Are Poker Players All the Same? Latent Class Analysis

Dufour, Magali; Brunelle, Natacha; Roy, Élise

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“…Further research is also needed to better understand the absence of an association between screen time and the tendency to play the SCG of poker. Some findings from investigations of monetary gambling have noted that recreational poker play tends to be characterized by shorter play times, perhaps due to the taxing nature of the game [ 98 , 99 ]. As a result, it is possible that participation in the SCG of poker—a form of recreational poker—does not entail considerable daily screen exposure.…”

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Factors associated with social casino gaming among adolescents across game types

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BackgroundWith the proliferation of social casino games (SCGs) online, which offer the opportunity to gamble without monetary gains and losses, comes a growing concern regarding the effects of these unregulated games on public health, particularly among adolescents. However, given the limited research pertaining to SCG use, little is currently known about the manner in which adolescents engage with this new gambling medium. The present study aims to identify the factors that characterize adolescent social casino gamers, and to determine whether these factors differ by SCG type. Moreover, the study examines the extent to which social casino gaming is associated with monetary gambling and problem gambling in this cohort.MethodData were obtained from students in Grades 9 to 12 (n = 10,035) residing in the Canadian provinces of Ontario, Saskatchewan, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Participants completed the Youth Gambling Survey (YGS), which is a supplementary instrument administered alongside the Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CSTADS). Logistic regression was used to assess the factors associated with SCG play.ResultsOverall, 12.4% of respondents reported having participated in SCGs in the past three months. Compared to adolescents who did not report playing SCGs, SCG players were typically more likely to participate in monetary gambling activities, and were more prevalently classified as problem gamblers of low-to-moderate severity or high severity. Although profiles of SCG players differed across SCG game types, factors significantly associated with the playing of SCGs were gender, weekly spending money, having friends and parents who gamble, and screen time. It was also shown that current smokers were significantly more likely to participate in simulated slots online relative to adolescents who did not play SCGs.ConclusionSignificant associations exist between SCG play, monetary gambling, and problem gambling among adolescents. Gambling intervention efforts directed at this population should aim to identify personal and environmental factors associated with social casino gaming, and should be tailored to different types of SCGs.

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“…Ce résul-tat similaire à ceux des autres études menées auprès des joueurs sur Internet (Hopley et Nicki, 2010 ;Wood et coll., 2007a ;Wood et Griffiths, 2008) souligne les enjeux liés à la modalité Internet. De fait, ces motivations différentes selon le type de joueur appuient l'idée que les joueurs de poker ne sont pas un groupe homogène et qu'il existe différents sous-groupes présentant des facteurs de risques différents pour chacun de ces groupes (Dufour, Brunelle et Roy, 2013). Enfin, les motivations telles la stimulation intellectuelle, le désir de performer et l'adrénaline semblent présentes chez l'ensemble des participants.…”

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Pourquoi le poker est-il si attirant? Étude qualitative des motivations auprès des joueurs en salle et sur Internet

