Recent US Supreme Court rulings, increased promotion of fantasy and daily fantasy sports, and the rise of e-sports have all fuelled new avenues for US individuals to gamble on sports. Even so, research in this domain has lagged in the US. To address this lag, this research examina four categories of sports-wagering behaviours: (1) general…
This research sought to test links between trait impulsivity, a known risk factor for addictive behaviours generally and problem gambling specifically, and specific forms of sports gambling. Key findings: There was consistent evidence that impulsivity is related to all aspects of sports gambling, from past year involvement generally, to depth and breadth of engagement, to…
The 21st century has brought substantial changes to the manners in which people gamble and the types of things on which people gamble. These changes are particularly stark in the United States, where, over the past five years, sports betting has gone from being legal in only one location to being legal throughout the majority…
New research from professors at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) and the University of New Mexico has found that sports bettors are more likely to indulge in binge drinking than people who do not gamble. The research forms part of a two-year body of research carried out by the Behavioral Addictions Lab at…
Belgium has introduced a list of changes to its 1999 Gambling Act, the majority of which are expected to come into force starting June. Officially published in the Belgian State Gazette, the amendments aim to introduce a stricter gambling regime to the country with the goal of protecting players susceptible to gambling harm. As reported by casinonieuws.nl,…
The Commission for the Prevention of Addictions and Control of Drug Trafficking of the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina will begin to analyse proposed measures to combat pathological gambling. “It is an issue that is breaking families and adolescents. It is a problem that silently corrodes families,” said Mónica Frade, President of the legislative body.…
UK player harm charity GambleAware has called for public health warnings on gambling adverts, as research shows that messaging over gambling risks is not cutting through with the public. Researchers found the UK industry’s ‘Take Time To Think’ slogan was inadequate and should be replaced with the following messages: GambleAware Chief Communications Officer Alexia Clifford…
According to NCAA Managing Director Mark Hicks, the organization has a pretty clear understanding of the scope of bettor harassment on social media. Speaking to Entain’s SVP of American Regulatory Affairs & Responsible Gambling Martin Lycka as part of the SBC Summit North America Player Protection Symposium, Hicks cited data from ethical data group and NCAA partner Signify collected during March Madness earlier…
Underdog’s VP Responsible Gambling, Adam Warrington, speaks to the SBC Player Protection Hub ahead of his appearance at the SBC Player Protection Symposium in New York next week
Dan Waugh of Regulus Partners continues his groundbreaking series of articles that expose the myth-making around gambling and misuse of statistics