Liu Shuang, To Wai Ming, Huang Gui-Hai
Centre for Gaming and Tourism Studies, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao, SAR, China.
Faculty of Business, Macao Polytechnic University, Macao, SAR, China.
J Gambl Stud. 2024 Sep;40(3):1061-1084. doi: 10.1007/s10899-023-10262-7. Epub 2023 Nov 14.
Casino gaming is considered as an entertainment but it may cause financial and psychological burdens to some individuals and their families. Therefore, casino operators have established and deployed responsible gaming policy and practice to mitigate such negative effects. This study explores whether and how responsible gaming policy and practice influences people's casino gaming intention and behavior. Data were collected from 644 Chinese adults in Macao. Results showed that responsible gaming policy and practice significantly influenced people's attitude towards casino gaming (as a legal activity and hobby), subjective norm (for disapproval of casino gaming), and perceived behavior control (for not engaging in casino gaming). Casino gaming intention was positively affected by attitude and negatively affected by subjective norm and perceived behavior control. Casino gaming behavior was positively affected by intention and negatively affected by perceived behavior control. As a whole, responsible gaming policy and practice had a small, negative but significant indirect effect on casino gaming behavior. Implications of the study were given.
赌场游戏被视为一种娱乐活动，但它可能会给一些个人及其家庭带来经济和心理负担。因此，赌场运营商制定并实施了负责任的游戏政策和做法，以减轻此类负面影响。本研究探讨负责任的游戏政策和做法是否以及如何影响人们的赌场游戏意图和行为。数据收集自澳门的644名中国成年人。结果表明，负责任的游戏政策和做法显著影响了人们对赌场游戏（作为一种合法活动和爱好）的态度、主观规范（对赌场游戏的不赞成）以及感知行为控制（不参与赌场游戏）。赌场游戏意图受到态度的积极影响，受到主观规范和感知行为控制的消极影响。赌场游戏行为受到意图的积极影响，受到感知行为控制的消极影响。总体而言，负责任的游戏政策和做法对赌场游戏行为有一个小的、负面但显著的间接影响。给出了该研究的启示。
