ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2017
How do online sports gambling disorder patients compare with land-based patients?
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Clinical Correlates of Sports Betting: A Systematic Review.Journal of gambling studies · 2023Pooled it
- The Prevalence and Clinical and Sociodemographic Factors of Problem Online Gambling: A Systematic Review.Journal of gambling studies · 2021Pooled it
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- Phenotypes associated with problematic online gaming and gambling: A clustering approach among young adults.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Exploring the Differences in Positive Play among Various Sports Wagering Behaviors.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Article
- Predictors of Gambling Severity Among Female Gamblers: Cross-Country Study with Spanish and Italian Clinical Population.Journal of gambling studies · 2025Article
- The Relevance of Marketing in Sports Betting Perceptions and Behaviors Across Different age Groups.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Review
- Relationships Between Impulsivity, Methamphetamine use Disorder and Gambling Disorder.Journal of gambling studies · 2023Article
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- Differences between Gamblers and Non-Gamblers on Sports Betting Websites.Journal of gambling studies · 2022Article
- Do Online Gambling Products Require Traditional Therapy for Gambling Disorder to Change? Evidence from Focus Group Interviews with Mental Health Professionals Treating Online Gamblers.Journal of gambling studies · 2022Article
- Graded Exposure Therapy for Online Mobile Smartphone Sports Betting Addiction: A Case Series Report.Journal of gambling studies · 2021Article
- Changes in Self-Reported Web-Based Gambling Activity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Cross-sectional Study.JMIR serious games · 2021Article
- Impulsivity, Emotion Regulation, Cognitive Distortions and Attentional Bias in a Spanish Sample of Gambling Disorder Patients: Comparison between Online and Land-Based Gambling.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- A Cross-Cultural Study of Weekly Sports Bettors in Australia and Spain.Journal of gambling studies · 2020Article
- Changes in Gambling Behavior during the COVID-19 Pandemic-A Web Survey Study in Sweden.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Problem Gambling in the Fitness World-A General Population Web Survey.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- A Literature Review and Gap Analysis of Emerging Technologies and New Trends in Gambling.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Review
- Current Addiction in Youth: Online Sports Betting.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
- Mobile Internet Technologies, Ecological Momentary Assessment, and Intervention-Poison and Remedy for New Online Problematic Behaviors in ICD-11.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2020Article
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Abstract
Background and aims Recent technological developments have brought about notable changes in the way people gamble. The widespread use of mobile Internet devices and gambling websites has led to a significant leap in the number of people who recreationally gamble. However, for some, gambling can turn into a psychiatric disorder resembling substance addiction. At present, there is a shortage of studies examining differences between adults with gambling disorder (GD) who exclusively make sports bets online, GD patients that are non-sports Internet gamblers, and offline gamblers. Therefore, this study was undertaken to determine the differences between these three groups, considering sociodemographic, personality, and clinical characteristics. Methods The sample consisted of 2,743 treatment-seeking male patients from the Pathological Gambling Unit at a university hospital. All patients met DSM-5 criteria for GD. Results We found that gamblers who exclusively engaged in non-sports Internet gambling activities were younger than offline gamblers and online sports gamblers. Non-sports Internet gamblers were also more likely to have greater levels of debt compared with offline gamblers. In terms of personality characteristics, our sample displayed low levels of self-directedness and cooperativeness and high levels of novelty seeking. In addition, online sports gamblers obtained higher scores in persistence than non-sports Internet gamblers and offline gamblers. Discussion and conclusion Although differences if terms of gambling severity were not identified between groups, GD patients who exclusively bet online appear to possess distinct personality characteristics and higher debt levels compared with offline gamblers.
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