Video lottery: winning expectancies and arousal

Ladouceur, Robert; Sévigny, Serge; Blaszczynski, Alex; O’Connor, Kieron; Lavoie, Marc E.

doi:10.1046/j.1360-0443.2003.00412.x

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“…The results of the present research are coherent with other gambling studies that suggest that achieving the prize is necessary to maintain a high the psychophysiological arousal during it (Coventry & Hudson, 2001;Lole, et al, 2012), but that having the expectation of being able to win the prize is more relevant than winning it (Ladouceur, Sévigny, Blaszczynski, O'Connor, & Lavoie, 2003;Wulfert, Roland, Hartley, Wang, & Franco, 2005). According to the design of the present research, gamblers showed this expectation in the first attempt, and especially in the betting and rotation of the roulette phases.…”

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Psychophysiological arousal in different gambling phases in youngs and adolescents

Herrero-Fernández¹,

Estévez²,

Sarabia³

et al. 2017

HAAJ

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ResumenNowadays, gambling is increasing as a more frequent problem among the young people. In order to shed light about the physiological correlates of the three phases that were identified in the roulette gambling game (phase of betting, phase of watching the rotation of the roulette and phase of watching the final result), 24 participants, with no pathological gambling problems, participated in three attempts of this game. Heart rate, skin conductance level and skin conductance response were recorded. The resultsshowed that betting phase is the phase where highest arousal is experienced by the participants, followed by the phase of watching the rotation of the roulette. Likewise, it was verified that not getting the prize provokes a quick habituation that is evidenced in the decrease of the arousal in the second phase. Finally, clinical implications of the results are discussed.Keywords: Gambling, Heart rate, Skin conductance level, Skin conductance response, Habituation.En la actualidad, el juego de apuesta constituye un problema cada vez más grave entre la gente joven. Con el objetivo de arrojar luz sobre los correlatos fisiológicos de las tres fases identificadas en un juego de apuesta como es el de la ruleta (fase de apuesta, fase de ver girar la ruleta y fase de visualización del resultado), 24 participantes sin problemas de juego patológico llevaron a cabo tres ensayos de este juego, mientras se registraba la tasa cardiaca, el nivel de conductancia eléctrica de la piel y la respuesta de conductancia eléctrica de la piel. Los resultados mostraron que la fase que mayor activación genera es la de realización de la apuesta, seguida por la de ver girar la ruleta. Igualmente se vio que el hecho de no conseguir premio produce una brusca habituación que se evidencia en la caída del nivel de activación en la segunda fase. Se comentan las implicaciones clínicas de estos hallazgos.

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Psychophysiological arousal in different gambling phases in youngs and adolescents

Herrero-Fernández¹,

Estévez²,

Sarabia³

et al. 2017

HAAJ

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“…Several studies of physiological reactions have found significant increases in regular gamblers' heart rates when gambling (on cards or electronic gaming machines) in laboratory (Ladouceur et al, 2003;Leary & Dickerson, 1985;Wulfert et al, 2008) or natural settings (Coulombe et al, 1992;Griffiths, 1993;Meyer et al, 2000). However, in a direct comparison, Anderson and Brown (1984) found significant differences in heart rate between laboratory and casino gambling situations in a group of experienced blackjack gamblers, with a significantly lower mean increase in heart rate (7bpm as compared to 23bpm) measured in the laboratory situation.…”

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The Appropriateness of Using Laboratories and Student Participants in Gambling Research

Gainsbury

Blaszczynski

2010

J Gambl Stud

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“…The availability of monetary reward is an important prerequisite for ecological validity in gambling research (e.g. Anderson & Brown, 1984;Ladouceur, Sévigny, Blaszczynski, O'Connor, & Lavoie, 2003). As a laboratory study, we adopted principles from behavioural economics that participants were endowed a sum of the money to play the game, and the remaining balance upon completion of the task was honored in the form of a bonus payment.…”

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Dual effects of ‘losses disguised as wins’ and near-misses in a slot machine game

Sharman

Aitken

Clark

2015

International Gambling Studies

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Individually, both near-misses and losses disguised as wins (LDWs) have been seen to exert pro-motivational effects on gambling. However, it is not clear whether both structural characteristics are effective within the same game. Participants (n ¼ 40) played a slot machine simulation. The simulation delivered near-misses, wins and 'fullmisses'. Half the participants also received LDWs that occurred independently of the outcomes on the payline. Valence and motivation ratings were collected after each round. Results showed that the LDW group reported increased valence ratings compared to the no-LDW group. Within the LDW group, trials with LDWs also resulted in increased enjoyment compared to trials without LDWs. We distinguished near-misses falling either side of the payline. Near-misses before the payline (NMB) were rated as more motivational than near-misses after the payline (NMA), whereas NMAs were rated as more aversive than NMBs. These differences between the two near-miss types were exacerbated by LDWs. Results demonstrate LDWs increase the trial-by-trial enjoyment of non-win outcomes. The motivational and hedonic effects of near-misses differed for events either side of the payline, and these differences were exaggerated by the presence of LDWs. Thus, near-misses can retain their effectiveness in complex forms of gambling that also deliver LDWs.

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Video lottery: winning expectancies and arousal

Abstract: Regardless of the level of risk-taking, expectancy of winning is a cognitive factor influencing levels of arousal. When playing for fun, gambling becomes significantly less stimulating than when playing for money.

Cited by 80 publications

References 17 publications

Psychophysiological arousal in different gambling phases in youngs and adolescents

Psychophysiological arousal in different gambling phases in youngs and adolescents

The Appropriateness of Using Laboratories and Student Participants in Gambling Research

Dual effects of ‘losses disguised as wins’ and near-misses in a slot machine game

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