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ArticleJournal of behavioral addictions2019

Are sports bettors looking at responsible gambling messages? An eye-tracking study on wagering advertisements.

Lisa Lole, En Li, Alex M Russell, Nancy Greer, Hannah Thorne, Nerilee Hing

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Article in Journal of behavioral addictions, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04738773 (Double Blind 12-week Controlled Experiment With Two Groups of Pathological Gamblers, One Taking Active Drug), which is not on this map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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NCT04738773 phase2unknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2021, after this paper: background citation

Double Blind 12-week Controlled Experiment With Two Groups of Pathological Gamblers, One Taking Active Drug (Naltrexone) and the Other Receiving Placebo.Patters Patterns of Visual Tracking Will be Acessed on Both Groups Prior and During Tratment in Order to Predict Treatment Response

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Sao PauloRan2021 to 2023Enrolled40ConditionsEye Tracking, Gambling Disorder, NaltrexoneArmsNaltrexone, Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Sports betting around the world: A systematic review.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Lisa LoleSchool of Health Medical and Applied Sciences,Central Queensland University, Branyan, QLD,Australia.
En LiSchool of Health Medical and Applied Sciences,Central Queensland University, Branyan, QLD,Australia.
Alex M RussellSchool of Health Medical and Applied Sciences,Central Queensland University, Branyan, QLD,Australia.
Nancy GreerSchool of Health Medical and Applied Sciences,Central Queensland University, Branyan, QLD,Australia.
Hannah ThorneSchool of Health Medical and Applied Sciences,Central Queensland University, Branyan, QLD,Australia.
Nerilee HingSchool of Health Medical and Applied Sciences,Central Queensland University, Branyan, QLD,Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimsThe broadcast of wagering advertisements during televised sports matches has been associated with various adverse outcomes. In order to counter these effects, legislative bodies require wagering operators to include responsible gambling messages in their advertisements; however, the effectiveness of these messages is unclear. This study sought to examine the extent to which responsible gambling messages are looked at, in the wider context of gambling advertisements.

methodsForty-nine regular sports bettors and 10 non-gamblers viewed a series of sports betting advertisements, while an eye-tracker recorded the number of fixations placed on responsible gambling messages, as well as other text-based wagering content.

resultsResponsible gambling messages were, generally, presented in a non-conspicuous manner. Eye-tracking data revealed that significantly fewer fixations were placed on responsible gambling messages, compared to wagering information ( DISCUSSION: Very few fixations were placed on, or near, responsible gambling messages, compared to other wagering information, meaning that, in their current form, they are unlikely to be effective in protecting against gambling harm. Preliminary evidence shows that presenting messages on a high-contrast/block-color background increases the number of fixations on these.

conclusionFurther research is needed to identify ways of increasing the effectiveness of responsible gambling initiatives in the sports betting context.

Indexed as

AdvertisingConsumer Health InformationGamblingSportsAdultAgedEye Movement MeasurementsFemaleFixation, OcularHumansMaleMiddle AgedYoung Adultadvertisingeye-trackinggamblingresponsible gamblingsports bettingwagering

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PMCPMC7044613

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