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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2023

Motivations for Esports Betting and Skin Gambling and Their Association with Gambling Frequency, Problems, and Harm.

Nancy Greer, Nerilee Hing, Matthew Rockloff, Matthew Browne, Daniel L King

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Nancy GreerExperimental Gambling Research Laboratory, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. n.greer@cqu.edu.au.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6045-1984
Nerilee HingExperimental Gambling Research Laboratory, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia.
Matthew RockloffExperimental Gambling Research Laboratory, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia.
Matthew BrowneExperimental Gambling Research Laboratory, School of Health, Medical and Applied Sciences, CQUniversity, Bundaberg, QLD, Australia.
Daniel L KingCollege of Education, Psychology, and Social Work, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study aimed to examine gambling motivations for esports betting and skin gambling and their association with gambling frequency, problems, and harm. Data were collected via a cross-sectional online survey with 736 participants aged 18 + who engaged in esports cash betting (n = 567), esports skin betting (n = 180), or skin gambling on games of chance (n = 325). Respondents were asked to rate their motivations for the three activities across seven domains: social, financial, positive feelings or enhancement, internal regulation, skill building, competition/challenge, and skin acquisition. The results highlight both similarities and differences in gambling motivations across products. Financial gain and enhancement (i.e., excitement) were the main motivations endorsed for all activities, whereas skin acquisition was an additional motivation for esports skin betting and skin gambling. Across all three products, gambling to escape or improve mood was associated with higher levels of problem gambling and harm. Financial gain motivation was associated with problem gambling only for esports skin betting and skin gambling on games of chance. These findings underscore the importance of considering motivational influences on engagement with emerging gambling activities, especially since some motivations may be a contributing factor in harmful gambling outcomes.

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GamblingAffectCross-Sectional StudiesEmotionsHumansMotivationEsports bettingGambling motivationsGambling problemsGambling related-harmSkin gamblingVirtual items

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PMID35802281
PMCPMC9981487

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