Internet gambling: misleading payout rates during the “demo” period

Sévigny, Serge; Cloutier, Martin; Pelletier, Marie-France; Ladouceur, Robert

doi:10.1016/j.chb.2004.02.017

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“…As asserted by much research over the last decade, to a problem gambler, the Internet provides the possibility for year-round, 24/7 gambling from the comfort of home. Given the low levels of social responsibility found by empirical studies of Internet gambling sites 13,14 and the vulnerability problem gamblers, this constant availability of a gambling medium is of particular concern.…”

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Sociodemographic Correlates of Internet Gambling: Findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey

Griffiths

Wardle

Orford

et al. 2009

CyberPsychology & Behavior

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This study provides the first analysis ever made of a representative national sample of Internet gamblers. Using participant data from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey (n ϭ 9,003 adults aged 16 years and over), all participants who had gambled online, bet online, and/or used a betting exchange in the last 12 months (n ϭ 476) were compared with all other gamblers who had not gambled via the Internet. Overall, results showed a number of significant sociodemographic differences between Internet gamblers and non-Internet gamblers. When compared to non-Internet gamblers, Internet gamblers were more likely to be male, relatively young adults, single, well educated, and in professional/managerial employment. Further analysis of DSM-IV scores showed that the problem gambling prevalence rate was significantly higher among Internet gamblers than among non-Internet gamblers. Results suggest that the medium of the Internet may be more likely to contribute to problem gambling than gambling in offline environments. 199

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Sociodemographic Correlates of Internet Gambling: Findings from the 2007 British Gambling Prevalence Survey

Griffiths

Wardle

Orford

et al. 2009

CyberPsychology & Behavior

221

144

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“…These messages give an illusion of control (e.g., "Practice makes perfect.") or contribute to erroneous beliefs (e.g., "Based on your playing skills…") (Sévigny, Cloutier, Pelletier & Ladouceur, 2005). When young people obtain personal credit cards for the first time (e.g., many colleges and universities offer "student" credit cards [Worthy et al, 2010]), believing these false messages they may begin wagering real money, but might not experience the same "wins".…”

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“…When young people obtain personal credit cards for the first time (e.g., many colleges and universities offer "student" credit cards [Worthy et al, 2010]), believing these false messages they may begin wagering real money, but might not experience the same "wins". Some free sites have inflated payout rates for their trial sessions and lower payout rates in the real money sessions (Sévigny et al, 2005). The relationship between the free and paid sites and the free sites and problem gambling in young adults is unknown.…”

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Internet gambling and risk-taking among students: An exploratory study

McBride¹,

Derevensky²

2012

Journal of Behavioral Addictions

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Background and aims:Internet gambling is undergoing a massive worldwide expansion. The relationship between the convenience, anonymity, and the 24-hour availability of Internet gambling and problem gambling in young people presents a serious concern. This study explored general gambling behavior, including Internet gambling (with and without money), problem gambling, and risk-approach motivation in a sample of university students aged 18 to 20 years. Methods: University undergraduates (N = 465) in two urban universities completed in-class paper-and-pencil questionnaires concerning Internet gambling, risk taking, and a checklist of the DSM-IV criteria for problem gambling. Results: Overall, 8.0% of participants reported past-year gambling for money on the Internet, with significantly higher rates among males (11.8%) than females (0.6%). Based on DSM-IV criteria, 3.7% of respondents were classified as problem gamblers (i.e., endorsed 3 or more items). There were higher rates of problem gambling among those who had gambled on the Internet, and students who had gambled on the Internet had higher risk-approach scores. Conclusions: The results of this study suggest that students who have gambled on the Internet have greater risk-taking motivation than students who have not gambled online, and those classified as problem gamblers have greater risk-taking motivation than non-gamblers. Results also suggest both higher risk taking scores and classification as a high risk-taker predict online gambling. Gambling on the Internet may be harmful for some individuals; young males, those with high risk-approach motivation, and, most certainly, those already exhibiting problem gambling behaviors.

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“…Free gambling sites are frequently accessed by youth (reportedly played by over 50% of high-school students surveyed; McBride; and have been identified as fostering future gambling problems as they are commonly played by adolescents identified as at-risk for gambling problems or already experiencing gambling problems (Derevensky, 2005). The high use of practice sites by adolescents is of considerable concern as, relative to money sites, these have an over-inflated pay-out rate (Griffiths & Parke, 2004;Sevigny, Cloutier, Pelletier, & Ladouceur, 2005), which may lead youth, accustomed to winning to switch to the money sites, where they do not experience the same success. While these sites are promoted as fun and 'educational' they have been referred as a "Trojan Horse strategy" used by online gambling companies to acquire players who will eventually transfer to the 'realmoney' gambling sites (Moses, 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%