An experimental study to examine whether and how Flemish and Dutch harm prevention messages on gambling advertising affect consumers’ gambling-related beliefs and intentions.

De Jans, Steffi; Cauberghe, Veroline; Hudders, Liselot; Rys, Fran

doi:10.1037/adb0000951

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“…Personalized feedback is also not unequivocally effective; a recent literature review found con icting results for the effects of personalized feedback on spending and symptoms [19]. Many studies have found that dynamic messages were more effective than static messages, and that messages encouraging self-appraisal had signi cantly greater effects on self-reported thoughts and behaviors during gambling [20,21,22]. Pop-up messages that involve cognitive tasks can interrupt dissociation during game play [23].…”

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Information is not enough: a critical perspective on responsible gambling policies to gambling disorder prevention

Chóliz,

Cervera-Ortiz,

Luján-Barrera

2024

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Multiple governments and other stakeholders in countries where online gambling has been legalized have implemented responsible gambling policies. Based on theoretical and experimental evidence, this study showed that the information used to implement responsible gambling policies is not sufficient to prevent the emergence of pathological gambling disorder in society. This is because the information provided is necessary, but it is not adequate for modifying gambling habits or preventing addiction. The principal clinical symptoms of gambling disorder are excessive gambling and difficulty in controlling one's gambling. Objective: the objective of this study was to analyze the effect of a dynamic personal message about the consequences of gambling, specifically, the effectiveness of pop-up messages stating the percentage of money lost in a virtual slot machine. Method. In this study, 40 gamblers were observed during online gambling. The independent variable was information about their gambling losses provided via pop-up messages. Results. The main result of the study was that the display of responsible gambling information was associated with no changes in gambling behavior. Discussion. The study presented in this article and the initial theoretical discussion together reveal that the main strategy used to promote responsible gambling, which is to provide truthful information about gambling and its consequences, is not sufficient to prevent excessive gambling and, therefore, gambling addiction in society, or to make people stop gambling, despite their losses. To prevent excessive gambling and, therefore, gambling disorder in society, gambling policies that limit gamblers’ losses must be implemented.

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Information is not enough: a critical perspective on responsible gambling policies to gambling disorder prevention

Chóliz,

Cervera-Ortiz,

Luján-Barrera

2024

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“…'Gamble responsibly' is a widely used slogan that is familiar to gamblers in Australia, Canada, and the United States, but which is largely ignored by gamblers, likely due (in-part) to its frequent presentation (Lole et al 2019). The message 'Gamble in moderation' has also been used internationally, but recent evidence has indicated that this message produces a back-fire effect that leads to increased gambling intentions among at-risk gamblers (De Jans et al 2023). In the UK, a related slogan 'When the FUN stops, stop ' (implemented 2015-2021) was criticized by academics, politicians, and regulatory leaders (Gambling Commission 2019;Gambling Intelligence 2019van Schalkwyk et al 2021Rintoul 2022), and also shown to have no protective effects on gambling behavior (Newall, Weiss-Cohen, et al 2022).…”

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‘Chances are you’re about to lose’: new independent Australian safer gambling messages tested in UK and USA bettor samples

Newall,

Torrance,

Russell

et al. 2023

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Current industry-developed safer gambling messages such as ‘Take time to think’ and ‘Gamble responsibly’ have been criticized as ineffective slogans. As a result, Australia has recently introduced seven independently-developed safer gambling messages. The UK Government intends to introduce independently-developed messages from 2024 onwards, and this measure could be similarly appropriate for the US states where sports betting has been legalized and gambling advertising has become pervasive. Given this context, the current study recruited race and sports bettors from the UK and USA to elicit their perceptions of the seven Australian safer gambling messages. Participants (N = 1,865) rated on a Likert-scale seven newly introduced messages and two existing ones (‘Take time to think’ and ‘Gamble responsibly’) using seven evaluative statements. Participants also reported their levels of problem gambling severity. For most statements in both jurisdictions, the new messages performed significantly better than the existing ones. Specifically, the new messages were deemed more attention grabbing, applicable on a personal level, helpful to gamblers, and more likely to encourage cutbacks in gambling. The message that included a specific call to action (‘What are you prepared to lose today? Set a deposit limit’) was one of the best performing messages. Interaction effects observed in relation to jurisdiction, age, gender, and problem gambling severity were generally small enough to counteract the argument that different populations might benefit from substantially different messages. These findings add to previous research on the independent design of effective safer gambling messages.

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‘Chances are you’re about to lose’: new independent Australian safer gambling messages tested in UK and USA bettor samples

Newall,

Torrance,

Russell

et al. 2023

Addiction Research & Theory

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An experimental study to examine whether and how Flemish and Dutch harm prevention messages on gambling advertising affect consumers’ gambling-related beliefs and intentions.

Cited by 4 publications

References 43 publications

Information is not enough: a critical perspective on responsible gambling policies to gambling disorder prevention

Information is not enough: a critical perspective on responsible gambling policies to gambling disorder prevention

‘Chances are you’re about to lose’: new independent Australian safer gambling messages tested in UK and USA bettor samples

‘Chances are you’re about to lose’: new independent Australian safer gambling messages tested in UK and USA bettor samples

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