Centre for Excessive Gambling, Addiction Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon 23, CH-1011, Lausanne, Switzerland.
J Gambl Stud. 2022 Dec;38(4):1215-1228. doi: 10.1007/s10899-022-10106-w. Epub 2022 Feb 8.
Faced with the rapid expansion of the online gambling offer, a growing number of jurisdictions around the world are developing legislation to regulate online gambling. The new Swiss Act on gambling extends legalization of online gambling from already authorized lottery-type to casino-type gambling. In this context, the present study examines offline and online gambling behaviors in emerging-adult males as a particularly at-risk population for gambling addiction. A sample of 1,869 young males completed a questionnaire assessing offline and online gambling behaviors as well as severity of problem gambling. Results show that 62.1% of the respondents were lifetime gamblers while 46.7% were past-year gamblers. Among the latter, 76.4% had gambled only within offline venues, 21.4% had gambled at both offline and online sites, and 2.2% had gambled online only. Furthermore, 17.6% of past-year gamblers were at moderate-risk of developing problem gambling whilst 3.6% were problem gamblers. Association analysis showed that, compared to non-problem gamblers, at-risk and problem gamblers played online at higher rates. These findings contribute to the growing literature on youth gambling behaviors and on offline-online transitions. In the context of the growing online gambling supply, the evolution of youth gambling behaviors should be monitored through periodical assessments.
面对线上博彩业务的迅速扩张，全球越来越多的司法管辖区正在制定法规来监管线上博彩。新的瑞士博彩法将线上博彩合法化，从已经授权的彩票型博彩扩展到赌场型博彩。在此背景下，本研究以易患赌博成瘾的年轻男性为特定高危人群，考察其线下和线上的赌博行为。共有 1869 名年轻男性完成了一份问卷，该问卷评估了他们的线下和线上赌博行为以及赌博问题的严重程度。结果显示，62.1%的受访者为终身赌徒，46.7%为过去一年的赌徒。在后者中，76.4%仅在离线场所赌博，21.4%在离线和在线场所均有赌博，2.2%仅在线上赌博。此外，17.6%的过去一年的赌徒有中度赌博问题风险，3.6%为有问题的赌徒。关联分析表明，与非问题赌徒相比，有风险和问题的赌徒在线上赌博的比例更高。这些发现丰富了关于青年赌博行为和线下-线上转变的文献。在网络博彩供应不断增长的背景下，应通过定期评估来监测青年赌博行为的演变。
