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ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2018

The effect of loss-limit reminders on gambling behavior: A real-world study of Norwegian gamblers.

Michael Auer, Niklas Hopfgartner, Mark D Griffiths

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Article in Journal of behavioral addictions, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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21citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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21 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael Auer1 Neccton Ltd. , London, UK.
Niklas Hopfgartner1 Neccton Ltd. , London, UK.
Mark D Griffiths2 International Gaming Research Unit, Psychology Department, Nottingham Trent University , Nottingham, UK.
Nottingham Trent University · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOver the past two decades, problem gambling has become a public health issue and research from many countries indicates that a small but significant minority of individuals are problem gamblers. In Norway, the prevalence of problem gambling among adults is estimated to be just less than 1%. To help minimize the harm from gambling, the Norwegian government's gambling operator (Norsk Tipping) has introduced several responsible gambling initiatives to help protect players from developing gambling problems (e.g., limit-setting tools, voluntary self-exclusion, personalized feedback, etc.).

aimThe aim of this study was to determine whether the receiving of personalized feedback exceeding 80% of a personally set monetary personal limit had an effect on subsequent playing behavior compared to those gamblers who did not receive personalized feedback.

methodsOut of 54,002 players, a total of 7,884 players (14.5%) received at least one piece of feedback that they had exceeded 80% of their personal global monthly loss limit between January and March 2017.

resultsUsing a matched-pairs design, results showed that those gamblers receiving personalized feedback in relation to limit-setting showed significant reductions in the amount of money gambled.

conclusionThe findings of this study will be of great value to many stakeholder groups including researchers in the gambling studies field, the gambling industry, regulators, and policymakers.

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Consumer BehaviorFeedback, PsychologicalGamblingReminder SystemsSelf-ControlAdultBehavior, AddictiveFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNorwaygamblinglimit-settingpersonalized feedbackproblem gamblingresponsible gambling toolssocial responsibility

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PMID30418076
PMCPMC6376395
OpenAlexW2900565693

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