Young men’s sports betting assemblages: masculinities, homosociality and risky places

Waitt, Gordon R; Cahill, Hayden; Gordon, Ross

doi:10.1080/14649365.2020.1757139

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“…This aligns with previous studies (Hing et al, 2016 ; Williams et al, 2012 ), but widens our understanding of the sports betting behaviour of sports fans. Moreover, even though this has been described in smaller-scale qualitative research studies (Deans et al, 2017b ; Waitt et al, 2020 ) our results are based on empirical analytic techniques applied to a larger and more diverse sample. The results comprehensively demonstrate sports betting is predominantly pursued by young men, in sharp contrast to other forms of gambling.…”

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The Gambling Behaviour and Attitudes to Sports Betting of Sports Fans

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Survey responses from a sample of nearly 15,000 Australian sports fans were used to study the determinants of: (i) gambling behaviour, including if a person does gamble and the type of gambling engaged with; (ii) the number of sports and non-sports bets made over a 12-month period; and (iii) attitudes towards betting on sports. The probability of betting on sports decreased with increasing age and was lower for women and people with a university education. This gender difference varied with age, with the greatest difference found among the young. Similar effects were observed for the number of sports bets made, which declined with age. The gender difference in the number of sports bets also varied with age with the greatest difference found among the young arising from the high propensity of young men to bet on sports. Attitudes to sports betting were also analysed, with a key finding that, within friendship circles, the views that sports betting is perceived as harmless, common and very much a part of enjoying sports were stronger among young men. These permissive attitudes were stronger among people who bet on sports and those who bet on sports more frequently. The analysis of sports fans provides insights into the characteristics of the target market most likely to bet on sports, which can be used to inform public health initiatives and harm reduction campaigns.

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“…They highlight the affective intensities of gambling and how they create provisional ‘home’ territories based on desires for comfort and safety. Waitt et al (2020) show how the affective intensities of sports betting applications, in the presence of male friends, function to reterritorialise pubs and clubs as places for men-who-gamble along narrow understandings of Australian-classed sporting masculinity. The reterritorialising force of gambling is felt as pride, which may increase risk-taking practices.…”

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“…This work redefines health and disability as emerging through more-than-human connections, such as with technology, plants, animals, weather, and terrain. Adams and Wiles (2017) and Waitt et al (2020) use these ideas to investigate how space influences gambling consumption and harm. They examine how socio-material relations in everyday life affect bodily capacities and produce illness/health, well-being, and disability.…”

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“…Waitt et al (2020) use assemblage thinking to explore the role of smartphone sports betting applications in gambling harms and demonstrate how the concept of ‘home’ territory helps explain the spatial and emergent nature of gambling practices. They highlight the affective intensities of gambling and how they create provisional ‘home’ territories based on desires for comfort and safety.…”

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“…Geographers have explored the role of neoliberal capitalism, deregulation, liberalised policy environments, and urban development in promoting casino gambling as an economic driver (Brenner and Theodore, 2002; Peck, 2017; Rogers and Gibson, 2021; Wilson, 2003; Young et al, 2009). Additionally, they have examined the spatial implications of gambling harm, including the clustering of electronic gambling machines in lower socio-economic areas and the role of space in masking harm (Doran and Young 2010; Markham et al, 2014; Markham et al, 2017; Young et al, 2010; Young 2011; Adams and Wiles 2017; Hughes and Valentine 2011; Kingma 2008; Waitt et al, 2020). However, there are further opportunities for geographers to contribute to critical gambling studies by exploring the relational gambling geographies.…”

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This paper reviews the progress of geographical research on the gambling industry and presents a framework to comprehend the role of space in gambling consumption and harm. It covers two themes: the casino’s place in urban governance and the agency of gamblers, and how space impacts gambling consumption and harm. The paper introduces a conceptual framework of orientation, affective atmosphere, and intimacy to better comprehend how gambling practices can increase or decrease risk. Finally, the paper suggests that this framework can help to better understand online sports gambling consumption and harm in the context of market growth.

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Corporal punishment remains prevalent in schools globally, and even after its prohibition in South Africa, the focus of this study, it continues. In some historically disadvantaged school environments, it persists with the approval of parents. Mothers and grandmothers, who are pivotal in supporting children's education and well‐being, are central to this dynamic as parents. However, in impoverished rural settings, parents are often unfairly blamed for endorsing corporal punishment without considering the sociocultural context they inhabit. Drawing from a qualitative study conducted in an impoverished rural community where women bear the burden of caring for children, this paper challenges the prevailing one‐sided narrative of parental support for corporal punishment. Instead, it argues for a nuanced understanding of corporal punishment that is contextual. Parents' endorsement of corporal punishment is contingent; it is accepted when framed as ‘disciplinary action infused with love’ but rejected when labelled as ‘assault’. An understanding of corporal punishment as an assemblage is critical if accounts of disciplinary practices within local school settings are to move beyond simplified accounts of parents' universal support for corporal punishment.

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Young men’s sports betting assemblages: masculinities, homosociality and risky places

Cited by 15 publications

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The Gambling Behaviour and Attitudes to Sports Betting of Sports Fans

The Gambling Behaviour and Attitudes to Sports Betting of Sports Fans

Towards relational geographies of gambling harm: Orientation, affective atmosphere, and intimacy

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