Is there a relationship between daily fantasy sports, gambling and harm?

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Author(s): Nower, Lia ; Caler, Kyle R. ; Pickering, Dylan ; Blaszczynski, Alex

Journal: Journal of Gambling Studies

Year Published: 2018

Date Added: November 21, 2018

The current study began to identify specific factors (mental health, substance use, and gambling behaviour) that tell apart daily fantasy sports (DFS) players from non-DFS gamblers. The findings suggest that DFS players are characterized by gambling often, severe gambling problems, and co-existing substance use and mental health issues. Most notably, DFS players were four times more likely than other gamblers to report suicidal thoughts in the past year.

Citation: Nower, L., Caler, K. R., Pickering, D., & Blaszczynski, A. (2018). Daily fantasy sports players: Gambling, addiction, and mental health problems. Journal of Gambling Studies, 34(3), 727-737. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-018-9744-4

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-018-9744-4

Keywords: alcohol use ; Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI) ; comorbidities ; daily fantasy sports ; demographic characteristics ; disordered gambling ; mental health ; problem gambling ; Problem Gambling Severity Index (PGSI) ; sports gambling ; substance use ; suicide

Topics: Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI) ; Comorbidities ; Gambling and the Brain ; Gambling Assessment ; Sports Betting ; Substance Use ; Suicide

Conceptual Framework Factors: Gambling Types ; Cultural - Gambling Cultures ; Psychological - Comorbid Disorders ; Psychological Factors ; Social - Social Demographics

Response Rate: N/A

Study Design: Observational: Cross-sectional

Geographic Coverage: United States of America, New Jersey

Study Population: New Jersey adults, aged 18 years or older, who had either played daily fantasy sports (DFS; n=299) or had gambled but not played DFS (n=1847) in the past year.

Sampling Procedure: Stratified sampling was used in both subsamples to ensure demographic characteristics of age, gender, and race/ethnicity were reflective of the New Jersey population.