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Regular participation in certain forms of gambling is closely associated with problem gambling

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Author(s): Binde, Per ; Romild, Ulla ; Volberg, Rachel A.

Journal: International Gambling Studies

Year Published: 2017

Date Added: November 10, 2020

In this study, the researchers examined data from a large population study in Sweden. Participants were 4,991 respondents who reported gambling in the past 12 months. The results showed that some forms of gambling were more closely associated with problem gambling. These included electronic gaming machines (EGMs), casino games, bingo and poker. People with problem gambling spent more time and money gambling. They were also more likely to play multiple forms of gambling. However, about 40% of those participants gambled regularly on only one gambling form. Thus, gambling regularly on a specific form of gambling might be the source of harm for many people with problem gambling. Participants who gambled regularly on EGMs were most likely to have problem gambling, regardless of whether they engaged in additional gambling forms. For most other gambling forms, the risk of problem gambling increased if people also engaged in additional gambling forms.


Citation: Binde, P., Romild, U., & Volberg, R. A. (2017). Forms of gambling, gambling involvement and problem gambling: Evidence from a Swedish population survey. International Gambling Studies, 17(3), 490-507. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2017.1360928

Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2017.1360928

Keywords: gambling ; gambling types ; involvement ; problem gambling

Conceptual Framework Factors:   Gambling Types ; Exposure - Gambling Setting ; Gambling Exposure

Response Rate: 57% for unweighted response rate (63% for weighted response rate).

Study Design: Observational: Cross-sectional

Geographic Coverage: Sweden

Study Population: Respondents aged 16 to 84 years old who participated in wave one of the Swedish Longitudinal Gambling Study (Swelogs) 2008/2009. All had gambled at least once in the past 12 months on at least one major form of gambling in Sweden (n = 4991).

Sampling Procedure: The researchers analyzed data from wave one of Swelogs 2008/2009. Participants in Swelogs were a stratified random sample from the Swedish Register of the Total Population. The total number of participants in wave one was 8,165. The researchers selected 4,991 participants who reported gambling in the past 12 months.

Study Funding:

This study was developed within the larger framework of the Swelogs program, which is funded by the Public Health Agency of Sweden.

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