Dufour

Petit

Brunelle

2014

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Le poker est le jeu de hasard et d’argent ayant connu la plus grande progression dans les dernières années. Certains joueurs de poker québécois investissent beaucoup de temps et d’argent dans cette activité. Or, les motivations sont étroitement liées aux habitudes de jeu et même à la sévérité des conséquences qui y sont associées. Des entrevues semi-structurées ont été effectuées auprès de vingt joueurs de poker afin d’explorer les motivations amenant les joueurs de poker à pratiquer cette activité. Les résultats montrent que les joueurs distinguent le poker des autres jeux de hasard et d’argent en mettant l’accent sur les habiletés et la stratégie présentes au poker. Ils jouent au poker pour avoir du plaisir, pour l’aspect social, la stimulation intellectuelle, la compétition, l’adrénaline et l’appât du gain, pour passer le temps et, certains, pour en faire une éventuelle carrière. Les entretiens ont également permis de mettre en lumière de nombreuses fluctuations dans les motivations. Les motivations sont dynamiques en fonction de la modalité de pratique du poker et du moment dans la trajectoire de jeu du participant.Poker is the game that increased the most in recent years. Some Quebec poker players invest a lot of time and money in this activity. However, the motivations are closely related to gambling and the severity of the problems. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 poker players to better understand what motivates them to engage and maintain their participation in poker. Participants were recruited from a pool of 200 players who took part in a larger quantitative study. Results show that players engage in poker for many different reasons: enjoyment; social interactions; intellectual stimulation; competition and adrenaline rush; lure of winning money; pass time ; and, for some, make a living out of it. The interviews also highlighted the dynamic nature of the motivations a function of the medium in which poker is played and the stage at which players are in their gambling pattern.El póker es el juego de azar y de dinero que ha conocido el mayor progreso en los últimos años. Algunos jugadores de póker quebequenses invierten mucho tiempo y dinero en esta actividad. Sin embargo, las motivaciones están estrechamente ligadas a los hábitos de juego e incluso a la severidad de las consecuencias que se vinculan con ellos. Se llevaron a cabo entrevistas semi-estructuradas con alrededor de veinte jugadores de póker para explorar las motivaciones que los llevan a practicar esta actividad. Los resultados indican que los jugadores distinguen el póker de los demás juegos de azar y de dinero poniendo el acento en las habilidades y la estrategia que el juego requiere. Juegan al póker para tener placer, por el aspecto social, por la estimulación intelectual, la competencia, el afán de ganar dinero, para pasar el tiempo y, en algunos casos, para transformarlo en una posible carrera. Las entrevistas permitieron además poner de relieve numerosas fluctuaciones en las motivaciones. Estas últimas son dinámicas en...

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“…Hence, because poker gambling might have conceivably different executive-control demands that non-strategic gambling, one could infer that poker players might be best able at exerting willpower during gambling, that is, to decide based on both short-terms and long-term consequences of an action (Bechara, 2005; Noël et al, 2010). Nevertheless, a significant proportion of poker gamblers become unable to shape and maintain their behaviors to avoid severe negative consequences and continue to gamble despite the accumulation of financial losses (APA, 2013; Dufour et al, 2013; Recher & Griffiths, 2012). …”

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Increased ventral-striatal activity during monetary decision making is a marker of problem poker gambling severity

Brevers

Noël

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The aim of this study was to examine the impact of different neural systems on monetary decision-making in frequent poker gamblers, who vary in their degree of problem gambling. Fifteen frequent poker players, ranging from non-problem to high-problem gambling, and fifteen non-gambler controls were scanned using fMRI while performing the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT). During IGT deck selection, between-groups fMRI analyses showed that frequent poker gamblers exhibited higher ventral–striatal but lower dorsolateral prefrontal and orbitofrontal activations, as compared to controls. Moreover, by using functional connectivity analyses, we observed higher ventral striatal connectivity in poker players, and in regions involved in attentional/motor control (posterior cingulate), visual (occipital gyrus) and auditory (temporal gyrus) processing. In poker gamblers, scores of problem gambling severity were positively associated with ventral-striatal activations and with the connectivity between the ventral-striatum seed and the occipital fusiform gyrus and the middle temporal gyrus. Present results are consistent with findings from recent brain-imaging studies showing that gambling disorder is associated with heightened motivational-reward processes during monetary decision-making, which may hamper one’s ability to moderate his level of monetary risk-taking.

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Are Poker Players All the Same? Latent Class Analysis

Abstract: Poker is the gambling game that is currently gaining the most in popularity. However, there is little information on poker players' characteristics and risk factors.

Cited by 31 publications

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Factors associated with social casino gaming among adolescents across game types

Factors associated with social casino gaming among adolescents across game types

Pourquoi le poker est-il si attirant? Étude qualitative des motivations auprès des joueurs en salle et sur Internet

Increased ventral-striatal activity during monetary decision making is a marker of problem poker gambling severity

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