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Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies 1/2018

01-03-2018 | Original Paper

Daily Grind: A Comparison of Causality Orientations, Emotions, and Fantasy Sport Participation

Authors: Brendan Dwyer, James Weiner

Published in: Journal of Gambling Studies | Issue 1/2018

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Abstract

In 2015, daily fantasy football entered the fantasy sports market as an offshoot of the traditional, season-long form of the game. With quicker payouts and less commitment, the new activity has drawn comparisons to other forms of illegal gambling, and the determination of whether it is a primarily a game of skill or chance has become the center of the comparison. For the most part, legal commentators and society, in general, views traditional, season-long fantasy football as an innocuous, social activity governed equally by both skill and chance. Little evidence exists, however, about participant perception of skill and chance components in daily fantasy football. The current study surveyed 535 daily and traditional-only fantasy football participants in order to understand differences and similarities in the causality orientations of participation (skill or chance). In addition, enjoyment and anxiety were tested for mediating effects on causality orientations and consumption behavior. The results suggest the differences between the activities are not extreme. However, differences were found in which causality orientations influenced enjoyment and which emotion mediated the relationship between perceived skill and consumption.
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Metadata
Title
Daily Grind: A Comparison of Causality Orientations, Emotions, and Fantasy Sport Participation
Authors
Brendan Dwyer
James Weiner
Publication date
01-03-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Gambling Studies / Issue 1/2018
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3602
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-017-9684-4

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