Is online gambling more problematic that traditional gambling?

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J E A N - M I C H E L C O S T E S , French Monitoring Centre for Gambling (ODJ), V I N C E N T E R O U K M A N O F F, French Monitoring Centre for Gambling (ODJ),

M A R I E - L I N E T O VA R , French Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (OFDT)

3 r d i n t e r n a t i o n a l m u l t i d i s c i p l i n a r y s y m p o s i u m

U n i v e r s i t y o f N e u c h â t e l , S w i t z e r l a n d J a n u a r y 2 0 1 4

Is online gambling more

problematic that traditional

gambling?

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Online gambling in France in 2012 Introduction Methods Results Conclusion

Plan

• Introduction • Methods • Results • Conclusion 2

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Online gambling in France in 2012 Introduction Methods Results Conclusion Introduction

•  The 12th of May 2010 France "opened the online

gambling market to competition" in three areas: sports betting, off-course betting and poker

•  2 years after, there was need to assess this new

gambling sector:

÷ How many people gamble online?

÷ What is the profile of people who gamble online?

÷ How do these people behave?

÷ Are they more problematic?

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Online gambling in France in 2012 Introduction Methods Results Conclusion Methods: surveys

ü  2 coordinated survey on online gambling in 2012:

§ A representative survey which aimed to estimate

the prevalence of online gambling by the French

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§ A descriptive survey of the practices of online

gamblers and associated problems (2)

ü  comparable to the first national prevalence survey

carried out in 2010 (3)

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(1) online gambling prevalence survey 2012

2 questions included in a regular monthly survey (“Monitoring the web practices”, Médiamétrie )

÷  Telephone survey

÷  Random sample of the French population, ÷  using CATI

÷  September-November 2012 ÷  N = 2761 people over 18

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(2) online gambling prevalence survey 2012

Based on “Web Users Panel” (« Le Carré des Médias », Médiamétrie)

•  Database: 830 000 Web users

•  Sample of Internet users selected according to quotas that come from

the results of the last “Monitoring the web practices, Médiamétrie” survey, by: sex, age, socio-professional category and region.

•  Response rate to all emails sent and opened was approximately 40%.

•  Final sample was weighted according the initial quotas: sex, age,

socio-professional category and region.

• Time survey: November-December 2012

• Age: 18-75

•  Final sample: 4,042 Internet users stated having gambled on

the Internet on the last 12 months

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(3) National gambling prevalence survey 2010

A set of gambling related questions included in a regular national health survey (“Baromètre Santé”, INPES)

÷  Telephone survey

÷  Random sample of the French population, ÷  using CATI

÷  October 2009 - June 2010

÷  N = 25,034 people aged 18-75 years

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Prevalence of online gambling in France 8

Lower Higher

Prevalence in the last 12 months 3,7% 2,9% 4,5%

Source : enquête Prévalence-e-Jeu 2012 ; ODJ - N=2761

Prevalence of online gambling in France in 2012

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Online gamblers: sex, age

17/01/2014 9 8,00$ 6,00$ 4,00$ 2,00$ 0,00$ 2,00$ 4,00$ 6,00$ 8,00$ [18$*$24]$ [25$*$29]$ [30$*$34]$ [35$*$39]$ [40$*$44]$ [45$*$49]$ [50$*$54]$ [55$*$59]$ [60$*$64]$ [65$*$69]$ [70$*$75]$ Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ! %$of$total$popula8on$for$a$year$of$age$in$the$age$groups$of$diﬀerent$range$ Popula(on!pyramid!of!online!gamblers!(%)!

Men$ Women$ French$Popula8on$ 51!%!F!

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Profile of Online vs. Offline Gamblers 10

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Online gamblers - activities

17/01/2014 11 6,6# 14,7# 2,1# 13,0# 11,8# 8,9# 66,4# 72,1# 4,0# 7,2# 11,6# 13,8# 16,4# 19,2# 20,4# 58,2# 100,0# 0,0# 20,0# 40,0# 60,0# 80,0# 100,0# Casinos#(excluding#poker)# Slot#machines# Other#games# Horse#racing# Sports#beFng# Poker# LoIery,#scratch#card#games#K# others# LoIery,#scratch#card#games#K#FDJ*# All#games#combined# *FDJ:#state#company#which#manages#legal#loIery#and#scratch#card#games# # #Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ# Prevalence)of)last)12)months)gamblingamong)online)gamblers)by) type)of)games)(in)%))) Online# Oﬄine#

