A comparative profile of the Internet gambler: Demographic characteristics, game-play patterns, and problem gambling status

Autor:	Robert T. Wood, Robert J. Williams
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Data collection Sociology and Political Science business.industry Communication Applied psychology Survey data collection Online gambling The Internet Internet gambling Psychology Game play business Social psychology
Zdroj:	New Media & Society. 13:1123-1141
ISSN:	1461-7315 1461-4448
Popis:	Overcoming the methodological limitations of many previous studies, the present study employs a two-phased approach to data collection, and a weighted approach to data analysis, thereby obtaining survey data from 1954 Internet gamblers and 5967 non-Internet gamblers. Using this data, the authors examine: (1) the comparative demographic and health characteristics of Internet versus land-based gamblers; (2) the characteristics predictive of Internet gambling; (3) the game-play patterns of Internet gamblers; (4) the comparative gambling expenditures of Internet versus land-based gamblers; and (5) the comparative rate of problem gambling among Internet versus land-based gamblers. The article concludes with a discussion of the methodological implications the present study holds for future research. Moreover, in light of the key finding that Internet gamblers are three to four times more likely to have a gambling problem, the article concludes with a discussion of relevant theoretical and policy implications.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
Externí odkaz:	https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_________::566329d67a5a7119337297dff0318fd0 https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444810397650 Zobrazit plný text záznamu