scholarly journals Changes to the Playing Field: A Contemporary Study of Actual Online Sports Betting

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E Nelson ◽  
Timothy Edson ◽  
Eric R. Louderback ◽  
Matthew A. Tom ◽  
Alessandra Grossman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sports Betting ◽  
Small Subset ◽  
Gambling Activity ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Contemporary Study ◽  
High Engagement ◽  
Online Gamblers ◽  
Online Sports Betting

Online sports wagering is a popular and still growing gambling activity around the world. Like other types of gambling, it can lead to problems that include devastating financial, social, and health-related harms. The first analysis of actual online sports wagering activity (LaBrie, LaPlante, Nelson, Schumann, & Shaffer, 2007) suggested that levels of financial and time involvement were more moderate than anticipated from earlier survey studies. However, these findings are now more than a decade old. The current study examined actual online sports wagering activity of a similar cohort of 32,262 online gamblers from 2015 to understand how sports betting might have changed in ten years. Measures included subscriber characteristics, betting activities, and transactional activities. Online sports wagering behavior was similar to what was found a decade ago, with the majority of subscribers exhibiting modest to moderate, and a small subset exhibiting disproportionately high engagement, transactional activity, and in-game betting. These findings suggest that further investigation of individual trajectories of sports wagering behavior and engagement with different types of sports wagering products is merited.

scholarly journals Changes to the playing field: A contemporary study of actual European online sports betting

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah E. Nelson ◽  
Timothy C. Edson ◽  
Eric R. Louderback ◽  
Matthew A. Tom ◽  
Alessandra Grossman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sports Betting ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Small Subset ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Online Betting ◽  
Legislative Changes ◽  
Contemporary Study ◽  
High Engagement ◽  
Online Sports Betting

AbstractBackground and aimsOnline sports wagering is a popular and still growing gambling activity around the world. Like other types of gambling, it can lead to problems that include devastating financial, social, and health-related harms. The first analysis of actual online sports wagering activity (LaBrie et al., 2007) suggested that levels of financial and time involvement were more moderate than anticipated from earlier self-report studies. However, these findings are now more than a decade old.MethodsThe current study examined actual online sports wagering activity of a similar cohort of 32,262 gamblers who subscribed to a European online betting platform in February 2015 to understand how sports betting might have changed in ten years. Measures included subscriber characteristics, betting activities, and transactional activities.ResultsPlayers placed a median of 15 bets during the 8-month study period, made a median of 2.5 bets per betting day, had a median bet size of 6.1 euros, and experienced a median net loss of 25 euros. We were able to distinguish highly involved bettors in the top 2% of total wagered, net loss, and number of bets, whose behavior differed from that of the rest of the sample.Discussion and ConclusionsSports wagering behavior has remained relatively stable over time despite legislative changes and an increase in popularity, with a small subset of subscribers exhibiting disproportionately high engagement, transactional activity, and in-game betting. Further investigation of individual trajectories of wagering behavior and engagement with different types of sports wagering products is merited.

scholarly journals Preferences on Online Gambling Activities among Adolescents: A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
González Bueso V ◽  
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Santamaría JJ ◽  
Fernández D ◽  
Montero E ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Current Literature ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Sports Betting ◽  
Online Gambling ◽  
Gambling Activity ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Online Gamblers ◽  
Gambling Activities

The accessibility and availability of a variety of online gambling for adolescents is a public concern. In the current literature, it remains unclear in which activities the greatest prevalence occurs. Moreover, it is well-known that different types of gambling activities carry different levels of risk just as have distinct socioeconomic, and mental health-related consequences. The main aim of this study is to systematically review the current literature in order to explore the prevalence of different types of online gambling activities reported by adolescents and their relationship with other reported variables when available. It will be conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses-P 2015 statement for systematic review and metaanalysis protocols. An electronic literature search will be conducted using the following databases: PubMed, PsychINFO, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, and Google Scholar using search keywords and logic as follows: “(Internet OR online) gambling AND (adolescents OR young people)”. Additionally, further articles will be identified through searching the citations in the literature selected. The overall percentage of online gamblers and the percentage of online gamblers for each type of gambling activity were identified or calculated. Seven-teen articles met the eligibility criteria. The included studies comprised 15 crosssectional and two longitudinal designs. Most of the research was conducted in Europe. The online gambling modalities detected were sports bets, card games, gambling machines, casino games lottery games, scratch tickets, bingo, gambling in social networking, stock market investment, and mahjong. Only two studies provided associations between a specific online gambling activity and socioeconomic and mental health associations, founding involvement in online sports betting and in online casino game is a risk factor to the development of disordered gambling. A consensus on the evaluation method of the problem and updated questionnaires collecting information regarding the new online betting modalities are critical.

scholarly journals The Prevalence of E-Gambling and of Problem E-Gambling in Poland

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 404
Author(s):  
Bernadeta Lelonek-Kuleta ◽  
Rafał P. Bartczuk ◽  
Michał Wiechetek ◽  
Joanna Chwaszcz ◽  
Iwona Niewiadomska
Keyword(s):  
Representative Sample ◽  
Sports Betting ◽  
Gambling Activity ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Problem Gamblers ◽  
Scratch Cards ◽  
Sport Betting ◽  
Gambling Involvement ◽  
Online Gamblers ◽  
Gambling Activities

