Experimental Gambling Research Laboratory, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQ University, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia.
College of Education, Psychology, and Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, Australia.
PLoS One. 2022 May 5;17(5):e0266571. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266571. eCollection 2022.
Adolescents can easily access esports betting sites and place bets using cash or skins. This descriptive cross-sectional study examined the characteristics of adolescent esports bettors and relationships between their esports betting, video gaming activities, monetary gambling participation, and at-risk/problem gambling. Two survey samples of Australians aged 12-17 years were recruited through advertisements (n = 841) and online panel providers (n = 826). In both samples, gender and parents' living situation did not differ by past-month esports cash and skin betting, but recent esports betting was associated with engaging in esports gaming activities such as playing and watching esports, and in monetary gambling activities. Past-month esports betting using cash and skins was significantly associated with at-risk/problem gambling. After controlling for recent monetary gambling, recent esports skin bettors were over 3 times more likely to meet criteria for at-risk/problem gambling. Esports betting using skins appears to pose risks for young people and is easily accessible through unlicensed operators.
青少年可以轻松访问电子竞技博彩网站，并使用现金或皮肤下注。本描述性横断面研究调查了青少年电子竞技博彩者的特征，以及他们的电子竞技博彩、视频游戏活动、货币赌博参与度和有风险/问题赌博之间的关系。通过广告（n=841）和在线小组提供商（n=826）招募了两个年龄在 12-17 岁的澳大利亚青少年调查样本。在这两个样本中，过去一个月的电子竞技现金和皮肤博彩与性别和父母的居住状况无关，但最近的电子竞技博彩与参与电子竞技游戏活动（如玩和观看电子竞技）以及货币赌博活动有关。过去一个月的现金和皮肤电子竞技博彩与有风险/问题赌博显著相关。在控制了最近的货币赌博之后，最近的电子竞技皮肤博彩者有超过 3 倍的可能性符合有风险/问题赌博的标准。使用皮肤的电子竞技博彩似乎对年轻人构成风险，并且很容易通过未经许可的运营商获得。
