Patterns and trends in gambling participation in the Quebec population between 2009 and 2012

Kairouz, Sylvia; Paradis, Catherine; Nadeau, Louise; Hamel, Denis; Robillard, Chantal

doi:10.17269/cjph.106.4854

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“…As previously reported, the rates of problem gambling also remained stable within the population Kairouz, Paradis, Nadeau, Hamel, & Robillard, 2015).…”

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Exploring the Effects of Introducing a State Monopoly Operator to an Unregulated Online Gambling Market

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Recent expansions in regulated offerings to include online forms of gambling have been undertaken amid animated debate on the potential impacts of this legalization. The objective of the present study is to examine changes in online gambling patterns before and after the opening of Espacejeux: the state-operated gambling website in Québec, Canada. Information on gambling habits was drawn from two repeated cross-sectional surveys conducted with samples representative of the general adult population of the province of Québec in 2009 (N = 11,888) and 2012 (N = 12,008). Behavioural data were retrieved from the Online Poker Database of the University of Hamburg (ODP-UHH) for 4,591,298 (2009/2010) and 2,909,562 (2013) unique real money poker identities; all Québec players were retained for analysis. Gambling patterns before and after legalization of online gambling were compared. The prevalence of Internet gambling remained stable: 1.5% of the population gambled online in 2012 compared to 1.4% in 2009. Of those surveyed, 82.5% continued to gamble on unregulated sites in 2012 and data from OPD-UHH confirmed that 90% of all real money online poker players still bet on unregulated sites in 2013. Results suggest that it may be prudent for government stakeholders to consider alternative approaches for managing online gambling offerings. Longitudinal analyses are needed to disentangle the effects of legalization of online gambling.

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“…As previously reported, the rates of problem gambling also remained stable within the population Kairouz, Paradis, Nadeau, Hamel, & Robillard, 2015).…”

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Exploring the Effects of Introducing a State Monopoly Operator to an Unregulated Online Gambling Market

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Monson³

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“…Selon les résultats, il est pertinent d'utiliser le terme ) passion * concernant les activités de poker. Des études antérieures ayant montré l'intensité des comportements des JdP en termes de fréquence de jeu (Kairouz et al, 2010;Shead et al, 2008), d'émotions ressenties et l'identification des JdP (Dufour, Petit et Brunelle, 2012) laissaient présager ce résultat. Tant l'étude quantitative que qualitative du poker laissent donc croire à l'existence d'une réelle passion pour cette activité.…”

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“…La procédure d'échantillonnage reposait sur une stratégie de convenance. Les joueurs ont été recrutés dans des endroits où se réunissent habituellement les JdP, virtuellement ou physiquement (bars, casinos, presse écrite, Facebook, sites Internet dédiés au poker en ligne, lors de tournois ou d'événements majeurs), soit par l'intermédiaire d'une étude épidémiologique (Kairouz, Nadeau et Paradis, 2010) qui a recruté ses participants de manière aléatoire dans la population adulte québécoise. Il s'agit donc d'un échantillon non probabiliste composé de volontaires.…”

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Être passionné un peu, beaucoup, énormément? Le concept de la passion chez les joueurs de poker, une étude qualitative.

