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Mandatory play breaks on video lottery terminals do not reduce money or time spent gambling

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Author(s): Auer, Michael M. ; Hopfgartner, Niklas ; Griffiths, Mark D.

Journal: Journal of Behavioral Addictions

Year Published: 2019

Date Added: November 23, 2019

Mandatory play breaks are a common responsible gambling (RG) tool designed to prevent problem gambling. Forced breaks in play are thought to be especially helpful for continuous gambling activities such as video lottery terminals (VLTs). The researchers examined if forced breaks in play resulted in less time and money spent gambling in a real-world setting involving 7,190 VLT players in Norway. The researchers found that forced breaks in play were associated with more (not less) money and time spent gambling in the session following the break, compared to gambling sessions that did not trigger the breaks. The researchers suggest this result could be due to “heavier” gamblers being more likely to trigger forced breaks in play.


Citation: Auer, M., Hopfgartner, N., & Griffiths, M. D. (2019). The effects of a mandatory play break on subsequent gambling among Norwegian video lottery terminal players. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 8(3), 522-529. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.51

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.8.2019.51

Keywords: breaks in play ; gambling ; problem gambling ; responsible gambling

Topics: Gambling Resources ; Information for Operators

Conceptual Framework Factors:   Environment - Responsible Gambling ; Gambling Environment

Response Rate: 20%

Study Design: Observational: Cross-sectional

Geographic Coverage: Norway

Study Population: Video Lottery Terminal players

Sampling Procedure: Random sampling – participants were customers of Norsk Tipping and were randomly sampled among players who had gambled between January and March 2018

Study Funding:

This study was funded by Norsk Tipping, the Norwegian Government’s national lottery operator.

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