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International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 6/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Original Article

Internet-Based Structural Characteristics of Sports Betting and Problem Gambling Severity: Is There a Relationship?

Authors: Hibai Lopez-Gonzalez, Ana Estévez, Mark D. Griffiths

Published in: International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction | Issue 6/2019

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Abstract

With the adoption and popularization of internet-based platforms, sports betting has introduced new functionalities that transform the design of its products and therefore the way bettors interact with them. This study aims to explore the association between the use of new structural characteristics of online betting and gambling severity. Five characteristics are examined here: (i) live in-play betting; (ii) cash out feature use (as example of in-play betting in-built features); (iii) fantasy sports gaming; (iv) location of betting; and (v) device or platform used to make bets. A cohort (N = 659) of Spanish gamblers who had bet on sports during the previous year was recruited through an online survey. The results suggested that those bettors scoring higher on gambling problems also utilized more often such new structural characteristics, in a proportion not explained only by their higher overall gambling activity. Mobile betting was especially frequent among problem gamblers.
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Metadata
Title
Internet-Based Structural Characteristics of Sports Betting and Problem Gambling Severity: Is There a Relationship?
Authors
Hibai Lopez-Gonzalez
Ana Estévez
Mark D. Griffiths
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction / Issue 6/2019
Print ISSN: 1557-1874
Electronic ISSN: 1557-1882
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-018-9876-x

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