Online gambling has become very popular. About 5% of people who gamble online experience harm from gambling. Some online gambling operators offer their customers tools that may help reduce their risk of problem gambling. For example, limit-setting tools allow a gambler to limit the amount of money they can spend with that gambling operator. This study tested how effective limit-setting tools are in reducing gambling intensity.
The researchers found that only 1.3% of online gamblers used the limit-setting tool. Overall, people who set limits did not spend less money on gambling over time. However, high-intensity gamblers who set limits did spend less over time. Therefore, limit-setting tools may help people who gamble intensely to reduce their gambling.
