ArticleInternational gambling studies2020
Defining the esports bettor: evidence from an online panel survey of emerging adults.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Understanding Esports-related Betting and Gambling: A Systematic Review of the Literature.Journal of gambling studies · 2024Pooled it
- Targeting the next generation of gamblers? Gambling sponsorship of esports teams.Journal of public health (Oxford, England) · 2023Pooled it
- Comparative Analysis of Video Gamers, Esports Spectators, and Esports Athletes on Gambling, Gaming, and Psychological Characteristics.Journal of gambling studies · 2026Article
- Bidirectional relationships between desire thinking and gambling disorder tendency: Insights from a longitudinal study of Esports gamblers.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2025Article
- Scrutinizing the Gateway Relationship Between Gaming and Gambling Disorder: Scoping Review With a Focus on the Southeast Asian Region.JMIR serious games · 2025Review
- Harm-to-self from gambling: A national study of Australian adults.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2024Article
- A scoping review of the association between loot boxes, esports, skin betting, and token wagering with gambling and video gaming behaviors.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2023Article
- Safer esports for players, spectators, and bettors: Issues, challenges, and policy recommendations.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2023Review
- Skin Gambling Contributes to Gambling Problems and Harm After Controlling for Other Forms of Traditional Gambling.Journal of gambling studies · 2023Article
- Adolescents Who Play and Spend Money in Simulated Gambling Games Are at Heightened Risk of Gambling Problems.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Adolescent betting on esports using cash and skins: Links with gaming, monetary gambling, and problematic gambling.PloS one · 2022Article
- Are esports bettors a new generation of harmed gamblers? A comparison with sports bettors on gambling involvement, problems, and harm.Journal of behavioral addictions · 2021Article
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Abstract
Competitive video gaming (esports) is a growing multi-national, billion-dollar industry. Esports cultures replicate traditional sports cultures, involving elite athletes, teams, league sponsorships, large viewing audiences, high profile leagues and championships, and opportunities to bet on outcomes. However, little is known about people who bet on esports, it is generally considered a niche practice. Using data from the Emerging Adults Gambling Study, a non-probability survey of 3549 people aged 16-24 living in Great Britain, the profile of esports bettors was compared with those who bet on other sports and non-gamblers. Those who bet on esports were more likely to be male, to be from nonwhite ethnic groups, to be heavily involved in playing digital games themselves, and to have higher rates of gambling involvement and problem gambling. Multivariate analysis showed a strong relationship between engaging in gambling-like practices within digital games and esports betting (for example, the purchase of loot boxes for money, or betting skins on external websites). Frequency of playing digital games was not associated with esports betting, suggesting it is not how often someone engages with digital games that is correlated with esports betting, but rather the different type of practices they undertake when playing video games.
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