Measuring and Evaluating the Potential Addiction Risk of the Online Poker Game Texas Hold'em No Limit

Abstract

Measuring and evaluating the potential addiction risks of forms of gambling 4.1 AsTERiG measurement tool 4.1.1 Methodology and list of criteria 4.1.2 Criteria catalogue 4.1.3 Visualisation 4.2 Extension of the list of criteria for online gambling games 4.2.1 Criteria 4.2.2 Case study: Texas Hold'em No Limit 5 Conclusions 6 Imprint Appendix AsTERiG-Definition and Scaling of Criteria 1 For improved readability and to simplify matters, only the generic masculine form is used in this text. Naturally, the feminine form is also meant.

Chasing losses in online poker and casino games: Characteristics and game play of Internet gamblers at risk of disordered gambling

“…This is consistent with claims that Internet poker is less likely to be associated with problems than other types of Internet gambling as the outcome is determined by a combination of random events and the player's intentional strategic moves and betting is typically not continuous or fast paced Clement et al, 2012;Gainsbury, 2010;DBCDE, 2013). As poker is played in discrete rounds, each game is easily discernible to players, as is the influence of the cards and the strategies used by both the player and their opponents.…”

Motivation profiles of online Poker players and the role of interface preferences: A laddering study among amateur and (semi-) professionals

“…Interestingly, the results for RQ2 showed three important design aspects, (a) the extra features such as multi-tabling or hand history, (b) the preferences and personalization options, and (c) the usability of the website. The first two aspects were salient in the means-end chains of professional players because of monetary incentives; for the semi-professional players these first two aspects were also favoured for optimizing the game play, partly because of the increase in player attention, which has been addressed as a key element in playing online Poker before (Clement et al, 2012). For the amateur players, however, the user-friendliness of the website was the primary motivation for preferring PokerStars to Facebook Zynga Poker as it could increase both the entertainment value and learning opportunities.…”

“…Two distinct online Poker games were selected for their potential to elicit a meaningful Limit is currently the most played and most popular version of Poker (Bradley & Schroeder, 2009;Clement et al, 2012;Richard Wood & Griffiths, 2008). Because of its integration in Facebook, Zynga Poker also features more social visibility, and less anonymity, contrary to the PokerStars' implementation.…”

“…In general, the rise of Internet gambling has resulted in a number of recent studies, of which many have investigated how new forms of gambling online differ from their offline counterpart (see, e.g., Cotte & Latour, 2009;Gainsbury, Wood, Russell, Hing, & Blaszczynski, 2012;Jiménez-Murcia et al, 2011;Szabó & Kocsis, 2012;Wardle, Moody, Griffiths, Orford, & Volberg, 2011;Robert Wood, Williams, & Lawton, 2007;Robert Wood & Williams, 2011;MacKay, Bard, Bowling, & Hodgins, 2014). Additionally, an increasing number of studies have assessed or predicted the potential risks of online gambling (see, e.g., Clement et al, 2012;Cotte & Latour, 2009;Dickson, Derevensky, & Gupta, 2008;Dragicevic et al, 2011;Griffiths, Wood, & Parke, 2009;Hopley & Nicki, 2010;Jiménez-Murcia et al, 2011;Johansson, Grant, Kim, Odlaug, & Götestam, 2009;Lloyd et al, 2010;Matthews, Farnsworth, & Griffiths, 2009;Szabó & Kocsis, 2012). These insights have fuelled the debate on how to define and implement responsible gambling policies, regulation and consumer protection (see, e.g., Gainsbury, Parke, & Suhonen, 2013;Gainsbury & Wood, 2011;Griffiths, Wood, et al, 2009;Haefeli, Lischer, & Schwarz, 2011;Khazaal et al, 2013;Smeaton & Griffiths, 2004).…”