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Online gambling patterns - multi-activities 12 60# 43# 32# 26# 26# 18# 17# 0# 20# 40# 60# 80# 100# Lo,ery,#scratch#card#games#9#FDJ*# Poker# Lo,ery,#scratch#card#games#9#others# Sports#beCng# Horse#racing# Casinos#(excluding#poker)# Slot#machines# *"An"exclusive"X"gambler"is"a"gambler"who"only"bets"on"X." Propor;on"of""exclusive"gamblers"*"by"type"of"gambling" ac;vi;es"(in"%)" one#game# online# gambling# mulM9games# online# gambling#

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Online gambling patterns - frequency

17/01/2014 13 42# 42# 45# 49# 60# 63# 64# 66# 70# 0" 10" 20" 30" 40" 50" 60" 70" 80" 90" 100" Other" gam es" Lo7e ry,"sc ratch"c ard"gam es"<"F DJ*" All"gam es"co mbine d" Lo7e ry,"sc ratch"c ard"gam es"<"o thers" _Poker" Spor ts"be Jng" Casino s"(ex cludin g"pok er)" Slot"m achin es" Horse "racing " *"having"gambled"52"Rmes"or"more"in"the"past"12"months" " "Source":"Enquête"e<ENJEU2012";"OFDT"/"ODJ" Propor.on#of#regular#gamblers*#(in#%)#

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Online gambling patterns - spending 14 !20!€! !50!€! !208!€! !520!€! 1!200!€! !0!€! !200!€! !400!€! !600!€! !800!€! 1!000!€! 1!200!€! 1!400!€! 0%! 10%! 20%! 30%! 40%! 50%! 60%! 70%! 80%! 90%! 100%! %!Of!players!with!expenditure!≥!to:! eg:!50%!of!players!have!spent!≥!208!€! PercenAles!of!online!gamblers!according!to!their!level!of!expenditure! !Source!:!Enquête!e.ENJEU2012!;!OFDT!/!ODJ!

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Online gambling patterns – supply status (1)

17/01/2014 15 in#%###### Poker (n=335)* Sport/Horse# Bet##(n=317)* only%regulated%web%sites 54% 53% 70% only%unregulated%web%sites 19% 23% 6% both 27% 24% 24% source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012;'OFDT/ODJ Distribution#of#gamblers#according#to#the#regulated#status#of#web#sites#they#use *%%exclusifs%gamblers Regulated#field#(2010#law) All#gamblers# (N=4042)

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Online gambling patterns – supply status (2) 16 only%regulated% web%sites only%unregulated% web%sites Low$SPC 26,5% 17,3% High$SPC 52,2% 50,7% Inactive 21,3% 32,0% Men 66,1% 35,5% Women 33,9% 64,5% <$Bac 20,2% 28,9% $$$Bac 22,2% 29,0% >$Bac 57,6% 42,1% Alone 30,4% 39,1% Couple 69,6% 60,9% Socio3demographic%profile%of%gamblers%playing%on: Age Socioprofessional%category%* Sex Education Marital%status

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Online gambling patterns – impact on lifestyle

17/01/2014 17 2,4$ 3,5$ 13,6$ 15,7$ 74,5$ 0,0$ 10,0$ 20,0$ 30,0$ 40,0$ 50,0$ 60,0$ 70,0$ 80,0$ Rela0onship$problems$ Skipping$meals$ Nibbling$ Staying$awake$ No$problem$ Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ! Gambling!impact!on!online!gamblers!lifestyle,!in%!

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Online gambling patterns – problem gambling 18 5,2$ 12,8$ 32,1$ 21,9$ 7,8$ 9,5$ 6,6$ 7,0$ 18,2$ 16,4$ 20,2$ 18,1$ 16,6$ 10,4$ 12,2$ 31,0$ 48,5$ 42,1$ 25,8$ 26,1$ 17,0$ 0$ 10$ 20$ 30$ 40$ 50$ 60$ 70$ 80$ 90$ 100$ Lo/ery,$ scratch$card$ games$

Poker$ Slot$machines$ Casinos$ (excluding$

poker)$

Sports$beHng$ Horse$racing$ All$gamblers$

Source':'Enquête'e.ENJEU2012';'OFDT'/'ODJ$

Percentage$of$problem$gamblers$by$type$of$game$in$which$they$ are$most$invested$$

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Gambling patterns: Online vs. Offline Gamblers

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Online gambling in France in 2012 Introduction Methods Results Conclusion Conclusions

ü Online gambling: 7 % of the French gamblers

ü A young, male, educated, well-integrated population

ü Mostly, but not entirely, regulated gambling

ü More intensive and more problematic practices than offline

gambling

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