Self-Exclusion among Online Poker Gamblers: Effects on Expenditure in Time and Money as Compared to Matched Controls

Amandine Luquiens, Aline Dugravot, Henri Panjo, Amine Benyamina, Stéphane Gaïffas and Emmanuel Bacry
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Amandine Luquiens: Hôpital Paul Brousse, APHP Villejuif, France. Université Paris-Saclay, 94800 Villejuif, France
Aline Dugravot: Université Paris-Sud membre de Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, CESP, INSERM, 94800 Villejuif, France
Henri Panjo: Université Paris-Sud membre de Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, CESP, INSERM, 94800 Villejuif, France
Amine Benyamina: Hôpital Paul Brousse, APHP Villejuif, France. Université Paris-Saclay, 94800 Villejuif, France
Stéphane Gaïffas: CMAP, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France
Emmanuel Bacry: CMAP, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau Cedex, France

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 22, 1-10

Abstract: Background: No comparative data is available to report on the effect of online self-exclusion. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of self-exclusion in online poker gambling as compared to matched controls, after the end of the self-exclusion period. Methods: We included all gamblers who were first-time self-excluders over a 7-year period ( n = 4887) on a poker website, and gamblers matched for gender, age and account duration ( n = 4451). We report the effects over time of self-exclusion after it ended, on money (net losses) and time spent (session duration) using an analysis of variance procedure between mixed models with and without the interaction of time and self-exclusion. Analyzes were performed on the whole sample, on the sub-groups that were the most heavily involved in terms of time or money (higher quartiles) and among short-duration self-excluders (<3 months). Results: Significant effects of self-exclusion and short-duration self-exclusion were found for money and time spent over 12 months. Among the gamblers that were the most heavily involved financially, no significant effect on the amount spent was found. Among the gamblers who were the most heavily involved in terms of time, a significant effect was found on time spent. Short-duration self-exclusions showed no significant effect on the most heavily involved gamblers. Conclusions: Self-exclusion seems efficient in the long term. However, the effect on money spent of self-exclusions and of short-duration self-exclusions should be further explored among the most heavily involved gamblers.

Keywords: online gambling; self-exclusion; responsible gambling; comparative study; poker (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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