Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity, Level 6, 400 Kent St, Sydney, NSW, 2000, Australia.
Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia.
J Gambl Stud. 2019 Mar;35(1):205-223. doi: 10.1007/s10899-018-9810-y.
Sports betting is expanding globally through introduction into new markets and growth in existing markets. Traditionally, bets were placed on the outcome of a match before match commencement, with the outcome not determined for hours or even days. The advent of in-play betting has reduced the delay between bet and outcome. A controversial form of in-play betting is betting on micro events (micro-betting), where consumers bet on outcomes such as the next ball in cricket, or the next point in tennis, with the outcome determined almost immediately. This enables rapid, impulsive and continuous betting and may heighten the risk of problem gambling. We surveyed 1813 Australian sports bettors to determine demographic, behavioural and psychological characteristics of micro event bettors, and of those who place a higher proportion of their bets on micro events. Our two hypotheses were supported: that more highly engaged bettors, including those with gambling problems, are more likely to (1) bet on micro events, and (2) place more of their bets on micro events. Of those who bet on micro events, 78% met criteria for problem gambling, and only 5% non-problem gambling (vs 29% and 28% respectively for non micro event bettors). Placing a higher proportion of bets on micro events was also related to problem gambling. Micro event bettors were likely to: be younger, well educated and single; engaged in a wider variety of gambling activities; and to have high trait impulsivity. Micro event betting appears to appeal almost exclusively to bettors with gambling problems, so a ban would represent a highly targeted intervention to reduce gambling-related harm.
体育博彩通过引入新市场和扩大现有市场在全球范围内不断扩张。传统上，博彩是在比赛开始前对比赛结果进行下注，结果需要数小时甚至数天才能确定。随着实时博彩的出现，下注和结果之间的延迟时间缩短了。实时博彩的一种有争议的形式是对微观事件（微观投注）进行投注，消费者对板球下一个球或网球下一个分的结果进行投注，结果几乎立即确定。这使得快速、冲动和连续的投注成为可能，并可能增加赌博问题的风险。我们调查了 1813 名澳大利亚博彩者，以确定微观事件投注者以及投注更多微观事件的博彩者的人口统计学、行为和心理特征。我们的两个假设得到了支持：更积极的博彩者，包括有赌博问题的博彩者，更有可能（1）对微观事件进行投注，以及（2）将更多的赌注押在微观事件上。在进行微观投注的人中，有 78%符合赌博问题的标准，而非问题赌博者仅占 5%（而非微观投注者分别为 29%和 28%）。投注更多的微观事件也与赌博问题有关。微观事件投注者可能更年轻、受过良好教育和单身；参与更广泛的赌博活动；并且具有较高的特质冲动性。微观事件投注似乎几乎完全吸引有赌博问题的投注者，因此禁止微观事件投注将是一项针对减少与赌博相关的伤害的高度针对性干预措施。
