Men &amp; Women Playing Games: Gender and the Gambling Preferences of Iowa Gambling Treatment Program Participants

LaPlante, Debi A.; Nelson, Sarah E.; LaBrie, Richard A.; Shaffer, Howard J.

doi:10.1007/s10899-005-9003-3

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“…The fact that gambling orientation displayed a gender bias corresponded with previous research that has consistently found a relationship between men and agônistic gambling forms, particularly casino gambling and race betting, and women and aleatory forms such as EGMs and bingo (Griffiths and Delfabbro 2001;Hing and Breen 2001;LaPlante et al 2006;Petry 2003). However, it appears that this distinction extends beyond the particular activity to a basic aleatory or agônistic orientation towards the game.…”

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Player Preferences and Social Harm: An Analysis of the Relationships Between Player Characteristics, Gambling Modes, and Problem Gambling

Young

Stevens

2008

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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To explore the structure of gambling participation and its association with problem gambling, we draw upon Caillois's distinction between games based on competition (i.e. agôn) and those based on chance (i.e. alea). The idea that alea and agôn are socially patterned and associated with differing levels of problem gambling, as measured by the Canadian Problem Gambling Index (CPGI), was empirically tested using data from the 2005 Northern Territory Gambling Prevalence Survey (Australia). This survey collected information on gambling participation, problem gambling, and a range of socio-demographic variables from a representative sample of the Northern Territory adult population. Principal Components Analysis of participation in eight different gambling activities was used to explore the underlying structure of participation. Subsequently, regression was used to identify associations between dimensions of participation, social characteristics, and problem gambling. While a two-factor solution supported a basic distinction between agonistic and aleatory games, the third factor of a three-factor solution combined the two categories, indicating that activity preferences are more complex than the agôn-alea duality would suggest. There were significant associations between the two-factor solution and sociodemographic variables including geographic remoteness, age, gender, and household type. No association was found between alea, agôn and the CPGI, suggesting that it is the configuration of specific games, rather the broad structure of activities, that influence problem gambling risk. In terms of harm minimisation, strategies that target specific gambling games may be more effective than those that cover a range of gambling modes.

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Player Preferences and Social Harm: An Analysis of the Relationships Between Player Characteristics, Gambling Modes, and Problem Gambling

Young

Stevens

2008

Int J Ment Health Addiction

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“…Males and females also differ in their choices of gambling activities, with males preferring casino games, cards, horse/dog racing, sports betting and women preferring lotteries, slot machines, and bingo (Hing & Breen, 2001;LaPlante, Nelson, LaBrie, & Shaffer, 2006;Potenza et al, 2001;Wenzel & Dahl, 2009). Speculation for this difference includes a proclivity on the part of males for risk behaviour (Bradley & Wildman, 2002), adherence to social norms (Hing & Breen, 2001), escape vs. competition motivations (Wenzel & Dahl, 2009).…”

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Gambling and Video Game Playing Among Youth

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Derevensky

2017

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Gambling and video game playing represent two leisure activities in which adolescents and young adults participate. There are psychological and behavioural parallels between slot machine gambling and video arcade game playing. Because both activities have similar negative effects associated with excessive play (e.g., poor academic performance, moodiness, loss of interest in activities previously enjoyed, interpersonal conflict) there is concern that children and adolescents who are attracted to video games, for both psychological rewards and the challenge, may be at greater risk to gamble. The current research examined the gambling (land-based, online for money, and free online gambling games), video game, and Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games (MMORPG) playing behaviour in adolescents and young adults to determine shared risk factors and negative consequences for excessive play. These factors include depression, personality characteristics (i.e., impulsivity and extraversion), and outcome expectancies.Results indicate that gamblers, relative to non-gamblers, were more likely to play video games. Video game players were more likely than non-players to gamble offline and report playing free online gambling games. Problem gamblers had higher rates of video game playing than non-gamblers and addicted gamers had higher rates of land-based gambling than nongamers. In addition, MMORPG players, relative to non-players, were more likely to have participated in online gambling activities, gambled offline, and played free online gambling games. There were no significant differences among the three gambling groups for depression, however addicted gamers had significantly higher depression scores than both social and non-

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“…In Great Britain, men are more likely to participate in a greater number of gambling activities (1.9 per year and 1.3 per year respectively) . LaPlante et al (2006) looked at data from 2256 problem gambling treatment participants to examine the influence of gender on play patterns. The results suggest that personal demographic, economic, and health-related profiles provide essential distinguishing information for gamblers who prefer specific games.…”

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“…The results suggest that personal demographic, economic, and health-related profiles provide essential distinguishing information for gamblers who prefer specific games. LaPlante et al (2006) suggest that for understanding gambling patterns, gender is less informative than descriptive profiles.…”

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An Empirical Study of Gender Differences in Online Gambling

2012

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Gambling has typically been considered a predominately male activity. However, recent prevalence surveys have shown greater numbers of females are now gambling. Much of the gambling literature suggests online gamblers are more likely to be male, and that problem gamblers are more likely to be male. Males and females are also likely to be gambling for different reasons and have a preference for different gambling activities.. Little is known about the pattern of play among female online gamblers. The aim of this survey was to develop a better profile of female online gamblers and to examine any gender differences between males and females in terms of how and why they gamble online, their frequency of online gambling, patterns of play, as well as attitudes to online gambling. The survey was posted on 32 international online gambling websites and was completed by 975 online gamblers (including 175 female online gamblers). Chi-square tests of association were conducted to examine the association between gender and a range of variables. The results showed that females had been gambling online for a shorter duration of time than males, had much shorter online gambling sessions, different motivations for gambling online (i.e. to practice for free, to spend less money and out of boredom), and experienced online gambling differently to males, with increased feelings of guilt and shame for gambling online. This suggests there is still a stigma around gambling particularly evident among females in this study. The findings indicate that clinicians and treatment providers need to be aware of these potential gender differences in online gambling to develop appropriately tailored interventions.

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Men & Women Playing Games: Gender and the Gambling Preferences of Iowa Gambling Treatment Program Participants

Cited by 66 publications

References 22 publications

Player Preferences and Social Harm: An Analysis of the Relationships Between Player Characteristics, Gambling Modes, and Problem Gambling

Player Preferences and Social Harm: An Analysis of the Relationships Between Player Characteristics, Gambling Modes, and Problem Gambling

Gambling and Video Game Playing Among Youth

An Empirical Study of Gender Differences in Online Gambling

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