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Dufour

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La passion est étudiée depuis une quinzaine d’années chez les joueurs de jeu de hasard et d’argent. Elle comprend deux formes, soit la passion obsessive (PO) qui est contrôlante et la passion harmonieuse (PH) qui laisse de la place à d’autres activités du joueur. Les études transversales associent la PO aux problèmes de jeu, ce qui n’est pas le cas de la PH. Toutefois, la pertinence de l’utilisation du concept de passion et son influence sur les comportements de jeu, selon le discours des joueurs, sont totalement méconnues. Les objectifs de cette étude étaient d’examiner la pertinence du concept de passion chez des joueurs poker (JdP) et de comprendre les liens entre les deux formes de passion et les problèmes de jeu. Cette étude qualitative descriptive est la deuxième composante d’une étude mixte séquentielle auprès de JdP du Québec (n=12). L’analyse de contenu thématique a été réalisée en privilégiant la thématisation en continu. Parmi les participants, la majorité a été ou est actuellement passionnée de poker et les deux formes de passion sont des concepts pertinents selon les joueurs. Le fait d’être passionné serait l’un des facteurs influençant les comportements de jeu. Toutefois, un JdP peut continuer à jouer sans être passionné alors que l’on peut également être passionné sans nécessairement jouer fréquemment. Il ne semble donc pas y avoir de lien direct entre la passion et la fréquence de jeu. La pertinence du concept de passion pour les joueurs permet de penser qu’il pourrait être utilisé en prévention ou encore dans le traitement des JdP. Passion among gamblers has been studied for the last decade and a half. There are two forms of passion: obsessive passion (OP), which is controlling, and harmonious passion (HP), which leaves room for the gambler’s other activities. Cross-sectional studies associate OP with gambling problems, which is not the case for HP. The relevance of the concept of passion and passion’s influence on gambling behaviour are, however, uncertain, according to gamblers themselves. The objectives of this study were to examine the relevance of the concept of passion for poker players (PP) and understand the connections between the two forms of passion and gambling problems. This qualitative descriptive study is the second part of a sequential mixed study with PPs in Québec (n=12). The thematic content analysis was conducted using continuous thematization. The majority of the participants were or are currently passionate about poker, and both forms of passion are relevant concepts for these players. According to them, being passionate is one of the behaviours that influences gambling behaviour. A PP may, however, continue to play without being passionate, but also be passionate without necessarily playing frequently. There does not, therefore, seem to be any direct connection between passion and frequency of play. The relevance of the concept of passion for poker players suggests that it may be used preventively or in the treatment of PPs.

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“…It has been argued that MP/PG gamblers are sufficiently different to question treating them on the same level (Currie et al, 2013;Kairouz, Paradis, Nadeau, Hamel, & Robillard 2015). Although explorations such as these would offer novel perspectives to further our understanding of gambling experiences, the purpose of this paper was to focus on the gambling encounter in each setting rather than on individual trajectories.…”

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Win or Lose: Negotiating meaning of time and money within three gambling settings

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Kairouz

Monson

2017

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The rational management of expenditures has received much attention in the evaluation of problem gambling, overlooking however the contribution of the sociocultural context in which gambling occurs. This paper examines how moderaterisk and problem gamblers develop specific semantic frames within three settingsprivate, casino, and online-to structure time and money management to cope with all the contingencies associated with games of chance. Data were drawn from a qualitative component of a large survey of gambling practices conducted in 2008 among a random representative sample of Canadian undergraduate students. Focus groups were held with non-problem/low-risk gamblers (n = 15) and 90-minute semistructured interviews were conducted with the moderate-risk/problem gamblers (n = 12). Analysis was carried out by applying a theory-driven coding template derived from a syncretic theoretical model combining an adapted version of an ecological model of gambling with game studies approaches. The exploration of three gambling settings demonstrates how each setting structures meaning and management of time and money. Negotiations between players of such structuro-semantic frames are central to maintaining each participant's ease and engagement with the game. This intersubjectivity needs to be addressed when understanding risk and should be included in future health promotion efforts.Keywords: addiction, youth risk, Goffman, qualitative methods, gambling, Canada, context, poker, college students RésuméLa gestion rationnelle des dépenses a suscité beaucoup d'attention dans l'évaluation du jeu problématique, mais on a négligé l'influence du contexte socioculturel dans lequel se pratique le jeu. Cet article examine comment les joueurs à risque modéré

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Patterns and trends in gambling participation in the Quebec population between 2009 and 2012

Cited by 16 publications

References 13 publications

Exploring the Effects of Introducing a State Monopoly Operator to an Unregulated Online Gambling Market

Exploring the Effects of Introducing a State Monopoly Operator to an Unregulated Online Gambling Market

Être passionné un peu, beaucoup, énormément? Le concept de la passion chez les joueurs de poker, une étude qualitative.

Win or Lose: Negotiating meaning of time and money within three gambling settings

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