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Newall, Philip W. S., Weiss-Cohen, Leonardo, Singmann, Henrik, Paul Boyce, W., Walasek, Lukasz and Rockloff, Matthew J. (2022) A speed-of-play limit reduces gambling expenditure in an online roulette game : results of an online experiment. Addictive Behaviors, 127 . 107229. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107229 ISSN 0306-4603.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107229
Abstract
UK online casino games are presently not subject to any limitations on speed-of-play or stakes. One recent policy proposal is to ensure that no online casino game can be played faster than its in-person equivalent. Another policy proposal is to limit the maximum stakes on online casino games to £2, to match the current stake limit on electronic gambling machines. This research experimentally investigated the speed-of-play proposal subject to a £2 stake limit, in an online experiment using incentivized payouts based on £4 endowments and a commercial online roulette game, which was slowed-down in one condition to enforce a speed-of-play limit of one spin every 60 seconds. UK residents, aged 18 years and over and with experience in playing online roulette (N = 1,002), were recruited from an online crowdsourcing panel. In the slowed-down condition there was a credible reduction in the amount gambled. This effect occurred via a credible reduction in the mean number of spins which outweighed any potential increases in bet sizes. Speed-of-play limits may be effective in reducing gambling expenditure for online roulette. [Abstract copyright: Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.]
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GV Recreation Leisure H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare |
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Psychology | ||||||||
SWORD Depositor: | Library Publications Router | ||||||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Internet gambling -- Great Britain, Internet gambling -- Government policy -- Great Britain, Roulette -- Great Britain | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Addictive Behaviors | ||||||||
Publisher: | Elsevier | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0306-4603 | ||||||||
Official Date: | April 2022 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 127 | ||||||||
Article Number: | 107229 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1016/j.addbeh.2021.107229 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Open Access (Creative Commons) | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 27 January 2022 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 27 January 2022 |
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