conscious selection. Mainly, players prefer “small” numbers (less than thirty), either because of the existence of small lucky numbers or because they are victims of the so-called birthday-number effect. Because lotto games are parimutuel, such preferences result in poor ticket choices in terms of achieving below average returns. Using da ta from Belgium, where approximately 10% of the population plays lotto games every week, this paper extends prior literature by documenting the existence of a gen...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - March 27, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Assessing the Link Between General Causality Orientations and Problem Gambling, and the Mediational Role of Nonattachment, Greed, and Anhedonia
AbstractGambling is common in the US, yet nearly one in three players experience gambling-related problems. Using Self-Determination Theory, this study explores how three causality orientations —autonomous, controlled, and impersonal—affect the severity of problem gambling. The study further investigates the mediating roles of nonattachment, dispositional greed, and anhedonia to illuminate how these orientations relate to problem gambling. The data from 675 participants (59% male;Mean age = 40.4 years,SD = 12.9) via Amazon's Mechanical Turk were collected following a screening procedure to identify at-risk pla...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - March 17, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Harms from Other People ’s Gambling: Associations with an Individual’s Own Gambling Behaviours, Health Risk Behaviours, Financial Problems, General Health, and Mental Wellbeing
This study aimed to explore relationships between being an ‘affected other’ (AO) and an individual’s own gambling, health risk behaviours, financial problems, poor general health, and low mental wellbeing. A cross-sectional survey using representative and supplementary convenience samples was undertaken with 1234 residents of a British Island aged 16 + years. Being an AO was measured as having a partner or relative who has been gambling regularly in the past 12 months. PGSI was used to assess gambling severity. Health risk behaviours included: poor diet, low physical activity, daily smoking, and binge drinking....
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - March 15, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Buying a Wealthy Dream: Determinants of Rural Residents' Lottery Purchase Behavior in China
This study examines the present state of rural residents' participation in underground lotteries, investigates the factors that impact their participation using the Double-Hurdle model, and further employs the ISM model to evaluate the correlations and hierarchical structure among the factors, using field survey data collected from 603 rural residents in S Province, China. The findings reveal that 53.07% of the respondents have participated in underground lotteries. Risk preference, information acquisition, social networks, age, education, family burden, percentage of agricultural labor, agricultural business scale, and ho...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - March 8, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Correction to: Gambling and internet addiction: a pilot study among a population of italian healthcare workers
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Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - March 4, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
Using the Synthetic Control Method to Evaluate the Impact of a Land-Based Gambling Ban on Crime
AbstractWe use the synthetic control method to examine whether land-based gambling ban has an effect on crime in a given city. In a sample of four Czech cities where the ban was introduced, we show that these cities had roughly the same crime rate development in the years after the ban as the control cities without the ban, showing that there is no significant impact. As this is, to our knowledge, the first use of the synthetic control method in the context of gambling, the main contribution of this study lies in demonstrating the possibilities in its use. Employing this versatile method may improve the current situation w...
Source: Journal of Gambling Studies - March 1, 2024 Category: Addiction Source Type: research
