Psychology Department, University of Deusto, Av de las Universidades, 24, 48007, Bilbao, Spain.
Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
J Gambl Stud. 2020 Sep;36(3):937-955. doi: 10.1007/s10899-019-09898-1.
Betting on sport is one of the fastest developing forms of gambling internationally. Sports betting is attracting considerable scholarly, media, and regulatory attention due to the cultural salience of sport, and the rising public health concerns about the rapid proliferation and penetration of betting products in everyday life. Despite its global expansion, little is known regarding the comparative impact sports betting is having in different territories. This study aims to examine a sample of Australian (n = 738) and Spanish (n = 361) weekly sports bettors to assess their similarities and differences concerning sociodemographic characteristics, channels (i.e., online vs. offline) and devices used, in-play betting, and problem gambling severity. The findings showed high problem gambling scores among sports bettors in both countries, and consistent similarities in the association between problem gambling, in-play betting, and offline betting. Also, clear trends were observed between problem gambling, higher educational level, and female sport betting, particularly in the Australian sample. These results suggest a common pattern of risk factors for problematic sports betting and can help to inform worldwide regulatory efforts to tackle harmful sports betting-specific features such as in-play betting.
博彩是国际上发展最快的赌博形式之一。由于体育在文化上的重要性，以及人们对日常生活中博彩产品迅速普及和渗透的日益关注，体育博彩引起了相当多的学者、媒体和监管机构的关注。尽管博彩在全球范围内不断扩张，但对于体育博彩在不同地区的影响，人们知之甚少。本研究旨在调查澳大利亚（n=738）和西班牙（n=361）的每周体育博彩者样本，以评估他们在社会人口统计学特征、渠道（即线上与线下）和使用的设备、即场博彩以及赌博问题严重程度方面的相似和不同之处。研究结果表明，两个国家的体育博彩者都有很高的赌博问题得分，而且赌博问题、即场博彩和线下博彩之间的关联具有一致性。此外，在澳大利亚样本中，还观察到赌博问题、较高教育水平和女性参与体育博彩之间存在明显的趋势。这些结果表明，存在一种共同的体育博彩问题风险因素模式，可以帮助为全球监管工作提供信息，以解决即场博彩等特定于体育博彩的有害特征。
