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| Title |
Expanding the Study of Internet Gambling Behavior: Trends Within the Icelandic Lottery and Sportsbetting Platform
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Gambling Studies, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10899-013-9427-0 |
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| Authors |
Heather M. Gray, Guðberg K. Jónsson, Debi A. LaPlante, Howard J. Shaffer |
| Abstract |
As rates of Internet gambling participation increase worldwide, so too does the need to understand how people engage in this form of gambling. This study represents the first examination of actual Internet gambling records within Iceland, a Nordic country with an active Internet lottery market that imposes strict regulations on gambling operator licenses. We summarized electronic betting records of a cohort of subscribers to the Internet betting service provider Íslensk Getspá. We observed that the typical subscriber bet approximately 3 days per month and made fewer than two bets per gambling day, each worth approximately the equivalent of $4 US. Subscribers lost the bulk (96 %) of the amount they wagered, for a total loss of approximately $40 across the 2-year window of observation. Although these observations do not support the view of Internet gambling as an activity that is inherently risky for the typical subscriber, we did observe discontinuity across the distributions of gambling behavior, with the top 1 % of subscribers making more than three bets per day. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 39 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 15 | 38% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 10% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 8% |
| Other | 6 | 15% |
| Unknown | 5 | 13% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 12 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 7 | 18% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 5% |
| Sports and Recreations | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 5% |
| Unknown | 10 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 06 May 2023.
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#692
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#205,149
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#16
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