Forms of gambling, gambling involvement and problem gambling: evidence from a Swedish population survey

Binde, Per; Romild, Ulla; Volberg, Rachel A.

doi:10.1080/14459795.2017.1360928

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“…While it is well known that a large portion of gamblers engage in gambling for fun and excitement (e.g., Binde, 2009, 2013), this also appear to be true of a significant portion of stock traders (Dorn & Sengmueller, 2009; Gao & Lin, 2015; Kumar, 2009; Ladley, Liu, & Rockey, 2016). Dorn and Sengmueller (2009) identified three forms of enjoyment that people derive from trading stock: (a) leisure, (b) aspirations of high payoffs, and (c) sensation seeking, with the latter two types of enjoyment being characterized as “gambling motives.”…”

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The conceptual and empirical relationship between gambling, investing, and speculation

Arthur¹,

Williams²,

Delfabbro³

2016

J Behav Addict

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Background and aimsTo review the conceptual and empirical relationship between gambling, investing, and speculation.MethodsAn analysis of the attributes differentiating these constructs as well as identification of all articles speaking to their empirical relationship.ResultsGambling differs from investment on many different attributes and should be seen as conceptually distinct. On the other hand, speculation is conceptually intermediate between gambling and investment, with a few of its attributes being investment-like, some of its attributes being gambling-like, and several of its attributes being neither clearly gambling or investment-like. Empirically, gamblers, investors, and speculators have similar cognitive, motivational, and personality attributes, with this relationship being particularly strong for gambling and speculation. Population levels of gambling activity also tend to be correlated with population level of financial speculation. At an individual level, speculation has a particularly strong empirical relationship to gambling, as speculators appear to be heavily involved in traditional forms of gambling and problematic speculation is strongly correlated with problematic gambling.Discussion and conclusionsInvestment is distinct from gambling, but speculation and gambling have conceptual overlap and a strong empirical relationship. It is recommended that financial speculation be routinely included when assessing gambling involvement, and there needs to be greater recognition and study of financial speculation as both a contributor to problem gambling as well as an additional form of behavioral addiction in its own right.

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The conceptual and empirical relationship between gambling, investing, and speculation

Arthur¹,

Williams²,

Delfabbro³

2016

J Behav Addict

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“…A Swedish longitudinal study found that unregulated Internet operators had the highest proportion of problem gamblers among their customers compared to the regulated market ( Svensson & Romild, 2011 ), suggesting that recreational gamblers are not the category at highest risk of abandoning the legal gambling market, that is often obliged to implement RG tools. As higher gambling involvement is associated with more severe gambling problems ( Binde, Romild, & Volberg, 2017 ), non-problem gamblers are expected to have a relatively low absolute frequency of exposure to RG tools.…”

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Experiences of responsible gambling tools among non-problem gamblers: A survey of active customers of an online gambling platform

Ivanova

Rafi

Lindner

et al. 2019

Addictive Behaviors Reports

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Introduction Responsible gambling (RG) tools, aiming at helping gamblers to avoid gambling-related harms, are common in online gambling platforms. Gambling industry, policy makers, and researchers have warned that RG tools can potentially disturb recreational gamblers, channeling them to less protective operators. No evidence exists to support these concerns, and they can hinder the development of effective RG tools. The current study aimed to investigate the recreational gamblers' experiences of RG tools. Methods A total of 10,200 active customers of an online gambling service were invited to complete an online survey and rate their overall reactions, attitudes, disturbance and irritation towards RG tools, as well as their inclination to abandon a gambling service due to overexposure to RG tools. N = 1223 surveys were completed. Results Non-problem gamblers had positive experiences of RG tools. Moderate-risk gamblers had more positive overall reaction and less irritation to previous experiences of RG tools compared to non-problem gamblers. Problem gamblers had least positive attitudes, most disturbance and most irritation towards RG pictures. Non-problem gamblers had lowest rates of having abandoned a service because of perceived overexposure to RG tools (5.2% compared to 25.9% of problem gamblers), with a significant between-group difference (OR [95% CI] = 7.17 [3.61–14.23], p < .001). Conclusions Non-problem gamblers were not particularly disturbed by RG tools and were not at risk of abandoning online gambling services because of overexposure to RG tools. The study found no grounds for limiting the design and implementation of RG tools due to fears of disturbing recreational gamblers.

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“…These qualitative accounts correspond with other research identifying Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) as particularly hazardous. Compared to other gambling types, large population studies have associated EGMs with higher levels of gambling-related harm (MacLaren 2016; Binde et al 2017). This has mostly been attributed to structural characteristics of EGMs including the capacity for players to gamble in a rapid, continuous, and repetitive manner (Breen and Zimmerman 2002).…”

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What does it mean to recover from a gambling disorder? Perspectives of gambling help service users

Pickering

Spoelma

Dawczyk

et al. 2019

Addiction Research & Theory

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Background:There is no consensus on how to best define recovery in gambling disorder. This minimizes clinicians' abilities to apply optimal treatment goals and contributes to inconsistency in the use of outcome variables to evaluate interventions. Current understanding of recovery is largely based on professional opinion and theoretical models of gambling disorder. This study aimed to examine core features of recovery identified by service users with lived experiences.Methods: Thematic analysis was applied to qualitative data from 32 face-to-face interviews.Interviewees were at various stages of help-seeking for gambling problems mostly related to electronic gaming machines via self-exclusion and/or specialized gambling counseling. Results: Recovery was perceived by the participants as a continuous process that encompasses periods of improvement and decline. Several key themes of recovery emerged; participants highlighted the importance of developing insight into the psychological and environmental processes that contribute to their gambling problem. Insight helped participants feel empowered to successfully manage their gambling urges and behavior. Recovery extended to building a meaningful life beyond gambling, which involved engagement in alternative activities and fostering strong social relationships. It included stabilization of personal finances and achieving general psychological health and wellbeing. Conclusions: Findings challenge acute symptom-focused models of recovery by broadening the definitional boundaries to include sustained improvements across multiple psychosocial dimensions. Greater emphasis should be given to service user-defined elements of recovery in treatment and research. The long-term perspective of the recovery process has implications for extending standard follow-up assessment intervals in gambling treatment studies. 3

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Forms of gambling, gambling involvement and problem gambling: evidence from a Swedish population survey

Cited by 133 publications

References 37 publications

The conceptual and empirical relationship between gambling, investing, and speculation

The conceptual and empirical relationship between gambling, investing, and speculation

Experiences of responsible gambling tools among non-problem gamblers: A survey of active customers of an online gambling platform

What does it mean to recover from a gambling disorder? Perspectives of gambling help service users

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