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ArticleJournal of gambling studies2025

"It would Never have Happened Without the Pandemic": Understanding the Lived Experience of Individuals who Increased Their Online Gambling Participation.

Annie-Claude Savard, Sylvia Kairouz, Juliette Nadeau-Tremblay, Magaly Brodeur, Francine Ferland, Martin French, Adèle Morvannou, Nadine Blanchette-Martin, Magali Dufour, Valérie VanMourik and 1 more

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Article in Journal of gambling studies, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Annie-Claude SavardÉcole de travail social et de criminologie, Université Laval, 1030 avenue des Sciences-Humaines, Québec, Québec, Canada. annie-claude.savard@tsc.ulaval.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0007-3483-5515
Sylvia KairouzHERMÈS Research Partnership Team, Montréal, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8788-4456
Juliette Nadeau-TremblayDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec, Canada.
Magaly BrodeurHERMÈS Research Partnership Team, Montréal, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3856-1877
Francine FerlandÉcole de travail social et de criminologie, Université Laval, 1030 avenue des Sciences-Humaines, Québec, Québec, Canada.
Martin FrenchHERMÈS Research Partnership Team, Montréal, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8724-5139
Adèle MorvannouHERMÈS Research Partnership Team, Montréal, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6333-8816
Nadine Blanchette-MartinHERMÈS Research Partnership Team, Montréal, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-0594-5986
Magali DufourHERMÈS Research Partnership Team, Montréal, Canada.
Valérie VanMourikHERMÈS Research Partnership Team, Montréal, Canada.
Eva MonsonHERMÈS Research Partnership Team, Montréal, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6063-6973

Funding

Fonds de Recherche du Québec-Société et Culture in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Services 2021-0JUQL-295815
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The gambling landscape was profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an increase in online gambling participation. This growth raises concerns about the potential harms associated with online gambling. This qualitative study aims to understand the lived experiences of gamblers whose participation in online gambling increased due to the pandemic. Thematic content analysis was undertaken based on semi-structured interviews conducted with 58 people who reported an increase in their online gambling participation due to the pandemic. Findings are presented according to the three main themes that emerged from the analyses: (1) whether increases in gambling participation during the pandemic were short-term or sustained, (2) characteristics of the gambling environment and operators' practices that shaped this increase, and (3) the role of gambling in the daily lives of gamblers who reported an increase in their gambling participation during the pandemic. Exploration of the lived experiences of gamblers reporting an increase of their online gambling practices during the pandemic raises important issues regarding online gambling environment and gambling operator's practices.

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COVID-19GamblingAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsQualitative ResearchSARS-CoV-2COVID-19GamblingGambling operatorsOnline gamblingOnline gambling participationPandemic

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