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As land-based gambling venues close in jurisdictions across the world,1,2 players may be more likely to access gambling online. Some jurisdictions offer regulated online gambling options; in other jurisdictions, players may choose to access unregulated sites, which may pose unique regulatory, legal, and ethical challenges.3 Several factors can make regulated and unregulated online gambling inherently more problematic than land-based gambling:4

  • Convenience and easy access
  • Solitary nature of online play
  • Ability to gamble while intoxicated
  • Use of credit and digital cash
  • Age verification challenges
  • Ability to play multiple games at once

We have curated recent evidence that may help our stakeholders make informed decisions regarding online gambling behaviour during COVID-19.

 

Laptop and cell phone   Key Resources

How has COVID-19 affected people’s online gambling behaviours in Sweden? (GREO Research Snapshot)

A safer bet? Online gambling and mental health (Money and Mental Health Policy Institute report)

Gambling on licensed sites is associated with less harm than gambling on unlicensed sites (GREO Research Snapshot)

Comparing individual and situational factors between online and offline pathological gambling (GREO Research Snapshot)

Online casino gambling and live sports betting are associated with problem gambling and being over-indebted (GREO Research Snapshot)

Daily fantasy sports playing trends over time (GREO Research Snapshot)

Gambling behavior of online and non-online student gamblers (GREO Research Snapshot)

Do adolescent online gamblers have unique characteristics? (GREO Research Snapshot)

Sources of motivation for changing gambling behaviour in online gamblers (GREO Research Snapshot)

Online gambling results in additional burden of harms compared to offline gambling (GREO Research Snapshot)

Comparing gamblers who use offshore versus domestic gambling sites (GREO Research Snapshot)

Summary: Getting grounded in problematic play: using digital grounded theory to understand problem gambling and harm minimisation opportunities in remote gambling (Summary of research report for GambleAware)

An analysis of the factors that affect online gambling (GREO Research Snapshot)

Gambling alone may intensify gambling behavior (GREO Research Snapshot)

 

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 References
1American Gaming Association. COVID-19’s impact on U.S. casino industry workers and local communities. Casino Journal. Available from: www.casinojournal.com/articles/93538-covid-19s-impact-on-us-casino-industry-workers-and-local-communities

2Master F. Almost all bets are off: Casino capitals Macau, Las Vegas slammed by virus. The Jakarta Post. Available from: www.thejakartapost.com/news/2020/04/02/almost-all-bets-are-off-casino-capitals-macau-las-vegas-slammed-by-virus.html

3Gainsbury S. Internet gambling: Current research findings and implications. 1 ed: Springer-Verlag; 2012. 151 p.

4Abbott M, Binde P, Clark L, Hodgins D, Johnson MA, Manitowabi D, et al. Conceptual Framework of Harmful Gambling: An international collaboration, third edition. Gambling Research Exchange Ontario (GREO), Guelph, Ontario, Canada. 2018. Available from: doi.org/10.33684/CFHG3.en

 

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