| Title |
Effects of expertise on football betting
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1747-597x-7-18 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Yasser Khazaal, Anne Chatton, Joël Billieux, Lucio Bizzini, Grégoire Monney, Emmanuelle Fresard, Gabriel Thorens, Guido Bondolfi, Nady El-Guebaly, Daniele Zullino, Riaz Khan |
| Abstract |
Football (soccer) is one of the most popular sports in the world, including Europe. It is associated with important betting activities. A common belief, widely spread among those who participate in gambling activities, is that knowledge and expertise on football lead to better prediction skills for match outcomes. If unfounded, however, this belief should be considered as a form of "illusion of control." The aim of this study was to examine whether football experts are better than nonexperts at predicting football match scores. |
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| United Kingdom | 3 | 23% |
| Kenya | 2 | 15% |
| Poland | 1 | 8% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |
| Norway | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 5 | 38% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 11 | 85% |
| Scientists | 2 | 15% |
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| United States | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 86 | 99% |
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| Student > Master | 16 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 14 | 16% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 14% |
| Researcher | 8 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 18% |
| Unknown | 17 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Psychology | 21 | 24% |
| Sports and Recreations | 11 | 13% |
| Social Sciences | 10 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 9 | 10% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 7% |
| Other | 12 | 14% |
| Unknown | 18 | 21% |
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