This study estimated the levels of involvement in e-gambling and problem e-gambling in Poland and identified selected sociodemographic variables associated with e-gambling activities. The study was conducted using a representative sample of the adult inhabitants of Poland (n = 2000). The survey contained questions measuring three aspects of gambling (involvement in e-gambling, types of e-gambling activity, and problematic e-gambling). Results suggested that 4.1% of respondents were involved in e-gambling and 26.8% of them could be classified as problem gamblers. The most popular e-gambling games were lotteries and sports betting. Gender, age, size of city of residence, level of education, and income were identified as significant predictors of involvement in e-gambling. The results indicated that men, younger people, and people who earnt less were more often involved in e-gambling. Having children, playing online scratch cards, and online sport betting—but not online lotteries—turned out to be typical for problem online gamblers. The prevalence of problem gambling among Polish e-gamblers suggests that extended research in this area is needed.

scholarly journals Being a Patient Representative Is More Work Than Being a Patient Advocate—Done Right, It Is Also Likely to Be More Effective

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 1017-1019
Author(s):  
Richard Wassersug
Keyword(s):  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Background Knowledge ◽  
Positive Influence ◽  
Patient Advocate ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Patient Representative

For a patient to be effective as a “patient representative” within a health-related organization, work and more than just accepting an honorific title is required. I argue that for a patient to be most effective as a patient representative requires different types of background knowledge and commitment than being a “patient advocate”. Patients need to be cautious about how, when, and where they take on an official role of either an “advocate” or “representative”, if they truly want to be a positive influence on health outcomes.

scholarly journals Health-related quality of life in children and adolescent with different types of scoliosis

2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Po-Cheng Hsu ◽  
Chi-Kuang Feng ◽  
Shou-Hsien Huang ◽  
Jan-Wei Chiu ◽  
Chen-Liang Chou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Health Related Quality ◽  
Children And Adolescent ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Related Quality ◽  
Health Related

Different types of manipulation in sport

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (05) ◽  
pp. 109-113
Author(s):  
Hilal Mehti oğlu Abbasov ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Drug Addiction ◽  
Sports Betting ◽  
Existing Problems ◽  
Sports Gambling ◽  
Different Types

Athletes are not roulette chips, but sports gambling treats them as such. If the dangers of state sponsored sports betting are not confronted, the character of sports and youngsters’ view of them could be seriously threatened… just as legalizing drugs would lead to increased drug addiction, legalizing sports gambling would aggravate the problems associated with gambling. As a society, we cannot afford this result, and… legalizing sports gambling would encourage young people to participate in sports to win money. They would no longer love the game for the purity of the experience. Key words: major manipulations, harmful aspects, existing problems, legalizing sports gambling, ethics of sports

Concentrations in the Aviation Sector: How to maintain the level playing field for airlines and airports?

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 485-511
Author(s):  
Valentine Lemonnier
Keyword(s):  
Competition Law ◽  
Air Transport ◽  
Transport Sector ◽  
Level Playing Field ◽  
Playing Field ◽  
Market Participants ◽  
Free Competition ◽  
Eu Competition Law ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Eu

Before the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the scheduled passenger air transport sector was already subject to several horizontal concentrations. The mix of free competition and strict regularization in the air transport sector in the EU raises the question whether the current framework will still be able to provide a level playing field to the market participants, notably airlines and airports. The study focusses on how EU competition law has influenced horizontal concentrations (i.e. mergers and horizontal co-operations) in the scheduled passenger air transport sector. The results of the discussion are the basis for a reflection of the effects of different types of horizontal concentrations on the negotiation power of airlines vis-à-vis airports. A third focus of the study is the identification of regulatory weaknesses with regard to airport financing under the Airport Charges Directive (Directive 2009/12/EC), how those weaknesses benefit airlines and how they might interfere with efforts made under the application of competition law.

scholarly journals Gambling Despite Nationwide Self-Exclusion–A Survey in Online Gamblers in Sweden

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anders Håkansson ◽  
Carolina Widinghoff
Keyword(s):  
Female Gender ◽  
Sports Betting ◽  
Casino Gambling ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Web Survey ◽  
Gambling Problems ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Harm Reduction Intervention ◽  
Depth Analysis ◽  
Online Gamblers

Background: Voluntary self-exclusion is a well-known harm reduction intervention in problem gambling, although primarily in operator-specific or venue-based systems. A nationwide overall self-exclusion system (“Spelpaus”) for all licensed gambling was introduced in Sweden in 2019. However, gambling in overseas companies despite national exclusion may be a concern in online gamblers. The present web survey study aimed to study self-reported self-exclusion and gambling despite exclusion in a nationwide multi-operator land-based/online exclusion system.Methods: Web survey in web panel members of a market survey company, carried out in May, 2020 (co-occurring with the COVID-19 pandemic). Past-year online gamblers (n = 997) answered questions about gambling patterns, gambling problems, psychological distress, self-exclusion since “Spelpaus” introduction, and gambling despite self-exclusion.Results: Seven percent reported ever self-excluded at Spelpaus, and this was associated with younger age, female gender, gambling problems, and chance-based games and online poker. In logistic regression, Spelpaus remained strongly associated with past-year online casino gambling, gambling problems, and absence of past-year sports betting. Among those having self-excluded, 38 percent reported gambling despite self-exclusion, most commonly online casino.Conclusions: In online gamblers in a setting with a nationwide self-exclusion system, using this was associated with past-year online casino gambling and gambling problems. Gambling despite self-exclusion appears to be common, and more commonly involves online casino. Stakeholders should aim to increase rates of self-exclusion in high-risk online gamblers, both during and beyond the COVID-19 situation in which the study was carried out. Also, policy makers should use gambling regulation in order to decrease the risk of breaching self-exclusion online, such as through the prohibition of non-registered gambling operators. Further research should focus on in-depth analysis of the reasons for gamblers to enroll or not enroll in multi-operator self-exclusion.

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