Gambling behavior and psychological disorders of gamblers on German-style slot-machines

Ingolf V. Törne; Roland Konstanty

doi:10.1007/bf01881468

Casino Use by College Students

Psychological Reports ◽

10.2466/pr0.1996.78.3.899 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 78 (3) ◽

pp. 899-906 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Ann Sloan Devlin ◽

Donald M. Peppard

Keyword(s):

College Students ◽

Gambling Behavior ◽

Return Rate ◽

Casino Gambling ◽

Slot Machines ◽

The South ◽

South Oaks Gambling Screen

College students' gambling behavior ( N = 238) at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut was investigated using the South Oaks Gambling Screen. Of the 730 randomly sampled students, 238 returned usable questionnaires, a return rate of 32.5%. Only 35 (14.8%) of the students indicated having visited Foxwoods, of these, 26 (11% of the total) reported having gambled. Rates of problem were relatively low (6 students; 2.5%) and few underage students (3 students; 1.9%) reported using Foxwoods in the fall of 1994. As in other studies of casino gambling by students, slot machines and blackjack were the most frequent activities.

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Male and Female Pathological Gamblers: Bet in a Different Way and Show Different Mental Disorders

The Spanish Journal of Psychology ◽

10.1017/sjp.2014.88 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 17 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Dominica Díez ◽

Núria Aragay ◽

Mercè Soms ◽

Gemma Prat ◽

Miquel Casas

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Pathological Gambling ◽

Psychiatric Comorbidity ◽

Main Type ◽

Gambling Behavior ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Slot Machines ◽

Treatment Programs ◽

Male And Female ◽

Pathological Gamblers

AbstractAlthough in the last years several studies comparing male and female pathological gamblers have been published, most of them have been carried out using only samples of males. The aim of this study was to investigate gender differences in a sample of subjects diagnosed with pathological gambling (PG) attending three specialized outpatient units. Retrospective study was carried out of 96 patients (49% female and 51% male), comparing the main socio-demographic, clinical, and behavioral data. Most subjects (94%) met the criteria for pathological gambling. No significant differences between sexes were found in the severity of gambling behavior or the socio-demographic variables studied. Whereas slot machines were the main type of game for most subjects, a higher percentage of women were addicted to bingo (χ2(1, 4)= 5.19,p =.029 Cohen’sd= 0.48) and had more than one type of game as a secondary addiction χ2(1, 4)= 7.63,p =.006; Cohen’sd =0.59) . Women started gambling at a later age than men (t(94)= 2.95,p= .004; Cohen’sd =0.60), but developed a pattern of addiction faster (t(94)= 2.95,p= .004; Cohen’sd =–0.61) . Women also had higher comorbidity with other psychiatric disorders (χ2(1)= 7.28,p =.007; Cohen’sd =0.57), specifically with affective (χ2(1)= 11.31,p =.001; Cohen’sd =0.73) and personality disorders (χ2(1)= 4.71,p =.030; Cohen’sd =0.45). Our results indicate the existence of differences between women and men in the pattern of gambling behavior and in psychiatric comorbidity. These aspects should be considered in the design of treatment programs for pathological gamblers.

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The Relationship of Consumer Attitude and Government Regulations Towards Online Gambling Behavior in The Philippines

Communicare : Journal of Communication Studies ◽

10.37535/101008220215 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 146

Author(s):

Yuliana Riana Prasetyawati ◽

Alexis Devera Lamoste

Keyword(s):

Gambling Behavior ◽

The Philippines ◽

Sports Betting ◽

Slot Machines ◽

Online Gambling ◽

Consumer Attitude ◽

Government Regulations ◽

Pull Out ◽

To Come ◽

Relationship Of

The Philippine gambling industry, and particularly online gaming, has recently emerged as a major driver of the country’s economy. The rise of this controversial industry has become a cause of concern for many Filipino citizens. For the past two decades, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) has been a major driver of the Philippine economy. However, a new sector of the economy has emerged that appears poised to take over traditional BPOs: online gambling. With the emergence of online gambling, any citizen can simply log into a website and they can play the usual casino games like poker, roulette, and slot machines or even sports betting. Online gambling is just like having a wallet in your pocket right now and just waiting for the money to come in, you just pull out your cellphone and you gamble already right away, that easy. Technically, engaging in online gambling is legal unless operated by a Philippine-licensed offshore company. Unlike other countries, the Philippines does not have strict mandates against gambling. The research aims to cover if consumer attitude and government regulations are significantly proportion with the effect of online gambling behavior. Adding to that, the researcher has added an intervening variable which is promotional ads if it has a direct impact adopting online gambling behavior. By using a quantitative analysis, the study recorded 100 respondents residing in the Philippines and studying their opinion towards this new addictive behavior relating to money. The materials and resources collected have concluded that consumer attitude and government regulations have significant impact towards this unlikely behavior, while promotional ads remain irrelevant.

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Overconfidence in Understanding of How Electronic Gaming Machines Work Is Related to Positive Attitudes

Frontiers in Psychology ◽

10.3389/fpsyg.2020.609731 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 ◽

Author(s):

Kahlil S. Philander ◽

Sally M. Gainsbury

Keyword(s):

Problem Gambling ◽

Cognitive Distortions ◽

Extreme Values ◽

Severity Index ◽

Gambling Behavior ◽

Slot Machines ◽

Electronic Gaming Machines ◽

Positive Attitudes ◽

Gambling Severity ◽

Gaming Machines

Previous research has demonstrated that attitudes are a primary determinant of intention to gamble on electronic gaming machines (EGMs) consistent with the Theory of Reasoned Action. This paper aims to address how biases in judgment can contribute to attitudes and subsequently behavior, including maladaptive problematic gambling behavior. We take a novel approach by viewing overconfidence in one’s understanding of how outcomes are determined on EGMs as an indication of cognitive distortions. The novelty of this paper is further increased as we compare attitudes to existing EGMs with novel EGMs which include a skill component, referred to as skill-based gaming machines (SGMs), which enables a better controlled comparison between actual and perceived skill. In Study 1, 232 US-based participants were recruited online who were shown various slot machines and SGMs and asked a series of questions about perceived skill and chance in determining outcomes to assess their understanding, then were asked their confidence in their understanding, attitudes toward the machines and they completed the Problem Gambling Severity Index. In Study 2, 246 Australian participants were recruited through community and university student samples; they attended a laboratory where they were randomly allocated to play a real EGM or SGM without money and completed the same measures as in Study 1. In Study 2, participants were randomly told that the outcomes on the machine they would play were determined entirely by chance, skill, or a mixture of both. In both studies, our findings suggest that there are more extreme values in overconfidence in how EGMs work, whereas individuals are more similar in their confidence in understanding SGMs. We also find a relationship between overconfidence in EGM understanding and positive attitudes toward EGMs, but no such relationship with SGMs. There was no impact from controlling for demographics, problem gambling severity, or labeling of machines on these relationships.

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