In-play betting is a feature of sports betting that allows people to bet on events that occur during a sports match while the match is ongoing. In this study, the researchers examined the association between in-play sports betting and emotion regulation. They also looked at the role of impulsivity in this association. The researchers conducted three studies which took place immediately after three major sporting events in 2022. The survey participants were people who had made at least one in-play bet during these sporting events. The researchers found that placing in-play bets was associated with increases in excitement. People with greater emotion regulation motives made more in-play bets and had more severe problem gambling. Furthermore, the association of emotion regulation with in-play betting was stronger among people with high levels of impulsivity.
