This study examined the effects of a mandatory 60-minute play break after players had made 10 deposits in a single day. The researchers were given access to player data for 27 days before and 27 days after the play break was introduced by an online gambling operator. Data included 2,021 British players who deposited at least 10 times in a single day, at least once. The percentage of players who stopped depositing money after the 10th deposit rose from 27% to 68% when there was a mandatory play break. The percentage of players who stopped wagering rose from 0.1% to 45%. The play break did not have an impact on depositing money on the next day. It seemed to increase the likelihood to wager on the next day. There was no impact on gambling behaviour several weeks later.
